Trump vs Biden 2020, Day 64 of the Pennsylvania count (pt 5) Read OP

How Trump’s conspiracy theories have inspired some supporters to boycott the Georgia runoffs

This is going to be fun, would be nice if they let them go with it !

https://www.vox.com/2020/11/24/21612720/trump-election-fraud-conspiracy-theories-stop-the-steal-georgia-runoffs

PropJoe10 wrote: »

You would genuinely have to wonder what is wrong with that man. It would be far and away better if he just stays on the golf course for the next two months.

Would love to see his reaction if Biden comes out and takes credit for it. Citing winning the election and also the start of the transfer of power.

Leroy42 wrote: »

It is clearly really bugging him that this pandemic robbed him of a second term.

Or even if the vaccine would have been announced a week before the election.

Leroy42 wrote: »

Biden has now crossed 80m votes. That is the biggest vote for a POTUS in history. I think it was never above 70m in the past.

Another way to look at it, never before have so many people voted one person out of office as the citizens of the US did with Trump. 80m of them felt that, despite being continually told how truly awful Biden is, that they would vote Trump out of office.

So at least Trump won that I suppose

Biden's victory would be more heartening if Trump had not himself won the strongest mandate for a Republican candidate in history with over 70 million votes. In other words, Trump gained around 10 million votes over his 2016 performance. This is not to say that Trump didn't lose, but it was about the best loss he could hope for as his brand of politics remains very viable (sadly).

Hard to know where Trumpism will go from here, though. Although it is very viable, it's also very volatile. It's potent, but permeated by complete hysteria and insanity. Trump has been able to lead it thus far, but it could eat itself from the inside out as the movement reaches saturation point and different factions turn on each other. FOX news is a good example of this as the channel was quite Trump-favourable but the moment it started to break away from Trump dogma in the face of cold reality, Trump supporters turned on it. Any move away from ideological purity will elicit a similar response, I think, and because Trumpism is so paranoid and reactionary, those moves will happen, whether real or imagined.

ChikiChiki wrote: »

I doubt he was getting a second term anyway.

What were his ratings like prior to the pandemic hitting? I always thought if the economy is doing well, chances are you'll get that second term. Maybe not applicable to Trump, though.

BobbyMalone wrote: »

What were his ratings like prior to the pandemic hitting? I always thought if the economy is doing well, chances are you'll get that second term. Maybe not applicable to Trump, though.

Yeah he always had the economy to ride on, if it wasn't for the pandemic he would have easily won. It is crazy how many people that have no stock or any benefits from the current stock market high, yet they claim this being one of his achievements

Do you have any idea how much Trump won by?

Leroy42 wrote: »

It is clearly really bugging him that this pandemic robbed him of a second term.

It robbed him of nothing. If anything it could have won him a 2nd term. He went for the conspiracy angle from the start, despite knowing the grim reality of it and how serious it is.

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

It robbed him of nothing. If anything it could have won him a 2nd term. He went for the conspiracy angle from the start, despite knowing the grim reality of it and how serious it is.

Yes, if he had followed up sealing the borders with lockdowns like Australia had, he'd be president now.

Or even sealed the borders and ineffectively faffed about like Coumo did, he'd be president now.

He really f'd up the pandemic which actually if treated spun like a war would have as you said secured victory.

Happy 3 year anniversary to this tweet....

https://twitter.com/feministabulous/status/933704661021937664?s=19

everlast75 wrote: »

Happy 3 year anniversary to this tweet....

https://twitter.com/feministabulous/status/933704661021937664?s=19

The Guardian headline "Lame Duck pardons turkey"

All_in_Flynn wrote: »

Lol that was about as tragic a press conference you can get. He is absolutely reeling that he lost and he is desperate to try and create a legacy. He is in bits.

Before it all I thought I wanted to see Biden win by a complete washout but this has been epic. Trump has really put the rubber stamp on the complete shambles of his presidency. Embarrassed daily in courts all over the country by even Republican judges. Super serial squad solicitors holding pressers outside sex shops. His knight in shining armor leaking oil.

Just glorious.

Don't be too harsh for the guy.... specially now he is getting you pardoned

PropJoe10 wrote: »

Anyone seen KidChameleon lately?

Or outlaw pete

Tony EH wrote: »

He made a balls of it.

What could have been a Churchill moment for him, turning a crisis into a galvanising and unifying force whereby he could encourage everyone to do their bit in the face of adversity and bring everyone together, turned into a Hitler one instead, with him bunkering down, spouting falsehoods and refusing to face the reality of the situation.

Covid could have be his "falklands" if he'd played his cards right. But instead he chose to talk bollocks instead.

I don't think this point is made enough; despite being an absolutely odious individual who's done a lot of real dodgy **** and who genuinely couldn't organise a piss up in a brewery; in addition to being around some really scummy people; I reckon if he had of just treated this thing seriously he would won this race handily.

PropJoe10 wrote: »

Anyone seen KidChameleon lately?

Isn't that a chameleons whole gimmick?