Agree, Trump and McConnell will just use it to make themselves look (Reply #17)

In the discussion thread: Not smart politics to hand a flailing president a major legislative achievement 30 days before E-day [View all]

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Thu Oct 1, 2020, 09:27 AM

radius777 (3,406 posts)

17. Agree, Trump and McConnell will just use it to make themselves look

like 'compassionate conservatives', ie 'Trump's really not that bad of a guy after all'. Swing voters who don't understand politics that much will just see it as a Trump win. It undercuts Biden's critique of Trump as an unfeeling rich guy whose selfishness and mismanagement led to 200k deaths.

Trump still has good ratings on the economy despite all that has happened, and I suspect the Cares Act may have something to do with it. IOW, what was an FDR/left-wing type of bill that people should be thanking Dems for - they don't necessarily do that.

We need to wait until after the election to pass anything and simply make it retroactive. Doing anything now could upset the dynamics which doesn't make sense when we're solidly ahead.

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21 replies	Author	Time	Post
Not smart politics to hand a flailing president a major legislative achievement 30 days before E-day [View all]	NewsCenter28	Oct 2020	OP
Its not	Sgent	Oct 2020	#1
The dems have been fighting for a stimulus bill. Now they should flip a 180	bullimiami	Oct 2020	#2
The people that cannot get jobs and are desperate may disagree with you, or we can give them the	LizBeth	Oct 2020	#3
yeah. tell 'em tough taters!	stopdiggin	Oct 2020	#8
+1. People have to get past the idea thinking the dow has anything to do with the economy.	LizBeth	Oct 2020	#21
If dems jump on it and claim the win in the media it will make no difference nt	msongs	Oct 2020	#4
I agree, the GOP is desperate. The Democratic Party needs to "slow walk" this bill	UCmeNdc	Oct 2020	#5
You're the only one who I've heard mention it	BannonsLiver	Oct 2020	#6
it's not that we don't understand your argument	stopdiggin	Oct 2020	#7
It's just that Speaker Pelosi was under zero public pressure to have a summit with Mnuchin	NewsCenter28	Oct 2020	#9
What a bunch of insulting and condescending bullshit.	MrsCoffee	Oct 2020	#15
Pelosi talks about it once a week or every two. Pelosi has not let go of this at all.	LizBeth	Oct 2020	#19
+1000	Sherman A1	Oct 2020	#10
Imagine that...passing a bill because...it's the right thing to do	greenjar_01	Oct 2020	#16
getting your senate majority to vote for just who they like to vote for is not a major achievement	muriel_volestrangler	Oct 2020	#11
Right, why have we decided the dow is the indicator to our economy? It is not.	LizBeth	Oct 2020	#18
It's too late for Republicans to get a bump	Buckeyeblue	Oct 2020	#12
I Will Defer To Speaker Pelosi. Sir, Regarding Whether Something Is Good Politics Or Not	The Magistrate	Oct 2020	#13
republicans control the body	bigtree	Oct 2020	#14
Agree, Trump and McConnell will just use it to make themselves look	radius777	Oct 2020	#17
Why would Republican or Trump sign off on anything for the people after they get their ass kicked?	LizBeth	Oct 2020	#20

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