Forget Vance. It’s •Trump• the Republicans should be talking about replacing.
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Paul Cantrellreplied to Paul Cantrell on last edited by
Reputable news outlets are obviously neutral and objective, right? That means the same objective standards for all politicians!
There are Republican officials endorsing Harris now! How many Democratic officials endorsed Trump before, say, the NYT called for Biden to drop out? Oh, that’s right: zero! So obviously now they need to go in depth on the possibility of Trump dropping out. That’s just balanced coverage.
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Paul Cantrellreplied to Paul Cantrell on last edited by
Replies ask: Who would replace Trump? What other Republican could win nationally? What other Republican could possibly unite the party?!
Hey folks, guess what: unless you’re a Republican, you don’t have to worry about it! The press had no answers when they called for Biden to drop out, and they don’t need any now to call from Trump to drop out!
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Paul Cantrellreplied to Paul Cantrell on last edited by [email protected]
“But wait,” the press cries, “no Republicans are actually calling for Trump to drop out!” Well not •publicly•, duh. But are you sure nobody’s wishing it in •private•? Really? I mean, come on.
Basically nobody in the establishment was publicly calling for Biden to drop out either, at least not when the press went after the idea like a kitten chasing a laser pointer. Good news: that doesn’t need to stop you! You can endlessly •speculate• about it until somebody does come out of the woodwork!
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@inthehands ok but it would be really funny if trump dropped out and vance took his place
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@exchgr
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@inthehands i need this now
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Paul Cantrellreplied to Paul Cantrell on last edited by
Objective journalism means objective standards!
How far behind was Biden in the polls when the press started their broken record “Will Biden drop out??” coverage going day after day after day? (The answer is “mostly tied within the margin of error.”) So obviously when Trump trails by the same margin, the press has to give him the exact same treatment. Otherwise it’s imbalanced. That’s just science, isn’t it?
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Paul Cantrellreplied to Paul Cantrell on last edited by
“But PAAAAAULL,” you cry, “none of that is how journalism works!”
Well gosh, that’s what I thought too about when the press was bird-dogging Biden, but apparently all this is exactly how the press works. That is unless of course they’re straight-up pimping for Trump. But we all know the press would never!
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Paul Cantrellreplied to Paul Cantrell on last edited by
“But PAAAAAULL,” you cry, “none of that is how journalism works!”
Well gosh, that’s what I thought too about when the press was bird-dogging Biden, but apparently all this is exactly how the press works. That is unless of course they’re straight-up campaigning for Trump. But we all know the press would never!
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Paul Cantrellreplied to Paul Cantrell on last edited by [email protected]
In the interest of balance and journalistic integrity, I warmly encourage you to pester the crap out of your favorite US national news outlet about all of the above.
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Kee Hinckleyreplied to Paul Cantrell on last edited by
@inthehands The co-chair of the committee that makes those decisions is Lara Trump. They removed anyone not “loyal” from it. Short of dying from a stroke brought on by being asked a question by an uppity Black woman (yes, that’s sarcasm), I don’t see how that happens.
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Paul Cantrellreplied to Kee Hinckley on last edited by
@nazgul
Who cares? That’s not the press’s problem! I fully expect that they will apply exactly the same approach to Trump that they did to Biden, in the interest of fairness and objectivity. We can prod them a bit if they need reminding. -
Paul Cantrellreplied to Paul Cantrell on last edited by
️See, @lolgop gets it
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@inthehands Nobody wants him to drop out of the race.
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@Virginicus
Are you sure about that? Don’t you think there might be Republican establishment types who want him to go, but are just afraid to say it? Shouldn’t we all speculate endlessly about it, just in case? -
Paul Cantrellreplied to Paul Cantrell on last edited by
Jennifer Rubin gets it too (via @GottaLaff
Laffy (@[email protected])
THIS: Via Jennifer Rubin: Media: This is a test. Will you keep #Trump's racism on page one for 3 weeks, demand he exit the race, press every R to comment on it, consult African American studies experts, talk to communities of color ? You know, do your job as resolutely as you did on Biden's age. Try it.
Mastodon (mastodon.social)
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@inthehands I stand corrected. I was thinking of us here, who worry that a sane Republican would win and want this creep humiliated.
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Paul Cantrell (@[email protected])
@[email protected] My and-I-want-a-flying-laser-pony fantasy is that the GOP kicks Trump out and he runs as a third party candidate.
Hachyderm.io (hachyderm.io)
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@inthehands @exchgr The Republican Party, now desperate for someone to run at all, drafts their nominee from 2012, Mitt Romney, plus some luckless Senator or governor as VP. The non-Democratic vote is gloriously split, and Harris wins all the states won by either Obama or Biden at some point, with the possible exception of Indiana. A few other states fall in her column that wouldn’t have otherwise. Romney wins Utah and maybe Idaho and one or two other Western states. Trump, whose loss is beyond the wildest ability of corrupt election officials to undo, disappears into a black hole of self-pity before any of his remaining trials.