Thank you, GE, for your thoughtful, respectful post. You raise important points which I will try to address.
I do not personally know either of these people, and thus my opinion of them is based upon information that I read and choose to believe, as well as observing them speak.
Whether it’s Loeffler’s questionable stock trades, or Perdue’s remarks in his recent interview with the Washington Post, I believe their interest in holding office is for personal gratification first, not America First.
I carefully watched and listened to them speak at the rally. Their whole demeanor struck me as completely phony and self-serving. I was quite frankly repulsed. Did you notice how both of them actually copied Trump’s mannerisms when dealing with the crowd? The pointing of the finger, moving it back and forth, and then the thumbs up sign that they mimicked came off to me as fake and so deliberate. The crowd loudly responding by telling them to “Fight For Trump” sums it up. They weren’t buying their self-serving schtick either.
President Trump plays the long game. He will do and say many things in order to achieve the best long term result for the People. Example: Early on, giving verbal praise about Romney and McCain when the reality of their true character was the opposite. He does this because he plays to win. Many recognize his strategy.
He needs as many tools in his toolbox to work his deals for us. When one sets emotion aside, it is clear that withholding one’s vote for the Republicans in this instance, will remove an opportunity for Trump to leverage on our behalf. I believe that is why he agreed to hold the rally, and gave them verbal praise and support: not because of who they are, but because of the position they hold, and the critical importance of keeping the Senate, for Trump to get good judges, etc.
“President Trump plays the long game.”
Would that all his supporters were as perceptive as he us.
Your message here was excellent, as well. If you saw their actions yesterday on stage as phony and repulsive, then that is surely what many others must have seen as well. Maybe they are, but they are still the employees we were given that we must work to control to everyone's best advantage.
Calling them names, however, especially destructive names like scumbags, is not in our, or the President's favor. It hurts the President's long game, as you called it, as some may only see these words, and tune everything that is going on, out. Simply shut off the radio, and go about their lives, not wanting to support "scumbags" for any reason whatsoever.
We should have a healthy dose of skepticism with any politician. I even have some reservations about Trump myself, as should everyone, as no man is perfect. As I said above, though, these are the chess pieces we were dealt. We should get every mile out of them, for our purposes, that we can. Undermining their humanity prohibits that. They're politicians. We want them to do what we want. Calling them horrible names mean they will only tune us out, not do what we want.
As I've said, I would threaten to not vote for them, to get them in gear. That is the language they understand, and respond to, not the name calling. At that point they can't assume you would vote for them, ever.
Now Kemp, and those State Republicans, are lost causes. Call them whatever you want LOL.
Highest Regards.