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Crossroads with Joshua Philipp

Trump Effect Sees Huge Shift Toward the Right; California Considers Seceding?

Crossroads with Joshua Philipp

The Epoch Times

Government, Education

4.9594 Ratings

🗓️ 29 January 2025

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

The 2024 elections were telling. Not only did President Donald Trump win the popular vote, and win every swing state, but he also came close to winning many states that are otherwise thought of as solid Democrat. It’s possible we could even see states like New Jersey become swing states in the next election. And now, it’s possible that even some solid blue states, like California and New York, could shift on the political spectrum due to issues of people leaving the states. As this happens, California could see a secession vote on the ballot in 2028.

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0:00.0

The 2024 elections were telling. Not only did Trump win the popular vote and win every swing state,

0:07.6

but he also came close to winning many states that were otherwise thought of as being kind of

0:11.4

solid Democrat. You know, even Florida, for example, used to be a swing state. It's not anymore.

0:17.3

I'll be going into this rightward shift today and what's going on with it.

0:26.0

And look, this also ties into what we're seeing now with what is kind of a rapid dismantling of the policies of the previous administration, with one of the biggest areas being run

0:31.1

gender policies and race politics.

0:33.9

And now under Trump's second administration, only two genders are recognized in the United States

0:40.8

officially. Those are male and female. And surprisingly, this is actually having a big impact on the

0:47.7

prison system. Also, Trump's move to take Greenland and Panama Canal, well, it seems to be pretty

0:53.6

serious. He seems like he's

0:55.4

really set on doing it. And now, interestingly, the Panamanian government has filed a complaint

1:01.3

with the United Nations to try to stop the United States from taking the canal. I'm the Epic Times

1:07.4

senior investigative reporter Joshua Phillip, and you're listening to Crossroads.

1:18.0

First of all, well, a lot happened with the 2024 elections. Many people didn't see it coming.

1:23.9

Not only did Trump win the popular vote and win every single swing state, all of them, he also came close to winning many states that used to be solid Democrat.

1:34.9

They could become swing states in the upcoming elections.

1:38.7

It's possible we could see states like New Jersey become swing states.

1:42.7

Even California looks like it's switching.

1:45.9

And look, now it's possible. Even some solid blue states, New York, others, they could shift

1:51.2

as well because of people leaving the states. The Brennan Center for Justice. They released

1:56.8

analysis on census data showing how red states, Republicans, could get more seats in

2:03.8

the House of Representatives and how blue states think like California, New York, they could

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