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Statistical

(19,264 posts)
4. That is a good line of attack. Nobody likes someone who is weak under pressure plus
Mon Sep 21, 2020, 04:40 PM
Sep 2020

bonus points it will get under Trump's skin.

You are never going to convince Trumpers but for moderates and low information voters barely engaged in politics at all it is a simple narrative which is easy to understand (and truthful). There is bad stuff in your life right now because Trump is weak under pressure and can't handle the job so do you want that to continue or do you want a change?

PatSeg

(47,421 posts)
5. And it is one of Trump's favorite attacks
Mon Sep 21, 2020, 04:45 PM
Sep 2020

against other people. For some reason, it is a phrase he loves, "He/she choked". I wonder if THAT came from his crappy childhood. Did his father accuse him of "choking"?

In the meanwhile, Joe is using Trump's tactics against him and every effectively.

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
10. In case any of you word wizards in the popular media are looking for a way to explain this
Mon Sep 21, 2020, 05:12 PM
Sep 2020

It looks like Biden just gave you the template for reporting on Trump's lethally horrible handling of the pandemic: He choked. The virus (average size 70 to 90 nm) was too big for him.

SergeStorms

(19,201 posts)
12. And Jared....
Mon Sep 21, 2020, 07:33 PM
Sep 2020

well, he's Jared. He's had everything in life handed to him as well, not to mention being dumber than a box of hair.

liberalla

(9,246 posts)
13. This is a WINNER! It's a clear explanation, with the added benefit of
Mon Sep 21, 2020, 07:40 PM
Sep 2020

being absolutely TRUE... and everyone can understand it.

sarge43

(28,941 posts)
15. He did far worse than merely freeze
Mon Sep 21, 2020, 08:00 PM
Sep 2020

He then acted as he always has; he blamed others, in this case the American people. As he said during the Woodward interviews, he knew Covid19 was dangerous, but if he told us, we'd panic. So he lied to us and he's kept on lying.

Yes a handful may have panicked. Most of us, as we have done before in many other crises, would have stepped up and said, "What should we do; what can we do?"

Instead of united us with a common purpose and goal, he's divided and harmed us in ways that will take years, if ever, to repair. His contempt for us has caused the deaths of more than 200,000 people. Many more will suffer permanent damage to their health and well being.

Biden should be beating him like a kettle drum with this.

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