Trump has the most loyal base of any president in recent memory. But base alone will not get him reelected. He needs voters outside his base and his support there will depend in no small part on how this all works out. There is no doubt that calling for a rapid reopening is a risk, but so is staying shut down. If I'm going to roll the dice then I think I'd rather go with the hopeful future like Trump is doing rather than sticking with the fearful present.
The danger for Trump is that the longer this drags on the more he begins to look like he’s all talk and no action. And that is demoralizing to his base.
He really needs to suck it up and ditch the doctors. The sooner the better.
Wife and I are fanatical Trump supporters. Despise the democrats. Have watched 99% of his rallies,etc.
Watching that Lincoln Memorial “town hall”, we’re concerned. He doesn’t answer questions, even when we know his administration has the answers. He repeats the same speeches almost without change.
He had questions from normal Americans, I know his reopening plan provides the answers and Pence would hit them out of the park. Instead, Trump wings the answers.
Our conclusion is he is living in a bubble, no one can tell him to adjust his style and focus. This happens to all presidents and the first reelection debate is usually a disastrous wake up call.
I don’t like writing this, my sense is it isn’t hurting him yet, but he needs to work on his approach. I hope he has that ability.
Maybe he can skate with this approach. But I’m sure deep inside, Pence wants to throw the reopening plan at him and say damn it the answers are in here!
He had multiple friendly questions from real Americans about opening schools, making restaurants safe, aid for one-person entrepreneurs, glitches in getting unemployment. He did not answer a single one directly, he winged the answers, even though I know the answers exist in his aid plans, his guidelines, etc.
I’m not talking about any of his usual personality traits like hostility to the press, they’re all fine with me. But he’s not incorporating facts into his statements, and he sounds like he’s avoiding a lot. That’s not what worked the first time around.
It’s already worked out, this coronavirus BS is all but done and no one could’ve done a better job than Trump. Pay attention.