Sandy Shanks
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The GOP may be unable to survive Trump. Many will go down with him because they are siding with Trump's worst tendencies, lying to support Trump, or simply ignoring what Trump is doing.
Allow me to illustrate.
Public health experts reacted with alarm after Trump held indoor rallies with thousands of maskless supporters at packed arenas in Nevada and Arizona amid the deadly coronavirus pandemic.
But some Republicans rejected the health experts, a common trait within the GOP led by Trump.
"No, it doesn't," said Sen. Josh Hawley, a Missouri Republican, when asked if the rallies troubled him at all.
Trump urged his North Carolina supporters to commit a felony by going to the polls even after voting absentee to see if the system works.
"I'm fine with the fact that they check up on whether their vote counted," said Sen. Richard Burr, North Carolina's senior Republican senator.
After Trump's own admission to Bob Woodward that he lied to the American people about the threat posed by the coronavirus, GOP senators had no qualms.
"No," Georgia Sen. Kelly Loeffler said when asked if it's a concern that Trump lied about the virus. "It's fake news."
"You guys are awful," added Arizona Sen. Martha McSally when asked if Trump made a mistake when he misled the public.
Most declined to respond, making clear they did not want to address the controversy at all.
"Not right now," said Sen. Joni Ernst, a vulnerable Iowa Republican who refused to comment three times over the past week when asked about Trump's comments to Woodward.
GOP growing more indifferent to Trump controversies as election nears aided me in this report.
I suspect that the majority of Republicans can't wait until they rid themselves of Trump. That will happen in a little over 50 days. A number of Republicans will join Trump on the sidelines.
Polls show Trump commands the support of an overwhelming number of Republican voters. This begs a question.
Where the freak are they? Trump's followers certainly are a quiet bunch and they pretty much avoid Trump and what he is doing. Why?
Allow me to illustrate.
Public health experts reacted with alarm after Trump held indoor rallies with thousands of maskless supporters at packed arenas in Nevada and Arizona amid the deadly coronavirus pandemic.
But some Republicans rejected the health experts, a common trait within the GOP led by Trump.
"No, it doesn't," said Sen. Josh Hawley, a Missouri Republican, when asked if the rallies troubled him at all.
Trump urged his North Carolina supporters to commit a felony by going to the polls even after voting absentee to see if the system works.
"I'm fine with the fact that they check up on whether their vote counted," said Sen. Richard Burr, North Carolina's senior Republican senator.
After Trump's own admission to Bob Woodward that he lied to the American people about the threat posed by the coronavirus, GOP senators had no qualms.
"No," Georgia Sen. Kelly Loeffler said when asked if it's a concern that Trump lied about the virus. "It's fake news."
"You guys are awful," added Arizona Sen. Martha McSally when asked if Trump made a mistake when he misled the public.
Most declined to respond, making clear they did not want to address the controversy at all.
"Not right now," said Sen. Joni Ernst, a vulnerable Iowa Republican who refused to comment three times over the past week when asked about Trump's comments to Woodward.
GOP growing more indifferent to Trump controversies as election nears aided me in this report.
I suspect that the majority of Republicans can't wait until they rid themselves of Trump. That will happen in a little over 50 days. A number of Republicans will join Trump on the sidelines.
Polls show Trump commands the support of an overwhelming number of Republican voters. This begs a question.
Where the freak are they? Trump's followers certainly are a quiet bunch and they pretty much avoid Trump and what he is doing. Why?