I think Trump is playing the Establishment. He needed something and negotiated his support of Strange for something. We just don’t know what it is.
But if it had to do with healthcare, the wall or tax relief, the Establishment hasn’t lived up to their end of the bargain. My bet is Moore knows this and when he wins today, Trump will be right there endorsing him and we will find out what the Establishment reneged on.
Of course. The fork gambit was a win win for the President
My guess is Moore wins, Graham Cassidy passes, these d**ches get the message that a seed change is coming and they start getting aboard the Trump Train or they are are out, they know it....
“...Trump...negotiated his support of Strange for something...”
Agree!! This is my conclusion as well. The Establishment most likely will not live up to their end of the bargain (or did not, if it involved the healthcare repeal not passing), but this way (endorsing Strange) the President lived up to his end of the deal and the establishment is exposed if(and when) they do not support the President.
It seems clear to me that this is why the President endorsed Strange and is almost certainly going to be happy when Moore wins.
Time for BOTH sides to tone down the rhetoric. Both candidates would be better for the USA than any Democrat.
I think Trump is playing the Establishment. He needed something and negotiated his support of Strange for something. We just don’t know what it is.
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I agree. There’s some kind of strategy going on.
My bet is Moore knows this and when he wins today, Trump will be right there endorsing him and we will find out what the Establishment reneged on.
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Trump flat out stated at the AL rally, somewhat emphatically I thought, that if Moore wins the primary, Trump will support him. I just laughed when I heard him say it because I’m sure he’d rather have Moore who will vote “Trump” as opposed to ‘Big Luther’ who will vote “McConnell”.
It could be that Trump is sending a message to the establishment that they are losers, and that this isn’t about Trump, but instead the American people people, and it’s their movement to Make America Great Again.
My thoughts as well. Trump gave a veiled hint in his speech Friday that something was "cooking" and to take his public words with a grain of salt and some imagination..........
Guys/gals this is so much simpler:
Strange is a sitting senator. He will be in office VOTING til January.
He already fulfilled his part of the deal. He voted yes on Ocare repeal. He likely has assured DT of the right votes on future hc and tax votes.
Trump had to back him. You don’t throw in with a college player & potential draft pick, over your starfing QB who has so far only thrown a TD with no INTs no matter how much better you think the rookie will be.
Moreover, DT knows Moore will back him regardless. So Trump wins either way. This isn’t rocket science.
Oh, and I hear crom more than a few Alabamians that there are real concerns Moore will be another obstructionist purist like Rand Paul, where no bill is ever “good enough” & NO Trump agenda will be advanced.
I hope they are wrong cuz Moore (and Trump) will win.
Negotiations with a corruptocrat like strange.. gosh that’s just what we need. He gave Pelosi n shumer a blank check til December. They will come out and cry about how grandma has to have the entire govt funded so she can get gifts for her grandchildren.
That’s a pretty bad deal. What did we get? No wall, bigger and more bailouts for insurance companies.. more spending and less freedom.