"His remarks about the military will do him in."

[Cyrano]

That's what a friend of mine said a few days ago. I just laughed.

I'm convinced he could eat a live baby on national TV and it would change nothing.

[33taw]

1. His cult doesn't care. He may lose a few, but that's it.

[BannonsLiver]

30. Remind me again

Is his cult the only factor in this race?

[33taw]

32. No. Why is this relevant to the topic?

[BannonsLiver]

33. Well it's real simple

You said it won’t matter to his cult, as if they are the only voters that do matter in this election.

You do realize of course that there are a lot of voters between Trump cultists and Biden voters who might care, right? So in answer to your question, that’s what it has to do with it. Try to be less myopic.

[33taw]

34. Yes, I understand that. In my first response, I said "he may lose a few but that is about it".

Those are the ones outside of his cult who may be more centrist. Sorry to confuse you with my response. I live in a very red county in WI - not a single trump sign was removed yesterday or today. However, one family now have both a Biden and Trump sign in the yard. I consider that a win.

[myccrider]

39. Hooo boy!

There must be some interesting convos going on in that house! Oh, to be a fly on the wall...

That is good news, though. At least one Trump vote will be cancelled out!

[Ohiogal]

2. They shrug it off

as “fake news”. Never bother to try to understand where it came from and how much it has been corroborated.

[uponit7771]

3. Trump: " ... I like people who weren't captured" ... on video, MAGA's can't argue against it

[kentuck]

4. I think his attacks upon the Post Office are more serious for him.

I really can't see why anyone would vote for him?

[Cyrano]

6. We need a vaccine for stupid

[North Shore Chicago]

18. I will go in with you.

We will be gazillionaires.

[hlthe2b]

7. There's an upscale neighborhood near me. No yard signs EXCEPT for two houses near each other w Trump

signs. As I walked by with my middle finger in the air, I fantasized about spray-painting a message in their grass, or any number of other things I really would not do, but found it refreshing to consider. It was irritating to see, but then...

I realized if all these Trumpsters would identify themselves like this, I'd surely know WHO I needed to totally avoid. It is as if they've branded a sign on their face that signficies A for ASSHOLE.

[Chainfire]

5. There standard replies start like one of the following:

Well, Obama.........

Well Hillary.........

What about the emails?

Yea, but they are coming for our guns......

They are denying that the president ever said that, and they would deny it if they heard him say it in person; in that case they would say he was just joking....

[Nexus2]

24. Don't forget: "But he's doing to great on The Economy" and

"Well, I don't like some of behavior, but we need a strong leader like him."

[OrlandoDem2]

8. Stop waiting for them to see the light. Start volunteering at your local Democratic Party Office.

Do whatever. Phone banks. Knock on doors. GOTV. Send out fliers. Seal envelopes. And bring 10 people with you to volunteer. This is a base election. We can’t count on Trump voters to come over to our side. We must find our people and get them to the polls. Too many stayed home on 2016 for numerous reasons and we have to reverse that!

[Cyrano]

9. I do calls for the local Dem Party a few hours a day

The messages: Are you registered; check that your registration is up to date; vote; get others to vote; if possible, drop off your mail-in ballot at the local Dem office asap after you receive it.

[Tribetime]

10. I believe this is the one thing that could if

More proof comes out and it cant be denied.

[Autumn]

11. His remarks about dead soldiers will not harm him at all. Neither will his remarks about

evangelicals. They will worship him to death and beyond. I know military people who lost a son, a husband and other family members and what he said means nothing, they still support him.

[Cyrano]

12. Yep. Gotta' wonder what goes on in their heads

[Nexus2]

25. Faith doesn't require proof or logic.

And his followers are cultist, its about faith not reason and its difficult to reason someone out of a position they didn't reason themselves into, particularly if it means admitting you were duped.

[MineralMan]

13. The effect of Trump's stupid remarks is additive.

Nothing will affect his base of voters, but there were many people who voted for Trump in 2016 who are not part of that rabid base. Their votes can be changed. In that sense, his "loser" remarks about the military will have a real impact on some voters.

Most presidential elections swing on voters who might vote for either candidate. They are not part of any particular base, and can be influenced by even very small issues.

We forget that sometimes.

[Cyrano]

14. From your lips to

whatever universal intelligence may exist.

[MineralMan]

16. Well, I hope we don't make the mistake of sending

some of those voters back to the Trump camp. Many of them voted for Trump or didn't vote because they didn't "like" Hillary Clinton. Elections swing on voters who vote for odd, inexplicable reasons, really.

Some of us tend to ridicule the very voters we need in 2020. That is a huge mistake, and a lesson we should have learned in 2016. People who post here about the need to attract SOME Trump voters get stomped on strongly by some DUers.

Elections are very tricky things. We need to be smart about them. The goal is to seat our candidates in their offices. Once that happens, our candidates can go about doing the things that need to be done. If we lose, we lose that opportunity.

We will need some voters who identify as Republicans to vote for Biden and for Democrats down the ticket as well. We need to be careful not to insult them into casting an anger vote for Trump.

Will we manage to do that? I have no idea.

[Arazi]

22. We need to be careful to not insult Bernie supporters as well as Republicans

There was a lot of ugliness in 2016 towards Sanders and his supporters. It's not been forgiven or forgotten.

While most voted for Hillary and Dem candidates in 2016 and 2018, that contingent of Dems is growing and we insult them at our peril.

[PatSeg]

21. I agree

It won't be one thing that will end his presidency. There is the cumulative effect of his many cruel, insensitive comments. His remarks about the military could be the final straw for some indecisive voters, though it is hard to believe that they couldn't see who he was all along.

His cult-like base is thoroughly brainwashed, however, and being everything negative about Trump is viewed as a conspiracy, they aren't likely to change their minds.

[Johnny2X2X]

15. People looking for the one big coup de tat get it wrong

These are major scandals, but all this does is chip away at his support. Joe is up by 8, this might push it to 9.

But more importantly, Trump is spending another week playing defense and the clock is running out.

[Statistical]

19. Your friend might not be wrong.

The deplorables will never lead him but they alone won't win him re-election. Someone said it might only cost him a point or two well at this point he can't afford a point or two.

Not saying Trump can't win and he will certainly will try to cheat but this is bad news at a really bad time.

[Sherman A1]

20. I wish

but, if it does peel off a few, then it's better than nothing.

[Thekaspervote]

23. Bottom line...he needs more than his shrinking base to win

Military personnel current and retired are enraged. So, yes it will hurt him. Every little chink in his fat ass helps

[onetexan]

27. Agree. Piss off seniors for taking away SS & piss off military for disrespecting them and they won't

be voting for him.

[DavidDvorkin]

26. We heard that about Trump during the 2016 GOP primaries

"He's gone too far now! He's done for."

We've been hearing it ever since.

[Willto]

28. Won't Change a Thing

Not only will they refuse to believe it but by weeks end they will be circulating memes on Facebook claiming that Biden said it.

They live in their own world of delusion.

[BannonsLiver]

29. Sigh

It’s not about that. it’s about bricks in the wall and winning daily news cycles down the stretch run. Every little bit helps. Some of the comments in the thread are insanely dumb/knee jerk.

[Baltimike]

31. take nothing for granted

[Mc Mike]

35. Li'l bush was teflon coated until '05,

got crushed in '06 congressional elections, and by '08 nobody wanted to be seen on a campaign stage with them.

This current shithead spent a lot of campaign time badmouthing their last shithead, but most of this one's supporters were also diehard busheviks, though none of them took offense at how rump frequently attacked little bush.

[GoCubsGo]

36. Like his inaction on the "Russians paying bounties on US troops" thing has done him in?

And, his still kissing up to Putin after that came out? Yep. If that didn't do him in, nothing will.

[Midnight Writer]

37. Won't affect his base but may swing some independents.

[Baitball Blogger]

38. We need something of that level released every ten days up to the election.