noumenon@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoTrump calls for record $1.5 trillion defense budget, a 50 percent jumpwww.politico.comexternal-linkmessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up1156arrow-down10
arrow-up1156arrow-down1external-linkTrump calls for record $1.5 trillion defense budget, a 50 percent jumpwww.politico.comnoumenon@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square28fedilink
minus-squareA_norny_mousse@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days agoThat isn’t a thing in all countries, not sure about the US rn. Esp. if the war is overseas. But it’s a well-known statistical fact that wartime presidents have a much higher chance of getting re-elected.
minus-squarecheesybuddha@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days agoWe had elections during the Civil War. Cancelling elections is 100% anti-American in every way shape and form
That isn’t a thing in all countries, not sure about the US rn. Esp. if the war is overseas. But it’s a well-known statistical fact that wartime presidents have a much higher chance of getting re-elected.
We had elections during the Civil War.
Cancelling elections is 100% anti-American in every way shape and form