4T is Speeding Along Now

[Eric the Green]

(02-09-2020, 05:22 PM)pbrower2a Wrote: Trump is so unpopular that he must cheat to win. Nothing says that he won't. He has done so much wrong that if defeated he will need to find another country.

Think of Ferdinand Marcos. Yes, it is that bad. Count on intimidation (Trump or prison, vote Trump if you want to keep your job -- your employer will know), dirty tricks, an onslaught of propaganda (Trump or treason)...

Crisis Eras are times of fear unless the leadership (yes, I know what FDR said -- All we need to fear... is Fear itself!) is capable of imparting courage upon people who have much to dread.

Here is my snippet of an inaugural speech for the incoming Democratic President:

We are a strong People. We have met difficulty with courage and achievement in the past, and we may need to do so again. We may face hardships, yet if we treat those with dedication and integrity we shall prevail. A nation that can settle the frontier, abolish slavery, get children out of the workplace and into school, recognize the rights of women and minorities, defeat Hitler and Tojo at the same time,  turn a Depression into prosperity, contain Communism, and land men on the Moon can achieve anything. We have no excuse for failure.

Trump will cheat. But his cheating last time consisted partly on fake news items on facebook, through his encouraging or colluding with the Russians or with that British outfit. In other words, Trump's cheating may not work if the people aren't fooled. Trump is a talented deceiver, and he has deceived many, many folks. On the other hand, voter suppression will work regardless of deception. The good news there is that the Democrats have recaptured the state administrations of those 3 rust-belt states the Trump flipped in 2016, so suppression will be harder to bring off.

That speech sounds like what Biden is saying. I wouldn't write him off just yet, but he needs to show the warmth and vitality that he used to show, and that shows in his horoscope. He needs to bring all of who he is back to the trail. And fast. I don't know that he's doing it. But if he does, he can still win South Carolina and maybe come in second in Nevada.

I don't think Bloomberg is a good substitute for Biden. Neither is Pete, and certainly not Amy. But they are sucking off his support right now.