Fox has awesome polls, though. If it does end up being an outlier and not a pointer to a future trend, it will be interesting to see where the error came from.
What is the guy even doing. Like, bare minimum speaking? It looks like all he makes the news for nowadays is when he goes playing golf or shitposting on Twitter. Thats it. Why does he even want to be president when he is just being a bum. He can do that while not being a president. If you are the president then at least do something about 150k dead or the plague. But he's just sitting there nope-ing and denying everything."Doesn't want to be distracted by it" [The pandemic]
His aids don't want to win this thing.
"It is what it is" [re: COVID death count]
Every time this idiot goes on camera, he films an ad reel full of oppo
Gonna go out on a limb here and assume the upcoming ABC/WaPo poll is good for Biden.
Still have a few months left as the hinges keep getting worse, but this may be the most insane.
But then again its a sliding scale, his interviews are always insufferably inept and insane even back in 2015 during announce. This is him deeply in the defensive as opposed to on the offense in prior years.
No one in their right minds would think Texas is a swing state yet, the only reason half these states are in play is because of Trump AND his terrible handling of... everything. That doesn't mean you don't take advantage of what is happening and try to grab an extra senate seat or 3 and state congressional districts that you really have no business winning, especially in a redistricting year.It doesn't seem like anyone has taken any lessons from 2016, to be honest. But that is okay and it doesn't matter because it's a once in a lifetime pandemic and you could probably put a box with a Che Guevara sticker up and still win against Trump right now. What does seem inevitable is that people will take the wrong lessons from 2020. I'd bet money that if a pandemic had not happened Biden would have lost.
But in any case, my postulations (and everyone else's) on an alternate election don't matter and what-ifs aren't really pertinent to right now. I just still don't think Texas is a swing state and unless I am misremembering, many others here have echoed my hesitation. I would love to be surprised, though. But like I said in my last post - I'm not particularly worried, Biden seems to have his eye on the ball and to have learned from Clinton's campaign errors.
I'm convinced he never wanted to be President. It was all fun and games being up there on the debate stage in 2016, insulting everyone and getting those all-important ratings. I think he would have been happiest to lose during that stage, after a few others had dropped out, then spend the rest of his life golfing, shitposting and sleeping around as usual. Then when he won the nom and it was against a woman, his ego wouldn't let him lose. And so the entire world suffered.What is the guy even doing. Like, bare minimum speaking? It looks like all he makes the news for nowadays is when he goes playing golf or shitposting on Twitter. Thats it. Why does he even want to be president when he is just being a bum. He can do that while not being a president. If you are the president then at least do something about 150k dead or the plague. But he's just sitting there nope-ing and denying everything.
Ask them if they afforded Obama the same privilege.
No one in their right minds would think Texas is a swing state yet, the only reason half these states are in play is because of Trump AND his terrible handling of... everything. That doesn't mean you don't take advantage of what is happening and try to grab an extra senate seat or 3 and state congressional districts that you really have no business winning, especially in a redistricting year.
The only reason has always been the electoral college and how undemocratic it is. States like Ohio and Florida might be in play now but I don't think they were before at all. I assumed Michigan/Pennsylvania/Wisconsin were swing states before the pandemic and possibly even lean republican.No one in their right minds would think Texas is a swing state yet, the only reason half these states are in play is because of Trump AND his terrible handling of... everything. That doesn't mean you don't take advantage of what is happening and try to grab an extra senate seat or 3 and state congressional districts that you really have no business winning, especially in a redistricting year.
2018 existed. Everyone hates Trump, his handling of Covid pushed it from a +5 to a +12 and brought other states and races in play, but he was not a favorite and no reason to think he would have won when the US resoundly rejected him and his party in 2018 in historic fashion.
Dems in Texas NEED NEED NEED to win those 9 state house seats so we can control redistricting in the state next year. Redistricting is going to determine the future of Texas. If I was a mega wealthy Dem I'd be pumping millions into Texas right now specifically into Texas House seatsHere's the thing though- Texas has been trending bluer for some time. Trump notwithstanding, the only reason it isn't already a swing state in 2020 is because it has extremely low voter participation (it's either 49th or 50th, despite its population) due to a combination of hispanics not voting at the same rates that other ethnic groups do, and ridiculous voter suppression that is enforced at the local level.
O'rourke's run in 2018 did a lot to put democrats in local positions and get out the vote where it previously wasn't, setting up the state to be competitive in 2020 even though he lost. A texas that goes blue in 2020 is going to permanently accelerate that trend and dismantle a lot of the systemic barriers that kept voter participation low in that state. Someone other than Trump running in 2024 isn't going to stick it back in the Red State column, that horse will have left the barn.
This seems unusual for Rupar to post. He legally can't enact a healthcare plan. It wouldn't be recognized as legal by any means whatsoever.
Yeah when even Fox News is putting out this highly-publicized interview where Chris Wallace isn't just playing the usual games... no dude, you were wrong about COVID, you have no plan for healthcare, your passing a cognitive test doesn't mean shit, Biden doesn't actually support the things you accuse him of, etc. that signals a mood change. The media loved the Trump circus in 2016, but now, at least the more conscientious ones have grown tired of it as the real-world consequences become graver.I agree.
I don't view this interview as much more shocking than the interviews he's been giving since 2015.
What's changed is that the ground has hardened. His interviews don't command the days worth of attention and "this is what he likely meant," benefit of the doubt from all but his most diehard supporters (who you expect that from anyway).
This seems unusual for Rupar to post. He legally can't enact a healthcare plan. It wouldn't be recognized as legal by any means whatsoever.
AS someone who has adminstered a ton of MOCAs it's always hilarious that Trump makes it sounds like some kind of IQ test when really if you aren't getting very close to perfect there is something wrong.
There is no fucking chance in hell that Trump drew that Cube in the test. I'd bet my life on it.
Meadows says the Trump administration is readying a new executive order to expand the federal takeover of cities based on alleged lawlessness: "Attorney General Barr is weighing in on that with Secretary Wolf, and you'll see something rolled out on that this week."
Meadows cited Chicago and Milwaukee and unnamed locations in the "heartland" as targets. And the Trump campaign is eagerly promoting this authoritarianism.
This is indeed looking scary.
It's kind of crazy how Trump gets away with installing his cronies in acting roles as head of these agencies seemingly permanently so they can avoid any accountability and not have to be Senate confirmed.
That's not what concern trolling means.Lol, and concern trolling was rampant with peoples legitimate fear about this being expressed on here.
True. And Democrats in Congress just throw up their hands and go "what can we do?" and hope things go well in November instead of trying to hold the administration accountable now by holding hearings or subpoenaing people to testify.It's kind of crazy how many nominal Democrats resign, and bestow Trump with even more power. I mean, look at that dude on the USPS board.
True. And Democrats in Congress just throw up their hands and go "what can we do?" and hope things go well in November instead of trying to hold the administration accountable now by holding hearings or subpoenaing people to testify.
It's a loophole.It's kind of crazy how Trump gets away with installing his cronies in acting roles as head of these agencies seemingly permanently so they can avoid any accountability and not have to be Senate confirmed.
There's a difference between feeling worried vs. bombarding the thread with defeatist ramblings that leapt to the furthest conclusions.Lol, and concern trolling was rampant with peoples legitimate fear about this being expressed on here.
Yeah because they won't just be stonewalled or in court for months and months.True. And Democrats in Congress just throw up their hands and go "what can we do?" and hope things go well in November instead of trying to hold the administration accountable now by holding hearings or subpoenaing people to testify.