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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Tue Sep 26, 2017, 09:39 AM Sep 2017

The Memo: Trump faces difficult 48 hours

BY NIALL STANAGE - 09/26/17 06:00 AM EDT

President Trump is facing a crucial 48 hours.

His favored candidate in Tuesday’s GOP Senate runoff in Alabama, Sen. Luther Strange, is running behind ultra-conservative challenger Roy Moore in the polls. A loss for Strange would be seen as a rebuke of Trump by his base.

The following day, the Senate had been due to vote on the third — and perhaps final — effort to dismantle the Affordable Care Act, also known as ObamaCare.The vote might not even take place, however, after Sen. Susan Collins joined Sens. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and John McCain (R-Ariz.) in opposition to the measure.

The three Republican “no” votes make the failure of the push virtually certain.

Prominent figures who were once stalwart supporters of Trump are sharply critical of him on both issues — especially the endorsement of Strange, which they see as a significant miscalculation.

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The Memo: Trump faces difficult 48 hours (Original Post) DonViejo Sep 2017 OP

and no one is inviting him to parties any more.... samnsara Sep 2017 #1

He's having a tough time getting hookers to pee on him lately too Orrex Sep 2017 #6

He only watches them pee on something else Merlot Sep 2017 #9

He could always resign if it's too much for him! femmocrat Sep 2017 #2

Who knew politics was so complicated? JNelson6563 Sep 2017 #3

Healthcare vote FAR from certain leftynyc Sep 2017 #4

If only he would face anything difficult, ever. Orsino Sep 2017 #5

A bad week for him is a good week for the American people. nt jrthin Sep 2017 #7

and now ... some complete bullshit underpants Sep 2017 #8

Maybe the Russians will fix the vote in Alabama California_Republic Sep 2017 #10

Trump doesn't face anything. He's already blamed McCain ... GeorgeGist Sep 2017 #11

Boo hoo Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2017 #12

samnsara

(17,622 posts)

1. and no one is inviting him to parties any more....

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Sep 26, 2017, 09:40 AM

Sep 2017

...boohoo.. he wants to be back with the ELITES so bad! Instead hes stuck with swamp water.

Orrex

(63,215 posts)

6. He's having a tough time getting hookers to pee on him lately too

Reply to samnsara (Reply #1)

Tue Sep 26, 2017, 09:57 AM

Sep 2017

Heavy rests the crown.

Merlot

(9,696 posts)

9. He only watches them pee on something else

Reply to Orrex (Reply #6)

Tue Sep 26, 2017, 10:20 AM

Sep 2017

femmocrat

(28,394 posts)

2. He could always resign if it's too much for him!

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Sep 26, 2017, 09:41 AM

Sep 2017

I love when trump has a bad week.

JNelson6563

(28,151 posts)

3. Who knew politics was so complicated?

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Sep 26, 2017, 09:48 AM

Sep 2017

leftynyc

(26,060 posts)

4. Healthcare vote FAR from certain

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Sep 26, 2017, 09:49 AM

Sep 2017

I don't trust Sen Paul at all. We need Murkowski (or any other sane con senator) to come out strongly against it.

Orsino

(37,428 posts)

5. If only he would face anything difficult, ever.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Sep 26, 2017, 09:52 AM

Sep 2017

If he'd had any experience whatsoever in overcoming adversity, he wouldn't be such a cry-baby.

jrthin

(4,836 posts)

7. A bad week for him is a good week for the American people. nt

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Sep 26, 2017, 10:01 AM

Sep 2017

underpants

(182,826 posts)

8. and now ... some complete bullshit

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Sep 26, 2017, 10:17 AM

Sep 2017

He held a prime time rally for Strange. Nothing tepid about it.

"His support on Friday was tepid. He is setting himself up to pivot” from Strange to Moore, said one Republican strategist familiar with White House thinking. “He hasn’t put a lot of his capital on the line and, regardless of the outcome, he will walk away with a supporter.”