But in today's world of catastrophic daily news, that one barely was a blip on the radar. Trump got an ear full this morning when three of his accusers showed up on Megyn Kelly and then held a press conference right after. Now while I am not the biggest Kelly fan, I have to give it up to her and her producers for having the brains to see a ratings opportunity here and exploiting it. The fact that no one else did shows how stupid the news business had become. I cannot argue with Trump that there has been a lot of bad news being pushed around, most likley due to sloppy news reporting and not a deep state conspiracy as he attests, but still terrible. They have to do better.
Trump is in uncharted territory now. The old "they all lied" excuse no longer works as well as it did. It's hurting Moore and that is now moving into Trumpland. Recent polls show he is losing ground among every group possible. White women are leaving the Republican party in droves, a factor that spells disaster in 2018 if it continues. Even worse, his support from his rock solid base, white evangelicals, has dropped seventeen points since January. That is a lot of space to fall through.
Today's press conference with Sanders went off the rails as she was peppered with questions about the accusers and got flustered fast. It is hard to defend someone who has been caught on tape multiple times admitting sexual assault and then try to spin it as lies. YOU SAID IT! It is on tape. It is not Fake News. And it is getting harder and harder to deny these actions. Four Democratic Senators have come forward to demand he resign. There is no chance that happens but it should be said.
This movement has a momentum of it's own now. Even if Roger Stone is guilty of weaponizing the #MeToo movement, it has taken on a life of it's own and could eventually topple the president. While there is almost no chance she is reading this, let me make a personal plea to the woman who said Trump raped her when she was 13. Now is the time to come out and tell your story. Trust me, we will believe you. And if you do, you could topple a presidency and even save a lot of lives. Please come forward. This country needs you to be brave and do the right thing. We are all there for you, minus the deplorables who will hate your guts, but there is no saving them at this point. If you come forward, things will change for all of us and for the better.
Roy Moore is having his own problems as there are signs right now that he could lose. A recent Fox News poll showed Jones ahead by ten. Even worse for the Republicans, it was a really good poll. They asked a good cross section of people using both a huge sample size and both landlines and cell phones. They even broke down who is voting by party, including independents, a factor way too many polls ignore lately. They show a real enthusiasm from Millennials and black people to vote for Jones and a lot of Republicans uneasy with Moore. The fact that independents are voting for Jones 2-1 is telling. There is little chance of a Moore blowout at this point so if he wins, it will be close. Depending on turn out, and trickery, will make all the difference. The fact that the current sitting Senator voted for someone else other than Moore may be the same thing that many a voter in Alabama are feeling too. If Jones wins, it will be an earthquake and could spell the beginning of the end of Trump. However, if Moore wins, especially if somehow wins big, Trumpism will become a nationwide thing, and with it, the rise of fascism. Luckily, at this point, I feel that to be a longshot.
If Jones does win, their tax plan is on life support as is their hold on the Senate next year. The Democrats have real chances of picking up states like Texas, Nevada, Arizona, Tennessee and Montana. That is enough to flip it. If they do that with the expected pick up of the House, Donald Trump is going to be awfully lonely and facing a certain impeachment. Let us hope we live to get to that wonderful day.
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