Trump sets off on midterm blitz – are his trademark rallies a liability for Republicans?
Rallies have been mainstay of president’s brand but even some in his own party fear voters are sick of the sight of him “Get your asses in that car.” That was Donald Trump’s order, he later recalled, to his motorcade after foul weather grounded Air Force One in Texas on Thursday. The 85-mile dash to Oklahoma at nearly 100mph was proof that nothing can keep Trump from a Trump rally. Which might not be the good news for Republicans it once was. As the US president embarked on a 32-day campaign blitz aimed at ...
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If he raped a child on live TV, republicans would still vote for him and his share of independent votes would increase.
C'mon, that's not fair. All evidence seems to point to republicans only caring if their child was raped on live tv.
Some of them would be lining up to have it happen to get the bloodline of their supposed savior mixed with theirs.
Yes, i think theyre that completely fucked in the head.
Who pays for these rallies? The Republican party or tax payers? Because he only does them in red states and it's basically just advertising like the stupid TV ad he paid for with tax payer money.
You know the answer.
The last one he did was in a high school gymnasium.....
Gone are the days when lots of people actually turned up to see him
I sure fuckin hope so.
We can only hope that any association with him craters a lot of conservative campaigns.
These people deserve each other - they are the asshats that put this washed-up never-was on a pedestal and if he now drags them down with them, that'd be great.
Yes.