Donald Trump Is Already Starting to Fail

The New York Times ^ | Nov. 17, 2024, 6:00 a.m. ET | David French

[E. Pluribus Unum]

That was quick.

Donald Trump is planting the seeds of his own political demise. The corrupt, incompetent and extremist men and women he’s appointing to many of the most critical posts in his cabinet are direct threats to the well-being of the country, but they’re also political threats to Trump and to his populist allies.

To understand why, it’s important to remember a cardinal reality about Trump’s political career. He has now won two general elections when he was the only alternative to an unsatisfactory status quo, and he lost the one when he was the unsatisfactory status quo. If he can’t govern well, his populist partisan realignment will come apart before it can truly begin.

One of the most maddening aspects of the 2024 election is the extent to which so many voters viewed Trump as a mostly normal political candidate. MAGA Republicans see Trump as a singular figure, but an immense number of voters thought the talk about Trump was overheated, in both directions.

If you’re like most Americans and don’t follow the news closely, it’s easy to see why you would see Trump in more conventional terms. A Politico analysis of the Trump campaign’s ads showed that “the single most-aired ad from his campaign since the start of October is all about inflation, Medicare and Social Security — arguing that” Kamala Harris “will make seniors already struggling with high prices ‘pay more Social Security taxes,’ while unauthorized’ immigrants receive benefits.”

That is a normal, conventional political message. Trump’s ads attacking Harris’s past support for taxpayer-funded transition surgery for people in prison and immigration detention were also an appeal to the mainstream, an effort to label Harris as extreme.

[KarlInOhio]

The left has taken their standing eight count after being beaten senseless on the 5th and are back to punching again.

I'm waiting for the left to demand a national unity government with half of the House and Senate committees chaired by Democrats and the Republican electors voting for Kamala to be Trump's vice/co- president.

[cowboyusa]

Or French could keep it up and end up with a helicopter ride. HIS chiice.

[pollywog]

Why do we even bother giving these articles bandwidth??????

[alstewartfan]

Yawn.

[Da Coyote]

There is low absolute lowest for the NYT. The fools who’ve never gotten anything correct for decades keep digging. Journalism - THE major for failed studies students. They’re smarter than you, they have real degrees, from Kollege.

[Dave911]

It's one thing to be a moron but another thing to be a colossal moron.

[WeaslesRippedMyFlesh]

I’m so glad you posted this!

CAUTION this article is complete BS written by people who hate you and tried to kill your candidate at least twice.

Now that you have been warned please proceed at your own risk.

[HIDEK6]

For entertainment purposes only.

[dragnet2]

[Mr. K]

ROTFLMAO... not going to work frum...no one t trusts CNN anymore. You’re beclowning yourself.

[metmom]

In their dreams.

[Starboard]

The NYT should be worrying about its own failures.

[Billthedrill]

Near lethal levels of copium here. You gotta watch that stuff.

[WeaslesRippedMyFlesh]

“Why do we even bother giving these articles bandwidth??????”

because we got to know what the other side is thinking /PUKE

[Vision]

Grow up David French. You’re a big boy now.

[tsowellfan]

He just got Inaugurated. No wait! He’s more than 2 months before actually taking office! What a crock

[TexasFreeper2009]

yep, amazing how when they didn’t have all the election rules waived because of Covid how 10 MILLION of their voters disappeared!

[caddie]

LOL yes sex reassignment surgery isn't extreme. It's as American as baseball, mom, and apple pie.

I think I saw a "Leave it to Beaver" episode in the 1960s where Theodore was thinking about transitioning -- hence his nickname.

[tsowellfan]

The NYT should be worrying about its own failures.

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Bingo! No need to continue reading down the thread

[Mark]

Many layoffs are coming to this RAG of a paper.