Americans are tired of the chaos
I know, I know we aren't allowed to talk about how Trump is virtually guaranteed to lose in a massive landslide because then we won't vote or something. Fine, yes, vote, pretend it's a tie, don't get complacent, all that good stuff.
But let's take a step back for a second, assume this one post won't cost Biden the election, take away all of the emotion, and look at things objectively.
The Republicans are heading for an electoral bloodbath in a few weeks and Trump, assuming he even survives his steroid induced manic coronavirus episode, is going to go down in flames as well.
Throughout the spring, summer, and even up until this weekend, part of me took seriously the idea that Trump is electorally invincible. It wasn't a big part, mind you. I was about 90% certain that the US had not lost all sanity and that Trump was a temporary aberration.
2016 was a perfect storm of fucked up events that landed a dangerously unqualified man in the White House. He stumbled into the presidency on dumb luck alone.
But still, part of me wondered. He did win in 2016, even though some people said he couldn't. I wasn't one of those people but still, many did underestimate him. Maybe his supporters were right. Maybe polls aren't capturing a huge groundswell of support.
Maybe Trump's stupid "law and order" message would resonate with voters. Maybe coronavirus would peter out and the economy would come roaring back. Maybe Trump would crush Biden in the debate. A small part of me wondered. Maybe I'm the one out of touch and the MAGA crowd was more in touch with what Americans want than I am.
But alas that part of me died over the past few days. Everything from the last week has made me realize that the red hats are indeed delusional, their confidence in Trump is horribly misplaced, and the results of this election have been a foregone conclusion for a longtime now.
I've heard predictions from them for months that coronavirus would just disappear and that most Americans just want to go back to normal, virus be damned. None of that was true. I heard predictions that Trump's "law and order", pro-confederate campaign would appeal to Americans real interests. No, not even close.
I heard about how the Republican Convention was going to fire up conservatives and independents, make people excited about Trump again. Nope. I heard predictions that the debate would be a disaster for Biden. Joe is too feeble and Trump is too dominating and strong. Then people would see.
It was a disaster alright but definitely not for Biden. And this weekend I heard that Trump becoming severely ill and his entire administration and campaign being out of commission for the next month, at best, would make Trump more sympathetic to voters. Polls show by a margin of 3 to 1 that is not at all how Americans are reacting.
There was a point, until very recently where a small part of me did wonder "what if all of that is true?". But seeing Trump gasping for air last night, making claims about his health and coronavirus that as a doctor I know are 100% untrue, seeing polls out over the past few days showing Biden consistently up by double digits nationally, I now realize, it's over.
It has been over for a long time. None of the bluster, the ultra right wing messaging, the race baiting, the downplaying coronavirus, the cult like behavior of the Republican party, Trump screaming like a madman at rallies, ramming through an ultra right wing justice, the state of the economy, sending out secret police to beat protesters, the yelling about voter fraud, that insane debate performance, Trump "beating" coronavirus, none of that was ever going to work.
I can say with absolute certainly that Americans are beyond sick of Trump, his psychotic enablers and fans, and all of the corruption, incompetence, and chaos that he brings. There is no brilliant plan for Trump to win the election. There is no untapped, ultra right wing groundswell of support.
Americans aren't taking the dismissive tone about coronavirus seriously. People aren't happy because the Dow jones is doing ok. And the polls aren't wrong and haven't been wrong. And Trump isn't some brilliant political strategist. Americans gave up on Trump years ago, they just couldn't do anything about it until now. When we look back at why Trump lost, badly, we will say that Americans were just tired of the chaos.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100214226392
I know, I know we aren't allowed to talk about how Trump is virtually guaranteed to lose in a massive landslide because then we won't vote or something. Fine, yes, vote, pretend it's a tie, don't get complacent, all that good stuff.
But let's take a step back for a second, assume this one post won't cost Biden the election, take away all of the emotion, and look at things objectively.
The Republicans are heading for an electoral bloodbath in a few weeks and Trump, assuming he even survives his steroid induced manic coronavirus episode, is going to go down in flames as well.
Throughout the spring, summer, and even up until this weekend, part of me took seriously the idea that Trump is electorally invincible. It wasn't a big part, mind you. I was about 90% certain that the US had not lost all sanity and that Trump was a temporary aberration.
2016 was a perfect storm of fucked up events that landed a dangerously unqualified man in the White House. He stumbled into the presidency on dumb luck alone.
But still, part of me wondered. He did win in 2016, even though some people said he couldn't. I wasn't one of those people but still, many did underestimate him. Maybe his supporters were right. Maybe polls aren't capturing a huge groundswell of support.
Maybe Trump's stupid "law and order" message would resonate with voters. Maybe coronavirus would peter out and the economy would come roaring back. Maybe Trump would crush Biden in the debate. A small part of me wondered. Maybe I'm the one out of touch and the MAGA crowd was more in touch with what Americans want than I am.
But alas that part of me died over the past few days. Everything from the last week has made me realize that the red hats are indeed delusional, their confidence in Trump is horribly misplaced, and the results of this election have been a foregone conclusion for a longtime now.
I've heard predictions from them for months that coronavirus would just disappear and that most Americans just want to go back to normal, virus be damned. None of that was true. I heard predictions that Trump's "law and order", pro-confederate campaign would appeal to Americans real interests. No, not even close.
I heard about how the Republican Convention was going to fire up conservatives and independents, make people excited about Trump again. Nope. I heard predictions that the debate would be a disaster for Biden. Joe is too feeble and Trump is too dominating and strong. Then people would see.
It was a disaster alright but definitely not for Biden. And this weekend I heard that Trump becoming severely ill and his entire administration and campaign being out of commission for the next month, at best, would make Trump more sympathetic to voters. Polls show by a margin of 3 to 1 that is not at all how Americans are reacting.
There was a point, until very recently where a small part of me did wonder "what if all of that is true?". But seeing Trump gasping for air last night, making claims about his health and coronavirus that as a doctor I know are 100% untrue, seeing polls out over the past few days showing Biden consistently up by double digits nationally, I now realize, it's over.
It has been over for a long time. None of the bluster, the ultra right wing messaging, the race baiting, the downplaying coronavirus, the cult like behavior of the Republican party, Trump screaming like a madman at rallies, ramming through an ultra right wing justice, the state of the economy, sending out secret police to beat protesters, the yelling about voter fraud, that insane debate performance, Trump "beating" coronavirus, none of that was ever going to work.
I can say with absolute certainly that Americans are beyond sick of Trump, his psychotic enablers and fans, and all of the corruption, incompetence, and chaos that he brings. There is no brilliant plan for Trump to win the election. There is no untapped, ultra right wing groundswell of support.
Americans aren't taking the dismissive tone about coronavirus seriously. People aren't happy because the Dow jones is doing ok. And the polls aren't wrong and haven't been wrong. And Trump isn't some brilliant political strategist. Americans gave up on Trump years ago, they just couldn't do anything about it until now. When we look back at why Trump lost, badly, we will say that Americans were just tired of the chaos.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100214226392
