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zipplewrath

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21. His image is already established

Reply to ananda (Reply #14)

Sun Jun 21, 2020, 11:46 AM

Jun 2020

There are innumerable examples of politicians being defined by the events in which they existed. Once voters have an image of you, it is very hard to change their perception. Usually it can only be altered by extraordinary events that redefine you. That'd be wars, natural disasters and maybe a major diplomatic victory. I can see him trying, I don't see him succeeding.

The current image is old, feeble and brain addled. And the lying, bragging and narcissism is starting to work against him. His only hope about now is Putin and his bots. Not even sure Barr can help him now.

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There is usually only one take away. [View all] edhopper Jun 2020 OP

It's all meaningless if they can rig things the way they are doing it in Kentucky mucifer Jun 2020 #1

This is true edhopper Jun 2020 #3

Voter suppression, GOP blocking vote by mail and CLOSING POSTAL SERVICE bobbieinok Jun 2020 #10

This +1000. No one should feel confident that he's already lost... Beartracks Jun 2020 #17

You are correct. I just wish the "talking heads" would give this "event" the same Ferrets are Cool Jun 2020 #2

The media can be a problem edhopper Jun 2020 #4

+1 crickets Jun 2020 #7

+1 uponit7771 Jun 2020 #19

The visible sweat on Nixon's upper lip and forehead in 1960 lapfog_1 Jun 2020 #5

Yep edhopper Jun 2020 #6

It was actually even worse: the arena was only 1/3 full. (6200/19000) flibbitygiblets Jun 2020 #8

What makes it worse and nobody is talking about it is that ... aggiesal Jun 2020 #24

It was actually even worse: the arena was only 1/3 full. (6200/19000) flibbitygiblets Jun 2020 #8

Reminds me of Joe McCaarthy's fall to irrelevance BarbD Jun 2020 #11

The aides only have Scarsdale Jun 2020 #12

Depressing but accurate summation. nt crickets Jun 2020 #25

Its sad in one way that those few moments are all people remember LiberalLovinLug Jun 2020 #13

Lack of positives, oddly, is not a negative for the MAGA faithful. Beartracks Jun 2020 #18

On a related note LiberalLovinLug Jun 2020 #23

I don't think a lot of Trumpers stop and think about that because, well... Beartracks Jun 2020 #26

Yup LiberalLovinLug Jun 2020 #27

They don't care about that edhopper Jun 2020 #29

Trump has met the enemy and it is him. ananda Jun 2020 #14

His image is already established zipplewrath Jun 2020 #21

There are photos showing a packed house and a full overflow field out there yellowdogintexas Jun 2020 #15

Why bother with fakes? Any MAGA there would know... oh - they don't care about lies. nm. Beartracks Jun 2020 #20

There's time lapse of the area near the arena before and during the event. Beartracks Jun 2020 #22

I hope to see the photo of the empty arena in an ad. Lonestarblue Jun 2020 #16

Great observation! BadGimp Jun 2020 #28