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Tom Nichols@RadioFreeTom
Trump explaining the danger of stock prices, saying everyone owns stocks. The amazing thing about this is that a big chunk of his base, which does not own stocks, is probably nodding along as if they do,Was thinking the same thing. Last time I checked — but haven’t rechecked this recently — the richest 1% holds more than half the stocks. And, of course, the richest three Americans hold more wealth than the bottom 50% of the country combined . . . (Bezos, Gates and Buffet until recently. I think Zuckerberg has taken Buffet’s place).
Trump’s voters likely don’t know these things — or they don’t care, cuz they’re certain they’ll be in that 1% soon enough.
Trump may win, but this photo op isn’t going to be a difference-maker. I have never seen any studies on it, but I have a hunch that the majority of people who watch conventions are politically active people who already have their minds made up. Casual observers may have reactions to the photos and video highlights of these things, but their reactions to this will be buried by several more visceral layers before November. And…frankly…it’s hard to imagine that there really are very many Likely Voters who haven’t already made up their minds. It’s about voter turnout…and whose votes get counted.
If he wins, it will be because of voter suppression.
I’m pretty much on the same page with ya on all of that. But I do think the Photo Op stuff helps at the margins. And Trump isn’t relying on just any one thing. His desperation, combined with the immense assets at his disposal, mean he’s going to attack every single pressure point available.
Ultimately, yeah, it’s gonna be the voter suppression. And that’s the hub of his strategy to win, no doubt. But the GOP, Trump and their donors are going full-on kitchen sink, and I fear that too many Americans have recurrent amnesia.
Amnesia: I’m likely preaching to the choir, but can you think of any other politician in American history who has managed to avoid paying for his/her crimes to this extent? I can’t. Just the stuff we know about so far — which is likely the proverbial tip of the iceberg — would have meant jail-time for 99% of the rest of humanity, and at least impeachment and removal for the other 0.99%
I’m light years beyond being baffled that he has even 1% approval. It continues to hover in the 40s.
In a sane land, his disapproval numbers would be more than 99%. Even his own party would have rejected him after all the death and destruction on his hands. And he came into office as a truly odious human being, a serial sexual predator, liar, conartist, grifter, etc. etc.
Again . . . I need to check out Portugal as soon as we can travel again:
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