Trump will at some point suggest pushing back election due to coronavirus (Louisiana vote postponed)

[GnauzBookOfRhymes]

Michigan Romp Shows Biden Could Rebuild Democrats' ‘Blue Wall’ vs. Trump

Maybe you’ve never heard of Livingston County, Michigan. It’s not Oakland County, the vote-rich behemoth located next door; nor is it Macomb County, the much-mythologized home of the culturally conservative “Reagan Democrats” who began defecting to the Republican Party decades ago. It’s a lot less populated, and a little too far from Detroit, to attract much notice from journalists and pundits. And yet, as the returns rolled in Tuesday night from Michigan’s primary, it was Livingston that told the most compelling story. Not for what it said about Bernie Sanders or Joe Biden, but for what it said about Donald Trump.

Four years ago, Livingston was a safe haven for Republicans. Voters there—white, educated, upper-class commuters who head east to Detroit, south to Ann Arbor and west to Lansing—gave no hint of a coming realignment. The county’s congressional seat, property of the GOP for 15 years, was locked down. Its political culture, anchored by a love of God, guns and tax cuts, seemed uncrackable. When the presidential primaries were held, the Republican contest attracted nearly three times more voters than the Democratic counterpart. Trump carried the county by 30 points against Hillary Clinton in November 2016, arguably his most impressive pound-for-pound showing in the state.


Today, Republicans are looking over their shoulders in Livingston County—and for good reason. They’re not worried Trump is going to lose there; they’re not worried about a wholesale change in the area’s political DNA. They’re worried about the only thing that matters in Michigan: margins. The reason Livingston is now represented by a Democrat in Congress is because Elissa Slotkin, the freshman Democrat, only lost the county by 19 points, limiting the damage in a way that allowed her to eke out an upset win with strong performances elsewhere in the 8th District.


There was a temptation for Republicans to dismiss Slotkin’s victory as an outlier, to not sweat a 30-point margin slipping to a 19-point margin. But there can no longer be any doubt about the trajectory of Livingston County and the trouble it poses for the GOP: In Tuesday’s Democratic primary, there were 27,458 votes cast in the county—compared to 17,591 four years ago. For Democratic turnout to jump 56 percent in any affluent, well-educated suburb is incredible; for it to happen in a deeply, fundamentally conservative place like Livingston County is astounding. Some people might think a difference of some 10,000 votes is no big deal. But in a state that was decided by some 10,000 votes, it’s a very big deal.

 

[ltheghost]

I see it happening. Trump wants to stay in power as long as possible so his kids can keep getting paid. After he leaves office and HOW he leaves office he has a high probability of going to jail.

 

[Starman]

Hysteria.

 

[GnauzBookOfRhymes]

I see it happening. Trump wants to stay in power as long as possible so his kids can keep getting paid. After he leaves office and HOW he leaves office he has a high probability of going to jail.

This is what he fears. He has zero protection if he's not president.

 

[the cac mamba]

i dont think trump is going to jail, that's a napoleon fantasy

i do think that sickness will have been cleaned up by november. obviously i dont know shyt, but im not really shook of this thing im fairly confident we can get a handle on it in 8 months

but the damage to the economy is done. the orange fakkit is finished if this trend continues

 

[GnauzBookOfRhymes]

Estimates of 70-150 million eventually infected in the US.

1% fatality rate is a lot of people.

 

[ExodusNirvana]

Part of me believes this but part of me believes he's too much of a narcissist and won't want to look weak

 

[88m3]

Part of me believes this but part of me believes he's too much of a narcissist and won't want to look weak

weakness is strength

 

[Piff Perkins]

It’s not a pandemic

World Health Organization declares the coronavirus outbreak a global pandemic

Today.

 

[GnauzBookOfRhymes]

Part of me believes this but part of me believes he's too much of a narcissist and won't want to look weak

a sociopathic narcissist like he will do/say anything to get out of being held accountable

 

[Regular_P]

I believe it.

 

[FaTaL]

Nov is a long time from now

 

[seymour cake]

Trump gonna win the election regardless..with or without an election. Its already written in stone

 

[Wiles]

i dont think trump is going to jail, that's a napoleon fantasy

i do think that sickness will have been cleaned up by november. obviously i dont know shyt, but im not really shook of this thing im fairly confident we can get a handle on it in 8 months

but the damage to the economy is done. the orange fakkit is finished if this trend continues

Orange man is done

Mother nature ain't playing

 

[TheDarceKnight]

November is too far away by then it might have calmed down

I'd like you to be right but that's very optimistic. We will likely get a break during the late spring and summer but this thing is going to hit us again in the fall when it cools down.