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https://www.axios.com/gop-great-depression-trump-coronavirus-covid19-74bcbf69-d14a-40a1-9867-ff7a277a0f68.htmlt's the storyline of a Republican nightmare: A mask-disdaining President Trump gets the coronavirus on the eve of the election, against a political backdrop that looks dire for Republicans.
Driving the news: Some top GOP operatives, privy to data from swing states, tell me that this week's chaotic presidential debate had a calamitous effect on Republican chances in tight Senate races.
"The bottom is falling out everywhere," said a longtime Republican insider.
This insider said the debate didn't faze hardcore Trumpers. But he said it turned off "open to Trump" swing voters, especially women in suburbs.
"Everyone knew Trump was capable of this kind of behavior," the insider said. "But these voters had never had 90 straight minutes of that behavior thrust in their faces."
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,308 posts)I would never vote for tRump in a million years, but I was still repulsed by his bullying, shouting and general bulldozer behavior at the so-called debate.
I had heard that he did stuff like this, but like the women in suburbs, I was not prepared to see it full blast. I was horrified and sickened.
vlyons
(10,252 posts)Everything he touches turns to shit. A toxic blight on out nation -- literally!
NewsCenter28
(1,835 posts)Ms. Peggy. Makes winning a lot easier!
Maru Kitteh
(28,303 posts)Cha
(295,929 posts)NewsCenter28
(1,835 posts)Would be a good beginning of a punishment for these jerks Cha!
Cha
(295,929 posts)onetexan
(12,994 posts)Add Chris Christie to the forecastle deck & it will tilt vertical & break in half like the Titanic
Good weekend to ya Cha
Cha
(295,929 posts)Good Sunday to you! :
DFW
(54,056 posts)Smugness and complacency on our part are the Hail Mary of Republican strategy right now. Remember, a wild animal is at its meanest and most dangerous when wounded and cornered. Weve all seen the video clips of MAGATs punching Democrats in the face. Expect that on a national level, because thats what is coming.
We do not let up even after the election. Only when the last race has been definitively decided do we let up, because that mean, wounded animal that is todays Republican Party still has sharp, diseased teeth, and they are looking for any opportunity to use them on us.
True Blue American
(17,972 posts)Watching some Youtube videos on a computer without ad-block and every five minutes a different attack ad on Biden popped up. Very outlandish stuff. SO much bs it wasn't had to see it as desperate, fabricated garbage. Voters watching this would see it for what it was.
Hekate
(90,202 posts)...this monster and not nominated him at all. And finally, finally, he was impeached by the House, and the GOP Senators, in their greed and cowardice, let him get away with his crimes.
Steve Schmidt is right: this is a party rotten to its core, a party that needs to be razed to the ground, only reconstructed during a long sojourn in the wilderness.
The bottom is falling out everywhere.
bluestateboomer
(505 posts)Get out the vote. Vote Early.
yaesu
(8,020 posts)walk and chew gum at the same time.
cayugafalls
(5,631 posts)UCmeNdc
(9,589 posts)What can we do to gain even more votes?????
Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)I hope that the republicans suffer a soul crushing defeat across the board. Im looking to win 63 states, a few territories and 8 zillion electoral votes.
And a bit of something for the republicans
malaise
(267,824 posts)Fuck all reckless ReTHUGs. THey earned this for enabling this monster.
Earthshine2
(3,858 posts)After watching the first 15 mins of the debate, a 70ish female friend who is a life-long republican, declared she would vote for Biden. Trump's behavior was grotesque to her.
According to most, Biden won the debate largely due to Trump acting like a barbarian.
Vogon_Glory
(9,086 posts)The Republicans got what they voted for. Any sympathy I had for them was exhausted years ago.