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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDo average Americans ever watch Trump rallies?
Do you all think average Americans ever watch Trump rallies and listen to a Trump speech?
Are they aware of his social media posts on Truth Social and take the time to read them?
I just can't believe that anyone in their right mind can watch/listen to Trump speak recently and still vote for him to become President. He sounds absolutely insane and says the most vile and disgusting things. And his posts on Truth Social have become even more psychotic.
Tragically I think the majority of the American electorate are either blissfully unaware or willfully ignorant of what Trump says and posts on a daily basis. Which probably explains why he's a coin flip away from becoming President again. All they hear from legacy media is about the Trump/Harris horse race, countless polls and "policy differences."
Trump is simply very sick mentally and physically and he's only going to get worse. If god forbid he gets back into the White House the pressures of the job will cause him to deteriorate even faster just like during his first term. And the rest of the free world will pay the price.
Trump voters and so called "undecided" voters seem to have memory holed just how chaotic and cruel Trump's presidency was. And because he's not on Twitter and the major networks never cover his rallies, they've come to believe he's a normal presidential candidate. That's why his advisors don't want him doing the 60 Minutes interview or another debate. They're covering up his obvious decline and the legacy media seems glad to play along.
yellowcanine
(36,206 posts)I would rather spend an hour watching paint dry.
Emile
(28,116 posts)be a huge mistake for our country by putting that idiot back in. Even though my vote probably won't count here in Indiana, I still can hardly wait to vote for Harris and Walz. It's our patriotic duty to keep Trump out of the White House.
yourout
(7,892 posts)wolfie001
(3,202 posts)TommieMommy
(862 posts)betsuni
(27,172 posts)On the other hand, Democrats are nitpicked to death and never ever given the benefit of the doubt because only they are responsible for government.
llmart
(16,206 posts)If it weren't for DU, I'd never see one thing about his rallies. The legacy media bends over backwards to keep that from the public. When they do show a picture of him, they use a stock photo from ten years ago. I'm just hoping that the legacy media becomes irrelevant because of it. Generations younger than the boomers do not get their news from TV or newspapers, and those younger people who are politically savvy aren't going to vote for him. I believe it will be the younger people who decide this election, especially young women.
ToxMarz
(2,215 posts)and broadcasts them relentlessly that makes it seem that way. I've seen far more of any Trump rally than I would ever like because you can't avoid them.
jimfields33
(18,255 posts)the news. Most dont watch news at all. Most have families and jobs to worry about. Only us on here see this stuff because were politically interested. Most Americans are not that involved.
ananda
(30,138 posts)They break your brain with so much mean insanity.
Layzeebeaver
(1,847 posts)I hate the term - But it now acts as a potent label.
If you are 'UNDECIDED" in this election, then you are a person who does not THINK.
Think about that...
Beartracks
(13,324 posts)... the MSM still largely treats Trump as a "normal" candidate, as if he operates and behaves within the bounds of normal political, ethical, and emotional/mental discourse, which he does not.
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lastlib
(24,493 posts)....he doesn't DO the job---he does HIS job. He only does what he HAS to do to get by, dumping most of the work on his aides. From there, he does what benefits himself, either politically, or financially. But you are right in most other respects--WE, and the rest of the world, will pay the price.
No, I don't think most Americans see his hatefests/rallies in their totality--they only perceive him as someone who isn't like most politicians, so they worship/vote for him. His cult members want his "strong leadership" because they think the government is broken, and they think a strongman can give them what they want, which is a poke in the eye of the "deep state."