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The Real Scandal Is Trump's Virus Lies Won't Matter
Steve Almond wrote an excellent commentary for WBUR about how as shocking as it is that Donald Trump lied about coronavirus, the real thing to be horrified by is that it won’t matter. As Almond points out, Trump’s approval numbers will barely budge, if at all, based on the revelations that he knew about the severity of coronavirus early but downplayed it. The story will circulate for a week or so and then the media will move onto something else, as is what happened with last week’s story about Trump calling American war dead “losers” and “suckers.” Regardless of what Trump does and what comes out, he will remain at around 40-45% approval.
Ultimately this election will come down not to the country realizing that Trump is bad and the US is currently a laughing stock. Rather, this election will come down to who can turn out the vote and the amount of voter suppression that takes place. The remaining Trump supporters will stay with him until the very end. Nearly all of the national polls show Joe Biden as the preferred candidate over Donald Trump. We just have to make sure Biden supporters vote and get their votes counted.
Trump Disclosed Secret Weapons System
President Trump bragged about a supposedly secret nuclear weapons system in an interview with Bob Woodward for the book “Rage.” Trump discussed the weapons system while reflecting on how the United States and North Korea got very close to nuclear war in 2017, according to excerpts from the book. Trump said, “We have stuff that Putin and Xi have never heard about before,” Trump said, referring to Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping. “There’s nobody — what we have is incredible.” The Pentagon was reached out to for comment and they didn’t have one.
Trump is in the habit of causally revealing top-secret information and if necessary falling back on the excuse that he can technically release anything he wants to as president. This is a much different standard than the one Trump and Republicans had of Hillary Clinton and other Democrats when they were in charge. Trump is the one who is horrible with classified information because he has a big mouth and he isn’t intelligent.
From yesterday’s show:
SHOCK POLL: Trump STILL Losing by 12 to Biden???
A new Reuters poll and a new USC poll have Joe Biden ahead over Donald Trump by twelve percentage points. This is a high watermark that matches the Biden highs during June and July. It is unlikely that Joe Biden wins the election by twelve points, although it’s not completely outside the realm of possibility. If that is the case, Joe Biden will certainly win the electoral college also. However, if Joe Biden wins the popular vote by only 3 % or 4%, it’s not clear he will take the White House. That means Biden needs every vote he can get.
--More on the show:
--Caller talks about deconverting Trump supporters and conspiracy theories
--Caller asks if the country would listen to Joe Biden's national mask mandate
--Caller jokes about Trump's support from Florida boaters
--Caller discusses libertarianism
--Caller wonders if Joe Biden is ready to fight fiercely against Donald Trump
--Caller confirms Trump is an international laughing stock
--Caller discusses who military members and veterans will vote for
--Caller questions if Trump will run a parallel presidency if he loses
--Caller reports on the protests in Portland, Oregon
--Audience Question: How would a November 1st vaccine affect the election?
--Audience Question: Are landslide presidential elections still possible in the modern era?
--Audience Question: How can Joe Biden prevent his lead from slipping in the remaining time before the election?
--On the Bonus Show: Producer Pat Ford makes the case defending Bob Woodward, and much more...
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