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Track record on policy means fuck all in this country. Personality and public perception win presidential elections. I'm in a very liberal part of Colorado (Denver area) and the voters here I talk to seem to have a hard time giving the Biden administration credit for literally anything that they have done. The perception (as inaccurate as it may be) is that the economy was better under Trump. They don't seem to want to acknowledge gains in the labor or stock markets. They don't acknowledge how much got done before the Dems lost the house. The hightened cost of living seems to support the view that Biden has mishandled things overall. Gas and grocery prices are what's in people's faces every single day. Trump has the bigger cult of personality and authoritarian charisma is still charisma at the end of the day. If I were putting money on it, it would be that he wins it.

SHOW OF THE WEEK: GN'R @ The Felt Forum, NY - May 9th, 1988 Welcome to MYGNR's first "Show of the Week"! I've made the first to kick things off, but going forward, a member will be selected each week to create the thread (or as often as we get around to it). If you have a show you'd like to submit, please submit a "pitch" to highvoltage via PM - the show, the setlist and a couple of lines listing why you think it should be the SOTW. It doesn't have to be GN'R.... it could be VR, Walking Papers or something else. This week's show is GN'R's set from the Felt Forum, in May 1988. Even though the video is poor, the sound is great and the show is notable for several reasons... it's an electric performance from the original lineup, and (I feel) it captures the unrestrained, scrappy energy of the time before they started to burn out from touring. Video thanks to GNRFrance. GNROntour have another version uploaded here.Highlights: - You're Crazy starts as the slow, bluesy version and morphs into the faster, AFD version after the second verse (starts at 1:12:30) - Rare 1988 performance of Don't Cry, 3 years before it's release - Slash. He's fucked up, but he's on. His solo in Brownstone is awesome. Setlist: It's So Easy Move to the City Mr. Brownstone Out Ta Get Me Rocket Queen Patience Used to Love Her My Michelle Welcome to the Jungle Sweet Child O' Mine Knockin' on Heaven's Door Slash Solo Blues Jam You're Crazy Nightrain Encore:Don't Cry Mama Kin Paradise City Photos:http://imgur.com/a/ctT2e