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wnylib

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58. It would have a negative impact for Dems
Thu Mar 19, 2020, 03:48 AM
Mar 2020

if done now. We are in crisis and everyone needs to work together. It would be perceived as divisive and would feed right into the belief that Derms criticize Trump's handling of the crisis solely for political reasons and not for his genuine failings.

Trump's turnaround now is not, of course, a sincere recognition of the seriousness of the situation, or a real desire to help the American people. It is purely for image projection. He sees how the governors are outshining him in their performance and how seriously they are handling it. He does not want to be outdone by them.

The public sees his turnaround as a hopeful sign. He is spouting his usual BS con crap, but calling him on it now in political ads would look like a refusal of his cooperation. It would backfire on us.

Those exposure ads will have to wait until later. He is still playacting and projecting an image, and that will be clear soon enough.

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Maybe someone will post a video. nt cry baby Mar 2020 #1
Was posted here earlier today malaise Mar 2020 #5
Here it is malaise Mar 2020 #9
Thank you!! cry baby Mar 2020 #12
Thank you so much, malaise! PlanetBev Mar 2020 #13
You will learn malaise Mar 2020 #16
Thank you! Lady_Chat Mar 2020 #25
And my thanks too. Not sure how/why IcyPeas post didn't make it onto the radar erronis Mar 2020 #26
Kick it malaise Mar 2020 #27
Did give it a kick. But I need to see it first to do so. There must be some hidden system for me to erronis Mar 2020 #28
Retiree with not much to do malaise Mar 2020 #29
:) True Blue American Mar 2020 #67
I worked very hard for 47 years malaise Mar 2020 #68
Yes, True Blue American Mar 2020 #69
Indeed but not one of us anticipated this for our senior years malaise Mar 2020 #71
I was thinking about that True Blue American Mar 2020 #72
The toilet paper administration malaise Mar 2020 #73
I sent that picture to everyone True Blue American Mar 2020 #74
+1 uponit7771 Mar 2020 #54
Exactly. Where's Mike Bloomberg's ad crew? Mike 03 Mar 2020 #2
That's what I've been wondering, too. -nt CrispyQ Mar 2020 #8
I walked in on a discussion last night where Bloomberg was speaking malaise Mar 2020 #31
Maybe waiting until closer to the election? Timing is everything. SMC22307 Mar 2020 #48
It would have a negative impact for Dems wnylib Mar 2020 #58
If he's still running then, HELL YEAH! Brainfodder Mar 2020 #3
Did. K&R. n/t rzemanfl Mar 2020 #4
This would be a good summer for the Republican Convention to change their ticket Captain Zero Mar 2020 #7
It's sad that Romney and Powell would be the dream team. Gore1FL Mar 2020 #19
Ha! Good one. And so true. nt crickets Mar 2020 #24
I would say more baggage than the JFK malaise Mar 2020 #32
THAT'S the ticket? czarjak Mar 2020 #42
You weren't talking about this video by any chance? gratuitous Mar 2020 #6
Yes, that's the one. n/t rzemanfl Mar 2020 #10
Wow. Only an idiot can't see the ineptitude. dem4decades Mar 2020 #15
Excellent! Thank you for posting this! (nt) scarletwoman Mar 2020 #21
Have you put this in an OP yet? Duppers Mar 2020 #33
oh, my gristy Mar 2020 #40
I really wish I could recommend this post! BComplex Mar 2020 #55
Wow! Thanks for posting. FailureToCommunicate Mar 2020 #63
It's all over the Twitter, also. n/t dixiegrrrrl Mar 2020 #64
Nicolle on Trump. True Blue American Mar 2020 #75
Trump is as big a gasbag as Limbaugh. lpbk2713 Mar 2020 #11
Q) what is the difference between the Hindenburg and Rush Limbaugh? Evolve Dammit Mar 2020 #44
This is a thing of beauty PlanetBev Mar 2020 #14
There was a presidential debate where a candidate was flimsy and the opponent said CaptYossarian Mar 2020 #17
They were heavy with the MyOwnPeace Mar 2020 #39
Especially since Dubya skipped out on his Natl Guard duties. CaptYossarian Mar 2020 #43
And do you remember MyOwnPeace Mar 2020 #47
I thought he was playing Biden's new ad BigmanPigman Mar 2020 #18
Saw it, loved it! Katinfl Mar 2020 #20
Just yesterday, my husband had what he described as a somewhat... 3catwoman3 Mar 2020 #22
Doesn't matter when Trump decided the hoax was a veritable pandemic Mr. Ected Mar 2020 #23
I like him a lot and can't stand her. Peregrine Took Mar 2020 #30
You don't like Nicole Wallace? SergeStorms Mar 2020 #37
John had a show at 6 True Blue American Mar 2020 #70
Saw that too. SergeStorms Mar 2020 #34
That basically is an ad! Hope someone puts it on the teevee lettucebe Mar 2020 #35
Whole show today was excellent cp Mar 2020 #36
I think it's from 2naSalit Mar 2020 #38
Yep. There's a number of videos that document Trump's mendacity on Covid-19. SunSeeker Mar 2020 #41
Yes. Let's play some hard ball. A commercial would be perfect. warmfeet Mar 2020 #45
Let's check his actual wartime experience... keithbvadu2 Mar 2020 #46
Hoist that lying fuck up on his own petard Blue Owl Mar 2020 #49
What a bastard he is bdamomma Mar 2020 #50
Trump is the best liar. Joinfortmill Mar 2020 #51
KR! Cha Mar 2020 #52
Think how much worse this will look in 11 or 12 days when we pass 100,000 confirmed cases. tclambert Mar 2020 #53
Remember his boast about shooting somone on 5th ave. luvallpeeps Mar 2020 #56
It's an ad-in-waiting. dchill Mar 2020 #57
That was brilliant. n/t Tarheel_Dem Mar 2020 #59
Yes! It was! And I bet someone's working it into a campaign commercial. calimary Mar 2020 #60
Check this one malaise Mar 2020 #61
so this freak is rebranding himself as the wartime president for hiss reelection campaign onetexan Mar 2020 #62
I wonder if you could pay enough to get an ad like that on Fauxnews? Operaweeble Mar 2020 #65
Thats the problem... Catch2.2 Mar 2020 #66
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