Posted on 08/22/2020 6:52:45 AM PDT by Libloather
(CNN) President Donald Trump's relentless effort to undermine Joe Biden as "Sleepy Joe" backfired this week when the former vice president delivered a forceful speech accepting the Democratic presidential nomination. Now the pressure is on the President to right his own campaign as he heads into the Republican National Convention next week.
Trump, a former television producer and the ultimate showman, is heavily involved in the planning for the four-day extravaganza that will give him an opportunity for a reset. He is aiming to create a more dynamic program than the Democrats with more live programming and audience interaction to lift his poll numbers.
Over the course of the summer, Trump has fallen behind Biden in national polls amid voters' disapproval of the President's handling of the coronavirus pandemic and the protests against police brutality and systematic racism following the death of George Floyd. He must now match Biden's well-received appearance and try to generate excitement for his reelection campaign at a time when many Americans are rightly focused on the pandemic.
Looking to bolster his image before a consortium of conservative groups Friday morning, Trump once again compared himself to Abraham Lincoln and refuted the efforts by Democrats to portray him as a leader who has shirked responsibility for fighting the virus while deepening the polarization in this country with his race-baiting campaign.
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Even though I’d like to add one of many obvious snarky comebacks which come to mind to CNN’s childish “reporting”, it’s sad that a major network (although none of the networks mean much anymore) appears to possess the intellectual quality of a typical publik skool third grader.
Pathetic.
I was referring to what is believable......
so they were able to dose Basementman with enough meds so he could read a teleprompter for 20 minutes without goofing it up. The acceptance speech he gave was the shortest in decades, and when you listen to his speech that he made in 2008 you’ll realize that it was pretty much the same speech as the one he gave on Thursday.
I don’t think the Obama connection helps Biden at all. Many supporters were crushed so badly with false expectations that the Democrats may never recover until they embrace conservative values that many black families desperately crave.
I look just for giggles, as much as I hate giving the site a click.
Ha ha, good one!
Too funny, yes yes!
If Trump delivered the Sermon on the Mount, the media would be “fact checking” every word of it to distract from the message.
Joes “forceful” speech was in an empty school room, in front of a green screen, and edited to appear coherent.
Couldn't get past that.
I’m sure he’s really worried.
Sleepy Joe’s speech was so forceful that it drove President Trump’s approval ratings up by 4 points. That’s some force right there.
Chortle.
Barn burner???? More like carpet burn.
“Pressure mounts on Trump to match Biden’s convention appearance”
LOL! SO MUCH to live up to, huh?
Joe Biden read the same speech he gave at the 2008 convention.
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This is unbelievable. Same exact speech
https://twitter.com/i/status/1297026068696543233
And the “pressure” seems to be coming from...CNN.
NOTE TO CNN: I HAVE THE FCC AND FEC COMPLAINT PAGES BOOKMARKED AND YOU HAD BETTER PLAY THE SANDMAN SPEECH IN ITS ENTIRETY. NO COMMERCIALS. NO “SATELLITE LINK” PROBLEMS.
You mean the repeat of the same speech Biden gave in 2008 ???
It is pitiful to watch a man deteriorate in public like this.
Don’t get me wrong-—I detest Biden & his multiple adult years of corruption—influence peddling—and malfeasance.
He should have been prosecuted years go.
Jill Biden should be prosecuted for ABUSE of an Elderly Person.
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