Steerpike

I don't understand how he will lose progressives by strongly condemning the violence. Progressives are supposed to be about workers rights, eliminating poverty, protecting the environment, etc ... not looting and burning. As stated in the post above, the morons who are burning and looting don't vote for anyone. I really am appalled that this weekend, the talking heads from the democratic side never once seemed to address the violence, the destruction. Yes, we need to say what a terrible person Trump is, and how important black lives are ... but that should not be inconsistent with strong condemnation of mayhem. I'm setting my expectations for another 4 years of Trump ...

andyrebell

Expect him to pardon Kyle Rittenhouse and have him over to the white house. In fact he might do that before the election. No U.S real life U.S President has ever pardoned a murderer to my knowledge.

scrubbedexpat099

https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/01/us/po...day/index.html

We have 2 neighbouring police districts refusing to send help.

And from the local Police:

Chief Lovell is black.

civilservant

Apparently Trump thinks that a Police Officer shooting an unarmed man is just like a pro golfer missing a 3 yard putt.

You literally couldn't make this up. Even the Fox News interviewer had to jump in and clarify before the car crash got any worse.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...ling-joe-biden

Lion in Winter

The bit about the dark shadows controlling Biden and the mystery thugs on a plane was good, too.

Lion in Winter

Nope. Don't expect that.

A president can only pardon someone accused of a federal crime. Rittenhouse has been accused of murder by the State of Wisconsin, not by the Federal authorities.

Steerpike

Probably won't stop him from trying

BritInParis

He’ll need to be convicted first. At the rate the prosecution’s case is falling apart it’s touch and go that he’ll even be extradited.

Lion in Winter

Indeed.

At this point, why even bother. Let's just have groups of armed people roaming the streets and fighting it out.

scrubbedexpat096

November will be pretty bang on for the proper second wave as more people shelter inside the cases will grow and grow exponentially again....


Not a pretty way to win an election though.....

civilservant

A good percentage of the electorate will have already cast their vote by then, either via mail or by early voting. Some early voting starts this month, well before even the first debate (that's Illinois, Michigan and Wyoming, BTW)

andyrebell

Those dark shadows will be that of America's First Woman President Kalama Harris. I said it before and been shouted down for it but i will say it again she will have him out on the 25th amendment probably within a year or less.

Jerseygirl

the way things are going she may not be VP.

scrubbedexpat099

I am assuming that despite their best efforts the Dems will win in November, now I was wrong last time.

Then what happens will be interesting, the infighting could be spectacular.

andyrebell

I know because he is going to win again despite everything that is going on with the corona, unemployment, black lives matter and the country being closer to civil war than we have ever seen before all stoked up by a president's rhetoric of hate.