There's a lot to this. I too look at 76-year-old Trump and think: "At least the clock is ticking..."
And I don't see Christie as some Trump-slaying messiah who will bring him down for good. But I think he's capable of doing some real damage, while (importantly) puncturing Trump's aura of invincibility. The one thing I'm pretty confident o…
There's a lot to this. I too look at 76-year-old Trump and think: "At least the clock is ticking..."
And I don't see Christie as some Trump-slaying messiah who will bring him down for good. But I think he's capable of doing some real damage, while (importantly) puncturing Trump's aura of invincibility. The one thing I'm pretty confident of is that he *won't* slip into the futile old strategy of "Maybe if we just ignore Trump and avoid poking the bear, he'll go away..."
And the battle isn't for Trump's hardcore supporters. They're not leaving Trump, and will in fact double down if they see him attacked. The battle is for the many Rs out there who don't particularly want Trump but maybe think he's inevitable—or just dislike the Libs enough to rally around Trump in the name of supporting the team and spiting the other guys. I think the key is wounding Trump enough that he no longer looks so strong (much less inevitable)—thus opening up some space for other candidates to at least compete.
It’s hard to land blows. He’s a deflector. “No puppet. You’re the puppet.” I’m rubber, you’re glue. He insists on getting the last word and visibly pouts if he is silenced by the moderator. He has the debating skills of a toddler, but still wins every debate—in the eyes of his supporters. It’s vexing.
"Hang on Mr. [Moderator]. Donald, are you seriously expecting the American people to accept, "Nuh-uh, you are!" as a legitimate response? Is that why Putin treated you like his bitch?"
Ridiculous? No. They're captivated by a lift-wearing, makeup caked, cotton candy swirled tub of crap. That ship has long-ago sailed.
Pathetic? Yeah, sorta.
Weak? Kryptonite. If you can puncture his aura of invincibility, I think that goes a long way towards breaking the spell. No one has really gone after him in a vicious, humiliating, sustained manner.
There's a lot to this. I too look at 76-year-old Trump and think: "At least the clock is ticking..."
And I don't see Christie as some Trump-slaying messiah who will bring him down for good. But I think he's capable of doing some real damage, while (importantly) puncturing Trump's aura of invincibility. The one thing I'm pretty confident of is that he *won't* slip into the futile old strategy of "Maybe if we just ignore Trump and avoid poking the bear, he'll go away..."
And the battle isn't for Trump's hardcore supporters. They're not leaving Trump, and will in fact double down if they see him attacked. The battle is for the many Rs out there who don't particularly want Trump but maybe think he's inevitable—or just dislike the Libs enough to rally around Trump in the name of supporting the team and spiting the other guys. I think the key is wounding Trump enough that he no longer looks so strong (much less inevitable)—thus opening up some space for other candidates to at least compete.
Making Trump look pathetic/ridiculous to his cult members is how the spell becomes broken.
It’s hard to land blows. He’s a deflector. “No puppet. You’re the puppet.” I’m rubber, you’re glue. He insists on getting the last word and visibly pouts if he is silenced by the moderator. He has the debating skills of a toddler, but still wins every debate—in the eyes of his supporters. It’s vexing.
He need to be called on that.
"Hang on Mr. [Moderator]. Donald, are you seriously expecting the American people to accept, "Nuh-uh, you are!" as a legitimate response? Is that why Putin treated you like his bitch?"
Ridiculous? No. They're captivated by a lift-wearing, makeup caked, cotton candy swirled tub of crap. That ship has long-ago sailed.
Pathetic? Yeah, sorta.
Weak? Kryptonite. If you can puncture his aura of invincibility, I think that goes a long way towards breaking the spell. No one has really gone after him in a vicious, humiliating, sustained manner.