re: #328 Targetpractice

Think the best argument at this case is to keep in the mindset of the midterms: Things still have the opportunity to go to shit, but the odds are increasing that it be less “flip the entire result” and more “make it a closer race.” The fact that Trump has no led in the polls at any point in the race, particularly given all the advantages of being an incumbent with a “good” economy before March, is enough reason to suspect that it would take a very major event to move the polls decisively in his direction.

We have some real advantages this time. Trump is going to be Trump, incompetent and insane. He’s incapable clearly of doing anything that could turn this around, and the time to do so is quickly running out anyway.

Corona is an opponent that can’t be dealt with by his usual bag of tricks, either. Nothing will convince people not already convinced by him about what’s going on. He can’t bully it, bribe it, frighten it. The solution requires patience, science, and some self-sacrifice, and none of these qualities he has, and none of the people he works with have those qualities either.