When this first happened, I figured there might be a slight increase in Trump's approval ratings, but it would be temporary. The only comparable scenario was the attempt on Ronald Reagan. IIRC, Reagan's approval received only a temporary boost that was largely gone within two months.
As we've seen, Trump didn't see any serious gains in approval, even following the Republican National Convention. We did see a lot of cult behavior, which is, imo, unsurprising.
Trump is reaping what he's been sowing for years. We live in the Sierra foothills in California, where for months a sign at the end of a private driveway proclaims, "Trump or Death." We see bumper stickers on big alt-flag waving trucks: Let's Go Brandon, F*ck Biden, God Guns Trump, etc. We see the mainstream media calling him a populist and repeating the tropes of his supporters in their headlines-- "we're all MAGA now." This is his wet dream come true. The sympathy factor alone will be a huge bump for him in the polls.
how do you think this will impact the race?
(Catching up on posts, late reply)
When this first happened, I figured there might be a slight increase in Trump's approval ratings, but it would be temporary. The only comparable scenario was the attempt on Ronald Reagan. IIRC, Reagan's approval received only a temporary boost that was largely gone within two months.
As we've seen, Trump didn't see any serious gains in approval, even following the Republican National Convention. We did see a lot of cult behavior, which is, imo, unsurprising.
Trump is reaping what he's been sowing for years. We live in the Sierra foothills in California, where for months a sign at the end of a private driveway proclaims, "Trump or Death." We see bumper stickers on big alt-flag waving trucks: Let's Go Brandon, F*ck Biden, God Guns Trump, etc. We see the mainstream media calling him a populist and repeating the tropes of his supporters in their headlines-- "we're all MAGA now." This is his wet dream come true. The sympathy factor alone will be a huge bump for him in the polls.
Broke my 10 day streak off social media for this lovely news.🤙🏼 How do we as a nation control, alt, delete?!
i support this strategy!
Acknowledged. Agreed, wholly. Iesh. Great writing as always Plank. Thanks for sharing your talents and your perspective.
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I wish I had something more elegant to say than "Yup." but honestly, there's nothing more that needs to be said other than "yup."
And I think it'll impact the race not a single iota.
One inch. He couldn’t have been one inch better in his aim?! Great piece .
ouuuuf good point 😭