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Vogon_Glory

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8. Is He Indeed Barrelling Towards Re-Election?
Tue Mar 26, 2019, 10:05 AM
Mar 2019

I don’t think so.

Donnie got into the White House in large part due to an apathetic electorate and poorly mobilized Democratic voting block.

Donnie crested over the Blue Wall in part due to both the bigots coming out of the woodwork and the hopeful marks believing that he’d bring jobs and good times back to the Rust Belt. Donnie’s still got the bigots and the Holy Joes but a lot of the people who believed his economic BS have been wised up—the same way the folks at Lordstown and Carrier have been.

Granted, his victories in places like Michigan and Wisconsin were by slivers, but he’s been losing backers by slivers since Inauguration Day 2017. There may be suckers who can be scammed multiple times, but there are other suckers who can only get conned once because they learn from experience. The death by a thousand cuts might not be as spectacular as a curb-stomp or a decapitation, but it is nevertheless fatal.

This nay-sayer might have half a point: beating Orange Julius won’t be a cake walk. But long hard slogs can bring victory too.

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i dont think sooooooooo..... samnsara Mar 2019 #1
hmmmm. Where did I hear that before? LiberalLovinLug Mar 2019 #19
Me neither... not if Bernie's got anything to say about it. InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2019 #32
Putin told me sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Iliyah Mar 2019 #2
The Russians are ready, willing and able to help. democratisphere Mar 2019 #3
Barr just gave the russians the all clear to do it again. nt yaesu Mar 2019 #12
With Mueller's help, that slimeball. Wonder how much the Russians paid him. InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2019 #33
The betting markets have him an underdog Cicada Mar 2019 #4
You must have missed the last presidential election Snake Plissken Mar 2019 #16
They had Trump with a 25% chance to win. That sounds correct to me. Cicada Mar 2019 #20
trump only won because of russian interference.. samnsara Mar 2019 #24
The interesting thing about betting sites is they can account for Russian interference. marylandblue Mar 2019 #28
Can we please stop hanging the crepe here? Zoonart Mar 2019 #5
Abolish the Electoral College now tomhagen Mar 2019 #6
By passing a law preventing presidential candidates from getting on the ballot unless they provide in2herbs Mar 2019 #7
Taxes should only be part of that resume UniteTheLeft Mar 2019 #22
Are there enough Democratic controlled states for such a thing to matter currently? cstanleytech Mar 2019 #23
Actually, I don't think they can leftieNanner Mar 2019 #31
Is He Indeed Barrelling Towards Re-Election? Vogon_Glory Mar 2019 #8
Economic models point to a Trump blowout in 2020. But a faltering economy or giant scandal could cha Gothmog Mar 2019 #9
This message was self-deleted by its author Vogon_Glory Mar 2019 #11
Is Outrage a measurable economic variable? Vogon_Glory Mar 2019 #14
I hope that the 2020 election is about the ACA and health care and not the economy Gothmog Mar 2019 #25
Politico they go from fence riding to right leaning... sad!! Thekaspervote Mar 2019 #18
Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it Gothmog Mar 2019 #26
Economic models showed Clinton winning in 2016. marylandblue Mar 2019 #29
There were models that predicted trump winning Gothmog Mar 2019 #34
At least that's a political model but he fudges it. marylandblue Mar 2019 #35
I disagreed with Lichman's model in 2016 Gothmog Mar 2019 #36
2020 economy will NOT help Trump kurtcagle Mar 2019 #38
WTF is this bullshit? Chakaconcarne Mar 2019 #10
Take nothing for granted but this MF'er will lose 2020. Everything he touches turns to shit so no Pepsidog Mar 2019 #13
bullshit - n/t RussBLib Mar 2019 #15
I think w/ the games rump and Barr just played on us in covering up the Mueller report AND... SWBTATTReg Mar 2019 #17
Not gilligan Mar 2019 #21
Bullshit. n/t happybird Mar 2019 #27
How do you get a way with spamming DU ? stonecutter357 Mar 2019 #30
No he is not..and we don't need these negative posts! secondwind Mar 2019 #37
No fucking way! smirkymonkey Mar 2019 #39
If so.... paleotn Mar 2019 #40
Like last time? czarjak Mar 2019 #41
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