The Bishop and the Butterfly: Murder, Politics, and the End of the Jazz Age

    Houston, we've got a problem

    By Flavius on Sun, 09/04/2016 - 11:58pm |

    On August 1 we knew all we were going to know about Trump and Hillary. And she had a comfortable lead.And Roger Ailes was running Fox.

    On September 1 we knew the same things,  538 showed her lead had dropped to an uncomfortable level. And Roger Ailes  had fully joined the Trump team

    Trump has demonstrated that he'll do anything to win. That "anything" has so far included obvious errors ,for example in handling his campaign staff , but his popularity hasn't been markedly damaged. Nor is there much likelihood that any  stupidity on his part is going to reduce it .  More likely one  may  increase it.

    Hillary has continued to demonstrate as expected that she'll run a responsible campaign .And  that the  unfavorable opinions about her  have hardened. The best she can hope for is to try to get back to her Aug 1 popularity.

    So Hillary with her shoes nailed to the mat and Trump unencumbered by any constraints.  Did we have grounds for our confidence a month ago? Maybe.

    But add Ailes  to this mix. He has a record of successes going back to Nixon. But has never before been gifted with a candidate who will say or do anything. So far Trump  has employed baseless ,often easily refuted charges. Can't we expect that in the debates Ailes will equip   him with maybe  false but not easily refuted ones?

    Don't plan to be away on Nov 8. And when debating the Bernie-ites here remember the object is not to show them where they are completely wrong. It's to get their vote, however reluctantly. They don't weight them, they count them. 

     

     

     

    Comments

    I am sorry Flavius. I missed this.

    Here is an update from Slate's attacks on T-Rump. The attacks are up to 191 today. hahahah

    http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/cover_story/2016/07/donald_trump_is_unfit_to_be_president_here_are_141_reasons_why.html

    We live in a so-called democracy. We live really in kind of a republic of course.

    If America votes for this prick, I will move....well I have no money to move anywhere of course. hahahah

    I will just quit writing. hahahahaah


    by Richard Day on Mon, 09/05/2016 - 10:52pm

    More power to Slate. But Ailes frightens the badword out of me.


    by Flavius on Mon, 09/05/2016 - 11:20pm

    I like this line Flavius.

    I hereby render unto Flavius the Dayly Line of the Day Award for this here Dagblog Site, given to all of Flavius from all of me.

    I shall remember this. hahahahahhaah

    I mean Ailes should frighten the badword out of all of us. hahahahahahah


    by Richard Day on Tue, 09/06/2016 - 12:16am

    I humbly accept. Will it be delivered to my cul de sac?


    by Flavius on Tue, 09/06/2016 - 12:33am