05-29-2020, 04:33 AM
I'm at the point where I'm starting to think Trump is going to lose this election. I read an article on Drudge last night that said some of his 2016 campaign staff paid him a visit to hammer home the idea that he's starting to trail Biden significantly not only nationally, but in swing states as well, namely Florida and Arizona. They're also apparently freaking out over the possibility, once considered remote, of the Senate flipping to the Dems. If he managed to lose those two, he's as good as done. It would be a colossal screwup to be the first Republican to lose Arizona since the Clinton administration, as an incumbent no less.
Some of the damage he's doing to himself is incredibly needless, to say the least. The Scarborough twitter conflict is tasteless and stupid, and the hydrocholriquine thing makes him look like a complete imbecile. Add to that the fact that he's failed to show an ounce of compassion throughout the entire pandemic, and you have a recipe for disaster. I'm sure his people advise against his stupidity regularly, because they know the damage it can do. Unfortunately for him (and fortunately for people like me that hate him), I'm pretty sure he's incapable of accepting the fact that his instincts are wrong when it comes to communicating to his constituents.
A lot can happen between now and October, and his campaign is really good at raising money and gathering useful data. Even so, I'm not so sure he can be saved from himself at this point. Even Biden will have a tough time saying enough dumb things to look as stupid and careless as the president at his current clip.
Some of the damage he's doing to himself is incredibly needless, to say the least. The Scarborough twitter conflict is tasteless and stupid, and the hydrocholriquine thing makes him look like a complete imbecile. Add to that the fact that he's failed to show an ounce of compassion throughout the entire pandemic, and you have a recipe for disaster. I'm sure his people advise against his stupidity regularly, because they know the damage it can do. Unfortunately for him (and fortunately for people like me that hate him), I'm pretty sure he's incapable of accepting the fact that his instincts are wrong when it comes to communicating to his constituents.
A lot can happen between now and October, and his campaign is really good at raising money and gathering useful data. Even so, I'm not so sure he can be saved from himself at this point. Even Biden will have a tough time saying enough dumb things to look as stupid and careless as the president at his current clip.
