Donald Trump Will Run The Most Divisive And Destructive Presidential Campaign In History, Has No Concern About Unity Or Progress Of Nation

It is now clear to anyone with a brain or with any sense of morality that Donald Trump will run the most divisive and destructive Presidential campaign in history, and has no desire to expand his base or to appeal to groups that have been alienated by his behavior and policies.

Trump has no concern about the unity or progress of America, only his own self aggrandizement, and it is now declared by the Trump campaign manager that the goal of Trump is to have his family be a dominant factor in future generations of American government.

That is precisely why every effort must be employed to defeat Donald Trump, as he clearly is a menace to American democracy, the rule of law, the Constitution, any sense of compassion or empathy, and and any concept of ethics or morality.

He is easily the most evil and dangerous man ever to occupy the White House, and needs to face impeachment charges, even though there is no chance of the US Senate convicting and removing him from office. For the record of history, his legion of crimes and abuse of power must be chronicled, so that it can be a model of what in the future would not be accepted in any Chief Executive!

33 comments on “Donald Trump Will Run The Most Divisive And Destructive Presidential Campaign In History, Has No Concern About Unity Or Progress Of Nation

  1. Former Republican September 10, 2019 12:15 pm

    State polling in Wisconsin, and, I think, Iowa, as well, shows Biden and Bernie have the best chance of beating the Toddler-in-Chief.

  2. Rustbelt Democrat September 10, 2019 12:58 pm

    There’s rumors that he may dump Pence and have someone else as his running mate for 2020.

  3. D September 10, 2019 6:21 pm

    Former Republican writes, “State polling in Wisconsin, and, I think, Iowa, as well, shows Biden and Bernie have the best chance of beating the Toddler-in-Chief.”

    Most likely the focus, to go along with 2016 tipping-point state Wisconsin, are fellow Rust Belt’s Pennsylvania and Michigan but not so much Iowa.

    In 2016, Republican presidential pickup winner Donald Trump carried the 24 states in the 2012 column for losing Republican nominee Mitt Romney, worth 206 electoral votes, and won pickups in six states plus a congressional district. In descending order for where they ranked (with their percentage-points margins): Maine’s 2nd Congressional District; Iowa; Ohio; Florida; Wisconsin (tipping point state); Pennsylvania; and Michigan. Iowa was Trump’s No. 21 best state. Ohio was Trump’s No. 23 best state. Florida to Michigan were Trump’s Nos. 27 to 30 best states, his 260th to 306th original electoral votes.

    Looking at it from the perspective of the post-2016 Democrats, for anticipation of 2020, a Democratic pickup of the presidency would begin with the 20 states, plus District of Columbia, and original 232 electoral votes carried by losing nominee Hillary Clinton. For the party to flip the White House, the pickups could be as estimated:

    21. Michigan –0.22 (cumulative 248 electoral votes)
    22. Pennsylvania –0.72 (cum. 268)
    23. Wisconsin –0.76 (cum. 278—Tipping Point State)
    24. Florida –1.19 (cum. 307)
    — Nebraska #02 –2.23 (cum. 308)
    25. Arizona –3.50 (cum. 319)
    26. North Carolina –3.66 (cum. 334)
    27. Georgia –5.10 (cum. 350)

    That listing is, with No. 27, the 2020 Democrats winning the U.S. Popular Vote by +5 percentage points. (Those between Nos. 21 to 26 are up to a margin of +4.)

    The following, listed not exactly in order of where they came in (in 2016), are an estimate of the trajectory of the order. It would be a 2020 Democratic pickup winner with the U.S. Popular Vote a margin of +6 to +8 percentage points:

    28. Iowa –9.41 (cum. 356)
    — Maine #02 –10.28 (cum. 357)
    29. Texas –8.98 (cum. 395)
    30. Ohio –8.07 (cumulative 413 electoral votes)

    The talk of Texas, not just here are but also at some other discussion sites, is listed as the Democrats’ likely No. 29 best state that would require a U.S. Popular Vote margin of +7. Ohio is actually following it, at No. 30, because the two states are trending in opposite directions. (Iowa and Maine #02 are a bit uncertain.) Texas is trending from Republican to bellwether. Ohio is trending from bellwether to Republican. Texas was George W. Bush and the Republicans’ No. 10, John McCain’s and Mitt Romney’s No. 15, and Donald Trump’s No. 22 best state. (For the Democrats, Texas has trended toward them from Nos. 41 to 36 to 29 best state.) Ohio was Bush’s Nos. 27 and 29 (tipping point state in 2004), McCain’s and Romney’s Nos. 26, and Trump’s No. 23 best state. (For the Democrats, Ohio has placed at Nos. 24, 22, and 25 each time for Barack Obama, followed by 28 best state.)

  4. Ronald September 10, 2019 6:26 pm

    Thanks again, D, for your insightful discussion, much appreciated! 🙂

  5. Princess Leia September 10, 2019 9:11 pm

    Good riddance to Bolton but also worried about who’s going to replace him.

  6. Princess Leia September 12, 2019 9:32 pm

    Watching the ABC debate. I like that Linsey Davis’s questions focused on having candidates explain their positions rather than attempting to get them to argue with each other.

  7. Pragmatic Progressive September 12, 2019 9:34 pm

    Booker’s health care answer came the closest to the one I would give if I were a candidate. I have my ideal view, which cuts the insurance industry largely out of the health care industry. But I’m not interested in fighting that battle if it isn’t winnable. It’s much more important to make sure people with diabetes or high blood pressure get to see a doctor right now and can afford their treatment. So, the goal is to make the most progress as possible, not to win some ideological battle that cannot be won.

  8. Pragmatic Progressive September 12, 2019 9:35 pm

    Another good response to Sanders and Warren on Medicare for All came from Buttigieg when he talked about offering the option of a public plan and trusting the American people.

  9. Rational Lefty September 12, 2019 9:36 pm

    It is clear that Kamala Harris came to this debate focused on taking on Donald Trump—not the other candidates on that stage.

  10. Rational Lefty September 12, 2019 9:38 pm

    In these debates, Warren has consistently supported Medicare for All. But for all of her “I have a plan for that,” she hasn’t released a health care plan.

  11. Rational Lefty September 12, 2019 9:47 pm

    There’s been a shift in gun control politics in the past couple of weeks: some businesses have taken a clear stance. First, the CEO of Walmart pushed for a debate over the assault weapons ban and promised to discourage open carry in its stores, and other stores followed suit. Just today, CEOs from Levi Strauss, Twitter, Uber, and over 140 other companies released a statement asking Senate leaders to address gun violence. A clear request from business leaders is the kind of thing that might actually make Republicans sit up straight and pay attention.

  12. Pragmatic Progressive September 12, 2019 9:48 pm

    The second and third polling candidates (Warren and Sanders) were never asked to speak on the moderator’s racism question.

  13. Rustbelt Democrat September 12, 2019 9:49 pm

    Booker nails it when he says that Trump’s isolationist approach in attempting to take on trade and other foreign policy issues alone—antagonizing even our allies—is the problem.

  14. Pragmatic Progressive September 12, 2019 9:53 pm

    As a general point, this debate is by far the best one even with 10 candidates on stage. The moderators are actually letting people speak uninterrupted and for extended amounts of time. Sooo much better.

  15. Former Republican September 12, 2019 9:58 pm

    I am okay with any of these people as president. Yang is not viable and I still don’t know why he is up there, but I think he is a decent human being and I would walk through fire, over coals and on broken glass to vote for him if he won.

  16. Ronald September 12, 2019 10:04 pm

    I agree with your last comments, Pragmatic Progressive, and Former Republican!

  17. Princess Leia September 12, 2019 10:09 pm

    Warren. Harris. Beto. Pete. Booker. Any P/VP combo could work.

    Biden and Sanders…I’m not seeing it. I wish Biden was up for it, but I fear that he is not.

  18. Pragmatic Progressive September 12, 2019 10:10 pm

    Warren is brilliant on Afghanistan… she’d gets extra points for calling out the fact that the State Dept. has been gutted of talent.

  19. Southern Liberal September 12, 2019 10:15 pm

    Biden does not have the stamina or sharpness to pull this off.

  20. Ronald September 12, 2019 10:17 pm

    Princess Leia, do not dismiss Julian Castro, very impressive in my view!

  21. Southern Liberal September 12, 2019 10:18 pm

    Agreed about the debate Pragmatic. This format does work much better than having to deal with the no chancers.

  22. Pragmatic Progressive September 12, 2019 10:19 pm

    Unfortunately, next debate is going to be at least 11 candidates, over two nights, because Tom Steyer’s early state ads got him 3% in a couple of early state polls.

  23. Former Republican September 12, 2019 10:20 pm

    The threshold needs to be higher for the fourth debate. I am disappointed it is not. Ridiculous Gabbard is on deck as well.

    That’s frustrating, because this whole game will be over in six months. We really need to be hearing from the top five or six or so in greater depth.

  24. Rational Lefty September 12, 2019 10:29 pm

    What were the protesters shouting about?

  25. Former Republican September 12, 2019 10:32 pm

    No clue. I am just hoping they were Republicans and not ours!

  26. Former Republican September 12, 2019 10:41 pm

    Whoever we nominate has to be capable of thinking in the moment, who can do this… I see Warren, Booker, Castro, Buttigieg… they don’t fumble. Biden’s “the fact of the matter is” will bring our communication level down closer to Trump, and the media will play that equivocacy up, even if it’s neither accurate or fair.

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