Sandy Shanks
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in this thread we will analyze the reason behind Trump's slump.
Stagnant wages? Racism? Tariffs?
All of the above? Other? Thanks.
John Harwood on Twitter
I understand Trump's approval is stuck on 42%. This begs a question. What are 42% of Americans approving of?
We have the Omarosa fixation. Many view Omarosa as an unreliable opportunist, but Trump is obsessed. He is a well man.
CNN writes, "Now ask yourself this: Would you ever be as focused -- bordering on obsessed -- with someone who you didn't care about and who you genuinely believed was just saying all sorts of false things? Would you call that person all sorts of names -- including a number with quite clear racial under- (and over-) tones, if that person didn't matter? The answer of course is "no." The fact that Trump appears to be absolutely fixated on Omarosa -- and the book she wrote about her time in the White House -- speaks to the fact that Trump is concerned about what impact the allegations she makes about him might have."
Trump is confirming that much of what Omarosa is saying is true. Look at his Presidential statements, euphemistically called tweets.
"While I know it's 'not presidential' to take on a lowlife like Omarosa, and while I would rather not be doing so, this is a modern day form of communication and I know the Fake News Media will be working overtime to make even Wacky Omarosa look legitimate as possible."
"When Gen. Kelly came on board he told me she was a loser & nothing but problems. I told him to try working it out, if possible, because she only said GREAT things about me - until she got fired!" What an incredibly stupid statement to make.
"When you give a crazed, crying lowlife a break, and give her a job at the White House, I guess it just didn't work out. Good work by General Kelly for quickly firing that dog!"
That's our President speaking. Obviously, he has a mental problem.
Maybe one could get hired and fired by the same person (or company) twice in your life. Maybe. But four times? That speaks to something totally outside the ordinary, a compulsion of sorts.
What in the world are 42% of Americans approving of? I dearly would like to know.
Part of the reason for Trump's unlikely approval number is the support he gets from the rural south. Also, he does well in other rural areas of the U.S. with a low population. Rural areas tend to be less informed than suburban and urban areas. Also, while most educated people are turned off by Trump's obsession with Omarosa, it is entirely possible that many in the rural South applaud Trump for his tweets. See map. Green shows approval. Red shows disapproval.
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No matter how you look at it, the majority of Americans, 60%, do not like Trump.
Trump hasn't had a news conference, answered questions from reporters, in a month. He is in hiding.
With all that is happening, failure at Singapore, failure and embarrassment at Helsinki, the trial of his former campaign manager, the testimony of his deputy campaign manager at that trial, his personal lawyer switching sides, Mueller investigation, his lawyer in the Russia probe contradicting himself, and now the Omarosa obsession, boy, I would avoid reporters, too.
But I am not the President. Trump is. The media, the Republican Party, and Americans as a whole will not tolerate a secret President. That would fall into the realm of "high crimes and misdemeanors." That is, if you get my drift.