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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCapitol 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
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,674 posts)Is that the latest euphemism for shitting your tighty-whities?
leftieNanner
(15,082 posts)Equally powerful!
Thomas Hurt
(13,903 posts)leftieNanner
(15,082 posts)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)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)They dont care what happens to the country.
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)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)You know that plane youre riding in? The one thats plummeting towards the ground because its wings have fallen off?
Its 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.