In politics, timing is everything. The election is, don't forget, months away. So on one hand, you could have a continued spring of bungling - not enough testing, a second wave in New York, states reopening too soon and worsening the spread. The economy remains in the tank and who's going to take the blame? The guy in power, because he's the person that responsibility will be placed on, no matter how hard he tries to blame anyone else. Or, if trends continue, by the beginning of summer the first wave is receding, the economy starts to recover and optimism begins to build. And who gains from that? Always the guy in power because he has the platform and resources to take full credit for it, even if it's not true. And then there's Sleepy Joe Biden, who won't get a real convention, won't get the night where all eyes are on him, won't get the post-convention bump and whose whole platform will be "Vote for me because only bad people vote for Trump". So yes, there's a good chance Trump is right.
In politics, timing is everything. The election is, don't forget, months away.
ReplyDeleteSo on one hand, you could have a continued spring of bungling - not enough testing, a second wave in New York, states reopening too soon and worsening the spread. The economy remains in the tank and who's going to take the blame? The guy in power, because he's the person that responsibility will be placed on, no matter how hard he tries to blame anyone else.
Or, if trends continue, by the beginning of summer the first wave is receding, the economy starts to recover and optimism begins to build. And who gains from that? Always the guy in power because he has the platform and resources to take full credit for it, even if it's not true.
And then there's Sleepy Joe Biden, who won't get a real convention, won't get the night where all eyes are on him, won't get the post-convention bump and whose whole platform will be "Vote for me because only bad people vote for Trump". So yes, there's a good chance Trump is right.