Trump/Russia, one area where Republicans are on the defensive
Republicans know the importance of going on offense. For years, we’ve heard Republicans, from Donald Trump to Fox News talking heads to your right wing Uncle Charlie at the dinner table, begin conversations by asking loaded political attack questions against the Democrats. The topics of these questions range from immigration (“what about that caravan that’s coming to invade us?”) to the Obamas (“a terrorist fist jab?”) to the Republicans’ favorite target, Hillary Clinton (“did she use a private email server to cover up Benghazi?”) and more. As the Republicans know, when you hit your opponent with these attack questions, you frame the issue and put them on the defensive to explain why they, their party or their politicians aren’t so bad. At that point, as Willard Mitt Romney and others have stated, “if you’re explaining, you’re losing.”
But now the tables have turned. Trump/Russia and other criminal investigations are closing around Donald Trump and his family, leading to lots of deflection, excuses and explanations by Trump and the Republicans. Donald Trump’s own Twitter feed is an excellent gauge of his worry level, and right now, Trump is doing lots of desperate explaining. This is a great time for Democrats to go on offense, and ask their Republican friends the questions that will put Republicans on defense for a change. Here are some questions that you can use as conversation starters with the Republicans in your life:
“When will Trump be indicted?”
“When will Trump be impeached?”
“When will Donald Trump Jr. be indicted? Did he go on that hunting trip to Canada because he thinks he’s being indicted this week?”
“What other Trump family members besides Donald Trump Jr. do you think will be indicted? How about Ivanka?”
“When do you think Melania Trump will divorce Donald?”
“Who do you think would become president if both Trump and Vice President Mike Pence are impeached and leave office? Could it be new Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi?”
“Do you think the NRA will go out of business soon?”
“How soon do you think the Trump Recession will occur?”
“Trump keeps wandering around lost and forgetting to sign things in public events. Do you think he has dementia?”
“Who’s really in charge in the White House now?”
This is the kind of list that can be added to as new events unfold. Stay tuned.
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