Posted on 05/25/2020 7:11:56 PM PDT by Libloather
One of the most durable political assets that Republicans have enjoyed throughout the 21st century is their edge among Americans 65 and older, who tend to turn out at the polls more reliably any other group.
But with President Trump’s inept and erratic handling of the novel coronavirus pandemic, he is rapidly losing support among the age group most vulnerable to its ravages - which is a big warning sign to Republicans as they look to the fall. Trump has also been showing slippage in support among the next-oldest cohort, those 55 and older.
The shift has been showing up in a string of recent polls, reportedly including those that have been conducted by Trump’s own campaign. One of the most striking is a survey of 44 battleground House districts done by Democratic pollster Geoff Garin during the second week of May.
In those districts, voters over 65 said they had supported Trump in 2016 by a 22-point margin - 58 percent to 36 percent.
But this year, those same respondents are practically evenly divided, with 47 percent saying they are planning to vote for the president and 43 percent expressing an intention to cast their ballots for former vice president Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee. That is an enormous net swing of 18 percentage points.
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YOU GOT THAT RIGHT! HAD TO HIDE FOR DAYS AND DAYS!
Well it probably doesn’t help much when the narrative is that the virus only kills the infirm over 65...
I’m not giving up on the president. I think the left has dirty hands all over the transmission of this virus, and yeah I’ll say it; they colluded with the Chinese government on this one. It’s up to Trump to expose the link.
More fake news from one of the most fake news networks.
Nothing more to see here. Moving on.
Remember when Schumer said “ Trump mess with intel they have 10 ways to sun down to get him” remember that, we’ll I firmly believe that the ChiComs and intel had EVERYTHING to do with this virus they BOTH have such a deep hatred of Trump the end totally justifies the means to them!!! They don’t give a damn about destroying lives and businesses, they don’t give a damn about the lives lost the elderly were dispensable, unhealthy people were dispensable!! The models given to Trump were pure garbage delivered by deep state Fauci this is like a corrupt government fiction novel HOWEVER it is true!! It has become shocking to me that these bastards would go this far but I know they damn sure did it!! I have come to the realization that this country is DONE as we once knew it!! This was just to damn easy for them to accomplish and it won’t be long before we are Venezuela!! I am glad I knew this country when she was in her glory these bastards now know that with just a little bit of fear they have complete control of the masses!!
More information warfare against Americans. Leftist blatant anti-Americanism on display for all to see.
JoMa
President Trump has not lost a voter over this.
Demented Lockdown Joe Biteme is bleeding voters, especially blacks after his “ain’t black” mammy routine.
Joseph Goebbels:
““If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for the State to use all of its powers to repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the greatest enemy of the State.”
I will say it again. If President Trump does not end this shutdown nonsense well before the election using his emergency powers then he will lose. He will have proven by his failure to act that he cannot protect the people that he says he cares about. There comes a time to stand and deliver and this is it.
“after 9-11 ... we came together as a country”
For about 72 hours. Seriously.
“I was STUNNED at the folks on this site jumping on the band wagon SO WILLING to shed their rights and liberties over a damned virus OMG!!
Preach it, Sister! Once again, we’re on the same page.
“I don’t think President Trump has done a great job with this from a political perspective.”
The very minute he realized what Fauci and Birx were up to, that was the moment to change the direction. They reigned supreme for far too long, manipulating the entire situation.
Intel “has six ways from Sunday...”
For about 72 hours. Seriously.
Sounds about right
And ya know what? This might have been the one and only time Schumer ever has told the truth in his life. Intel was on the case, ready to pounce.
“...he [Trump] is rapidly losing support among the age group most vulnerable to its [Covid19’s] ravages.”
This is especially true of those who died - they will vote almost exclusively Democrat.
“Yeah he is losing support with the older folks. Cuomo is killing them off.“
.. and dead people never vote for Republicans
“I will say it again. If President Trump does not end this shutdown nonsense well before the election using his emergency powers then he will lose”.
What the hell do you think he’s been doing?
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