Why Trump is a paper tiger
'Where's the evidence of serious political damage, either from Trump attacks or from Trump voters rallying to their hero?'
Republicans in Congress and others in the party are apparently concerned that President Donald Trump, or perhaps voters besotted with the president, will target them should they oppose him. The truth is Trump has yet to demonstrate any kind of impressive capacity for inflicting political damage. Oh, yes, Trump is clearly capable of tweeting all sorts of nasty things about those he considers his enemies. He won't address their arguments; he'll level petty, personal attacks. No doubt those aren't any fun to deal with. And yet, where's the evidence of serious political damage, either from Trump attacks or from Trump voters rallying to their hero? Take, for example, Marco Rubio. The Florida senator took the full brunt of Trump's attacks last year during the presidential nomination contest. Even if we accept that Trump's attacks are what sunk Rubio's campaign, where is the long-term damage? Republicans begged him to run for re-election after he had previously said he would never do it....
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