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I thought Trump was trying to create a distraction from the pandemic with "Obamagate!", the dropped prosecution of Mike Flynn and so forth.
Upon reflection, I now think something else is far more likely.
This was the game plan all along. The pandemic interfered.
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Upon reflection, I now think something else is far more likely.
This was the game plan all along. The pandemic interfered.
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Picture what cable news coverage we& #39;d be getting now if the economy was humming along and people weren& #39;t dying.
Trump and AG Barr weren& #39;t looking for something big to give them "cover." 2/7
Trump and AG Barr weren& #39;t looking for something big to give them "cover." 2/7
"Obamagate" and "lifting the lid" on the vast "Deep State conspiracy" was supposed to be the main attraction.
Trump & Co. have one trick: Win the news cycle. It& #39;s a good trick, but it is the only trick they know.
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Trump & Co. have one trick: Win the news cycle. It& #39;s a good trick, but it is the only trick they know.
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They would be undoubtedly be winning the news cycle now but for a stark reality& #39;s refusal to go away.
So why not wait? Well, Flynn coming due in court is part of it. Losing the news cycle every night was another, bigger factor.
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So why not wait? Well, Flynn coming due in court is part of it. Losing the news cycle every night was another, bigger factor.
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Biden locking up the nomination and taking a steady lead in the polls was probably the biggest factor of all.
The surest way to get ahead on the news cycle these days would be to get a grip on the pandemic. Well, about six weeks of wishing it ... 5/7
The surest way to get ahead on the news cycle these days would be to get a grip on the pandemic. Well, about six weeks of wishing it ... 5/7
... would go away, starting in February, on its own scotched that.
Disaster is like fire. It burns away cheap facades first. 6/7
Disaster is like fire. It burns away cheap facades first. 6/7
Things that once could be portrayed as important, even vital stuff look pretty trivial when people you know don& #39;t have a job any more. 7/FIN
