Trump’s Winning Strategy – Fear

The coronavirus is surging. The latest BLS weekly jobs report shows new unemployment claims at just short of 1.5 million people, and the NYT/Siena polling survey shows Trump behind in most key battleground states. But Donald Trump has a plan.

It’s called FEAR.

Unable to run for re-election based on a flourishing economy Trump has chosen to rally his supporters by claiming that radical left wing groups and the Democratic Party are determined to bring down America.

At the Tulsa rally Mr. Trump said, “In Joe Biden’s America, rioters, looters and criminal aliens have more rights than law abiding citizens.” “Joe Biden will always let you down,”

Trump will argue that Mr. Biden is no longer in charge of his own campaign. Mr. Biden is a puppet being propped up by radical forces desperate to topple America as we all know it. A “Trojan Horse for socialism,” Mr. Trump said at the Tulsa rally.

The requirement to wear masks for health protection and stay at home orders are power hungry lefties who want to control everything in your life.

Joe Biden wants to allow hordes of illegal aliens who are most likely rapists and thieves into our country.

In the end Donald J. Trump will argue “I alone will protect you against all the unseen forces who want to destroy America.”

October 26, 2020: Will this strategy still work with COVID-19 surging and the stop market heading south?

Donald Trump is Livid

Living in his own world Donald Trump believes everything is wonderful. Poll numbers are all up. The coronavirus is going away (On Wednesday Trump said “It’s dying out.”) The economy is in a rapid recovery.

Unfortunately none of that is true. A new Fox News poll shows that Biden is ahead of Trump by a 12 point margin, as racism, coronavirus, and unemployment are top-of-mind for 2020 voters. New virus cases have been trending upward reaching almost 28,000 cases today. John Bolton, his former very conservative adviser, has joined a group of highly respected former members of the Trump cabinet condemning him as a moron and unfit to serve in the roll of president. Another 1.5 million people filed for unemployment benefits this past week. To add to his dismay he has lost two cases in the Supreme Court (LGBTQ protection against employer discrimination and preserving DACA).

To make himself feel better he is having a campaign rally in an enclosed arena in Tulsa Oklahoma where no masks will be required and social distancing will not be enforced.

If you are concerned about Trump’s health check the bunker.

The Virus is Gone and other Fairy Tales

On Monday, Vice President Pence urged governors to take increased testing into account for increased cases. And on Tuesday, he penned an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal claiming there is “no second wave” of coronavirus. Pence also traveled to Iowa Tuesday, where he had lunch at a local restaurant with Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds and made remarks at Winnebago Industries touting US “recovery.”

Donald Trump and his henchman Mike Pence say the virus is over so it must be true. After all they are president and vice president of the United States. Trump is quoted as saying ‘If we stop testing right now, we’d have very few cases, if any.’ They would never lie to the American people. The White press secretary said she would never lie.

Of course the reported data is all fake news. The new cases is really just better testing. That is the reason the number of cases is exaggerated. Besides the media loves to create panic. After all those liberal news outlets are making lots of money with their non-stop reporting of illnesses and deaths. We know that our own projections of deaths is part of the deep state and cannot be trusted.

You can’t trust Dr. Anthony Fauci. He after all is just a pointy headed scientist who knows nothing about life.

Believe us when we tell you the virus will be gone in weeks.

Now good night children. As your leaders we know what is best for you so plan on going shopping tomorrow and have dinner out. Nighty night!

Who is the Loser?

Trump-Nixon by Theo Moudakis Toronto Star

Former Secretary of State and Republican Colin Powell said in a Sunday CNN appearance that he cannot support President Trump for reelection this year because Trump has “drifted away” from the Constitution, and will instead vote for former Vice President Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee⁠—and joins a growing number of the GOP and military leaders who have denounced Trump:

Former President George W. Bush (and the last Republican to hold the office) will not vote for Trump, according to a Saturday New York Times report.

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush⁠—George W.’s brother⁠—is unsure of who he’ll cast his vote for in November, the Times reported.

Former Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis, Trump’s first SecDef and a four-star Marine general, published a blistering denouncement of Trump in The Atlantic Wednesday, writing, “Donald Trump is the first president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the American people—does not even pretend to try.”

Marine Gen. John Kelly, a former Trump chief of staff, said “I think we need to look harder at who we elect” in a June 5 interview and that he agreed with Mattis’ statement in The Atlantic.

Longtime Trump clasher Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) will not vote for Trump this November, while Cindy McCain, widow of Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona (and another sometimes-Trump foe) is likely to vote for Biden, per the Times report; Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) is “struggling” over whether to support Trump.

Retired Navy Admiral William McRaven, director of the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, condemned Trump’s use of law enforcement to clear protesters from a Washington, D.C. church in order to have a photo op, while Marine Gen. John Allen wrote in Foreign Policy that Trump “failed to project any of the higher emotions or leadership desperately needed” during this time of unrest.

Of course Donald Trump will call all of these people losers. Could it be that Trump is the loser?

40.7 Million Filed for Jobless Claims Since Start of Coronavirus Outbreak

Donald Trump’s primary argument for his re-election has been the low unemployment rate. Another 2.1 million people applied for unemployment insurance benefits this past week. Trump loves to take credit for the booming economy but doesn’t that make him responsible for a failed economy?

This graph shows the weekly new jobless claims. Prior to the Coronavirus Outbreak weekly claims were about 212,000 and the unemployment rate was 3.5%.