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The value of Trump to the Trump voter is that he stands between them and #TheResistance
Legal Insurrection ^ | August 24, 2018 | William A. Jacobson

Posted on 08/25/2018 3:54:30 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

My variation on Selena Zito: Right now the value of Trump to the Trump voter is he is all that stands between them and the people who hate them every bit as much as they hate Trump.

The Manhattan (NY County) District Attorney’s office is investigating the Trump Organization for possible criminal violations.

The current NY Attorney General Barbara Underwood, holding the spot temporarily after her anti-Trump predecessor Eric Schneiderman resigned in disgrace, is going after the Trump Foundation.

Democrat candidates for Attorney General are trying to outdo each other with promises that they will be the most aggressive in going after all things Trump if elected.

Federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York, to whom Robert Mueller outsourced investigations so far removed from supposed Russia collusion that even Mueller couldn’t justify keeping them, have taken down the hapless Michael Cohen and clearly have their sights set more broadly on the Trump organization.

Those same prosecutors are digging in the safes of the owner of the National Enquirer for more dirt on Trump or the Trump organizations.

The sharks clearly are circling all things Trump looking for a crime which, even if it can’t remove Trump from the presidency, will put a price tag on anyone associated with Trump.

The media, which is cheering all this, has announced that this was Trump’s worst week, the beginning of the end if not the end. There is a giddiness on anti-Trump media and social media that hasn’t been seen since the Access Hollywood tape.

What’s the likelihood this will make a difference?

Selena Zito in the NY Post doesn’t think it’s going to shake support for Trump, Why Trump’s supporters won’t care about Cohen and Manafort’s convictions:

In the aftermath of Tuesday’s news that both former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort and his lawyer Michael Cohen were found on the wrong side of the law in separate court cases, the question asked most frequently by the press, Democrats and “Never Trump” Republicans is, “Where do Trump voters go now?”

The answer is the same that it has always been since they first started asking it Nov. 9, 2016: With Trump.

This new conservative populist coalition is not the fluke the political class hoped it was. Donald Trump did not cause it, he is just the result of it, so no matter what he does, it continues. It is predicated on them, not him….

Right now the value of Trump to the Trump voter is he is all that stands between them and handing the keys to Washington back over to the people inside Washington. That’s it. He’s their only option. You’ve got to pick the insiders or him.

I’d use slightly different wording:

Right now the value of Trump to the Trump voter is he is all that stands between them and the people who hate them every bit as much as they hate Trump.

Or if you want an even shorter version, “the Flight 93 Election never ended”:

2016 is the Flight 93 election: charge the cockpit or you die. You may die anyway. You—or the leader of your party—may make it into the cockpit and not know how to fly or land the plane. There are no guarantees.

Except one: if you don’t try, death is certain. To compound the metaphor: a Hillary Clinton presidency is Russian Roulette with a semi-auto. With Trump, at least you can spin the cylinder and take your chances.

Trump voters are berated and belittled with the same ferocity as directed at Trump himself. #TheResistance doesn’t distinguish between Trump and his voters.

We all understand that what is being done to Trump is simply a continuation of the attempt to unwind the 2016 election. And that if they succeed, the IRS abuses against the Tea Party and conservatives will seem like child’s play.


TOPICS: Campaign News; Issues; Parties; State and Local
KEYWORDS: deepstate; deplorables; hillary; resistance; salenazito; trump; voters; zito

1 posted on 08/25/2018 3:54:30 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Trump is but one Brave man against thousands and thousands of DC
swamp rats. God bless and watch over him.


2 posted on 08/25/2018 3:57:12 PM PDT by tennmountainman ("Trust Sessions" Yeah Right")
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To: tennmountainman

I pray that same prayer several times per day, giving thanks along the way.

Trump is the Last Chance Motel for those of us who value the Constitution and our founders’ heritage of faith and duty-to-the-death.


3 posted on 08/25/2018 4:04:41 PM PDT by Migraine
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The problem for the #resistance is that the deplorables stand
between them and the President.


4 posted on 08/25/2018 4:08:39 PM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The article is right on. The 2016 election was the Flight 93 election. Win or die (or at least be enslaved). Trump needs allies; almost the entire government/uniparty is against him. His base must become his army.


5 posted on 08/25/2018 4:11:47 PM PDT by Truth29
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

If by #TheResistance they mean the #HateAmericaProgressives then, yes, opposing them is Trump’s value to me.


6 posted on 08/25/2018 4:13:59 PM PDT by TigersEye (This is the age of the death of reason.)
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To: tet68

70 to 150 million of us. And we’re armed. Many of us are veterans, active duty, law enforcement, hunters, shooting sports enthusiasts, bow hunters, security, retired police and military, former intelligence, truck drivers, pilots, machinists, coders, hackers, graphic artists and farmers/ranchers.


7 posted on 08/25/2018 4:19:31 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Excellent. Folks need to remember Trump can count on the base but the GOPe would sell us to the RATs.


8 posted on 08/25/2018 4:29:57 PM PDT by rrrod (just an old guy with a gun in his pocket)
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To: tennmountainman

“God bless and watch over him.”

HE will, But to make HIS job easier I and others like me will stand in front of POTUS!

The Media and the Dems need to be careful about what they wish for....


9 posted on 08/25/2018 4:35:36 PM PDT by Forty-Niner (The barely bare, berry Bear formily known as Ursus Arctos Horrilibis (or U.A. Californicus))
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

He stands between us and total domination/power by the left. He stands between us and no more elections.
He stands between freedom for our grandchildren and dictatorship.
He stands between Christianity and “other preferred religions (used loosely)”.
He stands between light and darkness.


10 posted on 08/25/2018 4:37:27 PM PDT by frnewsjunkie
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

You forgot electricians. MUST. HAVE. POWER.


11 posted on 08/25/2018 5:11:05 PM PDT by 1FreeAmerican
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To: 1FreeAmerican

My uncle and cousins were heavy duty electricians in Florida for many years. Had a Winnabego to travel to job sites up and down the state.


12 posted on 08/25/2018 5:12:45 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I wouldn’t count on LEO, active OR retired.


13 posted on 08/25/2018 5:51:50 PM PDT by Roccus (When you talk to a politician...ANY politician...always say, "Remember Ceausescu")
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
WRONG!

The value of Trump to the Trump voter is that he stands between them and the destruction of the USA.

Trump voters ARE the resistance!

14 posted on 08/25/2018 6:26:54 PM PDT by Savage Beast (President Trump has remained steadfast!This is leadership!Hold steadfast, America!We shall overcome!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

He stands between his voters and the end of America.


15 posted on 08/25/2018 6:46:21 PM PDT by bray (Pray for President Trump)
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