Donald Trump is defeated
Donald Trump’s handlers have him doing a round of interviews this week about all the awful things he’ll do if he takes office. They’re doing is specifically to try to get all of us to take the bait and start focusing on how “dangerously powerful” Trump is and how he’s supposedly going to win, instead of focusing on calling out his weakness and finishing him off.
The good news is that the smart people out there aren’t taking the bait. For instance, House Democrat Robert Garcia is making a point of calling out for being “tired” and “defeated”:
Rep. @RobertGarcia: Trump is defeated, obviously sleeping, tired, and low energy. He's sleepy Donald Trump. Meanwhile, Joe Biden is actively leading and traveling across the country pic.twitter.com/uRpltgIfX8
— Kamala HQ (@KamalaHQ) April 30, 2024
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Cool, it’s almost like Rep. Garcia is channeling Palmer Report. The reality is that while Trump, the Republicans, and the right wing are unhingedly evil, we don’t get anywhere by “sounding the alarm” about how “dangerously powerful” they are. We defeat them by highlighting their weaknesses, not by helping them portray themselves as powerful.
Bill Palmer is the publisher of the political news outlet Palmer Report