I’ve said if a “normal” Republican was in the White House right now 2020 would be game over. Dems would be running someone to run someone like Dole in 96.
Trump has everything on his side. Strong economy, no serious foreign policy quagmire, power of the incumbency. For his approvals to be this low with these conditions is crazy.
I don’t view any of this stuff right now as the single silver bullet that takes him down and he’s going to have a shot at a 2nd term, but he’s greatly decreased his chances for victory with his continuous unforced errors.
If the economy shows any signs of faltering before 2020 he has no chance. If it stays hot and the Dems run someone far left I think he has a pretty solid shot. If the Dems don’t do that I wouldn’t bet on him. I’m leaning against a win for him right now and a few months ago I would have been the other way.
It’s been a good number of his close people confessing to felonies so far. Jailtime, the entire investigation paying for itself (which will invalidate that talking point during the debate only). Not to mention an in depth govt sponsored investigation of a foreign country fucking with our election feels pretty good right meow.
He’s only an embarrassment if his benchmark was a slam dunk
Oh I don’t even care about a collusion thing. Society was ‘woked’ to the concept that Russia fucked with us. That means people are watching this time. Huge win in my book, considering Russia seems to really favor the guy I’m not fond of.
I think it’s silly to act like it didn’t harm Trump. It absolutely harmed Trump, it’s just to what degree. At the low low price of a scumbaglawyer esque goat.
I am pretty sure that we can count on the DEMS to snatch defeat from the jaws of Victory if the current crop is all they got…
And Trump has proven to be as Lucky (if not more so) as any of the famous Criminals I mentioned earlier. Barring any major International Crisis…and an economic cycle that continues in his favor…he will get a second Term…
Don’t think for one instance that because I think Trump is a lucky criminal headed for a second Term (MAGA!)…that I am by some default a fan of the DEMS.
I am not.
The DEMS are just the other side of the same corrupt coin.
What Trump Fanboys better hope for is that his luck doesn’t run out.
This one actually does surprise me considering Trump seems to like authoritarian leaders so much. I fully expected a deal that would benefit NK a lot and us obviously not at all (because they can’t benefit us)
Your family has lived in its beliefs, attitude, and circumstance for 70 years, yet your yearly Christmas visit of 2 days haven’t caused them to come over to your way of thinking yet.
They’ve come over to my way of thinking on a slew of things, mostly personal finance related. I do most of their taxes and help some of them manage funds.
I’m not sure how that relates to what I said though