07-13-2020, 10:34 PM
(06-05-2020, 02:47 PM)Isoko Wrote: Bob and User,
Honestly when it comes to Trump and his polling numbers, they seem to be where they were in 2016. The people who disapprove are the ones who are quite vocal about it. It's the silent majority we have to take into consideration.
The silent majority can be scared. COVID-19 scares the Hell out of me.
Voters over 65 went for Trump in Florida in 2016. They are turning against him now.
Quote:They are going to be faced with a bumbling and deeply unpopular Joe Biden Vs Trump. If Trump restores law and order and Biden does something stupid like picking an incredibly SJW tier candidate for VP, I think that silent majority are going to hold their noses and turn out again in support of Trump. Better the devil you know scenario.
Trump's idea of 'law-and-order' has brutality as its core. Brutal law enforcement has never proved more effective than smart law enforcement. As an example, San Jose, California has automatic readers of license plates in patrol cars. It's great for detecting stolen cars. Drive a stolen car in San Jose and you will be busted. Because auto theft is a gateway into other crimes, early detection of car thieves can thwart some criminal tendencies.
Quote:Had the Dems picked a very and likeable candidate then Trump would be easily out of office. However it's Joe Biden and that silent majority is still very cheesed off with the left so I think Donald is getting another term if I'm honest.
Trump is erratic, corrupt, and cruel. He bungled the response to COVID-19 badly enough that I would shed no tears if he were charged with negligent homicide.
The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the dedicated Communist but instead the people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction, true and false, no longer exists -- Hannah Arendt.