Trump Has an Absolutely Awful Closing Message

[brooklynite]

Political Wire (paywall)

With Donald Trump back out on the campaign trail, it’s clear he’s doubling-down on the same unpopular message that gave Joe Biden his recent surge in the polls.

In the last 24 hours, Trump has claimed he’s immune to the virus, attacked Dr. Anthony Fauci and once again slammed lock downs, social distancing and other measures designed to tamp down the spread.

Here’s why that’s a terrible message:
* Trump himself caught the virus — and ended up in the hospital — while he mocked the idea of wearing a mask.
* There’s no evidence he’s “immune” to the virus. For instance, a Nevada man has now been infected twice.
* Fauci remains one of the most popular people in the country, as evidenced by a new Trump campaign ad featuring Facui over the doctor’s objections.
* The American public overwhelmingly supports mask wearing, lock downs and other measures to control the virus.
* Coronavirus cases are rising again across the country.

In fact, it might be the worst possible pitch you could make to voters in the final days of this campaign.

[NoMoreRepugs]

1. Please littlehands - keep working hard to insure your defeat.

[dalton99a]

2. "Will you please like me? Please. Please."

- Johnstown, PA, October 13

[malaise]

5. Jonestown Guyana redux

Now die for me

[lagomorph777]

3. But wait, there's more. "It only hurts seniors - no big deal."

Seniors - a CRITICAL GOP voting block. On the chopping block.

[unblock]

4. His whole campaign -- his whole 4 years -- were never about forging a majority coalition

He appears to be a terrible politician because we're so used to judging them by the standards for democracy. By those lights, he's made nearly every mistake in the book. Alienating and offending the vast majority of Americans seems pretty dumb in a democracy.

he is more of a threat though, because he is an authoritarian criminal. His strategy is to get enough of a minority to vote for him to provide plausible cover for him to steal the election. But if the voter suppression is institutionalized already, and he is adding hurdles to voting, intimidation, and disinformation. He will follow with the craziest post-election challenges we've ever seen in this country, perhaps even topping the Tilden-Hayes mess in 1876.

Hopefully, we win with enough of a margin to prevent this, but that's his strategy and it's a real threat.

And that's why his politics are what they are. He wants a fervent 45%, he'll steal the rest. He's not trying to actually get 51% of the vote.

[TheRealNorth]

6. He's going "All-in" on the Big Lie

I bet he thinks if he can repeat the lie enough, people will believe it.