1) The big story in the remarkable new NYT poll is that there is a genuine anti-Trump majority in this country.
On the seismic events rocking the country, majorities disapprove of Trump. These majorities are multi-racial and cut across age lines. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/06/24/trump-is-losing-our-biggest-deepest-arguments-new-polling-confirms-it/
On the seismic events rocking the country, majorities disapprove of Trump. These majorities are multi-racial and cut across age lines. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/06/24/trump-is-losing-our-biggest-deepest-arguments-new-polling-confirms-it/
2) The Trumpist mythology is that Trump is whispering to a "SILENT MAJORITY" with his lies about coronavirus and his fearmongering and race-baiting on mass protests.
But on both these fronts, Trump is losing among *white* voters and even among *seniors.* https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/06/24/trump-is-losing-our-biggest-deepest-arguments-new-polling-confirms-it/
But on both these fronts, Trump is losing among *white* voters and even among *seniors.* https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/06/24/trump-is-losing-our-biggest-deepest-arguments-new-polling-confirms-it/
3) The ugly subtext to Trump's mythology, is that even as he claims to represent a "SILENT MAJORITY" of Real Americans, he's actually trying to prevail through counter-majoritarian means. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/06/24/trump-is-losing-our-biggest-deepest-arguments-new-polling-confirms-it/
4) Trump's shock at empty seats in Tulsa reflects a terror that his base is shrinking, that his magical lies will not make coronavirus disappear, and that he can't turn Biden into Dukakis.
The NYT poll brutally drives these points home.
Full piece here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/06/24/trump-is-losing-our-biggest-deepest-arguments-new-polling-confirms-it/
The NYT poll brutally drives these points home.
Full piece here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/06/24/trump-is-losing-our-biggest-deepest-arguments-new-polling-confirms-it/