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Republicans dismayed by Trump’s ‘bad’ and ‘unprepared’ debate performance
(www.theguardian.com)
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What kind of lame equivocation is "second best?" If he's "second best" in a debate with two people, then that means HE LOST.
Are these GOP lawmakers and analysts so spineless and beholden to Trump that they cannot discuss this as just one more - in a long list - of his failures?
It wasn't that long ago when Republicans complained about participation trophies and how, at sporting events in schools, the ones who did not win still were acknowledged for their effort. They were complaining that it would make children weak, not want to compete, not give their best effort if they got recognition without being the top dog.
Now they demand their participation trophy and it better come with tendies!
Yes :)
They probably don't want their inboxes filled with bomb and rape threats from the very domestic terrorists they radicalized.
I have hope that they will not learn from these mistakes and will therefore keep making them. I hope that hope is not misguided.
I hope the crazies crash and burn and a reasonable, rationale alternative is made available to voters. Then Democrats will actually have to try instead of relying on "if you don't vote for us the Dictator wins."
It's worse than that. They think that toeing the line and refusing to deviate is the strong position to take here. Always has been.