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Topic	Politics Containment Topic 331: Borat to the Brain
red sox 777 10/25/20 11:52:36 AM #499:	CaptainOfCrush posted... Yeah, this notion that Covid killed Trump's reelection chances no matter what is really just excusing him. He could have, I dunno, fucking handled it better by using his position to encourage people to listen to the science, practice social distancing, and wear masks. Instead, he visibly fought against these measures and ridiculed people who took them seriously (Joe Biden in the first debate). His laundry list of absurd, unsubstantiated ramblings and assertions ("I think it'll disappear", "like a miracle", "affects virtually nobody") also haven't helped things. The guy just can't help himself from acting like a sleazy used car salesman. He can't EVER shut up and listen. Covid wouldn't have guaranteed an election loss for Reagan, or Obama, or anyone who actually made the effort of acting like a responsible leader. Trump handled this... the way most of us expected him to, and that's on him, not the virus. Trump could also have clearly explained his strategy - accepting that the virus is here and will infect millions and millions of people no matter what and that his strategy is to mitigate the damage to the economy and public life as much as possible. Countries are willing to make huge sacrifices of life to protect their freedom and way of life and after an initial drop in the polls, I think many Americans would have come around to supporting this strategy. The actual messaging was pretty incoherent though. --- September 1, 2003; November 4, 2007; September 2, 2013 Congratulations to DP Oblivion in the Guru Contest! <cite>red sox 777 posted [p:946277874] in Politics C... [t:79055896]...</cite> <quote>CaptainOfCrush posted... </cite> <quote>Yeah, this notion that Covid killed Trump's reelection chances no matter what is really just excusing him. He could have, I dunno, fucking handled it better by using his position to encourage people to listen to the science, practice social distancing, and wear masks. Instead, he visibly fought against these measures and ridiculed people who took them seriously (Joe Biden in the first debate). His laundry list of absurd, unsubstantiated ramblings and assertions ("I think it'll disappear", "like a miracle", "affects virtually nobody") also haven't helped things. The guy just can't help himself from acting like a sleazy used car salesman. He can't EVER shut up and listen. Covid wouldn't have guaranteed an election loss for Reagan, or Obama, or anyone who actually made the effort of acting like a responsible leader. Trump handled this... the way most of us expected him to, and that's on him, not the virus.</quote> Trump could also have clearly explained his strategy - accepting that the virus is here and will infect millions and millions of people no matter what and that his strategy is to mitigate the damage to the economy and public life as much as possible. Countries are willing to make huge sacrifices of life to protect their freedom and way of life and after an initial drop in the polls, I think many Americans would have come around to supporting this strategy. The actual messaging was pretty incoherent though. --- September 1, 2003; November 4, 2007; September 2, 2013 Congratulations to DP Oblivion in the Guru Contest!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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