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JF's avatar

It’s astonishing but revelatory that Trump’s base doesn’t appear to notice him decompensating. There is no bottom.

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Colleen Kochivar-Baker's avatar

I think they do. The crowd reaction to some of his more idiotic comments is very subdued.

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JF's avatar

That’s good to know. I would have expected his crowds to get bored long ago; he keeps whipping out the same old tired one-liners, even when he’s not completely bonkers.

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knowltok's avatar

You play the hits. No one is there to hear the new album, they just want to hear the stuff they remember from the happy time.

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Dave Yell's avatar

I wonder if they lip synch?

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knowltok's avatar

If they are 30 years past their prime you can tell if they are lip synching by if their voice sounds remotely as good as it used to.

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Christopher Wood's avatar

He's like a Borst Belt comic of the 1970s in the early days of SNL.

Henny Youngman comes to mind.

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JF's avatar

Oh gosh, that does kinda fit!

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Dave Yell's avatar

One word:cult

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Dave Yell's avatar

Silence is golden.

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max skinner's avatar

The base may not be hearing about this on Fox. Only the part of the base present at these speeches of his are hearing it. I fear they're cheering the greatest hits and ignoring the rest because the man is so persecuted his lapses are understandable, which makes them more sympathetic to his cause.

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Dave Yell's avatar

The Dunning/Krueger effect:a person trying to show how really intelligent he is but drop dead dumb.Who does that sound like?

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Dave Yell's avatar

There rarely is in a cult.

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