One cannot fix stupid. Trump allies appalled by Trump attack on 75 year old protester. Time for GOP to back Romney for GOP POTUS 2020, and dump Trump
At this juncture, it is time for the House and Senate GOP to DUMP Trump and pick Romney as the GOP Potus standard bearer. i.e. Romney went to the DC fence with several dozen religious evangelicals to support the Black lives march, and has by far and away the best optics in terms of outreach to the US voting public. By comparison, Trump has damaged himself as a credible interlocutor with the general American public, and the suggestion he made as far as the 75 year old deliberately crashing his head into the road as a "fake stunt" threatens to upend his relations with Catholic voters (hint, the protester is a practicing Catholic).
What can go wrong as Romney becomes the 2020 POTUS candidate / Its a choice between insanity, and a conservative but non psychotic POTUS, and Romney is, warts and all a seismic improvement over what Trump has been delivering for the last 3 months.
See this about the general reaction:
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‘Overwhelming exasperation’ among Trump allies after his ‘beyond stupid’ attack on police violence victim: report
Published 4 mins ago on June 9, 2020
By Bob Brigham
On Tuesday, President Donald Trump attacked a 75-year-old protester who was hospitalized after Buffalo Police shoved him to the ground.
Trump tweeted — without evidence — that Martin Gigino “could be an ANTIFA provocateur.”
Trump’s unfounded allegation drew condemnation, with Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) saying “it was a shocking thing to say.”
“Trump’s speculation — which originated on a conspiracy website and was not supported by any evidence — came as the president is already struggling to manage both a deadly pandemic and racial unrest across the nation. The missive demoralized some aides and allies, who were frustrated if not particularly surprised by Trump’s latest incendiary suggestion,” The Washington Post reported Tuesday.
“Among many of Trump’s allies, however, the reaction was one of overwhelming exasperation, with one outside adviser describing his tweet as ‘dumb’ and ‘beyond stupid.’ Aides and advisers believed that before the coronavirus pandemic and before Floyd’s death prompted national outrage, Trump had been making inroads with black voters and they viewed his latest controversy as another act of self-sabotage,” the newspaper reported.
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FTR
At this juncture, it is time for the House and Senate GOP to DUMP Trump and pick Romney as the GOP Potus standard bearer. i.e. Romney went to the DC fence with several dozen religious evangelicals to support the Black lives march, and has by far and away the best optics in terms of outreach to the US voting public. By comparison, Trump has damaged himself as a credible interlocutor with the general American public, and the suggestion he made as far as the 75 year old deliberately crashing his head into the road as a "fake stunt" threatens to upend his relations with Catholic voters (hint, the protester is a practicing Catholic).
What can go wrong as Romney becomes the 2020 POTUS candidate / Its a choice between insanity, and a conservative but non psychotic POTUS, and Romney is, warts and all a seismic improvement over what Trump has been delivering for the last 3 months.
Summary, there would be an end to kowtowing to PUTIN and a return to having a POTUS who at least knew how to talk to the American electorate. What are the GOP waiting for? Jesus to walk on water for them ?
Andrew Beckwith, PhD