# Surprises coming for voters for the Leopards-Eating-Faces Party **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [November 12, 2024, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166 "2024-11-12T19:54:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 242
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2025, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/4855 "2025-11-27T03:34:48Z")
> [@BippityBoppityBoo](#): > > The 3,000 workers documented or not, while paying lots of taxes, certainly didn’t vote for this because very few of them are citizens and registered to vote, so don’t lay it on them. Yep, which is why I expressed remorse for those that are being layed off. I never put this on those workers. But as Zoobi posted, the county voted for this. They sowed this. > [@Zoobi](#): > > 74.3% Trump > > They got what they wanted ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2025, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/4856 "2025-11-27T03:38:47Z")
Yep. The leopards eating the trumpers is pure comeuppance. Well deserved comeuppance. The consequences of trumpism voted for by trumpers eating the innocent is just bad news all around. We need the comeuppance to avoid dying of depression from reading / watching the news of what trumpism is doing to the innocent. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2025, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/4857 "2025-11-27T03:50:09Z")
[aside] > [@BippityBoppityBoo](#): > > I live here and read three to four local newspapers a day. You have four (or even three) _printed_ daily newspapers? That’s wonderful. We had two dailies years ago. I still subscribe to our one remaining local paper online (because I support local journalism), and it takes me about five minutes to go through it. Most national news is at least a day late. Very sad. [/aside] ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2025, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/4858 "2025-11-27T10:07:54Z")
> [@wguy123](#): > > But as you say, that is soon to be 3000 people that used to get a paycheck that won’t be. The population of Dawson County, Nebraska is a bit over 24,000. Of course, that includes children, spouses, elderly etc. The 1/8 of the population about to be unemployed likely supports at least another 1/8 directly, and as noted they won’t have money to spend on other local businesses. This is gonna hurt. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2025, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/4859 "2025-11-27T11:23:26Z")
I suspect that until most MAGA voters are hurt very personally more than once, they won’t recognize the connection between their politics and the beatings life keeps handing them. Like alcoholics, they’re not gonna be motivated to change until after they’ve nearly been destroyed by their actions. IOW, Dawson County NE needs several more severe beatings after this one. I wish it were not so, but I sincerely believe it is so. Working in reality is part of what they’re not doing and I’m trying to. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2025, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/4860 "2025-11-27T12:29:52Z")
You are an optimist. I think that a plunging economy may just convince them they need to MAGA harder. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2025, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/4861 "2025-11-27T13:20:12Z")
That’s certainly what all the RW propaganda machines will be shouting at them 24/7. I saw a great bumper sticker a couple months ago: > Are we great yet? > 'Cuz I just feel embarrassed. Pretty well sums it up. For the reality-based contingent at least. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2025, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/4862 "2025-11-27T14:32:43Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > I suspect that until most MAGA voters are hurt very personally more than once, they won’t recognize the connection between their politics and the beatings life keeps handing them. I also think this is optimistic. What **exactly** is going to cause “most MAGA voters” to “recognize the connection”? I think this is more likely: > [@puzzlegal](#): > > I think that a plunging economy may just convince them they need to MAGA harder. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2025, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/4863 "2025-11-27T15:10:50Z")
One thing the fascist right is historically good at — particularly Trump, who is especially adept — is redirecting people’s blame to a scapegoat when their successes fail to materialize. And given that the right-wing base is (a) highly receptive to claims that favorite enemies are at fault and (b) highly resistant to introspective reconsideration of their own beliefs and assumptions, this turns out to be an extremely effective tactic. So, yeah. When MAGA fails, this won’t drive away true believers, it’ll just fuel their rage at the usual adversaries who somehow obstructed and sabotaged the path to a MAGA paradise. ---
**Author:** ![Mijin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mijin/32/9369_2.png) [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2025, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/4864 "2025-11-27T17:07:39Z")
This is very true but often this can also turn into “friendly fire” as the fascist movement splits into factions: “No matter what, _I_ can’t be at fault, but other members of MAGA can be” We’re seeing a bit of that happening. Hopefully such bickering and blaming will be enough of a distraction to minimize future harm. ETA: I am not saying that political parties cannot have disagreements, or even factions. But it’s different with authoritarian groups which have a clear in-group and out-group, and the latter can be (literally) demonized. ---
**Author:** ![ASL\_v2.0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asl_v2.0/32/3525_2.png) [@ASL\_v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASL_v2.0)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2025, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/4865 "2025-11-27T21:16:05Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > Karoline Leavitt’s nephew’s mother has been [detained by ICE and facing deportation](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/white-house-press-secretary-karoline-leavitts-relative-detained-ice-rcna246000). > > (cross posted to the schadenfreude thread) There’s some speculation this might actually be a case of a leopard eating its usual prey, albeit with somewhat more cunning that usual. That is, if her brother wanted custody of the child, this could make it easier for him to get it. > [@puzzlegal](#): > > Yes, i personally know female ministers and male nurses. But i bet Trump doesn’t. Well, he knows at least one female religious leader. Though he clearly had not taken her message to heart. ---
**Author:** ![Manduck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manduck/32/256_2.png) [@Manduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manduck)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2025, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/4866 "2025-11-27T21:26:13Z")
I don’t get why they call her Leavitt’s nephew’s mother rather than her sister-in-law. ---
**Author:** ![ASL\_v2.0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asl_v2.0/32/3525_2.png) [@ASL\_v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASL_v2.0)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2025, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/4867 "2025-11-27T21:27:55Z")
Because her brother is not married to this woman. We only assume he would be because of how the nuclear family has been normalized in our culture. ---
**Author:** ![Manduck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manduck/32/256_2.png) [@Manduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manduck)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2025, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/4868 "2025-11-27T21:28:25Z")
Never mind, I just figured it out 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2025, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/4869 "2025-11-28T01:00:51Z")
Because Leavitt isn’t a Democrat. ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2025, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/4870 "2025-11-28T08:25:05Z")
> [@ASL\_v2.0](#): > > Because her brother is not married to this woman. From reading that article, they were never married. They had a relationship when the boy was born, but broke up about a year later. ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2025, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/4871 "2025-11-28T20:36:42Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > I still subscribe to our one remaining local paper online (because I support local journalism), and it takes me about five minutes to go through it. Most national news is at least a day late. Very sad. Just the national news? My local paper has the local news a day late. They built a huge printing facility, but closed/sold that in 2021 and the paper is now only printed 6 days a week (no Saturday) about 3 hours away. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2025, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/4872 "2025-11-28T23:36:28Z")
That’s so sad… ---
**Author:** ![Tatterdemalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/43a26b/32.png) [@Tatterdemalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tatterdemalion)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2025, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/4873 "2025-11-29T13:58:26Z")
Leopard, meet face. The subject seems to have thought that Trump would only go after the “bad” guys. [She’s torn over her love for Trump and her work with migrants](https://wapo.st/3XUymb1) As a side note, that article bends so far over backwards to avoid taking sides, that the reporter must have pretzels for parents. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2025, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/4874 "2025-11-29T22:28:13Z")
_Nom, nom, nom,_ go the Leopards as they devour the state of Nebraska. > **[Nebraska wanted the GOP's agenda. Is this the cost?](https://www.dailykos.com/story/2025/11/29/2355552/-Nebraska-wanted-the-GOP-s-agenda-Is-this-the-cost?pm_campaign=blog&pm_medium=rss&pm_source=)** > > Nebraska has been on a roll. After voting big for President Donald Trump in 2024 and Republicans since forever, the state is now reaping what it so eagerly sowed. > > Its economy is collapsing . ... > Nebraska has been on a roll. After voting big for President Donald Trump in 2024 and Republicans since forever, the state is now reaping what it so eagerly sowed. > > Its economy [is collapsing](https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/8/16/2338197/-Nebraska-is-getting-what-it-voted-for). It [lacks the workers](https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/1/26/2298712/-Nebraska-went-big-for-Trump-and-that-may-kill-its-economy) it needs. It is [losing its medical facilities](https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/7/16/2333394/-Trump-is-gutting-Medicaid-but-rural-America-still-won-t-wake-up). And none of this is surprising given how dependent Nebraska is on federal subsidies, immigrant farm labor, and international trade—all things Trump and his party have targeted with budget slashing, mass immigration raids, and tariffs. > > The latest blow is the announcement that Tyson Foods is [closing its beef processing plant](https://apnews.com/article/beef-prices-tyson-plant-closing-a47113754d3a2962970481153657a02f) in Lexington. The facility employs around 3,200 workers—roughly a third of the town’s population. > > A hit of that scale doesn’t land on Lexington alone, though. It sends shockwaves through the region: restaurants, grocery stores, landlords, schools, trucking operations, small suppliers, and everyone else tied to the local economy. With the closure slated for January, the message for the holidays and the year ahead is grim. Entire communities now have to brace for an economic crater their political choices helped create. > … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166.md?page=241) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166.md?page=243)