Originally Posted by James Lacey
Astonishingly, that anyone would think that Trump has not undermined his reelection is hard to fathom. Any competent leader, for example, would have used the COVID pandemic to their advantage by mounting an intelligent and scientific-based response that show-cased their leadership abilities. Instead, Trump's delivered a haphazard response plagued by denial, dysfunction, and downright counterproductive policies. Any decent leader would have enjoyed a sizeable bounce in popularity as Americans rallied around the flag. Instead, Trump's favorability is double-digits underwater, and he is a definite underdog in his reelection.
Trump still has an ace card up his sleeve: Fox news. The fear machine continues unabated 24/7. I have neighbors who actually believe BLM is coming to their house.
I wouldn't underestimate the fear narrative running daily on Fox...