rstrong wrote: ↑Thu Aug 17, 2017 5:22 pmThanks! It's almost a punch-line even without any efforts by the Democrats.
It's always been standard practice in federal elections to portray one's-self as a "Washington outsider", ready to "take on the Washington establishment." Even former Speaker of the House and then Washington Lobbyist Newt Gingrich declared himself a "Washington outsider" in 2012.
Every individual I know, personally, who supported and voted for the trumphole has doubled-down on the stupid- continuing to use the idiot commentary out of the approved phrasebook.
"He's crude and rude but he speaks his mind!"
"He's an outsider, and that's what we need!"
"He gets things done!"
A couple of them have trouble hiding the misgivings and regret, but they all- without exception- refuse to simply admit to choosing the wrong idiot. You can lead them around to acknowledging, in a roundabout way, that the mind he speaks is one that generates grossly inappropriate and inaccurate things, that he is most certainly not an outsider and that no NYC real estate crook can possibly be anti-establishment any more than a pig can fly, and that the only things he has managed to "get done" have been unproductive, negligible, or even counterproductive dog-&-pony shows for the cameras. But then, they simply repeat the pre-programmed responses again.
I voted for Reagan twice, but was not happy with him by the end of his second term. Voted for GHW Bush and was underwhelmed. Voted for him again, then for Dole. Voted for GWB in 2000 with some apprehension, as I thought Gore was not suited to the office. Voted for him again in '04 out of habit, while holding my nose. By '08, I had become honest with myself and conceded that I had been turning away from the RW since that fucking asshole crook Gingrich led the rush of the GOP to embrace obstruction rather than governance.
Hopefully some of the trumphole dupes will turn themselves around before he can cause too much damage. Hopefully. Maybe. I fuckin pray.