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4. There's a natural instinct to rally around the president in a crisis.

Fri Oct 2, 2020, 01:31 AM

Oct 2020

And he will milk it for everything he pretends he's worth.

Yes it's going to have an effect.

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DU Poll: Will Trump's Covid will have an impact of the election? [View all] BigmanPigman Oct 2020 OP

Depends entirely on how sick he gets. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2020 #1

+1 Lucinda Oct 2020 #23

Negative for whom? Beakybird Oct 2020 #2

That was my question to. Questions need to be rephrased. nt Quixote1818 Oct 2020 #6

There's a natural instinct to rally around the president in a crisis. Crunchy Frog Oct 2020 #4

With a Guy This Toxic I Doubt People Rally. Aepps22 Oct 2020 #5

I don't credit people with being that rational. Crunchy Frog Oct 2020 #8

Could be the opposite effect if he gets very ill. NutmegYankee Oct 2020 #7

You think any Biden voter is going to change their mind? I sure don't Thekaspervote Oct 2020 #11

Not in this case LeftInTX Oct 2020 #14

He's the one who ignored it and made it Rice4VP Oct 2020 #15

Pass- poorly worded options Fiendish Thingy Oct 2020 #9

The story that will come out of this BGBD Oct 2020 #10

Good point! Thekaspervote Oct 2020 #12

Good point - we also need to remind people that he infected the entire MaryMagdaline Oct 2020 #17

far too early to tell Celerity Oct 2020 #13

I think the past 3 1/2 years of performing Bind tRump spells BigmanPigman Oct 2020 #18

Witchtok to the rescue!!! Celerity Oct 2020 #19

It will hurt Trump as long as Biden does not catch it. LeftInTX Oct 2020 #16

Well, if he dies, it certainly will! n/t BlueStater Oct 2020 #20

The news anchors are trying really hard BigmanPigman Oct 2020 #21