• samus12345@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    There are always people saying that anything that happens means Trump will win the election. This happened in 2020, too. The fact is, they don’t know whether or not it will help. They’re either trying to demoralize potential Biden voters or they’re just doomsayers.

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        9 months ago

        It’s not a great way to do it, in that case. Reminding everyone that there’s always a very clear and present danger that he may be elected is fine, but saying, “Oh, Trump’s DEFINITELY gonna win now because of [thing that just happened]” is unhelpful.

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      9 months ago

      In this case however there’s historical precedent. Reagan was almost assassinated and as a result gained a tremendous amount of support and goodwill. Granted a bit of ketchup on the ear is a far cry from an actual injury, but the Toupee was out of the news for almost a whole week, so something drastic had to be done to get the spotlight back on the Republicans.

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        9 months ago

        He was out of the news for a week when the Epstein files were released with his name all over them. The US News is owned by the same oligarchs funding his campaign and hedging their bets on him deregulating their industries.