Quote (Black XistenZ @ 18 Dec 2018 14:19)
well, trump's coalition is already stretched thin electorally anyway, he absolutely cannot afford any further defections beyond this point. if he really loses one third of his remaining coalition (which he wont just because of one stupid tweet, but the direction is worrying), then he's looking towards something like a 100 vs 438 electoral college blowout in 2020...
yeah, a third is definitely giving too much credit to the cult (i was just going by the direct replies to my post) - i think we're heavily overestimating the "significant portion" here. i think trump's own words about shooting someone on fifth avenue and NOT losing any voters come much closer to the truth. they don't really care about principles, free speech, right and wrong, or truth for that matter - all they care about is 'their' team 'winning'.
btw, this is NOT 'just one stupid tweet'. the acosta incident, using lies and absolutely moronic claims to get rid of an inconvenient journalist comes to mind - trump also made prior tweets suggesting media licences should be 'looked at' for reporting critical about him:
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-media/trump-hits-cnn-and-nbc-urges-look-at-their-license-tweet-idUSKCN1LK1Z1that alongside his coordinated and frequent attacks and attempts to discredit outlets that aren't extremely biased towards him, his 'enemy of the people' and 'fake news' (how ironic coming from the most prolific liar ever to disgrace the office) narratives SHOULD really worry you if you actually value free speech - but i think it's well established that the majority of his devout followers don't...
This post was edited by fender on Dec 18 2018 07:54am