COMMUNITY United States Politics Thread: Trump's Second Term



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The California governors race will be interesting to watch, especially if Harris decides to run...


Katie Porter, the ex-Orange County representative who rode an anti-Trump wave to her first elected office, is betting a fresh “resistance” fervor can propel her to a new and bigger job: California’s next governor.

Promising “a little bit of hope and a whole lot of grit,” Porter launched her gubernatorial bid — her second statewide campaign in as many years — on Tuesday. Her kick-off video touches on the anti-corruption, consumer protection themes that transformed Porter into a whiteboard-wielding political celebrity. But the animating cause underpinning her run is, unmistakably, President Donald Trump.

“I first ran for office to hold Trump accountable,” Porter says in her announcement. “I feel that same call to serve now to stop him from hurting Californians.”

Porter enters a field that is stacked with contenders but light on action. The freeze comes down to one factor: former Vice President Kamala Harris, who is weighing a run and could easily bigfoot her fellow California Democrats with her name ID and fundraising prowess. Several Democratic hopefuls, including Porter, have signaled publicly or privately they would stand aside if Harris joins the race.
Absent Harris, however, Porter has considerable advantages to capture the governor’s mansion. Though she lost her 2024 Senate race to then-Rep. Adam Schiff, the campaign elevated her profile statewide. She’s flexed formidable small-donor fundraising muscle, raking in more than $32 million for her Senate bid. And she’s repeatedly won tough House races in swingy Orange County, demonstrating an appeal that extends beyond the Democratic Party’s liberal base.

An internal polling memo released by her campaign showed Porter favored by 36 percent of Democratic and independent voters — a substantial advantage over other declared or likely candidates. She has a 28-point lead over her closest rivals — Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis and Antonio Villaraigosa, the former Los Angeles mayor — who are tied at 8 percent. Other contenders, including former state controller Betty Yee, ex-state Attorney General Xavier Becerra, former state Senate leader Toni Atkins and schools chief Tony Thurmond, all lag behind in the single-digits.

Notably, the poll did not include Harris.
 




President Donald Trump said Tuesday he has ordered his administration to raise tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum imports by an additional 25%, bringing the total duties to 50%.

The new policy will go into effect Wednesday morning, Trump said in a Truth Social post that also repeated his calls for Canada to be absorbed into the U.S. as the “Fifty First State.”

Trump said he was imposing the latest tariffs in response to Ontario’s decision to slap a 25% tax on electricity exports to the U.S.

That move by Ontario Premier Doug Ford was itself issued in retaliation for the sweeping 25% tariffs that Trump had placed on imports from Canada.

“Based on Ontario, Canada, placing a 25% Tariff on “Electricity” coming into the United States, I have instructed my Secretary of Commerce to add an ADDITIONAL 25% Tariff, to 50%, on all STEEL and ALUMINUM COMING INTO THE UNITED STATES FROM CANADA, ONE OF THE HIGHEST TARIFFING NATIONS ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD,” Trump wrote on Truth Social on Tuesday morning.

“This will go into effect TOMORROW MORNING, March 12th,” he wrote.
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Minutes after Trump’s announcement, Ford said he would keep his countermeasure on U.S. energy in place.

“We will not back down. We will be relentless,” Ford said on MSNBC. “I apologize to the American people that President Trump decided to have an unprovoked attack on our country, on families, on jobs, and it’s unacceptable.”

In an interview on CNBC’s “Money Movers” later Tuesday morning, Ford said he would be willing to shut off his province’s energy supply to the U.S. if Trump “continues to hurt Canadian families.”

“I won’t hesitate to do that,” Ford said, adding, “that’s the last thing I want to do.”

Trump imposed tariffs on Canada and Mexico in early February, before delaying them for one month and then reimposing them — and then partially delaying them again.
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Tariffs mostly been a negotiating tactic. Short and long term it would damage us and weaken our strength in the global market

So I wonder why other countries are caving?

Also if the tariffs aren't going to stick the market gotta come back up sooner than later I would assume

Maybe no recession
 
Tayboo said:
The California governors race will be interesting to watch, especially if Harris decides to run...


Katie Porter, the ex-Orange County representative who rode an anti-Trump wave to her first elected office, is betting a fresh “resistance” fervor can propel her to a new and bigger job: California’s next governor.

Promising “a little bit of hope and a whole lot of grit,” Porter launched her gubernatorial bid — her second statewide campaign in as many years — on Tuesday. Her kick-off video touches on the anti-corruption, consumer protection themes that transformed Porter into a whiteboard-wielding political celebrity. But the animating cause underpinning her run is, unmistakably, President Donald Trump.

“I first ran for office to hold Trump accountable,” Porter says in her announcement. “I feel that same call to serve now to stop him from hurting Californians.”

Porter enters a field that is stacked with contenders but light on action. The freeze comes down to one factor: former Vice President Kamala Harris, who is weighing a run and could easily bigfoot her fellow California Democrats with her name ID and fundraising prowess. Several Democratic hopefuls, including Porter, have signaled publicly or privately they would stand aside if Harris joins the race.
Absent Harris, however, Porter has considerable advantages to capture the governor’s mansion. Though she lost her 2024 Senate race to then-Rep. Adam Schiff, the campaign elevated her profile statewide. She’s flexed formidable small-donor fundraising muscle, raking in more than $32 million for her Senate bid. And she’s repeatedly won tough House races in swingy Orange County, demonstrating an appeal that extends beyond the Democratic Party’s liberal base.

An internal polling memo released by her campaign showed Porter favored by 36 percent of Democratic and independent voters — a substantial advantage over other declared or likely candidates. She has a 28-point lead over her closest rivals — Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis and Antonio Villaraigosa, the former Los Angeles mayor — who are tied at 8 percent. Other contenders, including former state controller Betty Yee, ex-state Attorney General Xavier Becerra, former state Senate leader Toni Atkins and schools chief Tony Thurmond, all lag behind in the single-digits.

Notably, the poll did not include Harris.
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Porter lost the Cali Senate race again Adam Schiff.. So she’s only popular against lesser known democrats…
 
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