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Post by nautonnier on Apr 25, 2020 10:55:27 GMT
Is the pressure finally getting to Donald? Will the disinfectant saga be the end of Trump? I think the press and twitter are playing things precisely the wrong way for that to happen.
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Post by gridley on Apr 25, 2020 15:29:56 GMT
Is the pressure finally getting to Donald? Will the disinfectant saga be the end of Trump? I think the press and twitter are playing things precisely the wrong way for that to happen. I think they're playing it exactly the right way - *for the people they want to reach*. Most people do not watch the full briefing, or even the entire clip of the segment in question, nor read the transcript. They read the tweet or the headline and move on. They never *ever* go back even if someone else challenges what they were told, because they already know the answer. I associate with a lot of liberals (I live near Seattle), and I see a lot of Facebook feeds. Plenty of them are convinced that Trump reacted late (forgetting that he was called racist for the early travel bans), and that tens of thousands of people have died as a result (so... everyone who's died in the US so far). They're convinced that he's peddling poison and telling people to inject themselves with drain cleaner. Mind, some of the Trump apologists are nearly as bad; I'm getting a little sick of seeing the claim that Trump is pro-2nd Amendment. For the small number in the middle who actually do even a bit of digging and look at original sources... yeah, they don't trust the media. They didn't four years ago either, and I doubt anything the press or twits say now is going to change their vote in November. There are two groups I see changing their vote: 1. The people who normally vote Democrat but REALLY hated Hillary, so they held their noses and voted for Trump. Say what you will about Biden, he just doesn't generate the same level of hatred. They'll revert. 2. The people who don't normally vote Republican, but heard the MAGA message and liked it. I think most of them would have voted for Trump again this time... but now they're out of work, or their friend is out of work, and tens of thousands of people are dead and a lot of their friends are saying its Trump's fault. They've been getting hell from those friends for four years about what the Racist, Sexist, Evil Orange Man has done THIS week. They felt vindicated when Creepy Joe became the presumptive Democrat nominee... but Biden hasn't been in the news (which is good for Biden). Trump has. And... a depression isn't very "great" even if it is "huge." A lot of them never told those liberal friends how they voted. They'll tell them this time. Are those groups big enough to flip the election? IMO, easily. :-( BTW, I didn't vote for Trump (or Hillary). WA was going to vote for the Democrat candidate even if Stalin topped their ticket, and while Trump is a better POTUS than Hillary would have been... I was just as happy to vote for a minor candidate who actually deserved it.
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Post by nautonnier on Apr 25, 2020 16:20:28 GMT
All of a sudden the middle left has seen the insanity of the gotcha - take things literally crowd...
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Post by nautonnier on Apr 25, 2020 16:23:40 GMT
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Post by missouriboy on Apr 25, 2020 20:41:01 GMT
quick informal poll >>>>> How many of you think Trump will win re-election? I have learned to never root. I'm a jinx.
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Post by phydeaux2363 on Apr 25, 2020 20:53:50 GMT
Well, the NYT today says, "Noway. And he's taking the Senate with him." So, I must conclude he will win.
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Post by sigurdur on Apr 25, 2020 23:12:28 GMT
quick informal poll >>>>> How many of you think Trump will win re-election? Against Biden. I think he will win. Against someone else? I don't know as that would be a very fluid election season.
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Post by Ratty on Apr 25, 2020 23:25:57 GMT
quick informal poll >>>>> How many of you think Trump will win re-election? Applying the wisdom of distance ............. I have no idea. You're welcome.
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Post by Ratty on Apr 25, 2020 23:35:18 GMT
Very informative, Code.
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Post by sigurdur on Apr 26, 2020 0:11:49 GMT
quick informal poll >>>>> How many of you think Trump will win re-election? Applying the wisdom of distance ............. I have no idea. You're welcome. ððð
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Post by sigurdur on Apr 26, 2020 0:13:15 GMT
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Post by Ratty on Apr 26, 2020 1:27:33 GMT
[ Snip ] I was looking for some information about Lysol. I never knew it was good for marriages. Methinks there will be plenty of marriages that will need a lot more than Lysol when the lockdown is over.
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Post by missouriboy on Apr 26, 2020 1:53:54 GMT
[ Snip ] I was looking for some information about Lysol. I never knew it was good for marriages. Methinks there will be plenty of marriages that will need a lot more than Lysol when the lockdown is over. I think that's the guy who keeps asking me to turn off my Ad Blocker.
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Post by gridley on Apr 26, 2020 14:48:43 GMT
Girdly Are you N,S,W,E of Seattle? North, though I often feel that I'm not far *enough* North...
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Post by nautonnier on Apr 26, 2020 15:21:19 GMT
Complete the following well known phrase (you can use internet searches if you want)
Sunshine is the best .............
What was the briefing about?
There are times when the media remind me of giggling teenagers after their first alcoholic beverages. Except that it is more that they are playing with malice to a group think audience that behave like giggling teenagers after their first alcoholic beverages.
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