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underpants

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14. Good point

Sun Sep 9, 2018, 10:54 AM

Sep 2018

If we look back, Trump really seized onto the Teabaggers and they pushed him to early wins and the ball got rolling. The establishment thought they'd quieted the baggers and only had to deal with the loose nuts mostly in the House - BTW they've done a really bad job of that. But they poked their heads back up and Trump got early wins with 20-25% (if that) of the vote.

Trump is the only person to have "won" without receiving a majority of the votes in the primaries AND the general election.

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Why Hasn't The NYT OpEd Been More Effective..... [View all] global1 Sep 2018 OP

Because it told folks what they already knew. onenote Sep 2018 #1

Exactly. Brainstormy Sep 2018 #4

Correct. It's not a surprise or news. Just another confirmation. bitterross Sep 2018 #15

Totally agree. Most of the so called ... Guilded Lilly Sep 2018 #22

Absolutely agree Pope George Ringo II Sep 2018 #34

The only real surprise Chemisse Sep 2018 #23

Exactly to all above. PLUS, half the nation supports Hortensis Sep 2018 #32

How would we know if "Trump melts down in public?" Wounded Bear Sep 2018 #2

I Know That When We See Him At A Rally - He Talks Through His Hat..... global1 Sep 2018 #6

Because those Republicans in Congress need the votes of Trump supporters to get reelected. bearsfootball516 Sep 2018 #3

Elected Republicans fear 45's voters more than they love the country and the Constitution. LonePirate Sep 2018 #5

That's true but they also are riding him to push through their deeply held agenda underpants Sep 2018 #7

Pence would support that same agenda. But the deplorables would not because of 45 being ousted. LonePirate Sep 2018 #9

Good point underpants Sep 2018 #14

Woodward is likely to echo some of the same so it might get more traction... hlthe2b Sep 2018 #8

Because Don the Con will be able to convince his meathead base... SMC22307 Sep 2018 #10

We don't know what Anonymous intended. They could just be doing a CYA exercise. I think it has OnDoutside Sep 2018 #11

That was my take on the letter. They still want all their shitty policies to get shoved on Nay Sep 2018 #20

Yes and that is the unspoken question : If they dumped Trump, would the never Trumpers jump back on OnDoutside Sep 2018 #33

The "who did it?" game is more entertaining , like the horserace focus on elections, tblue37 Sep 2018 #12

Even a video of him flying off the handle wouldn't matter marylandblue Sep 2018 #13

His rallies are a wrestling act underpants Sep 2018 #16

It was the scandal of the day. fallout87 Sep 2018 #17

"... the final nail in Trump's coffin ..." JustABozoOnThisBus Sep 2018 #18

Because everyone has dug in RhodeIslandOne Sep 2018 #19

I fail to see any evidence that Trump has the upper hand in these situations. Kaleva Sep 2018 #21

Because it only confirms what had already become known The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2018 #24

The point was to say there's no reason to remove him. "We got this." Garrett78 Sep 2018 #25

The GOP has a Bigger Lock on the Media Than Anyone Will Admit dlk Sep 2018 #26

I don't know anyone who thought the OpEd would be the final nail in Trump's coffin. aikoaiko Sep 2018 #27

Until he actually shoots someone on Fifth Ave Rustynaerduwell Sep 2018 #28

Because the country has no idea who wrote it. Could have been anyone including the NYT. Trust Buster Sep 2018 #29

It seems like slight of hand to create a diversion to take the focus off of Bob Woodward's book. CentralMass Sep 2018 #30

I don't understand how a "Trump is Crazy" op-ed is a 'diversion' from a "Trump is Crazy" book emulatorloo Sep 2018 #35

When it is penned by someone working for the administration it opens the door to a number of things CentralMass Sep 2018 #36

I wish NYT had not published the op ed ProudLib72 Sep 2018 #31