Presidential historian predicts public support for Trump will collapse (1 Viewer)

Presidential historian predicts public support for Trump will collapse

11/30/19

Presidential historian Douglas Brinkley on Friday predicted that public support for President Trump will collapse as House Democrats continue their impeachment inquiry against him. “It just tells you what deep trouble Donald Trump is in. I mean, when you have 50 percent of the country wanting you not just impeached but removed from office, and the game hasn’t even gotten fast yet,” Brinkley said Friday morning on CNN, where he serves as a contributor. “I think once the vote is taken by Congress to impeach him and he’s wearing the ‘I’ on his chest, you’re going to see that movement grow even more,” Brinkley predicted. He added of Trump, “It tells you he doesn’t have a lot of friends. He’s a base politician. He doesn’t know how to turn this around.”

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It won't change too many minds, most minds are already made up regarding Donald Trump, but it will provide a bevy of very nice video snippets from the patriots that have testified before the House.

Historical precedent in the United States doesn’t work too well since we’ve never elected a populist before.

But let’s go with global historical precedent: when did populism end well?

Rogue Valley said:

Presidential historian predicts public support for Trump will collapse



It won't change too many minds, most minds are already made up regarding Donald Trump, but it will provide a bevy of very nice video snippets from the patriots that have testified before the House.

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I don't put much faith in anyone who is a hired hack, a commentator for CNN.

trixare4kids said:

I don't put much faith in anyone who is a hired hack, a commentator for CNN.

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That's ironic since we don't put much faith in Trump supporting hacks who lie and act like morons.

trixare4kids said:

I don't put much faith in anyone who is a hired hack, a commentator for CNN.

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Wise decision. Given the record of these leftists and their "predictions."

Rogue Valley said:

Presidential historian predicts public support for Trump will collapse



It won't change too many minds, most minds are already made up regarding Donald Trump, but it will provide a bevy of very nice video snippets from the patriots that have testified before the House.

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...a CNN contributor....nuff said.

Rogue Valley said:

Presidential historian predicts public support for Trump will collapse



It won't change too many minds, most minds are already made up regarding Donald Trump, but it will provide a bevy of very nice video snippets from the patriots that have testified before the House.

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While I think Trump will remain on the Top Ten List of Worst US Presidents for a century or two to come, the Democrats don't have anyone to replace him. The gambling odds still favor Trump winning reelection (even if he resigns in 2021!) and I have money riding on Trump winning. The odds still favor the Republicans retaining the Senate and the Democrats the House.

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Election 2020

Cardinal said:

Historical precedent in the United States doesn’t work too well since we’ve never elected a populist before.

But let’s go with global historical precedent: when did populism end well?

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So you are against a government by and for the people?

Rising Sun said:

While I think Trump will remain on the Top Ten List of Worst US Presidents for a century or two to come, the Democrats don't have anyone to replace him. The gambling odds still favor Trump winning reelection (even if he resigns in 2021!) and I have money riding on Trump winning. The odds still favor the Republicans retaining the Senate and the Democrats the House.

Presidential Election

Election 2020

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It’s a competitive democratic primary and the Iowa caucuses are 90 some days away, why is everyone fretting over how democrats haven’t picked their nominee yet when we are still at the beginning of the nomination process?

Unitedwestand13 said:

It’s a competitive democratic primary and the Iowa caucuses are 90 some days away, why is everyone fretting over how democrats haven’t picked their nominee yet when we are still at the beginning of the nomination process?

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Sorry, but the Democrats already booted all of the moderates off the stage. Those remaining are only "moderate" by comparison to the LWL on the stage.

Regardless who the Democrats pick, most Democrats will vote for the "D" on the ballot. Most Republicans will vote for the "R". So who will the Independents vote for? Democrats are about 30% of the voters, Republicans about 29% but the Independents are 40%. Which way the Independents lean is how the election will be determined.

Right now, the Independents don't like Trump, but they aren't fans of the far left direction of the Democrats either. When voters are given a choice of two unlikable candidates they'll usually vote for the status quo, "the devil you know". That's just basic human psychology.


Nearly half of independents say Democratic Party leans too far left: poll | TheHill

Presidential Approval Ratings -- Donald Trump

Grandpappy said:

So you are against a government by and for the people?

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That's not populism. Populism can best be summed up as a "people's" (i.e. the working class) revolution for the purpose of destroying or punishing a perceived elite class. This is exemplified by Republican voters' desire to "turn Trump into a missile and aim it at Washington." Populism is inherently destructive since destruction is the primary aim. Historical examples of populism are the Marxist Revolution, the French Revolution and Venezuela.

To my knowledge, populism has never ended well.

I should clarify about the inclusion of Venezuela as an example since Republicans often like to think that was a socialist thing.

"In the 1990s Venezuela experienced the rise of a new anti-party movement built around the figure of Hugo Cha´vez and dedicated to the fundamental transformation of society, a movement that most Venezuelans call Chavismo. If we define populism in strictly political terms—as the presence of what some scholars call a charismatic mode of linkage between voters and politicians, and a democratic discourse that relies on the idea of a popular will and a struggle between ‘the people’ and ‘the elite’—then Chavismo is clearly a populist phenomenon. Chavismo relies on charismatic linkages between voters and politicians, a relationship largely unmediated by any institutionalised party. It also bases itself on a powerful, Manichaean discourse of ‘the people versus the elite’ that naturally encourages an ‘anything goes’ attitude among Cha´vez's supporters."

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/01436590310001630107

Sound familiar?

Cardinal said:

That's not populism. Populism can best be summed up as a "people's" (i.e. the working class) revolution for the purpose of destroying or punishing a perceived elite class. This is exemplified by Republican voters' desire to "turn Trump into a missile and aim it at Washington." Populism is inherently destructive since destruction is the primary aim. Historical examples of populism are the Marxist Revolution, the French Revolution and Venezuela.

To my knowledge, populism has never ended well.

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Marxism is the farthest thing from Trump's populism, which is based on capitalism. Capitalism is what made this country great. Trump's ideas make it work for all, rich and poor.
That's why our economy is the healthiest in the world right now.
These are facts, not spin or opinions.

Grandpappy said:

Marxism is the farthest thing from Trump's populism, which is based on capitalism. Capitalism is what made this country great. Trump's ideas make it work for all, rich and poor.
That's why our economy is the healthiest in the world right now.
These are facts, not spin or opinions.

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See edit.

Rising Sun said:

Sorry, but the Democrats already booted all of the moderates off the stage. Those remaining are only "moderate" by comparison to the LWL on the stage.

Regardless who the Democrats pick, most Democrats will vote for the "D" on the ballot. Most Republicans will vote for the "R". So who will the Independents vote for? Democrats are about 30% of the voters, Republicans about 29% but the Independents are 40%. Which way the Independents lean is how the election will be determined.

Right now, the Independents don't like Trump, but they aren't fans of the far left direction of the Democrats either. When voters are given a choice of two unlikable candidates they'll usually vote for the status quo, "the devil you know". That's just basic human psychology.


Nearly half of independents say Democratic Party leans too far left: poll | TheHill

Presidential Approval Ratings -- Donald Trump

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And what ideological leaning are Independents again? One has to define what exactly is a moderate position in this era of extreme political views.

redbeer said:

...a CNN contributor....nuff said.

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Trump Fifth Avenue supporter... nuff said.

Grandpappy said:

Marxism is the farthest thing from Trump's populism, which is based on capitalism. Capitalism is what made this country great. Trump's ideas make it work for all, rich and poor.
That's why our economy is the healthiest in the world right now.
These are facts, not spin or opinions.

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Capitalism mixed with healthy dollops of socialism is what is responsible for our success.

Unitedwestand13 said:

And what ideological leaning are Independents again? One has to define what exactly is a moderate position in this era of extreme political views.

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Most are moderates but a few run to extremes even the most extreme in the parties can't stand.

True, it's a difficult term to define. Personally, I see it as someone willing to discuss an issue. Although forums are not typical of most voters since most are extremists, everyone can see multiple examples of extremists: people who believe their way is the only way and consider anyone who differs to be a moronic enemy. In that case, "moderates" would be what's left when you remove all of the extremists.

Then there's this: Moderate - Wikipedia

I usually include a little disclaimer when I reference a Fox News article, but I also address the substance of the article itself (assuming it has any). By post 3, someone has already dismissed the thread and polluted it anyway by bitching about the source and offering no insight whatsoever into the subject.

I don't get it.

Nalu said:

I usually include a little disclaimer when I reference a Fox News article, but I also address the substance of the article itself (assuming it has any). By post 3, someone has already dismissed the thread and polluted it anyway by bitching about the source and offering no insight whatsoever into the subject.

I don't get it.

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That poster is exclusively a cheerleader for trump. She serves no other function.

redbeer said:

...a CNN contributor....nuff said.

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Trump Fifth Avenue supporter... nuff said.

Nalu said:

I usually include a little disclaimer when I reference a Fox News article, but I also address the substance of the article itself (assuming it has any). By post 3, someone has already dismissed the thread and polluted it anyway by bitching about the source and offering no insight whatsoever into the subject.
I don't get it.

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Is there a point for a Trump supporter to discuss another anti-Trump article written by the guy who has been bitching about Trump since day 1?!? :lol:

Barnacle said:

Is there a point for a Trump supporter to discuss another anti-Trump article written by the guy who has been bitching about Trump since day 1?!? :lol:

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A trump supporter could do what I did, which is point out the flaw in the historian's rationale rather than dismiss his opinion altogether just because I don't like what he says.

But that's not how one behaves like a cheerleader.

Cardinal said:

A trump supporter could do what I did, which is point out the flaw in the historian's rationale rather than dismiss his opinion altogether just because I don't like what he says.
But that's not how one behaves like a cheerleader.

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Is there a point in repeating stuff?!?

Barnacle said:

Is there a point in repeating stuff?!?

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Did you mean for your post to make sense? Because if that was your goal then you definitely need to try again.

Rogue Valley said:

Presidential historian predicts public support for Trump will collapse



It won't change too many minds, most minds are already made up regarding Donald Trump, but it will provide a bevy of very nice video snippets from the patriots that have testified before the House.

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Trump and the republicans already know what the democrats will do....is impeach. They are ready and expectant of it, and so is the base....and when more truth is presented in the trial, not like the democratic inquiry, more and more people will join the cause of Trump, because they will see firsthand the utter deceitfulness of the democrats, namely Schiff, Nadler, and Pelosi....he is so very wrong.