Quote (Black XistenZ @ Aug 4 2020 07:07am)

These ad hominem attacks against Biden by the Trump campaign didnt stick, and for good reason. The Trump campaign should have focused on the policy differences all along.

Biden's still a bad candidate who got incredibly lucky that the coronavirus prompted Trump to more or less self-destruct.

Quote (Black XistenZ @ Aug 4 2020 08:07am)

These ad hominem attacks against Biden by the Trump campaign didnt stick, and for good reason. The Trump campaign should have focused on the policy differences all along.

Biden's still a bad candidate who got incredibly lucky that the coronavirus prompted Trump to more or less self-destruct.

Quote (SBD @ 4 Aug 2020 18:20)

The guy had already self destructed well before the virus. His version of diplomacy is atrocious and his forms of communication perpetuate an underlying growing sickness that's underpinning politics.

Quote (Thor123422 @ 4 Aug 2020 19:11)

Trump focusing on policy differences is also a disaster though.

Biden isn't a bad candidate. He's a very medium candidate. If there's one thing 2016 has shown us, it's what a real bad candidate is.

Quote (Black XistenZ @ Aug 4 2020 12:21pm)

Back in February and early March, Trump was the favorite to win reelection...



The Biden from 2008 or 2012 was a very medium candidate. But it's 2020, nowadays, Biden is nothing but a sad shell of his former self. Like I said: Trump is not being beaten by Biden, he's beating himself.

Quote (thesnipa @ 4 Aug 2020 19:24)

that sword cuts two ways tho when Trump is on national TV saying he "wishes the best" for Maxwell and blatantly denying statistics by basically saying "if you're not just reporting the stats that make the US look good you're reporting wrong" while also lying about cases dropping in Florida.

Quote (Black XistenZ @ Aug 4 2020 12:29pm)

That's exactly what I mean when I say that Trump is self-destructing. He would be in trouble, but still with a decent chance at reelection, if he had merely handled the pandemic "slightly below average" instead of "god awful, total trainwreck". Had he gotten at least the absolute minimum right, he'd maybe be a 40:60 or 35:65 underdog instead of 10:90.

Quote (thesnipa @ 4 Aug 2020 19:31)

funny to think if he just said one time in one press conference (and he did them every day for weeks) "wear a mask, it's patriotic" it could have been so different. instead he waited too long and now it's perceived as "he's only saying that to appease democrats". even tho he's the guy who "tells it like it is, and doesnt back down".

Quote (Black XistenZ @ Aug 4 2020 12:38pm)

I still dont get why his campaign didnt start selling badass-looking MAGA-masks months ago.

This way, he'd have gotten on the right side of science, saved face, covinced his mask-wary supporters of wearing one, and his supporters would have been visibly present all over the country, making his campaign look more energetic than it actually is.
And the best part: Democrats couldnt have said anything against these masks because the virus makes mask-wearing mandatory, and attacks on Trump supporters for wearing these masks would have reflected super badly on them.

Such a missed opportunity, but then again... "missed opportunity" might be a good summary of Trump's entire first term. :rolleyes:

Quote (thesnipa @ 4 Aug 2020 13:31)

funny to think if he just said one time in one press conference (and he did them every day for weeks) "wear a mask, it's patriotic" it could have been so different. instead he waited too long and now it's perceived as "he's only saying that to appease democrats". even tho he's the guy who "tells it like it is, and doesnt back down".