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EdmondDantes_

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21. That's not true. It's the most prominent example
Thu Dec 5, 2024, 01:31 PM
Dec 5

But the reports from private fundraisers, the Hurr report, and other reports from people in the government and foreign governments said the same thing.

I agree with you that Trump has shown signs of decline but for a variety of factors that didn't apply as much. The biggest reason I think is that he was never sharp. His decline was from a much lower initial point. His selling point wasn't his intelligence or skills as a politician.

The second is he has a somewhat unique hold on his most devoted base. I absolutely don't think that the proper response is to become more blind to flaws. It's not a road to being better.

And Trump benefited from the Biden administration as a whole trying to deny reality about the economy and inflation. Not to say that Trump will do better, but he acknowledged the issue and at least claimed he would address it.

And Al Franken had a number of different women accuse him. Women from different parts of his life with several of those having told others at the time. And he apologized for giving women reason to doubt him. It's hard for me to believe he was innocent considering all of the facts.

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I think she's right about one thing: the independent voters came to equate Democrats and Republicans as ... marble falls Dec 5 #1
The press is to blame, and MSNBC and CNN are seeing the chickens come home to roost. dem4decades Dec 5 #5
Ugh. As trump appointees in piss-stained khakis are taking sobriety traffic tests, Scrivener7 Dec 5 #2
This is another person who refuses to account for the all-pervassive RW spin apparatus... JHB Dec 5 #3
Democrats might try to emulate the very successsful comradebillyboy Dec 5 #11
The problem is that media and podcasts on our side have no funding. JHB Dec 5 #12
Biden will go down as the most unpopular effective President in history BeyondGeography Dec 5 #4
agree Celerity Dec 5 #6
I disagree with your assumption. President Biden ran for the Presidency because if he didn't, the orange menace akbacchus_BC Dec 5 #7
Biden did run and Trump won a 2nd term Kaleva Dec 5 #13
Wow! Denigrating VP Harris. No wonder she lost! nt akbacchus_BC Dec 5 #15
Agreed. Did anyone truly believe Trump would come back? Iris Dec 5 #20
I don't say this to be mean or disparage Biden EdmondDantes_ Dec 5 #8
President Biden's only mess up was at the debate with the clown. It was hard to watch. He was his normal self akbacchus_BC Dec 5 #16
The next day wasn't live questions though Polybius Dec 5 #19
That's not true. It's the most prominent example EdmondDantes_ Dec 5 #21
Agree DeepWinter Dec 5 #9
Totally agree BeerBarrelPolka Dec 5 #10
Agree Kaleva Dec 5 #14
Biden denied multiple times that he would only serve one term. Self Esteem Dec 5 #17
The rules of the game changed. Lars39 Dec 5 #18
Right?? Iris Dec 5 #22
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