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Why Trump could face a Jimmy Carter scenario

posted 4 years ago by robocat893 (16257)
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The last president facing re-election troubles like Donald Trump's was Jimmy Carter in 1980. Injured by recession and impotent against a national crisis, Carter lost big.

To describe the current incumbent's predicament, substitute Trump's botched coronavirus response for Carter's inability to free American hostages seized by Iran. Then look at the numbers.

Today, Trump's national polling deficit of around 10 percentage points matches Carter's popular vote deficit against Ronald Reagan -- who won a 44-state landslide while fellow Republicans seized control of the Senate.

Like Carter Trump will be a one term president.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/25/politics/election-2020-trump-carter-scenario/index.html

[–] blue1981 (8199) 4 years ago

Your article is from CNN so there’s the first part of the problem. Covid wasn’t Trump fault. The economic pain, suffering, and misery was purposefully inflicted on us by Blue state governors who hate Trump and the people who voted for him.

[–] ultravioletx (10237) 4 years ago

No competent president with his party in control of the senate would be defeated by mere governors of the opposing party.

Trump is losing the election because he's weak at everything he does except give one-liners to his stupid base who think Antifa is a bigger problem than Covid-19.

[–] B1cKsurN (17837) 4 years ago

Super Cope.

[–] kspkap (13629) 4 years ago

This!^^^^👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[–] Filmtenk2 (4138) 4 years ago

Purposely inflicted by the blue state governors. That's a new one to me. I'd be interested to know the source of that theory.

[–] snepts (11123) 4 years ago

pubs for the last two decades have been mustering every dirty angle and trick to trip up Dems who are honestly trying to appeal to the US voter. rump has mangled almost every opportunity he's had to make us feel comfortable with his control, so the populace is sick of it. Get someone we actually like in the White House, not some cringe-worthy public spectacle of poor behavior.

[–] exithereplease (3553) 4 years ago

There's no way Biden is going to get anywhere near 44 states.

[–] Forky (1739) 4 years ago

it doesn't even say he will?

[–] exithereplease (3553) 4 years ago

Today, Trump's national polling deficit of around 10 percentage points matches Carter's popular vote deficit against Ronald Reagan -- who won a 44-state landslide while fellow Republicans seized control of the Senate.

It alludes to it. I think this going to more like Obama/Romney than Carter/Reagan. I don't think this will be a landslide at all.

I would call a landslide 400 electoral + votes...