At some point Democratic elected officials will notice that when Donald Trump has a personal setback the majority of the population literally celebrates in the street, I hope.
People like to see a bad man get his, and imo the fact that Trump has got another trial for a crime he’s essentially admitted being ground into dust by a corrupt judge whom he appointed affords Democrats great latitude to assertively and creatively fuck him up, if they have the sand to do it.
More from that same poll: “49% of Independents and 15% of Republicans said Trump should end his campaign because of the conviction.” www.axios.com/2024/06/01/p...
No. . That was the smart play in order to get the nom at the convention which is her only route. With him likely getting time in custody on 7/11 and convention 7/15 and her delegate count... It's the hey I unequivocally supported him before his conviction but he can't win in custody
We all literally watched him try to end democracy on live television, botch a pandemic response, outlaw abortion, and he’s still outperforming Biden in some polls.
Their opponents are busy protecting the institutions that are already lost.
Or owned by the Harlan Crows.
We are in deeper shit than most realize.
If we somehow survive November, I hope people don't get complacent as like after J6.
Susan Collins is openly a MAGAt now, that's how bad things are.
the goal of all republicans (well, most) is to pretend the verdict is illegitimate in some way, and beat that drum until november.
they know that 15% will steadily decrease.
It feels like most of the establishment Dems are in it for the insider trading perks and won't stick their necks out any further than they have to. I really don't believe they look at Trump and see a legitimate threat, which is baffling but they act like they've got no skin in the game, forget sand.
Like! Some of them almost got killed by an angry mob a few years ago and they're just like "Welp, whatcanyado? Ain't he awful? Not worth even calling attention to I reckon. Anyway, back to tracking my perfectly legal stock portfolio."
Those last 8 words are the head of the nail. Will the Democrats capitalize on this or will they be hyper "dignified" and focus only on the solemnity of the moment?
Headline is amazing. News media can’t bear to put out news that doesn’t push the horserace/panic scenario, so they temper it by telling us water is still wet
This sort of suggests that Republicans in deep red gerrymandered districts benefit by torching the rule of law over the verdict while those in more contested districts like Stefanik are politically better off remaining silent but ofc she is not silent. Wonder if some of these folk start to clam up.
Asking as a boomer myself, is there any evidence that boomer Democrats are soft on Trump? Maybe it's my bubble, but I can tell you 100% of my cohort that I know personally and adjacent are anti-fascist and liberal. And very pro 34, as it were. And then some.
It’s because they all have West Wing brain and frankly liking that show should be immediately disqualifying for holding public office past a certain level of responsibility lol
Literally a lot of the leadership was around when they had the entire Reagan administration dead to rights on Iran-Contra and shit didn't happen with that so they're a little gun shy about attacking Republicans for their plainly illegal bullshit.
I was going to read a few news stories before mentioning the verdict to my less-online wife.
Meanwhile, her phone was exploding with Democratic fundraiser texts :-)
