Master political strategist (sic) Steve Kornacki said a damning report from Mueller will help Trump

[DemocratSinceBirth]

He said it will help him rally his base. What about the other 3/5 to 2/3 of Americans ?

[snowybirdie]

1. Why do 30% of Americans

hold the rest of us hostage and media talking heads seem to see that as a positive?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

3. His base might be a tad bit higher than that, maybe not.

It's nowhere near a plurality or majority though.

[karynnj]

8. Why they hold us hostage is because they are big enough to hold the Republican

party hostage and the Republican party holds the power in both houses of Congress. Though only 30 percent or slightly more of the whole population, that translates to something like 60% plus of the Republican party. This means that all Republicans now face a Hobson's choice -- to possibly lose a primary if they stand up to Trump or to lose the general election if they don't.

So, far the first possibility weighs most heavilly on them - so they bet on Trump's popularity improving. If Trump becomes less popular or stays as unpopular as he is, we may see more jumping ship hoping to save their own job. Until either many of them do that OR they don't and we win very big in 2018, the country is held hostage by these people.

[kentuck]

16. Good analysis!

[TheBlackAdder]

15. Trump's base includes those wealthy assholes with 75% of the money.

[BigmanPigman]

2. He is right.

They would believe that the sky is green if Fux Ruse and the fucking moron said so.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

5. He implied there are enough of them to swing the mid terms.

[BigmanPigman]

9. I wouldn't put it past them. Never assume and never rest!

As soon as you relax and think it is "in the bag" you're pretty much screwed. We will have to fight (and fight dirty if we have to) and campaign like mad right up until the polls close on midterm night.

[Mr. Ected]

4. Trump rallies his base every day, with his tweets and his stupid rallies

They certainly don't need this to consolidate. Their numbers are finite, and not growing.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

6. Kornacki should stick to his annoying, manic election reports.

[poboy2]

21. Yes, not impressed.

Mueller clears Agent O = good for the traitors
Mueller condemns Agent O = good for the traitors

Okay. Heads they win, tails we lose?

[Kirk Lover]

7. Ummmmm it's pretty obvious that those die hard deplorables are never going

to abandon. And I say WHO GIVES A FUCK....it's the other 70% that's gonna run shit.

[John Fante]

10. "God Emperor" himself went to PA to rally the deplorables.

How'd that work out?

[ananda]

11. Who cares about 45's fucking 30% base?

nt

[DemocratSinceBirth]

13. If Mueller's report is truly damning Trump's approval will drop to the high 20s/low 30s.

It's already been that low, in the aftermath of Charlottesville, after the Comey firing, and after the Manafort and Gates indictments.

[Thunderbeast]

20. The deplorables drank very strong KoolAid

Their politics have never been burnished by critical thinking. Facts and evidence don't matter. If they are willing to believe that Obama is Kenyan, and Michelle is transgender, nothing presented by the Justice Department will make a dent.

These people operate from the limbic system. Their cerebral cortex stopped functioning when a negro got elected.

[octoberlib]

12. He also said that Dem opposition to Trump is all about tribalism. Can't stand the guy.

He was both sides are the same-ing all through his appearance.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

14. He's 100% correct.

Our tribe believes in pluralism, the sanctity of the ballot, due process, majority rule/minority rights, and the rule of law.

[poboy2]

22. The deplorables are all about the tribe. You have to be 70% deplorable to be okay with

what is going on. This guy's bias is showing, imo.

[Shrike47]

17. Let us test this statement. I would really like a damning report from Mueller.

His base already assumes there’s a damning report; they wallow in paranoia on the best of days. Let’s give them something to point at.

[maxrandb]

18. He's comparing Donnie Short Fingers treason,

criminality and corruption to Bill Clinton getting a blowjob.

This is a perfect example of how they normalize this shit.

They pulled this bullshit during the 2016 campaign. Most obvious was the time I heard them talking about Iraq policy.

They talked about Clinton's plan to strengthen cooperation with allies, build an international coalition and streamline the training of Iraqi security forces. Then they talked about Donnie Shit for Brains plan to "steal their fucking oil".

They pretended that they were both plans that deserved "serious" contemplation... NOT one plan that was viable, and another that was a fucking war crime.

Fuck their normalizing shit!!!

[poboy2]

24. Agreed and echo your outrage. -nt

[onecaliberal]

19. Kornaki is a dumb fuck repuke I wouldnt expect anything less

[Quixote1818]

23. Rallying your base is great but if you lose the center of the country you are done. nt

[spanone]

25. fuck his base....and kornacki

[PubliusEnigma]

26. The same Steve Kornacki who nearly ate his pen and a sheet of paper during the PA 18 election?

[OldHippieChick]

27. Timing will be critical in this

as it is in so many things. Kornacki's point was that if the report comes from Mueller and it is damaging to Cheeto and it comes anywhere near the midterms, that could energize his base to keep from electing Dems so he does not get impeached. Right now they are not energized, A bad report w/ Cheeto screaming about the unfairness could get them off their butts for midterms.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

29. By Kornacki's logic it would be better for Democrats if Mueller exonerates Trump.

That doesn't even pass the laugh test.

[OldHippieChick]

31. I would agree if that is the logical

conclusion of his point, but I don't think that's what he meant. If Mueller makes no decision regarding Cheeto before the midterms, Cheeto will just be screaming what he's been screaming all along. If Mueller makes a decision to recommend impeachment early this summer, that may have little to no affect on his minions. If, however, Mueller recommends impeachment in Sept or Oct, that could very well incentivize his base and get them to he polls.

[kennetha]

28. Trump is hoping to win re-election with his base

He KNOWS and the Republican party KNOWS that they cannot possibly convince a majority of Americans to vote their side of things, not while they are the party of Trump. But they also now that the anti-majoritarian features of our electoral system can keep them in power even without majority support. 50% of the Senate can be elected by the votes of just 8% of the electorate. Under the old Pennsylvania congressional map, the Democrats beat the Republicans by over 100K votes state-wide, but took only 5 out of the 18 House Seats. Of course, the new map will shift the balance back to the Dems. But repeat the Pennsylvania gerrymander nation wide in state after state. Some calculate the Republicans have a built in advantage of 7.5% in the House. Finally, it is possible .. though not likely .. for a party to win the Presidency with only 23% of the popular vote in a two party race. That's not going to happen. But with enough voter suppression in the right places, a well-distrusted 40% of the vote is plenty to win the re-election by dint of winning the EC but losing the popular vote. this time around, Trump and his evil minions and masters will pour every thing they can into winning the EC without even the pretense of seeing a broad popular mandate.

[marble falls]

30. Don't worry, he'll do a triple expresso, roll up his sleeves and and speed talk his way through ...

the graphics illustrating it.

I'll be home yelling back at him though the big screen.

[Takket]

32. They aren't rallied already? Lol

[malaise]

33. Master what? n/t

[Baitball Blogger]

34. Truth is, in order to save America's soul, we have to be as passionately behind Mueller as

Trump's base is in following a course that is indefensible.