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Trump is confronting a major embarrassment by backing Roy Moore — and he seems to know it
Washington Post ^ | November 27, 2017 | By Aaron Blake

Posted on 11/27/2017 12:17:51 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer

Before departing for his Thanksgiving vacation last week, President Trump teased a possible campaign visit for Roy Moore in Alabama. “I'll be letting you know next week,” he said. Trump's comments were noncommittal, but they were a marked shift from previous White House assurances that Trump wasn't going. And Trump seemed to be hinting he'd actually have something newsworthy to say.

Alas, it wasn't to be.

Trump is extremely self-conscious about being perceived as a loser. He talks and tweets regularly about how well Republicans have done in special congressional elections this year. He tempered his support for Strange even while visiting Alabama to support him, saying, “I’ll be honest, I might have made a mistake.”

Trump's decision not to lend a hand in person speaks volumes, both about Moore's chances and about Trump's wayward quasi-endorsement of him. But it also doesn't change the fact that backing two losing candidates in the same race and three in a row overall would be extremely embarrassing for Trump. And he seems to know it.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Alabama
KEYWORDS: aaronblake; alabama; douchejones; dougjones; roymoore; trumproymoore; washingtoncompost; washingtonpost
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1 posted on 11/27/2017 12:17:51 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Fakenews


2 posted on 11/27/2017 12:19:00 PM PST by conservative98
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To: conservative98

Combustible Compost.


3 posted on 11/27/2017 12:20:00 PM PST by Lent
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

So says the Bezos Post


4 posted on 11/27/2017 12:20:01 PM PST by PGR88
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

We’ll see who is embarrassed soon:

Washington Post Reporter Attempts to Ambush James O’Keefe Amid Imminent Video Release (VIDEO)

http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2017/11/washington-post-reporter-attempts-ambush-james-okeefe-amid-imminent-video-release-video/


5 posted on 11/27/2017 12:21:59 PM PST by gubamyster
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

USDA Testosterone-Free

6 posted on 11/27/2017 12:22:30 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (<img src="http://i.imgur.com/WukZwJP.gif" width=800>)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Fake News Fag.


7 posted on 11/27/2017 12:23:03 PM PST by beergarden
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Oh yes, and at least the National Enquirer admits to making up it’s material from time to time.


8 posted on 11/27/2017 12:23:59 PM PST by OttawaFreeper ("If I had to go to war again, I'd bring lacrosse players" Conn Smythe)
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What embarassment? Roy Moore is going to win!!
9 posted on 11/27/2017 12:24:26 PM PST by KavMan
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Is that a dude or a dyke?


10 posted on 11/27/2017 12:25:48 PM PST by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

He looks, oh, about twenty-seven.


11 posted on 11/27/2017 12:26:46 PM PST by x1stcav (We have the guns. Do we have the will?)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The White House has already said that Trump would not be campaigning for Moore. I highly doubt it’s out of any sense of embarrassment on Trump’s part. More likely some aid has told him that for whatever reason it wouldn’t be a good deal for Trump to do so.


12 posted on 11/27/2017 12:27:17 PM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Faking faker


13 posted on 11/27/2017 12:27:22 PM PST by a fool in paradise (Did Barack Obama denounce Communism and dictatorships when he visited Cuba as a puppet of the State?)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Nice try Washington Post ... but this election is not about Trump.


14 posted on 11/27/2017 12:28:18 PM PST by plain talk
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Ahem, ‘cuse me.................no comment........;)


15 posted on 11/27/2017 12:30:35 PM PST by Dawgreg (Happiness is not having what you want, but wanting what you have.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

And we know that the evil Washington Compost is SO worried about the President’s approval ratings. What an ugly bunch of roaches infesting our nation’s capital!


16 posted on 11/27/2017 12:31:12 PM PST by txrefugee
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
One of the most disgusting aspects of the Post smear is that the newspaper is venued in the middle of Virginia & Maryland--Cavalier cultured tradition--where men of all ages have traditionally engaged in chaste flirtation with women of all ages. It is a region where femininity has always been celebrated.

There are certainly people on the staff of the Post who know this smear is dirty pool--very dirty pool.

17 posted on 11/27/2017 12:31:30 PM PST by Ohioan
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To: beergarden

Shoot, I was afraid to type that but I’m so glad you did. Big Brother scares me..../s............lol


18 posted on 11/27/2017 12:32:38 PM PST by Dawgreg (Happiness is not having what you want, but wanting what you have.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

WaPo poopoo.


19 posted on 11/27/2017 12:33:12 PM PST by moovova
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To: NorthMountain

“Is that a dude or a dyke?”

Yes!


20 posted on 11/27/2017 12:34:11 PM PST by moovova
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