Posts Made By: Rod Kaufman

Originally Posted by James Brown

I'd bet big money that Amy Coney Barrett is the nominee if Trump wins and RBG dies or resigns.  

I think Trump's unconventional approach to releasing a list of SC candidates "in advance" helped him beat Clinton.  This was arguably a very savvy political move.  Worked last time anyway.

Do you think Joe Biden will release a list too?  I feel like I'm channeling Rich here, but if Joe does not, why not?  Unlike Rich, I'm not playing gotcha -  I'll go first.  Personally I think that Joe will not release a list because if the SC candidates are too far left the R's will attack and if the candidates are Merrick Garland types, the lefties will revolt.  It's a lose - lose for Biden.

Trump on the other hand seems to have a better time rallying the base with his list of origialists.  Gives him some credibility with conservatives he might not otherwise have.

Jim

Originally Posted by James Lacey

Maybe the Cruz announcement had something to do with being nervous about losing TX? In any case, as Jim said, he had nothing to lose by making these announcements no matter how weird they are.

Originally Posted by Greg Shaffer

While it is true Latimer did improve upon the design that has nothing to do with what Biden stated.....he is still an idiot. LOL

Originally Posted by Jim Moscheck

Donny wanted to be a cheerleader, not a Debbie Downer. He lied in February saying it would just go away when he privately said to Bob Woodward it is "deadly stuff".

As far as trumpiods believing it? Not a chance, even though the recordings are damning.

Originally Posted by James Lacey

I have always been extremely skeptical that any of this will lead to Trump's downfall. As I have said many times, I continue to be amazed at how his base supporters are unfazed by his evident and blatant actions that are driven purely by the desire to gain political advantage. There does not seem to be any norm of expectation or rule or boundary that he will not violate if he thinks he can personally gain from it. Downplay the virus and encourage his supporters to endanger themselves and believe that it is no worse than the common flu when in fact, since February, he has known it's at least five times more deadly and extremely transmissible and a danger to everyone? Check! Accept and encourage help to get re-elected from foreign countries that are not our natural allies? Check! Blackmail our foreign partners to help get re-elected? Check! Use the power of his office to gain political advantage in unprecedented and never before seen ways? Check! Stoke racial tensions and play the race card to drive wedges between the electorate and attempt to portray himself as the law-and-order President? Check! I mean, it just goes on, and on, and on with this guy.

Originally Posted by James Lacey

One thing that should be painfully obvious is that Trump has been gas-lighting all of us. Not only his detractors but his supporters too. He has been fully aware of how harmful and dangerous this virus is from the beginning, and he had zero compunction about putting all of us at risk for his gain. Not just our lives, but our livelihoods. And our sanity. He endangered all of us, on purpose, for his political gain. He has no respect for any of our lives or our futures. There does not seem to be any limit to which he will not go to further his selfish ambition.

The truly hilarious thing is that I guarantee you there are Trump supporters who will still argue that COVID-19 is no more harmful than the common flu.

Originally Posted by James Lacey

The Lincoln project didn't waste any time getting a new ad out:

https://twitter.com/ProjectLincoln/status/1303761269455904768