Subj : Re: Trump Be Gone
To   : Mike Powell
From : Jeff Thiele
Date : Thu Nov 10 2022 20:04:48

On 10 Nov 2022, Mike Powell said the following...
 MP> >  MP> Except he has claimed that Trump is irrelevant before now.
 MP> > Only because Trump wasn't president anymore.
 MP> Sounds like a good reason to me.

Trump has remained very relevant since leaving office. Tuesday's debacle and
the resultant anger at Trump confirms that.

 MP> > But according to Trump, his unsuccessful endorsement of Oz was Melania's
 MP> > fault for advising him (Trump).
 MP> I bet she had nothing to do with it.

I'm inclined to bet that she did, but not to the extreme that he's making it
out to be in his quest to deflect blame.

 MP> >  MP> Trump does not carry as much weight as he thinks, or some in the pr
 MP> >  MP> thinks he does.
 MP> > Or, indeed, as some of his supporters think he does.
 MP> Or Democrats who are still obsessed with him.

The people who voted for Trump didn't get sucked out into space and replaced
with a new batch of conservatives. They were here on 1/6, and they've been
here attending his rallies ever since. Some of them are currently upset with
Trump for his endorsement picks, but none of them seem upset at themselves
for having given him that power.

Jeff.

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