Author: Buck Banks
Big Majority Think Trump’s More Erratic with Age
61%
A new Reuters-Ipsos poll finds 61% of Americans agreed that President Trump has “become erratic with age.” Just 45% say Trump is “mentally sharp and able to deal with challenges.”
Democrats Bubbling with Midterm Enthusiasm
14 points
Democrats hold a 14-point advantage when it comes to voter enthusiasm heading into the midterm elections, according to a new WaPo-ABC News-Ipsos poll. It’s the largest advantage Democrats have had ahead of the midterms since 2006.
State of the Union Illustrated Trmp’s Alternate Reality
“The most radical fantasy in the speech was its claims of a new golden age of prosperity. That misstatement surely deceived nobody. Prices continue to rise; the job market stagnates. In almost every way that can be measured, Americans are communicating economic anxiety and discontent. Trump insisted that they are all wrong. … It is as if the nation were being soaked by a torrential downpour, water rolling over umbrellas and into boats, soaking everyone’s clothes—and the leader whose job it is to lead them through the deluge insists that it is not raining at all, that in fact it is sunny, the sunniest day ever.”
— David Frum
Trump’s SOTU Ratings Are in the Crapper
27.8 million
Donald Trump’s longest-ever State of the Union address drew 27.8 million viewers across seven broadcast and cable outlets, preliminary Nielsen data showed, a 12% audience drop from Trump’s speech last year, the Hollywood Reporter reports.
Bloviating Bloviator Bores
At Trump’s State of the Union, he seemed like a man on a mission:
To convince Americans he’d saved the economy and whipped inflation.
The speech was overlong and poorly organized,
A word stew of insults, threats and bold-faced lies.
Clearly, Trump’s plan was not to inspire but to bore the nation into submission.
Boring America Into Submission
“Well, that was exhausting — or would have been, if I had watched it. But I am not a masochist. I waited to read the transcript. … Trump’s State of the Union was historic in at least one respect: It was the longest SOTU ever. Was the plan to turn public opinion around by boring America into submission?”
— Paul Krugman
Not Made for TV
If you’re wondering whether you should tune in
To Donald Trump’s pending State of the Union,
Unless you incorporate a drinking game,
It’s just going to be more of the same:
The complaints, insults and lies of a senile subhuman.
