Trump is attempting to brand "Crazy" Nancy the same way he did with "Crooked" Hillary.

[kentuck]

But he had a much longer time frame to work with in regards to Hillary. It takes time for a "brand" to take hold. It is not likely to work with Nancy Pelosi.

He's a sleazy name-caller and that has appealed to his base. If Nancy Pelosi is "crazy", it is crazy like a fox. She has his number and his game isn't working with her.

He has become too predictable. He has no new plays in his game. All he can do is simmer in the knowledge that he is a loser. He has been impeached. By a woman.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. It's not going to work.

Yes, the true-believer cult members will accept anything he says, but nobody else - even people who don't like her - will believe for a minute that she's crazy. She never raises her voice, never calls names, never acts angry. There's nothing even slightly crazy about her demeanor, ever. If you're going to try to attach a negative nickname to someone, it won't stick if it's the direct opposite of what the person is really like.

[Pachamama]

3. +100000

It won’t work

[Hermit-The-Prog]

2. Cowardly Donnie TrumPutin is terrified of the truth about him.

He can't escape his impeachment and he's terrified that delaying the trial increases the likelihood that the truth will break through his fog of lies and reach more people.

[C_U_L8R]

4. So sick of his shit

What a dumb schtick. Grow up Trump.

[ck4829]

5. Funny how he has no nickname for Putin other than "President Putin"

[robbob]

24. Maybe Daddy?

[treestar]

6. Rs think sticking a label is all that is necessary

"crazy" applies to him, not to anyone he tries to label as such.

[Grins]

34. I call him "Traitor Trump".

Works both ways.

[BlueStater]

7. His dumbass nicknames aren't even clever.

He already gave the "crazy" moniker to Bernie Sanders. And earlier he was calling her "Nervous Nancy", but I guess he couldn't get that one to stick.

Dipshit.

[TwilightZone]

8. They aren't supposed to be clever.

They're playground insults, intended to jack up the rubes. And that they do.

[TheBlackAdder]

10. That's because this simpleton genius, you know Mr. IQ156, only has a lexicon of 500 words.

[TheBlackAdder]

9. Like a pubescent teen, he's trying to get her attention being a dick. Her best response--ignore him.

[randr]

11. She has him by his tiny balls and is not running against him

Yet

[karynnj]

12. Like you say, I think this branding would be much much harder

Although Trump himself was far more corrupt than anyone who ever ran for President, he was able to elaborate on existing Clinton memes. There were memes that existed for decades that the Clintons - even when they didn't break laws - went to the very edge. As we all know, some of this was completely made up - and most of it was using the worst possible explanation (for the Clintons). Others - like the cattle trades, McAuliffe's 1996 fundraising were things a reasonable person could question.

By the time that Trump started saying "corrupt Hillary", he was standing on at least two decades of accusations.

Nancy Pelosi has long been a right wing target as a liberal (even radical liberal) from San Francisco. Had Trump characterized her as not representing the "real America", which somehow does not include either the east coast (the only part of the country the forefathers would recognize) or the west coast.

The facts show that she is a very capable Speaker. When she brings something to a vote - she knows what the result will be - and that is what the result is. If you think all speakers do this, look at Ryan and Boehner. Her precise, focused successful leadership of her caucus could not happen if she were impulsive or unhinged.

Not to mention, for anyone not committed to one side or the other, given the images of Pelosi and Trump -- it is clear which one is more easily seen as crazy ... and it is not Pelosi. I think that means the targeting will fail completely. It does not matter if his base repeats it, no one else will agree.

[Pantagruel]

13. Don't like Nancy?

Fine, don't vote for her in 2020. Focus on Trump's criminality, ignore the Pelosi distraction.

[kentuck]

19. I love Nancy.

I hope you did not misunderstand my post?

[Sugar Smack]

14. Nothing he repeats pisses me off more than "Witch Hunt!"

Calling Elizabeth Warren "Pocahontas" is a close second.

[kentuck]

15. He's attempting to deceive people at every turn...

...with his every utterance.

[Sugar Smack]

17. Yes, but has ANYBODY told him how stupid he sounds?

[area51]

16. It's projection,

as Dementia Donnie is the crazy one.

[UniteFightBack]

18. I get really annoyed when I hear people repeat his bullshit - from his rudimentary nicnames to his

stupid overused elementary phrases.

[Jim__]

20. I think most adults are sick of Trump's second-grade level name calling. - n/t

[dustyscamp]

21. It's annoying when we label these scumbags "Deplorable or Cult45" they take it as a badge of honor

We need to wipe the smile of these fucktards and label them with something that will wipe the smirk from their faces. Maybe FalsePatriot or America's Scorn. Just something catchy that will stick to them

[LuvLoogie]

22. How about "trumplicker" or "no pants"

[dustyscamp]

23. still not harsh enough

[Dukkha]

30. The best labels are the uncomfortable truths for the GOP supporters

instead of his brand of childish immature hyperbole name calling
such as: traitors, criminals, Nazis, white supremacists, racists, misogynists, child abusers, sexual predators, etc...

[RainCaster]

33. I like that idea

Although I also like Trumpanzees, it explains their poo flinging habits rather well.

[Pluvious]

38. The three C's ...

Corrupt
Complicit
Compromised

[Traildogbob]

25. WWW

I grew up with a dad that was, still is, a fanatical Wrestling fan and believed, believes it is all 100 percent reality. To no surprise he believes Fox and Rusty Limp-balls is 100 percent reality. I feel certain "The Base" are exactly like my dad. He is a good man, God fearing, but extremely gullible to this shit and defends tRump while surviving on less than $900 per month SS and deeply depends on Medicare. He will not listen to a word. Trump has deep ties to the old WWW, and when you watch him, he is exactly like the preflight ranting promos of bullshit. Our GOP criminal thugs follow the WWW media scam to a tee.

[Baked Potato]

41. Yes, it's a proven formula.

Same crowd that believes everything in the Enquirer.

[The Wizard]

26. Hillary isn't crooked and Nancy is sane

Trump on the other hand ....

[evertonfc]

27. never understood

why Democrats don't brand Trump with Racist Trump or Putin's little bitch. Why can't we play low ball?

[stopbush]

28. She isn't running against him.

More childish blather from the asshole.

[LakeArenal]

29. Mine, too. But those guys are dying off.

Younger cult followers aren’t benign bitter old men. New are much more violent and cruel.

I think they will wiggle a long time after we remove the head in2020.

[Skidmore]

31. The only way it works is if

media starts using it as part of reporting. If they start that it is every person's patriotic duty to jump on them with cleats on both feet.

[Thekaspervote]

32. News flash dotard... it isn't working!

[NotASurfer]

36. Crazy like a fox n/t

[kurtcagle]

37. Also crazy is not corrupt

Crazy is an interesting pejorative, and it shows Trump''s age. When he was young, asylums were still a known memory, though many had been closed by then. To be called crazy was saying that a person should be commited. When Reagan defunded mental health, one unexpected side effect was that psychiatric hospitals that had doubled as convenient private prisons, also went away.

Today "crazy" has a different connotation it means cunning, unpredictable, devious or even awe-inspiring, with a considerably more positive interpretation. It is also a sign of how much he fears Pelosi.

[Pluvious]

39. Insightful and valid observations Kurt !! (n/t)

[Baked Potato]

42. Good point.

That’s his whole persona. Playing old timer, folksy. Just ole innocent Trump, just tryin’ to help America. He’s trying to keep people in his era. Easier to manipulate.

Like saying President Obama was “tapping his wires”.

[Aussie105]

40. The good thing is . . .

we have now seen the full range of Trump's 'business acumen' as applied to US politics, and his 'ability' to belittle his perceived opponents.

It's sad, but that is his full skill set, there is nothing else in his bag of tricks.

He has gone into hiding, occasionally peering over the parapets of his Fox hole to fire a shot at what he perceives to be his closest enemy. And Twittering weird stuff from the past that he believes support him. Bigly sad.

It's just taking a while for his followers to realize he has fizzled out.

Nancy is doing it right. Sitting back and giving Trump room to melt down all by himself.

[spanone]

43. That's his schtick. As you say, he has nothing else.