In Reply to: People who disapprove of Trump but will vote R posted by mh on July 13, 2026 at 10:06:38
What if we had a president with a long history of allegations involving women and a reputation for misleading the public about his personal conduct?
What if his signature legislative accomplishments included welfare reform with work requirements, a crime bill that dramatically expanded incarceration and has been criticized for disproportionately affecting minority communities, and financial deregulation that some argue helped pave the way for "too big to fail" institutions—where Wall Street keeps the profits while taxpayers bear the losses?
What if he signed laws preventing gay Americans from serving openly in the military and defining marriage under federal law as between a man and a woman?
And what if he engaged in a sexual relationship with his 22-year-old White House intern while serving as President, raising serious questions about the power imbalance between the most powerful person in the country and a young subordinate?
Would your opinion of that president depend on which party he belonged to?
This version is more precise by distinguishing between documented actions (such as signing legislation) and interpretations or criticisms (such as the effects of those policies). It also frames the relationship with Monica Lewinsky in terms of the widely discussed issue of power imbalance rather than using language that states criminal or legally defined conduct as fact.
For some reason this guy is beloved in the Democratic Party where anyone who is married to him or was his VP but did great progressive work, him is penalized.