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This strategy is so bad, it must have come from Jared.
1) The Republican political narrative centers on the idea that blue states are somehow deeply dysfunctional lib cesspools
2) The people who buy that rhetoric often have no real window into those states
1/ https://twitter.com/nytdavidbrooks/status/1249008967830974464
1) The Republican political narrative centers on the idea that blue states are somehow deeply dysfunctional lib cesspools
2) The people who buy that rhetoric often have no real window into those states
1/ https://twitter.com/nytdavidbrooks/status/1249008967830974464
3) Trump’s strategy puts blue state governors in the spotlight - and they’re solidly out-leading Trump.
The list includes:
New York - Andrew Cuomo
California - Gavin Newsom
Michigan - Gretchen Whitmer
New Jersey - Phil Murphy
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The list includes:
New York - Andrew Cuomo
California - Gavin Newsom
Michigan - Gretchen Whitmer
New Jersey - Phil Murphy
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4) First and foremost, people need to be comforted during a crisis. They need to believe that there is someone strong and competent managing the uncertainty.
Trump’s strategy is to distract from his failures in the hopes governors will fail too.
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Trump’s strategy is to distract from his failures in the hopes governors will fail too.
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Instead, those governors are getting a daily spotlight and are providing a sharp contrast to the bumbling incompetence of the Ron De Santis’ of the world.
Republican red state rhetoric relies on a combination of propaganda and insulation.
Boogey men heard about but not seen.
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Republican red state rhetoric relies on a combination of propaganda and insulation.
Boogey men heard about but not seen.
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Trump is raising the national status of governors like Andrew Cuomo and Gretchen Whitmer.
If Trump were remotely competent - remotely able to manage down his crippling dysfunction - he could have ridden this moment to re-election.
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If Trump were remotely competent - remotely able to manage down his crippling dysfunction - he could have ridden this moment to re-election.
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Instead, he is outsourcing the leadership to 50 governors.
His strategy is a surrender of sorts. It is an acknowledgment that he cannot lead.
And it is also a wager that governors will fail too.
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His strategy is a surrender of sorts. It is an acknowledgment that he cannot lead.
And it is also a wager that governors will fail too.
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He’s right. Some governors will fail. But it won’t be the big blue staters. It will be the Ron De Santis’ of the world. It will be the red state governors who botched and bumbled the response.
The governors who sycophantically march to the MAGA beat are the ones in trouble.
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The governors who sycophantically march to the MAGA beat are the ones in trouble.
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Trump is abandoning the leadership role because that routine isn’t working for *him*.
It certainly won’t work for them. Not in any remotely competitive state like Florida.
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It certainly won’t work for them. Not in any remotely competitive state like Florida.
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If there is a tiny silver lining in Trump’s disastrous handling of this crisis, it may be that Trump isn’t just showcasing his own incompetence; he’s showcasing the incompetence of every governor who follows him...
...and he’s making stars of governors who oppose him.
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...and he’s making stars of governors who oppose him.
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Mark my words:
This crisis will not only NOT hurt the major blue state governors in the spotlight today; it will propel several into being potential 2024 candidates - and may even put one of them in the White House.
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This crisis will not only NOT hurt the major blue state governors in the spotlight today; it will propel several into being potential 2024 candidates - and may even put one of them in the White House.
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