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kentuck

(111,110 posts) Fri Oct 18, 2019, 01:23 PM Oct 2019

Trump's base is his buffer to keep from being convicted in the Senate.

Trump has had three rallies this week alone.

The purpose is to consolidate his base and to keep the Senate from convicting him in an impeachment trial.

The base is his insurance policy.

So long as he can put the fear of God in Republicans running for re-election, then he is fairly sure he will never be convicted by the Republican toadies in the US Senate.

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Trump's base is his buffer to keep from being convicted in the Senate. (Original Post) kentuck Oct 2019 OP

Absolutely. See here: Garrett78 Oct 2019 #1

the mere impeachment will rally many more democrats than any non-conviction in Senate will beachbumbob Oct 2019 #2

tRUMP's constantly dwindling base is the real minority in the US and don't forget it. So sad they abqtommy Oct 2019 #3

Garrett78

(10,721 posts)

1. Absolutely. See here:

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Fri Oct 18, 2019, 01:25 PM

Oct 2019

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=12596131

beachbumbob

(9,263 posts)

2. the mere impeachment will rally many more democrats than any non-conviction in Senate will

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Fri Oct 18, 2019, 01:57 PM

Oct 2019

rally trump supporters.

With out a 3rd party candidate to siphon off votes and many independent/democrats who voted for trump in 2016 that won;t do that again, 2020 will be a GOP fiasco year unseen in history

abqtommy

(14,118 posts)

3. tRUMP's constantly dwindling base is the real minority in the US and don't forget it. So sad they