really this is the biggest who cares story in Trump's entire presidency.
We know Trump's personality. can we stop expecting things from him? there's no reason for this to be the headline of the New York Times and not the failure to extend CHIP, the attempts by Alexander-Murray to help insurance markets, Pruitt's deplorable and vigorous tenure as EPA Administrator, ect. ect.
That'd require the media and the Democratic establishment to have interest in topics of substance, rather than stylistic issues and obsessing over Trump's boorishness. They think this is some great shock to the country and will chase everyone away from Trump; it's the same strategy the Clinton campaign used last year to such great effect. It doesn't work, people don't care, and it does nothing to truly turn people against Trump and the GOP. All these "sophisticated suburban Republicans who're appalled by Trump's incivility" don't really exist in large numbers; they're liberal fantasies and delusions. But, I guess harping over superficial, everyday Trumpian sociopathic nonsense is easier than making a case for a lackluster, tried-and-failed, neoliberal policy agenda nobody cares about.
This would make sense if Trump's poll numbers were higher.
I know some on the left like to believe that this stuff doesn't matter and it is all about the economics (lol what nonsense...). But stuff like this is hurting Trump. He has alienated everyone who isn't a part of his base and a big reason why is his lack of tact and discipline.
Picking fights with NFL players and sports analysts, lying about your predecessor etc. This stuff is becoming tiresome. People are tired of hearing about this guy everyday and it is reflecting in his poll numbers.
And come election day 2020, Trump will hold onto around 46% of the electorate yet again. His poll numbers were abysmal prior to the '16 election as well, but that didn't stop 46% of Americans from voting for him and a large number to defect to a third party rather than vote for the Democrat. It also hasn't resulted in the loss of a single special election (despite notable increases in vote share for the Democratic candidates) by a Republican since Trump's inauguration. But, sure, keep going with a failed strategy; why not give Trump another 4 years...
That is ridiculous there were factors in 2016 that won't be in play 2020. The biggest is Trump will have a record to run on in 2020 unlike 2016 were he benefited from being a blank slate outsider so a bad record to go with his tiresome personality is deadly, states like Wisonsin and Michigan could have dem governors so "voter fraud" laws that Walker and others used to purge black people won't be around, Milenials will really start coming into their own in 2020 and naturally like all voting blocs do when they age is vote more, , an to add to that people might be having serious buyers remorse on GJ and Stein protest votes and are more likely to show up to rid themselves of Trump, the dem nom isn't likely to be under FBI investigation for email use
, and finally yeah the Russian stuff is out in the open
