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Post subject: Re: The 45th POTUS - Donald J. Trump
Posted: Thu July 30, 2020 2:05 pm
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Has this ever happened? Even during one of the WWs?
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Post subject: Re: The 45th POTUS - Donald J. Trump
Posted: Thu July 30, 2020 2:08 pm
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Bi_3 wrote:
Has this ever happened? Even during one of the WWs?
Not even during the Civil War. I’m mostly concerned for whether or not Fox and others will advocate for it in response. The president can’t delay an election, but trying to run elections while 20 million people believe you’re rushing through to “steal” it from them will go poorly for all of us.
Post subject: Re: The 45th POTUS - Donald J. Trump
Posted: Thu July 30, 2020 2:33 pm
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McP's right about the psychological impacts Trump's idea will have on his supporters as we head into November, but I'm pretty confident this was just a way for him to bump the GDP headline. I'm starting to think he might actually just bail on re-election altogether.
Post subject: Re: The 45th POTUS - Donald J. Trump
Posted: Thu July 30, 2020 2:56 pm
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tragabigzanda wrote:
I'm pretty confident this was just a way for him to bump the GDP headline.
And 17 million Americans filing for ongoing unemployment benefits.
But I don’t believe that he is calculated enough to weigh the worth of one headline against the other. Not anymore. This isn’t 2016 Donald Trump. This is “person woman man camera TV“ Donald Trump.
Im not convinced. All it takes is a trump tweet for his supporters to start rallying behind it, putting pressure on republican lawmakers, next thing you know you have rep senators not really denouncing trumps statements.....
Post subject: Re: The 45th POTUS - Donald J. Trump
Posted: Thu July 30, 2020 3:24 pm
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Strat wrote:
Im not convinced. All it takes is a trump tweet for his supporters to start rallying behind it, putting pressure on republican lawmakers, next thing you know you have rep senators not really denouncing trumps statements.....
Ernst, this morning: no comment McConnell: no comment
Pompeo: “In the end, the Department of Justice and others will make that legal determination.“
The head of the Department of Justice yesterday, under oath, **would not say whether or not the president has the authority to postpone elections**
Im not convinced. All it takes is a trump tweet for his supporters to start rallying behind it, putting pressure on republican lawmakers, next thing you know you have rep senators not really denouncing trumps statements.....
Ernst, this morning: no comment McConnell: no comment
Pompeo: “In the end, the Department of Justice and others will make that legal determination.“
The head of the Department of Justice yesterday, under oath, **would not say whether or not the president has the authority to postpone elections**
Post subject: Re: The 45th POTUS - Donald J. Trump
Posted: Thu July 30, 2020 3:28 pm
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It would be SUCH a ridiculous gamble for the GOP: Postpone elections and hope that President Fuckwit gets the economy back on track while also finding a vaccine for the 'rona? And seeing "constitutional crisis" headlines every day in the interim? It could pay off, but I'd like to think that cooler heads will prevail.
Post subject: Re: The 45th POTUS - Donald J. Trump
Posted: Thu July 30, 2020 3:35 pm
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tragabigzanda wrote:
It would be SUCH a ridiculous gamble for the GOP: Postpone elections and hope that President Fuckwit gets the economy back on track while also finding a vaccine for the 'rona? And seeing "constitutional crisis" headlines every day in the interim? It could pay off, but I'd like to think that cooler heads will prevail.
I don’t think an active support for this action is incoming. But losing Trump voters would be catastrophic to many Republican Senators, and at this stage they would be unlikely to win over anyone for whom “not pushing back against Trump“ was a dealbreaker. they have nothing to gain from getting involved either way.
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