Somebody Somewhere
Somebody somewhere voted for a man who boasts about his sexual assaults and direspect of women.
Somebody somewhere voted for a man who would date his own daughter.
Somebody somewhere voted for a man who takes pleasure in inflicting pain and suffering while violating or ignoring the human rights of defenseless refugees and asylum seekers.
Somebody somewhere voted for a man who would cause physical injury and psychological harm to helpless infants and children.
Somebody somewhere voted for a man who mocks the afflicted and disabled.
Somebody somewhere voted for a man who thinks American POWs are losers.
Somebody somewhere voted for a man who believes that Frederck Douglass is doing a great job.
Somebody somewhere voted for a man who believes that George Washington won the Revolutionary War when he crossed the Delaware River and took over Fort Mchenry and the airports.
Somebody some where voted for a man who thinks Andrew Jackson would have prevented the Civil War.
Somebody somewhere voted for a man who believes he is above the law.
Somebody somewhere voted for a man who believes that a free and independent press is the enemy.
Somebody somewhere voted for a man who would put political opponents in prison.
Somebody somewhere voted for a man who has no regard for the rights of those who are different in color of skin, faith, national origin, ethnic heritage, or conjugal orientation or preference.
Somebody somewhere voted for a man who favors the wealthy and foresakes those less fortunate.
Somebody somewhere voted for a man who would aid, abet, and comfort our enemies rather than console and assist disaster victims in need of relief.
Somebody somewhere voted for a man who would dishonor the memory of soldiers who fell in the line of duty while fighting to preserve, protect, and defend the rights of somebody somewhere.
Somebody somewhere voted for a man who is a chronic and habitual pathological liar.
Somebody somewhere voted for a man who was in violation of the Oath of Office even as he raised his right hand to be sworn…
Somebody somewhere will vote for him again….
07/06/2019 @ 10:56 am
Of course he could be re-elected; yes.
07/06/2019 @ 11:01 am
It’s his followers and supporters who must not be underestimated…
07/06/2019 @ 11:22 am
The other people whose duplicity shouldn’t ever be “underestimated” are the people in leadership positions within the Democratic Party. These are the same ones who “elevated” Trump in the first place (in the misguided believe that he would be easy for Hillary to beat), who end up pitching histrionic fits and then agree to what he wants and who refuse to do things like get his tax returns or start impeachment proceedings. That is tacit support just as vile as what his direct supports provide.
07/07/2019 @ 1:28 am
The fact very simply is that the people who voted for Trump are responsible for voting for Trump. He has really only lied to them about one important thing. Not to the rest of us, those lies are now difficult to even count, but he has only lied to his supporters about one thing that mattered to them. He lied to them about being wealthy enough not to be driven by money in office. The rest of his promises to his supporters, implicit and explicit, he has been scrupulous about keeping. Why do you think he continues to fight for the wall? His implicit promise to protect his supporters from PC is one he’s kept to a horrifying extent. His promise to stop allowing other countries to take advantage of the US economically is something he’s continuously tried to keep, albeit usually ineptly, from NATO participants who leave paying for defense to us to the Chinese and tariffs. He has kept the faith with all those bigots and jingoists. Our ace in the hole is that his supporters don’t constitute the majority of voters.
And this is where Amy’s point comes into play: The only way to beat Trump is to mobilize our bigger base completely enough to get him and his allies out of office. That’s what we didn’t accomplish in 2016, and the numbers bear this out. Trump got no more votes than Romney did but HIllary got fewer votes than Obama did.