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Straw Man

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47. Remember that the key to his appeal ...

Sat Jan 22, 2022, 06:37 AM

Jan 2022

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... is his image as a "winner." He swaggers around the rally stages in his big coat, sticking his jaw out and doing his weird fist-pump dance to "YMCA." He's the Teflon Don who can't lose. Thumbs-up all around.

Now picture him in an orange jumpsuit. Take away his $1000 comb-over and his spray-painted tan. His bluster will start to sound like whining, and his fan-base will evaporate. A few die-hards may stick with him, but for all intents and purposes the Trump Show will be over.

That's my prediction.

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All of the Trump investigations now have smoking gun evidence. [View all] fightforfreedom Jan 2022 OP

Too many here prefer tearing down over building up. we can do it Jan 2022 #1

What makes me so angry is the prosecutors in the state of NY let him get away with crimes decades mucifer Jan 2022 #2

NY real estate market is a FalloutShelter Jan 2022 #6

that is exactly what I am saying. mucifer Jan 2022 #7

But at least the Republican Party in NY wnylib Jan 2022 #18

I would love to believe that one day, the FBI will show up and serve and arrest warrant on Trump. Chainfire Jan 2022 #3

If putting Trump on trial leads to violence, so be it. fightforfreedom Jan 2022 #4

The trump/trumper cases are getting stronger every week. empedocles Jan 2022 #5

My thought is that it is not out of fear for violence... FalloutShelter Jan 2022 #8

I look at it the other way, MarineCombatEngineer Jan 2022 #10

100% Agree! WA-03 Democrat Jan 2022 #16

We sometimes hear about Democrats and "messaging" and it is not always in a postive manner. dameatball Jan 2022 #17

Put them in a migrant detention center cage. wnylib Jan 2022 #20

+1 uponit7771 Jan 2022 #41

Completely agree!! WillUSAF Jan 2022 #21

Agree 100% Ferryboat Jan 2022 #26

+1 uponit7771 Jan 2022 #39

I believe the opposite. fightforfreedom Jan 2022 #12

I am not sure how healthy our Democracy is right now. Chainfire Jan 2022 #13

I think if we were to put Trump in handcuffs .... ificandream Jan 2022 #24

Wrong. Letting a despot get away with murder (COVID genocide) is not a good look. lagomorph777 Jan 2022 #15

Letting a former potus try to overthrow the government without consequences onecaliberal Jan 2022 #31

If Trump is led to prison in manicles, he still won't lose his fanatic base. 70sEraVet Jan 2022 #9

Losing Trump does not lose our slide into Fascism among his base. Chainfire Jan 2022 #14

In fact, some members of that base are wnylib Jan 2022 #23

The MOST fanatical true believers (not just Republicans in office kissing his ass out of fear) will LaMouffette Jan 2022 #27

I think you're right. It'll be like Warren Jeffs, where the die-hards double down. Scrivener7 Jan 2022 #30

I think his base would be shattered if he presents a defense that NCjack Jan 2022 #42

Remember that the key to his appeal ... Straw Man Jan 2022 #47

We have the Army, the National Guard. fwvinson Jan 2022 #11

I don't think so jmowreader Jan 2022 #29

If his people haven't figured it out by now, no amount of evidence will convince them. Chainfire Jan 2022 #44

+1! As some wise person once said, Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 2022 #45

Patience is not a virtue for some. DownriverDem Jan 2022 #19

I am looking for a "John Dean" to come forward with the evidence to doc03 Jan 2022 #22

He/she may have already come forward in closed hearings Fiendish Thingy Jan 2022 #35

Still awaiting the reveal bucolic_frolic Jan 2022 #25

I am still waiting for some enterprising " journalists" childfreebychoice Jan 2022 #32

same here . AllaN01Bear Jan 2022 #36

I hope these investigations take on an afterlife........ KS Toronado Jan 2022 #28

If they take back Congress, only investigating going childfreebychoice Jan 2022 #33

Thank goodness we'll never have to worry about that. KS Toronado Jan 2022 #34

K&R, there would have ALREADY been arrest if this was a GQP AG and dems THOUGHT of doing J6 uponit7771 Jan 2022 #37

K&R PatSeg Jan 2022 #38

Believe it when I see it Sherman A1 Jan 2022 #40

This message was self-deleted by its author StarryNite Jan 2022 #43

Great Post malaise Jan 2022 #46

I agree 100%. nt Progressive Jones Jan 2022 #48

In the mean time he is still breaking laws and Republicans because of the big lie Emile Jan 2022 #49

From your mouth to my cat's ear.. denbot Jan 2022 #50

+1 Lock Him Up! Emile Jan 2022 #51