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struggle4progress

(118,378 posts)
Mon Jul 6, 2020, 01:27 AM Jul 2020

'Sleepy Joe' jibe falling flat

By DAVE GOLDINER
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS |
JUL 05, 2020 AT 1:01 PM

... Americans are searching for “Sleepy Joe” at just about a third of the rate that they searched for the negative moniker aimed at Hillary Clinton during the same period of 2016.
The data suggests that voters are not latching on to Trump’s negative campaign to make Biden more unpopular. That’s a cornerstone of Trump’s effort to win reelection in November because his own unfavorable ratings have been remarkably high throughout his presidency.
Four years ago, Trump’s trademark attack on Hillary Clinton drew scoffs from political analysts who considered it juvenile and ineffective. They said the same thing about his broadsides at GOP primary rivals “Lyin’ Ted” Cruz and “Lil’ Marco” Rubio.

But it turned out to be political gold, especially when then-FBI Director James Comey announced a bombshell announcement about the probe into her email use just days before Americans went to the polls ...

https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-trump-biden-election-20200705-xfwyha5yobftzfdcrpxxop5wea-story.html

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'Sleepy Joe' jibe falling flat (Original Post) struggle4progress Jul 2020 OP
The attacks on Hillary worked because of misogyny JI7 Jul 2020 #1
We got this one. nt greyl Jul 2020 #2
There was a lot going on and they won. It was probably the worst day of my life rusty quoin Jul 2020 #3
trump is a idiot Gothmog Jul 2020 #4
The fact is, an older white man Bettie Jul 2020 #5

JI7

(89,276 posts)
1. The attacks on Hillary worked because of misogyny
Mon Jul 6, 2020, 01:31 AM
Jul 2020

it wasn't that people believed every single thing but rather that certain shitty people wanted to believe it.

Any excuse for their loser misogynist! asses to not have to vote for a woman that was so much better than them.

 

rusty quoin

(6,133 posts)
3. There was a lot going on and they won. It was probably the worst day of my life
Mon Jul 6, 2020, 02:26 AM
Jul 2020

because of what my children face.

Bettie

(16,130 posts)
5. The fact is, an older white man
Mon Jul 6, 2020, 08:27 AM
Jul 2020

gets much more benefit of the doubt than people who don't have those attributes.

It is how our society works.

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