The campaign for President has turned around in the last few weeks, particularly this past week. Not only can I FEEL it turning, but I can also see and explain the indicators.
Even some strong Donald Trump supporters and workers had become worried, fearing he was losing. Much of the national media fed this narrative, pronouncing Trump politically dead.
Not so fast.
Am I the only political observer who has noticed similarities with the 1948 re-election campaign of President Harry Truman? The national media and polls had pronounced President Truman defeated, including that infamous election night headline of the Chicago Daily Tribune, ‘DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN.” It was not to be. It turned around at the end.
Truman organized a whistle stop tour, rallying thousands at train stations across the heartland. Trump organized rallies in stadiums and other large venues, drawing tens of thousands to each. And he reaches millions with Twitter.
But more important than the process were the issues.
Does the Trump strong rhetoric remind you of “Give ‘em hell, Harry”?
The Democrats’ mishandling of the confirmation process of Judge Amy Coney Barrett turned off many undecided voters.
Joe Biden’s refusal to say he would not push to increase the size of the U.S. Supreme Court frightened many. It remains a serious risk that Biden would attempt court packing, which failed miserably for popular President Franklin Roosevelt.
The final debate was a turnaround – positive for Trump, negative for Biden.
The discovery of incriminating evidence in the Hunter Biden laptop demonstrated a serious risk that Joe Biden is compromised.
Joe Biden’s multiple statements against the oil industry paint an unacceptable picture of the near future under a Biden Green New Deal. Gas prices in the $5-$10 range a gallon. No gas vehicles sold. Limited and expensive air flight. Doubled bills for electricity. We would be “transitioning” away from oil. Is that a word?
Joe Biden has, at last, had to make longer speeches. The more he talks, the more incompetent and unacceptable he sounds. Let him talk. Biden is Trump’s best campaigner.
In 2016 at this point, most national media and polls had declared Trump the loser, and by a healthy margin. They were wrong.
Political pundits are just beginning to figure out that a certain number of Trump supporters do not trust the national media and polls. Some refuse to answer polls. Others mess with the pollsters and give incorrect answers. Still others do not want anyone to know who they support. Thus, the polls can be off, under-polling Trump by 3% to 10%. That is enough of a differential to sway any state that is in play.
The national media that is against President Trump has overdone it. They have been so obviously biased and unfair that it has turned off a growing number of independent and undecided voters. If Biden is the best campaigner for Trump, the biased national media are close behind.
Ever wonder why Trump openly insults and goads his critics in the national media? He is baiting a trap. The anti-Trump media take the bait and hit him hard – too hard. False “facts” and unfair coverage can be overdone and backfire. What hurt Trump earlier has started turning around.
Jim Zeigler is the state Auditor of Alabama.
 |
ReplyForward
|
