nat4900
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Be it because of rabid hatred for Clinton.....or be it for one's reluctance to admit he or she voted for an idiot in 2016.....or (in the case of elected republicans) be it for dowright fear of Trump's tweets, Trump's base remains somewhat loyal to this charlatan.
However, this "base" is starting to dwindle a bit...Sure, his rallies are still well attended by screaming and ever-smiling sycophants....but they will NOT be enough as saner republicans will either not vote....or in some increasing cases, choose to vote for a moderate democrat candidate.
If we look at Trump's rallies, we simply see a low self-esteemed, buffoon searching for approval by empty, rhetorical bullying of all his perceived enemies.....At rallies, Trump mostly speaks of HIMSELF regardless whether the rally was to support some republican candidate.
Given his constant attack of what he perceived the "enemy of the people"....the media....it would NOT be a surprise that some Trump cult member and NRA nut-case may show up and shoot at a journalist....It would not be the first time that Trump would encourage violence against his perceived foes.
In a nutshell, Trump encourages his base to believe ONLY his lies, and not what media and opponents may state......regardless if those accusatory statements are well-documented, supported and often just a recap of Trump's OWN flip-flops.
I would simply ask the many Trump supporters on here (a majority of posters, by the way) if they really and objectively agree with Trump's policies on:
Foreign affairs......(Trump's approval ratings are high ONLY in Russia and Israel...besides his domestic base.)
Tariffs.........(one wonders how long the mantra of "short-term pain for long-term gains" will last for farmers and U.S. exporters.)
Tax cuts........(objectively, only an idiot would deny that the 83% of tax cuts were skewed toward the 2% of wealthy Americans......and the "gains' in middle class voters' wages have proven miniscule.)
Deficit spending.........(to finance the tax cuts WITHOUT any substantial reduction of government programs,has caused a massive increase in our debt which....given how the tax cut law was written.......will have to be eventually paid by the middle class.)
Immigration and border security........(Trump's policies on this issue are downright shameful...just ask his own daughter.)
Support and efficacy of our Intelligence agencies.......(basically, we have patriotic republicans in charge of our intelligence, defying Trump's rhetoric to his ignorant base.)
All in all, a personal storm of legal and ethical issues is about to hit Trump squarely in his orange forehead, and his base will have to decide whether "loyalty" to a charlatan will be enough to reject reality.
However, this "base" is starting to dwindle a bit...Sure, his rallies are still well attended by screaming and ever-smiling sycophants....but they will NOT be enough as saner republicans will either not vote....or in some increasing cases, choose to vote for a moderate democrat candidate.
If we look at Trump's rallies, we simply see a low self-esteemed, buffoon searching for approval by empty, rhetorical bullying of all his perceived enemies.....At rallies, Trump mostly speaks of HIMSELF regardless whether the rally was to support some republican candidate.
Given his constant attack of what he perceived the "enemy of the people"....the media....it would NOT be a surprise that some Trump cult member and NRA nut-case may show up and shoot at a journalist....It would not be the first time that Trump would encourage violence against his perceived foes.
In a nutshell, Trump encourages his base to believe ONLY his lies, and not what media and opponents may state......regardless if those accusatory statements are well-documented, supported and often just a recap of Trump's OWN flip-flops.
I would simply ask the many Trump supporters on here (a majority of posters, by the way) if they really and objectively agree with Trump's policies on:
Foreign affairs......(Trump's approval ratings are high ONLY in Russia and Israel...besides his domestic base.)
Tariffs.........(one wonders how long the mantra of "short-term pain for long-term gains" will last for farmers and U.S. exporters.)
Tax cuts........(objectively, only an idiot would deny that the 83% of tax cuts were skewed toward the 2% of wealthy Americans......and the "gains' in middle class voters' wages have proven miniscule.)
Deficit spending.........(to finance the tax cuts WITHOUT any substantial reduction of government programs,has caused a massive increase in our debt which....given how the tax cut law was written.......will have to be eventually paid by the middle class.)
Immigration and border security........(Trump's policies on this issue are downright shameful...just ask his own daughter.)
Support and efficacy of our Intelligence agencies.......(basically, we have patriotic republicans in charge of our intelligence, defying Trump's rhetoric to his ignorant base.)
All in all, a personal storm of legal and ethical issues is about to hit Trump squarely in his orange forehead, and his base will have to decide whether "loyalty" to a charlatan will be enough to reject reality.
