Trump has a problem following reports about Robinson’s comments identifying as a “black NAZI” and supporting slavery, as well as his Ashley Madison account.
  • OldWoodFrame@lemm.ee
    1·
    3 hours ago

    He was already polling poorly and while it’s basically tied in the polling, it’s 47-47 and Trump won the state by a point in 2020 so the undecideds probably lean his way.

    I tend to think a scandal of some other person can’t hurt a presidential campaign that much, mostly just enthusiasm. So no, I don’t think it will tank the Trump Campaign.

    Gut says it moves from toss-up leaning Trump to true 50/50 toss-up.

  • InverseParallax@lemmy.worldEnglish
    32·
    14 hours ago

    Trump has a problem following reports about Robinson’s comments identifying as a “black NAZI” and supporting slavery

    North Carolina Republicans: “I’m sorry, whats the problem again?”

  • JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world
    10·
    12 hours ago

    That’s like asking conservatives to place facts and logic ahead of rethoric and idol worship. Good luck with that.

    • MrMakabar@slrpnk.netEnglish
      6·
      9 hours ago

      You are not going to easily convert a hardcore Republican, but a lot of undecided voters do not follow politics closely. Having the Republican describing himself as a Nazi is about as clear as it can get, which will convice a lot of them to vote blue. It is also a good way of bringing people who would vote Democrat to actually vote.

    • wolfpack86@lemmy.world
      2·
      4 hours ago

      Republicans have performed poorly in the NC gubernatorial race over the last 30+ years, winning once.

      Council of State and elections to the legislature have been successful for them, though

      • placatedmayhem@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        4 hours ago

        Yup! Stein (Robinson’s opponent) has been polling with landslide numbers for weeks.

        Meanwhile, R supermajority in the NC legislature is overriding governor Cooper’s vetoes with some regularity.

    • eestileib
      4·
      9 hours ago

      I think this dude is actually going to make some Republicans not turn out.

      His statements actually are still shocking, even after a decade of Trump.