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27. i would guess he blames Democrats for his unfulfilled promises

Reply to Tommy_Carcetti (Reply #19)

Mon May 1, 2017, 03:22 PM

May 2017

which has a decent chance of success because
1. Democrats are actually ideologically opposed to much of his batshit insane agenda and probably will attempt to obstruct it in every way possible
2. Democrats suck at messaging and apparently have no idea how to coordinate a catchy response to his continuous stream of destructive bullshit

leaving Trump free to promise whatever he likes to the GOP base

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The scary thing about the recent Trump rally wasn't that it was different than his campaign rallies [View all] Tommy_Carcetti May 2017 OP

I listened to it briefly, yep, it was the SOS! n/t RKP5637 May 2017 #1

That's a good thing in terms of making him a one-termer BeyondGeography May 2017 #2

Did anyone think that he would change? Orrex May 2017 #3

I don't ge where 2naSalit May 2017 #9

How many times did you hear the word "pivot" during the campaign hibbing May 2017 #15

It ** IS ** a campaign rally. Paid for by a group promoting him for 2020. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #4

Yep underpants May 2017 #5

That's a good thing greymattermom May 2017 #6

I'm not as scared by Trump as I am by his supporters. Vinca May 2017 #7

How do they not know? atreides1 May 2017 #8

I agree. If it was truly about their financial situation, they'd recognize they were conned and manicraven May 2017 #11

I just saw a program on NTGeo, Hitler's final days kimbutgar May 2017 #13

Did you take a good look at the people behind Him at the rally? Chipper Chat May 2017 #12

I pointed out the kids holding up signs to my husband. Vinca May 2017 #24

The movie "Idiocracy" sammythecat May 2017 #25

Partially because they WANT to be conned Saviolo May 2017 #14

Sadly, you are probably right not fooled May 2017 #18

SSDD... Wounded Bear May 2017 #10

the only thing that will change is him sliding more dangerously into madness, with the collusion niyad May 2017 #16

he will ALWAYS be on the campaign trail, because it's what he liked best 0rganism May 2017 #17

It's basically Ponzi scheming. Tommy_Carcetti May 2017 #19

i would guess he blames Democrats for his unfulfilled promises 0rganism May 2017 #27

I'm the same age as he is greymattermom May 2017 #20

100 days and he's already abandoned any pretense of governing bigbrother05 May 2017 #21

Don't any of them wonder when the jobs he promised are coming? IronLionZion May 2017 #22

He'll conjure the illusion of creating jobs, like with Carrier MrPurple May 2017 #23

he needs ego booster shots. preznit blizzard(he is a HUGE snowflake). pansypoo53219 May 2017 #26

It WAS a campaign rally. Literally. He has already registered for the 2020 campaign and is already pnwmom May 2017 #28