I have set myself to document for you what disasters the Rs have cued up for themselves in this election. What will happen in the swing states, and which other states might start to swing? We looked at Michigan and Indiana last week, so that leaves Pennsyltucky, Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, and Wisconsin as the generally recognized top tier, with Ohio, Florida, and Texas as the tougher next level prizes. I am adding in Virginia just because of Gov. Youngkin, and Colorado, which is especially hilarious. There will also be sentencing, debates (so to speak), conventions, SCOTUS, Israel/Gaza, Ukraine, and more along the way.
Election season has been well and truly joined, now that the first BLOAT trial is over. The first poll, from Morning Consult, asking about the impact of the trial on Republicans and Independents, shows 15% of Rs say Trump should drop out. We have to wait and see how that number will hold up, and how it will translate to actual voting. There will be much more data and bloviation to come on these questions.
Remember, now, that this campaign will contrast trying to do maximum good for everybody, including those who can’t stand it, with trying to do maximum harm. The Rs have declared most of the country to be existential threats to Truth 🤦, Justice 🤦🤦, and the American Way 🤦🤦🤦, and have been turning in increasing force on each other as RINOs or even (perish forbid) DEMON-RATs. Meanwhile, they have lost a third of their Gen Z children, whom pollsters find exceedingly difficult to account for and to reach.
We just have to tell the truth, loudly and forcefully, and GOTV, while they have set themselves to tell nothing but lies, and to suppress voting by every means they can think of, no matter how much that tells their own supporters to stay home, while it motivates us.