Do you think Trump's assassination attempts helped him win the election

[We Never Know]

Do you think Trump's assassination attempts helped him win the election?

Explain why or why not.

 

[Nimos]

Do you think Trump's assassination attempts helped him win the election?

Explain why or why not.

No not to the point where it made him win at least.

I think the reason he won, was because the Democrats screwed themselves over. Biden should very early have said he wouldn't run and given the democrats time to find the "perfect" candidate with enough time to share what they wanted to do etc. So if anything I would blame Biden.

 

[We Never Know]

No not to the point where it made him win at least.

I think the reason he won, was because the Democrats screwed themselves over. Biden should very early have said he wouldn't run and given the democrats time to find the "perfect" candidate with enough time to share what they wanted to do etc. So if anything I would blame Biden.

I think the switch out hurt the left.

Its was like losing the game at the beginning of the fourth quarter so you substitute in a new team.

 

[9-10ths_Penguin]

Do you think Trump's assassination attempts helped him win the election?

Explain why or why not.

I don't think they got anyone to change their vote, but I wouldn't be surprised if they helped for voter mobilization and donations.

 

[Wu Wei]

I think his immediate reaction afterwards helped, but I so not think that, in and of itself, helped him win the election

 

[Estro Felino]

No.
I think the Cheneys endorsing Harris was fatal.

You know...the Iraqi War...? So many children sent to Iraq...

 

[Jayhawker Soule]

Do you think Trump's assassination attempts helped him win the election?

No.

Explain why or why not.

No.

 

[Nimos]

I think the switch out hurt the left.

Its was like losing the game at the beginning of the fourth quarter so you substitute in a new team.

Agree, but then again I don't think Biden could have won either and honestly he looks very tired

It was just a poor move altogether by the Democrats, which I think was lucky for Trump and again to give him some credit, he has managed to create a fan team around himself, which obviously also helps. But ultimately I would blame Biden for not allowing her or someone else to run much earlier.

But again Biden could also have done something about the rising prices that Americans and everyone else suffer from after the Covid crisis, companies exploit this having never reduced their prices again. And Biden and even Trump should have done something about that because that is something the American people would feel. Yet it is corporate America so it's not exactly easy for anyone to go against them.

We have the same issue here in Denmark the prices just keep going up or never go down, even though there is no particular reason for it, now that the crisis is over. It is just yet another excuse for companies to earn more.

 

[stvdv]

Do you think Trump's assassination attempts helped him win the election?

Explain why or why not.

When it happened my first thought was
"Trump will definitely win the elections now"

Especially how he handled it
Being shot, and using the moment
To make a strong statement

Americans want a strong president
After 4 years with a weak president

 

[Ponder This]

Do you think Trump's assassination attempts helped him win the election?

Explain why or why not.

I think it did help to motivate his base to turn out for the vote.

 

[Saint Frankenstein]

It certainly didn't hurt. He came out looking ******, honestly.

 

[Regiomontanus]

Do you think Trump's assassination attempts helped him win the election?

Explain why or why not.

Yes, among the low information voters.

 

[Mock Turtle]

I think the incident(s) might have done so, given that there is at least a quarter in the USA believing the YEC nonsense, and hence many might think he had some protection from on high.

 

[Quintessence]

Yes, because history:

Trump’s promotion of an image of strength after assassination attempt borrows from authoritarian playbook

History is dotted with instances of strongmen who burnish their image or crack down on opponents after attempts on their life.

theconversation.com

Yet assassination attempts can cause a wave of sympathy for leaders that can boost their personality cults as well.

And with each failed attempt, the personality cult themes about the leader’s macho toughness, resilience and invincibility gain credence among his followers. This was certainly the case with Castro and Mussolini, and it has been the case so far with former President Donald Trump.

From Mussolini and Hitler onward, strongmen have posed as victims of internal and external enemies, as well as protectors of the nation – as the only individuals who could save the people and lead them to greatness.

Ideologies of victimization – with the leader depicting himself as the symbol of an entire persecuted people – are part of the tool kit of virtually every sitting authoritarian leader.