TRUMP: Chaos and controversy surges in the Republican Party
I don't like Trump and I like him even less now - Harris - your next Female, Black, Democrat POTUS, married to a Jew? - awesome!!
Chaos and controversy surges in the Republican Party
Donald Trump’s campaign over the past two weeks has been tumultuous.
This period began when Trump pushed baseless claims that immigrants in Ohio were stealing and eating household pets. It ended with him facing attacks over his support of the Republican candidate for governor in North Carolina, who referred to himself as a “black Nazi” on the message board of a pornographic website. And in between, he urged a government shutdown, elevated a Sept. 11 conspiracy theorist, declared “I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!” on social media after she endorsed his rival and warned that “the Jewish people” would be responsible if he lost the election.
In the past, such a drumbeat of controversy in the final weeks of the campaign might have given voters pause, even prompting shifts in the race. But this year, the nation has met the crush of chaos with little more than a shrug and, some strategists say, a desire to tune out the campaign altogether.
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Me: I read yesterday that Trump has refused to have another "review" with Harris by saying that it is too close to the POTUS to make any difference to him. I thought "genuine" politicians seized any opportunity to extend their fan base and efforts to win any POTUS or any other election - it's not over until the fat lady sings, sort of argument, or if you like, why have a football match, if you have already conceded defeat to the opposing side?
I don't care for Trump or Harris and Bobby turned out to be a damp squid, even if he had no hope of winning, he should have carried on regardless and tried to become the next POTUS - siding with Trump against his party, the Democrats, was suicide - perhaps, if Bobby had stayed with the Democrats, instead of branching off on his own to compete for POTUS against Biden, he would have been in the King seats instead of Harris now, not the back seats, as far away from POTUS, as he could possibly get!!
The great delusion--identity politics....I like....I don't like.....dumb me down, and down, and down....
When you described RFK Jr. as a damp squid--that resonated with me. I think his latest interviews have perhaps helped some people realize how poor our health care policies have become. He has no chance to win the presidency. The Democrats refused to let anybody but Biden run in the primaries. Both parities refuse to let any independent candidates speak at primaries. They also make constant legal challenges to putting him on the ballot--which forces him to drain his campaign donations by paying for expensive legal defenses. RFK JR was promised a key role in determining vaccine policy by Donald Trump before the 2016 election. But Trump gave the position to Alex Azar instead--breaking his promise. Trump seems for sale to the highest bidder. RFK Jr. had no chance running as a Democrat, no chance running as an independent. His only chance to influence health policy is to get Trump to give him an influential role in his administration. All people who agree with RFK Jr's messages on health are excited that he can turn our policies around. I believe, unfortunately, that he cannot. From all the campaign speeches I have watched, Trump is proud that he started the mRNA vaccines to be released "at WARP speed," and credits himself for saving the U.S. with his Covid policies. He urges his supporters to get vaccinated and still keeps doing it--even when he gets booed.