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StarfishSaver

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8. The racists are already with him

Reply to Doodley (Reply #3)

Sun May 31, 2020, 10:35 AM

May 2020

I doubt this will gain him any new support since it's unlikely anyone frightened or uneasy about what's happening is suddenly going to cast their lot with the man who is causing it and not doing anything to stop it.

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Trump is OK if the protests go on forever. [View all] kentuck May 2020 OP

Doing nothing is not going to win him any new votes. Thomas Hurt May 2020 #1

Watch his polls over the next week. They will go up. There are enough Doodley May 2020 #3

I think you are spot on. I was shocked this morning when a Trump supporter doc03 May 2020 #5

The racists are already with him StarfishSaver May 2020 #8

Let's watch his poll numbers. I hope I am wrong. Doodley May 2020 #17

Please please think of the racist! linda52 May 2020 #12

Agree Cosmocat May 2020 #14

Doubtful. nt fleabiscuit May 2020 #20

tRUMP doing his best to do his worst isn't going to win him any votes either but then he didn't abqtommy May 2020 #2

I must disagree yes he will always keep his base but the more riots and burning of doc03 May 2020 #4

I must disagree with you, but that's ok. Lets compare notes when this and tRUMP are all over. abqtommy May 2020 #9

"OK if the protests go on forever." He will love it if there is still unrest around election time mitch96 May 2020 #6

Yep. He's even throwing gas on the fire. gulliver May 2020 #7

I doubt that it is a really good chance. Blue_true May 2020 #13

I agree on all counts. I wish former presidents would step in, especially Obama. gulliver May 2020 #18

They are likely being asked. Blue_true May 2020 #19

People seem to believe this is bad for Trump. tman May 2020 #10

No leadership and racist tweets are helping him! linda52 May 2020 #15

Someone mentioned the reaction of on the fence voters yesterday. Blue_true May 2020 #11

"... one thing voters will not tolerate is anarchy in the streets." Mariana May 2020 #16

What he is going to do and was going to do long before they murdered this man is Eliot Rosewater May 2020 #21