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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,922 posts)
Wed Jun 10, 2020, 01:48 PM Jun 2020

Capitol Hill Republicans watch Trump's eroding standing with unease amid worries about November

(CNN)GOP senators are anxiously watching President Donald Trump's eroding political standing amid the deadly coronavirus pandemic -- coupled with his erratic response to the unrest stemming from the death of George Floyd -- and are uneasy that the political fallout could end with a disastrous Election Day up-and-down the ticket.

Republicans mostly believe there is still enough time to right the ship during this volatile year, particularly if the positive jobs report from Friday is an early indication of an economic rebound.

But they are fully aware that poll after poll has shown Trump losing ground to former Vice President Joe Biden and multiple surveys show Democrats ahead by a sizable margin in the so-called generic ballot over which party should control Congress.

Republicans are keenly aware that the President's consistent controversies at a time of national crises -- whether it was the police confrontation with protestors outside the White House last week or his baseless tweet about an injured elderly protestor in Buffalo on Tuesday -- has continually put them on the defensive during a high-stakes election year.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/10/politics/republicans-trump-nervous/index.html?utm_source=twCNNp&utm_content=2020-06-10T17%3A25%3A04&utm_term=image&utm_medium=social

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Capitol Hill Republicans watch Trump's eroding standing with unease amid worries about November (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2020 OP
"Unease"? The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2020 #1
It's Susan Collins's "concern" sister leftieNanner Jun 2020 #6
You think Moscow Mitch will ask Pelosi to impeach the pig again and give them a second chance... Thomas Hurt Jun 2020 #2
I have considered that idea myself leftieNanner Jun 2020 #4
"Republicans mostly believe there is still enough time to right the ship" OAITW r.2.0 Jun 2020 #3
And by 'ship' they mean their own political futures and careers. tanyev Jun 2020 #8
Had your chance in February gratuitous Jun 2020 #5
Hey Republicans EarlG Jun 2020 #7
Hey reTHUGS! You ain't seen any unease...yet... abqtommy Jun 2020 #9

leftieNanner

(15,082 posts)
4. I have considered that idea myself
Wed Jun 10, 2020, 01:56 PM
Jun 2020

But Rich Mitch has tied his wagon to this old nag and he's not unhitching it.

May they all go down in flames!

OAITW r.2.0

(24,455 posts)
3. "Republicans mostly believe there is still enough time to right the ship"
Wed Jun 10, 2020, 01:55 PM
Jun 2020

The crew of the Trumptanic just need a little more time to fix that bothersome gash along the entire starboard side of the ship....

tanyev

(42,550 posts)
8. And by 'ship' they mean their own political futures and careers.
Wed Jun 10, 2020, 02:11 PM
Jun 2020

They don’t care what happens to the country.

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
5. Had your chance in February
Wed Jun 10, 2020, 01:58 PM
Jun 2020

But you didn't even want to see or hear the evidence before acquitting your Emperor Trump. Now it looks like a bad move, and you're all uneasy. Push Sen. Collins out in front of a microphone to tell the American people how Trump's learned his lesson and stuff.

EarlG

(21,945 posts)
7. Hey Republicans
Wed Jun 10, 2020, 02:01 PM
Jun 2020

You know that plane you’re riding in? The one that’s plummeting towards the ground because its wings have fallen off?

It’s probably too low to the ground now for you to safely parachute out, but by all means continue to stare out of the window wondering whether it will somehow make a safe landing.

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