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edhopper

(33,208 posts)
Tue Jun 2, 2020, 09:53 PM Jun 2020

A major political miscalculation by Trump in NC

North Carolina is swing State, one Trump barely won in 2016 (or was another stolen State)

The purpose for picking a State for a Convention is to pick up good will and some votes.

But Trump decided that an arena full of worshipers is more important than winning NC.

So now he will have to find a deep Red State that he would already have won where a Repuke Governor doesn't care if they have a COVID Convention.

All so he can get his crowds.

What a stupid, egomaniacal, piece of shit asshole he is.


I want to add, this might piss off enough people in NC, taking business some were counting on, leaving some holding the bag (a usual Trump occurrence) that it could cost him a State he needs to win.

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A major political miscalculation by Trump in NC (Original Post) edhopper Jun 2020 OP
Trump always makes things worse for Trump Proud Liberal Dem Jun 2020 #1
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA! fleur-de-lisa Jun 2020 #2
protests didnt topple nixon, nixon toppled himself without ANY help at all nt msongs Jun 2020 #3
Georgia? demtenjeep Jun 2020 #4
Or DeSantis demtenjeep Jun 2020 #5
Abbott in TX is a grade A christofascist a hole he will be all over this. Thomas Hurt Jun 2020 #7
I hope he doesn't get any ideas about having his Klan rally of a convention here in Iowa 47of74 Jun 2020 #18
Shhh! Please no. Don't even think it. nt crickets Jun 2020 #20
Texas or Florida but my bet is on Florida as he will try to hold it either at his club there or cstanleytech Jun 2020 #29
Yeah good luck finding a city council in TX or FL or GA or AZ that'll approve a convention Rstrstx Jun 2020 #37
Nor will the city be paid for expenses incurred Alpeduez21 Jun 2020 #45
Shitheel to Tarheels - I'm taking my ball and going home. TheCowsCameHome Jun 2020 #6
Donald insisted on... stillcool Jun 2020 #8
Not just that, he was also demanding restaurants, hotels, ms liberty Jun 2020 #46
I knew this woman.. stillcool Jun 2020 #47
Even the States with Republican governors Proud liberal 80 Jun 2020 #9
I wonder what 'red' cities there are in SharonClark Jun 2020 #10
Good question Proud liberal 80 Jun 2020 #12
And Sandy Springs isn't all that red DemInBuckhead Jun 2020 #16
Fort Worth, Texas Patterson Jun 2020 #48
Good Point...K and R. no text. Stuart G Jun 2020 #15
So pleased that our Governor told him mnhtnbb Jun 2020 #11
I like how you worded that SCantiGOP Jun 2020 #13
Ed, I beg to differ with you..Your last line is bad..The American Shit Association.. Stuart G Jun 2020 #14
don't forget though...".stupid, egomaniacal...... asshole" certainot Jun 2020 #19
LOL! BComplex Jun 2020 #43
Never interrupt an enemy when he is making a mistake... D23MIURG23 Jun 2020 #17
I hadn't thought of it that way. Music Man Jun 2020 #21
Two things rufus dog Jun 2020 #22
his ego is so big and fragile that he can never admit wrong, never change course Demovictory9 Jun 2020 #33
Is this official? No convention in Charlotte? Goodheart Jun 2020 #23
Putting this out on FB -- okay?? LiberalFighter Jun 2020 #24
Please proceed. edhopper Jun 2020 #42
So it's official that North Carolina won't be hosting the convention? TlalocW Jun 2020 #25
It was a close one.... Hulk Jun 2020 #26
HA HA! Kitchari Jun 2020 #27
And a flippable Senate seat!! aeromanKC Jun 2020 #28
He can't lose Florida. That's where he's headed !! flying-skeleton Jun 2020 #30
Agreed rpannier Jun 2020 #32
I am guessing he's going to push for Florida rpannier Jun 2020 #31
My recommendation is Allen, Texas jmowreader Jun 2020 #34
I do not know why but I can't stop laughing at "COVID Convention." Doreen Jun 2020 #35
Miami will be great Warpy Jun 2020 #36
He'll try to have it at Doral, or close enough to sell rooms at Doral to Magats. Shrike47 Jun 2020 #38
He's hoping for a venue where he can squeeze more blood from the stone struggle4progress Jun 2020 #39
NASHVILLE is high on the list. Totally Tunsie Jun 2020 #40
Maybe Texas? Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2020 #41
I truly believe that wherever they have their convention, COVID numbers will explode BComplex Jun 2020 #44
Let em go and get sick Wawannabe Jun 2020 #49

Proud Liberal Dem

(24,355 posts)
1. Trump always makes things worse for Trump
Tue Jun 2, 2020, 09:55 PM
Jun 2020

That's just how he rolls. Oh well. Not going to complain about one more thing that will hurt him in November.

fleur-de-lisa

(14,615 posts)
2. HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!
Tue Jun 2, 2020, 09:55 PM
Jun 2020

Every instinct Dumpus has is ALWAYS WRONG.

 

47of74

(18,470 posts)
18. I hope he doesn't get any ideas about having his Klan rally of a convention here in Iowa
Tue Jun 2, 2020, 11:04 PM
Jun 2020

Of course our idiot Governor and boot licking Senators will probably be happy to host that fuck here.

cstanleytech

(26,080 posts)
29. Texas or Florida but my bet is on Florida as he will try to hold it either at his club there or
Wed Jun 3, 2020, 12:00 AM
Jun 2020

near enough so he can get people to stay at it and spend more money as its costing him a ton to keep it going and if he had not been guzzling from the taxpayer trough he might have had it foreclosed on by now.

Rstrstx

(1,393 posts)
37. Yeah good luck finding a city council in TX or FL or GA or AZ that'll approve a convention
Wed Jun 3, 2020, 12:54 AM
Jun 2020

The governor might think it's a good idea but any city that doesn't want a full blown health catastrophe is going to say thanks, but no thanks. Even ruby red smaller cities won't want to touch it, the locals would revolt.

ms liberty

(8,479 posts)
46. Not just that, he was also demanding restaurants, hotels,
Wed Jun 3, 2020, 09:36 PM
Jun 2020

And other businesses in Charlotte be open at full capacity with no social distancing rules.
I'm so glad Gov Cooper didn't give in to him.

stillcool

(32,626 posts)
47. I knew this woman..
Wed Jun 3, 2020, 09:48 PM
Jun 2020

whenever she went out to dinner, which was often, she sent her food back. Every time. I think it was an attention/control thing. Reminds me of the asshole, and how he is always so emotionally needy, and picks the weirdest crap to make a big deal out of.

Proud liberal 80

(4,167 posts)
9. Even the States with Republican governors
Tue Jun 2, 2020, 10:03 PM
Jun 2020

The cities are all Democratic (ATL, Houston, Dallas, Vegas, Miami, Orlando, etc)...maybe the Republicans need to start having their conventions in small towns and stay away from “librul” cities.

SharonClark

(10,005 posts)
10. I wonder what 'red' cities there are in
Tue Jun 2, 2020, 10:14 PM
Jun 2020

Georgia or Texas that are large enough and might be willing to host.

Any ideas?

Proud liberal 80

(4,167 posts)
12. Good question
Tue Jun 2, 2020, 10:32 PM
Jun 2020

None in Georgia....The biggest is ATL and it’s definitely Democratic, the others Columbus, Macon, and Savannah are also Democratic....Sandy springs is the largest red city and is only has 80,000 people

Of course Texas has 4 large cities in Dallas, Houston, Austin, and San Antonio but they are also Democratic....Corpus Christie or Lubbock are the largest red city...

DemInBuckhead

(110 posts)
16. And Sandy Springs isn't all that red
Tue Jun 2, 2020, 10:55 PM
Jun 2020

And certainly doesn't have a facility they're looking for. Maybe they can do their convention at the old American Pie parking lot?

SCantiGOP

(13,856 posts)
13. I like how you worded that
Tue Jun 2, 2020, 10:36 PM
Jun 2020

Points out something we often miss: since he’s so corrupt, we forget how stupid he is.
You don’t waste your convention site and throw the whole process in turmoil.

Stuart G

(38,365 posts)
14. Ed, I beg to differ with you..Your last line is bad..The American Shit Association..
Tue Jun 2, 2020, 10:43 PM
Jun 2020

of which I am a leading member, really does not want to be associated with Donald Trump. We are a fine, useful, and human
natural product of good digestion that everyone desires. Good Shit is a sign Good Health.!!!

Bad shit, diarrhea, constipation, irregular movements are a sign of Donald Trump..If you had said, "bad shit" Well we would not have disagreed. Trump is "bad shit" no doubt...Lot's of non believers do not recognize the importance of ...shit in a person's life.
Have a bad case of diarrhea for a couple of days, see how you feel?

Remember, bad shit is one thing, and just plain shit is another..Thank You for reading this..

D23MIURG23

(2,833 posts)
17. Never interrupt an enemy when he is making a mistake...
Tue Jun 2, 2020, 11:02 PM
Jun 2020

(Napoleon Bonaparte)

He's going to pack a room full of people together and have them scream non-stop for three days around all the major republican figureheads still willing to stand on a stage with him, plus his family, plus himself. And none of these assholes are going to wear masks, because they've decided that taking precautions is effeminate or something.

If the leading lights of the Make America a Shithole party want to have a Russian roullette convention along with thousands of drooling brownshirt supporters, I'm absolutely thrilled. Tell me where to send the money, I'll help pick up the tab.

Music Man

(1,181 posts)
21. I hadn't thought of it that way.
Tue Jun 2, 2020, 11:07 PM
Jun 2020

You're absolutely right

Let's turn out in force and get NC back in the blue column.

 

rufus dog

(8,419 posts)
22. Two things
Tue Jun 2, 2020, 11:09 PM
Jun 2020

1. tRump gut feel ALWAYS makes the wrong decision. It is truly amazing to watch how his instinct is always wrong.
2. tRump ALWAYS gets bailed out, first by his father, then by Putin. So to them NC means shit as compared to having a the propaganda of cheering fans.

TlalocW

(15,359 posts)
25. So it's official that North Carolina won't be hosting the convention?
Tue Jun 2, 2020, 11:21 PM
Jun 2020

I knew there was arguing back and forth about how the convention was going to happen with Trump wanting huge crowds, and the governor saying no.

TlalocW

 

Hulk

(6,699 posts)
26. It was a close one....
Tue Jun 2, 2020, 11:23 PM
Jun 2020

North Carolina, right now according to Electoral vote.com, shows a very close contest according to the polls, with Biden getting 45% and the Draft Dodging Coward getting 44%. Hope this breaks the damn of exodus from that piece of worthless shit.

rpannier

(24,304 posts)
31. I am guessing he's going to push for Florida
Wed Jun 3, 2020, 12:32 AM
Jun 2020

Some place near Mar A Lago or that other hell hole he owns

jmowreader

(50,453 posts)
34. My recommendation is Allen, Texas
Wed Jun 3, 2020, 12:38 AM
Jun 2020

They can hold an open air convention at Allen High School’s palatial football stadium, and it’s close enough to Dallas that the conventioneers can’t lodge there.

Warpy

(110,913 posts)
36. Miami will be great
Wed Jun 3, 2020, 12:44 AM
Jun 2020

He can double dip at his Doral resort there. There is a huge convention center and plenty of hookers, who do a great business when the GOP is in town. De Satan is governor.

Sounds like a winner to me. Maybe there won't even be a hurricane.

I can't think of much else for him, most states are turning purple, so unless he wants to hold the convention in a rodeo arena someplace in the flat parts of WA, OR, or WY, FLA is his best bet.

Shrike47

(6,913 posts)
38. He'll try to have it at Doral, or close enough to sell rooms at Doral to Magats.
Wed Jun 3, 2020, 12:59 AM
Jun 2020

Remember when he tried to move the G-7 there? (I think that’s the meeting with foreign heads of state he tried to move there) everybody pointed out at the time that the ‘resort’ is a dump. He needs the money from the convention to keep the place afloat.

Buckeye_Democrat

(14,847 posts)
41. Maybe Texas?
Wed Jun 3, 2020, 04:23 AM
Jun 2020

If his advisors want a large conservative city, in a state that could be close in November?

Far more electoral college voters at stake too.

BComplex

(7,984 posts)
44. I truly believe that wherever they have their convention, COVID numbers will explode
Wed Jun 3, 2020, 02:26 PM
Jun 2020

if they continue to insist on shoulder to shoulder, no mask screaming "four more years". Thankfully, Governor Cooper listens to actual scientists, as opposed to Fox "news" analysts, and he wasn't having any of what trump was selling.

Wawannabe

(5,580 posts)
49. Let em go and get sick
Wed Jun 3, 2020, 11:55 PM
Jun 2020

I don’t care one bit. Pack em in by the ten thousands if they wanna go. Less republicans voting is ok in my book.

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