Wednesday, June 19, 2019

Democrat Hypocrisy is just another facet of opposition

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6.19.17:

11:37 am:

If you look carefully at this poll, which a typical one lately on Rasmussen, you can see a problem.  The problem is that 25%, or thereabouts, are open to persuasion on Trump either way.

Trump has to win 2/3 rds of these in order to get a majority.  He doesn't get there very often.

Somehow, he has to get more ardent supporters, and fewer ardent opponents.  Or, he has to win 2/3 of the rest.  Tall order.
8:17 am:

The election is 18 months off now, and this president has a track record.  So far, he has avoided major pitfalls.  But his press coverage is horrendous.  By most standards, I'd say he's had a successful first term, and should have no trouble being reelected.   That judgement would be based upon performance alone.

Yet his poll numbers do not reflect that.  Just saying that there's something wrong here.  He should be doing better, and complaining about the media is not the entire story.  Reagan didn't have a friendly media either, but he won 49 states in his reelection bid.  Trump might be lucky to win at all.

He needs to rethink his press relations.  It may make a difference.

7:55 am:

The article discusses the fallout from the Stephanopolous interview recently.

It doesn't help to have to keep defending the POTUS.  Even if the POTUS didn't do anything wrong.

Or did he?

The big mistake for Trump was to treat someone as trustworthy, yet who is definitely not.  Stephanopolous is definitely partisan Democrat, and only wanted to gin up some controversy.  Why grant him an audience?  If that is unavoidable, then why hand him anything that he could use?

This president makes a bit of trouble for himself that is entirely unnecessary.  Nothing he said was wrong, but he has to remember his own words about the news media--- they are the enemy.


Posted by Greg at 11:30 AM
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