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customerserviceguy

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3. A troubled Trump

Reply to mfcorey1 (Original post)

Tue Dec 19, 2017, 05:17 AM

Dec 2017

is better than a Pence who won't have meeting with women alone.

Doug Jones knows exactly what he's saying here. It feeds the electorate that he needs for 2018 while keeping an unpopular figure at the head of the GOP. The man's clever, he managed to win in a state that wouldn't normally vote for a Democratic candidate.

Let him play the fishing line as he needs to, to reel in the big one, which is re-election.

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WTW? Doug Jones: Trump shouldn't resign over sexual misconduct allegations [View all] mfcorey1 Dec 2017 OP

How about that it doesn't rise to the level of an impeachable offense tirebiter Dec 2017 #1

There isn't a .0001% chance that Trump would do that, no matter what any Dem says. pnwmom Dec 2017 #2

He's not going to win again in 2020 unless he turns traitor and switches parties Kentonio Dec 2017 #4

I think there's a chance, and it would be worthwhile to try. n/t pnwmom Dec 2017 #7

Voting like a Dem doesn't equate to calling on the President to resign... brooklynite Dec 2017 #19

Yes I know. Kentonio Dec 2017 #20

His votes better support... lame54 Dec 2017 #18

A troubled Trump customerserviceguy Dec 2017 #3

He's not running in 2018, the next election is 2020. Kentonio Dec 2017 #5

We don't know what the next few years will bring. The country is about to be hit pnwmom Dec 2017 #8

I'd love you to be right Kentonio Dec 2017 #9

Did you read his platform? He's not even close to being a Republican. I say we give him a chance. nt pnwmom Dec 2017 #11

I'll certainly give him a chance. Kentonio Dec 2017 #12

This would help Al Franken return. ucrdem Dec 2017 #6

I agree with him. The voters were aware, and voted for him anyway. Chemisse Dec 2017 #10

63 million voted for him. 66 million for Hillary, and a few million for others. Let's never forget pnwmom Dec 2017 #13

True. But he made it into office under our election system, flawed though it is in that regard. Chemisse Dec 2017 #14

I do too. sarah FAILIN Dec 2017 #17

Senator Elect JONES looked shell shocked on all the yak shows. UTUSN Dec 2017 #15

So he holds the same position that a majority of DU'ers hold when it comes to Franken. NCTraveler Dec 2017 #16

He is not Roy Moore. MGKrebs Dec 2017 #21

The bottom line about Mr. Jones is that in a blue state he'd be considered a Republican. Vinca Dec 2017 #22