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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhat do you think the MAGA BOMBER's effect on the election will be ?
It certainly buried the Caravan and so called Democratic Mobs stories.
A vote is an affirmative things . It affirms who we are. Outside of Trumpers who wants to affirm they are like a fifty six year old man who was recently kicked out of his parents home, lived in a van down by the river that was festooned with right wing labels, and mailed bombs to Democratic leaders he and Trump disliked ?
BlueJac
(7,838 posts)cult follower are different than rational people.
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,710 posts)My question is about everybody else.
lapfog_1
(29,205 posts)but the caravan invasion will be back... starting today I suspect.
It also buried the murder of Khashogi... and given that there isn't much new to be found here ( maybe the Turks will release more evidence ), this story is likely to die.
DonaldsRump
(7,715 posts)...this would destroy the R's chances of victory. In this world, while I'm not absolutely certain, I am still very optimistic that right-thinking people would also see what following Trump will lead to.
That being said, Trump is campaigning by lying so transparently, there's a sense of desperation about him. I suspect it's because he knows the investigations that will happen with one or two houses under the Ds.
Turbineguy
(37,343 posts)voter suppression, gerrymandering, vote switching machines and probably a few other dirty tricks.
It works great. All you have to be is dishonest.
33taw
(2,444 posts)Of all the Trump supporters I know, not one will change his/her support for republicans. Theyll just brush him off as an outlier.
FarPoint
(12,409 posts)These republicans know not what they are doing to our country....no critcal thinking skills...only self serving greed.
lindysalsagal
(20,692 posts)Actually, refusing to take responsibility is pretty much why they're republicans.
The haters gonna hate. MOre confusion? HATE.
Eyeball_Kid
(7,432 posts)on Trumpys parade. Theres a national revulsion against anything associated with Trumpys violent rhetoric. For the overwhelming majority, violence is not attractive and will not win elections. Sayoc pulled back the curtain and showed the nation who Trumpy really is. There are no redeeming qualities within him. There will be more bombs, more intimidation and more violence, all in support of Trumpy. He turned the corner on the road to a fascist dictatorship. Thats the logic of the situation. His Fanboys dont care, but everyone else does.
Funtatlaguy
(10,879 posts)Hermit-The-Prog
(33,350 posts)No cultists will be changed. No regular Democratic voters will be changed.
There may be some Republicans who will re-examine some candidates on ballots to see if those candidates are trumpers, and change their votes.
The biggest effect, I think, will be those in the middle who had not yet been convinced that this election is significantly different from past elections. There will be unaccustomed political talk within this group and a slow growth in the number choosing to make the effort to vote.
They could use some encouragement.
safeinOhio
(32,688 posts)blow it up.
Amishman
(5,557 posts)The fact that the media is talking more about the Pubs chance at keeping the House than our chances at taking the Senate is both depressing and infuriating
Downtown Hound
(12,618 posts)FarPoint
(12,409 posts)The low radar/ terrorist tRumpsters will come out of the woodwork after we win even the House...tRump is still in office...when we win the House, go after tRump and company along with Mueller....there will be more radical hatred beyond what we have had to date under tRump.
They will not sit back and accept the Congressional Plan, the koolaide has been effectively digested.....we MUST Stay Strong with this upcoming battle.
qazplm135
(7,447 posts)Otherwise casual Dem and Indy voters to come out a little bit.
pnwest
(3,266 posts)made up their minds long ago
MaryMagdaline
(6,855 posts)People who hated Clinton and loved Trumps machismo act. MAGABOMBER plants the total loser brand onto trump supporters. The ridicule has been endless. So-called independents might be embarrassed to vote for the loser team. In Florida, Im catching a lot of respect for Gillum from young males. They like the smack-down coupled with brains. This MAGABOMBER is an embarrassment to men who like to vote for other men.
Just my no-degree-in-psychology opinion.
mfcorey1
(11,001 posts)stick with him even if he becomes a serial killer.
GoCubsGo
(32,086 posts)I am certain there will be a half dozen other things that will happen between now and then to make us almost forget about this.
33taw
(2,444 posts)They are not going to see this a an enlightening moment.