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https://www.rawstory.com/2020/07/trump-is-in-a-meltdown-because-he-doesnt-know-who-to-blame-for-his-failures-republican-john-kasich/Trump is in a meltdown because he doesnt know who to blame for his failures: Republican John Kasich
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On Mondays edition of CNNs OutFront, former Gov. John Kasich (R-OH), once a rival presidential candidate to President Donald Trump, assessed his leadership failures.
Hes flailing, said Kasich. Hes in a meltdown. He looks at his polls and doesnt know who to blame. He blames his advisers and is even blaming Fox News now. Hes flailing. He doesnt know how to stop things. So I think hes just throwing everything out over the period of the last three days, hoping hes going to strike a chord.
What he doesnt realize is that base he has, the edges of that base are beginning to fray, said Kasich. That base is getting smaller and smaller. Because hes a Republican, hes causing a brand problem for Republicans. And mark my words. Theres going to be a point in time where these folks are going to leave. Then many of them will say, I was never a part of this. I never supported him. In the meantime, because they had gone along, they have enabled him to do these kinds of just totally outrageous things.
Bernardo de La Paz
(48,789 posts)pazzyanne
(6,518 posts)That is the reason he was a failure as a business man AND a failure as a POTUS. Sad, really sad. But most of us knew what was coming. He just succeeded at failing at a rate nobody could believe. Bigly! I wonder if he is "tired of winning" yet?
BigmanPigman
(51,432 posts)duforsure
(11,882 posts)Away from the failure with this virus , and him knowingly doing nothing after knowing putin was paying bounties to kill our service members. Media need to stop airing his diversions , and his propaganda, and white grievances , and stick to these two issues that are eating him alive. He knows when something really bad exposes him to at once put out stories and accusations that'll water down the more damming issues against him. I also suspect he knows the Supreme Court is going to release his taxes soon, and if they don't we'll have even more corruption in our government with criminals lining up to run for President.
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)I completely agree with you though, these two issues would each, by itself, sink any presidency. Together, they will crush him, if we keep them in the public eye.
Every Dem candidate (especially veterans) needs to hammer home the bounty issue at every opportunity.
The common theme is: Trump is trying to get us all killed. He is a mortal threat to every American.
Evolve Dammit
(16,632 posts)captain queeg
(10,036 posts)Anything bad is someone elses fault. Anything good is due to him. His standard MO from day one
bullimiami
(13,043 posts)tanyev
(42,360 posts)sarge43
(28,939 posts)In fact, The Lincoln Project could do a great ad with that as the theme.
I wonder if they browse DU.
calimary
(80,700 posts)And did you see this one?
Maggie Haberman of the NY Times:
Its often the equivalent of lighting his arm on fire to distract from his burning leg, she explained. These are not well thought out plans.
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/07/trump-is-lighting-his-arm-on-fire-to-distract-from-his-burning-leg-nyts-haberman/?utm_source=push_notifications
calimary
(80,700 posts)Maybe of the whole month!
Startin' to look like yer goin' DOWN, donald...
Gives a whole new meaning to the "Burning Man" concept. Maybe that'll be the next round of summer rock concert/cultural festivals if we ever get back to that kind of thing...
Scarsdale
(9,426 posts)Big Orange, and they refused to even hear testimony. Remember that, Johnny Boy? Is Kasich now offering to step in and save the country? From the very start, we knew tRump was not equipped to handle the job. They were hoping President Obama had created a good enough economy that they could loot the treasury with ease. They did that, and look where they got this country. He did not do all this damage alone, he had plenty of help. Brand? Republican? Sinking fast, and not a moment too soon. Where were these "caring repubs." when we needed them to rein him in? The country is a pile of ashes, and NOW they blame HIM?
certainot
(9,090 posts)is now dying of lung cancer
that may be an even bigger worry to trump than anything else - his protector and mentor, maybe getting russian money, at the very least fed by the kremlin. the guy they ran the collusion through, who kept the senate in line, the guy they were really afraid of
they aren't half as afraid of trump's tweets as having limbaugh chew them out every week until elections to his army of dittoheads, with them calling their local state blowhards later on those same stations (because they can never get through to limbaugh, with all the paid callers in line in front of them) to question their patriotism for helping the marxist democrats
every bit of trouble trump got into was excused by limbaugh and now the biggest liar in the history of the planet is croaking and trump is freaking out.
Wednesdays
(17,249 posts)But you're right about just about everyone else...all the Senate Republicans (sans Romney, perhaps) and virtually all House GOP.
rockfordfile
(8,682 posts)orwell
(7,754 posts)...one of the last sane Republicans.
Alliepoo
(2,196 posts)He appears sane and he might be a little bit compared to the nutjob white wingers. Make no mistake- Kasuck is a worker hating, union busting, woman hating, corporate ass kissing piece of nastiness. He is positioning himself as a choice for the goops to run for president when they dump dump.
llmart
(15,501 posts)I don't live in Ohio any longer but when I see what Ohio has become over the decades I've been gone, I'm deeply saddened. My roots run deep in NE Ohio and most of my family still live there and they are thoroughly disgusted at what has happened to their state. Kasich is no small part of that.
Evolve Dammit
(16,632 posts)Guy Whitey Corngood
(26,483 posts)talking to a friend one day after I'd relocated. He used to work for some state consumer protection agency. He had lost his job because the first thing "Mr. Sane Republican" did was shut the whole thing down as soon he came into office.
Alliepoo
(2,196 posts)And I share your familys disgust!
gordianot
(15,226 posts)No use trying to use psychological terms or blame it on just Republicans even though they created conditions for this mess. Kasich could have spoken out sooner former Trump administration critics seem to be waiting for the bitter end. I fear events epitaph will be especially for Republicans They could have gotten rid of him much sooner
TheCowsCameHome
(40,163 posts)I applaud him for speaking out.
Boomerproud
(7,889 posts)BTW Johnny, the REPUBLICAN party is 100% responsible for the state of our union. Period!
Grokenstein
(5,707 posts)Okay, anything besides a couple of too-late travel ban. Anything positive, anything constructive. Anything timely.
Instead, he went with "wishful thinking" and hoped it would just go away.
And when it didn't go away, he added a dash of "exploitation."
And he's sticking with that, long after it's proven a lethal failure, because it involves the least amount of engagement and he wants to go golfing. And because Putin wants it that way.
NCjack
(10,279 posts)Fire everyone in the campaign. Rehire the 2016 campaign staff. Oops! First, pardon Manafort so he will be available to work the campaign. Have Manafort rehire everyone.
Bring Putin into campaign HQ to eliminate the need of an awkward backchannel of communications with him. That way, Putin is available instantly to correct Manafort's mistakes.
Forget about campaigning. Kill the Post Office and rig the ballot boxes. Oops! First, corrupt the states' voter data bases and hire thugs as ballot box monitors so they can prevent people with corrupted data from voting.
Arrest Obama and Biden.
mwooldri
(10,291 posts)President Truman pretty much nailed it...
Fullduplexxx
(7,818 posts)No one knew him no one voted for him all the gop became "independents"
greymattermom
(5,751 posts)tthey will be expensive. The Confederate flag waving sector of his base won't be able to afford the treatment.
SergeStorms
(18,903 posts)You know that's coming, even though it's a total lie, because Trump never takes responsibility for anything negative. He only takes credit for positive achievements, even when the accolades belong to others.
William Seger
(10,742 posts)They did that themselves by attaching themselves to his ass.
North Shore Chicago
(3,254 posts)Look in the mirror, you evil bastard. You'll see yourself, the GOP senators (most) and your ignorant violent base of nincompoops.
Danascot
(4,664 posts)because it was upsetting for Rudy not to see himself in them.
North Shore Chicago
(3,254 posts)lpbk2713
(42,696 posts)And they all stem from Trump as the source.
But he's not adult enough to admit when he's wrong.
47of74
(18,470 posts)You own this you Orange Fuckmuppet and #BunkerBaby.
keithbvadu2
(36,369 posts)SergeStorms
(18,903 posts)It all started when his inaugural crowd was honestly reported, and it's been a constant barrage of meltdowns since. He must be the unhappiest, and most dishonest, pResident in United States' history. Perhaps if he told the truth on occasion, or thought about someone other than himself, his meltdowns would be less frequent. I'd hoped he would have had a heart attack or stroke by now, what with all of rantings and ravings, but he's just being true to his nature: A complete fucking asshole.
denem
(11,045 posts)They can say whatever they like. Their silence on the Russian bounties condemn them.
Autumn
(44,762 posts)TheCowsCameHome
(40,163 posts)Mr. Ected
(9,670 posts)But that's the only thing you can give Kasich credit for. He says that Trump is "causing a brand problem for Republicans". BULLSHIT. They've caused that problem themselves. Given multiple opportunities to jettison Trump, they only circled the wagons and drew in closer to him. The Dems gave them a golden opportunity to improve their brand with the impeachment, but the GOP was more interested in defying liberals than protecting their own names. Susan Collins comes to mind.
May every last one of them be stricken with one thing (election loss) or another (covid positive). It's their true legacy.
Cha
(295,926 posts)ProfessorGAC
(64,425 posts)PINO can blame that guy!
Oh, wait.....
Blue Owl
(49,934 posts)PERMANENTLY.
Do we need this shit? Why are we even putting up with this shit?
JFC...
bdamomma
(63,658 posts)period
greenjar_01
(6,477 posts)Even among the hard core Trumpies, there's a sense that the whole thing is getting played out and deeply uncool.
struggle4progress
(118,041 posts)soothsayer
(38,601 posts)It would have been before the recession and the virus hit. He could have gone out on top! (For him)
bdamomma
(63,658 posts)He took us to the gutter? Last option for us will be the election. VOTE EVERYONE.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)That is, if you can stand it.