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https://politicalwire.com/2018/12/20/trump-doubles-down-on-losing-strategy/Trump Doubles-Down on Losing Strategy
December 20, 2018 at 2:39 pm EST By Taegan Goddard
Ron Brownstein: With his threat to shut down the federal government unless he receives funding for his border wall, President Trump is employing a tactic that is unpopular to advance a goal that may be even more unpopular.
Trumps threats and the muted public resistance to them from GOP congressional leaders offer the latest evidence that the partys drubbing in the midterm election has not changed the White Houses fundamental strategic calculus.
Though the proposed border wall faces widespread opposition among all the groups in the electorate that powered the big Democratic gains in the House last month, and government shutdowns historically have alienated a broad range of the public, both the end and the means remain popular among the Presidents core supporters.
Trumps threats and the muted public resistance to them from GOP congressional leaders offer the latest evidence that the partys drubbing in the midterm election has not changed the White Houses fundamental strategic calculus.
Though the proposed border wall faces widespread opposition among all the groups in the electorate that powered the big Democratic gains in the House last month, and government shutdowns historically have alienated a broad range of the public, both the end and the means remain popular among the Presidents core supporters.
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Trump Doubles-Down on Losing Strategy (Original Post)
babylonsister
Dec 2018
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NoMoreRepugs
(9,417 posts)1. Hoping he triples down on it and shuts things down.
Yes, it will bring pain to some - but the damage to him and the Repugs will be worth it in the long run IMO.
empedocles
(15,751 posts)3. dji is saying shutdown.
I turned on market channel dji down, and starting to drop. as traitortrump opened the sewer of this mouth market soon dropped 120 more points.
My fear is that trump might try and shutdown government, do something else stupid or disastrous, and then triple down try and do martial law/emergency law thing.
Its so recklessly like trump. Remember he carelessly doubled Chinese tariffs by the billions.
Blue Owl
(50,355 posts)2. Demented Disgruntled Demoralized Dipstick Diaper Donnie Doubles Down
n/t
mia
(8,360 posts)4. "Doubles-down" or double-downs?
Think that the latter is better, since double-down is a verb.
Donald the Double-down is even better.