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Chuck Todd, the NBC News anchor, seems to be in a state of panic over former President Trump’s continued popularity with GOP voters. Despite facing four indictments within five months, Trump’s numbers continue to rise in presidential candidate polling. Many Republican voters see these legal challenges as an attempt by the current President to interfere with the election, similar to the Russia collusion hoax that was started by the Clinton campaign seven years ago.
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Chuck Todd, however, cannot comprehend why Republicans would still support Trump despite his legal troubles. He even compared Trump’s situation to past campaign-ending scandals like extramarital affairs, forgetting a cabinet agency, and even a weird scream. To Todd’s dismay, Trump is leading the Republican field nationally by nearly 40 points. His Republican opponents, with the exception of Chris Christie and Mike Pence, are hesitant to directly challenge him.
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During the panel discussion, Todd further expressed his frustration by pointing out that President Biden’s approval numbers resemble Hillary Clinton’s in the fall of 2016, right before she lost. Todd believes that Trump’s efforts to tarnish Biden’s reputation have been effective. He speculates that the abortion issue could be the saving grace for Biden. It’s clear that Todd places the blame on Trump and Republicans for Biden’s declining numbers, rather than recognizing any self-inflicted political damage done by the current President.
Chuck Todd’s inability to understand Trump’s popularity with GOP voters is not surprising, considering he failed to learn from the 2016 presidential election. Republican voters were tired of choosing conventional and morally upstanding candidates who didn’t deliver results. They gravitated towards Trump because he promised to prioritize conservative agendas, such as the southern border wall, tax cuts, job growth, regulatory overhaul, and reshaping the federal judiciary. Whether Trump fulfilled these promises is debatable, but his commitment to these priorities resonated with Republican voters who felt ignored in the past.
Additionally, Todd conveniently ignores the fact that Biden’s political woes are mostly self-inflicted, just like Hillary Clinton’s. Rather than admitting this, Todd places the blame on Biden’s political opponents for uncovering the questionable actions of the Biden political machine. It’s clear that Chuck Todd, much like CNN’s Jake Tapper, still fails to grasp the appeal of Trump to Republican voters and is unwilling to acknowledge the mistakes made by Biden himself.
In conclusion, it’s evident that Chuck Todd and other Beltway media elites still don’t understand the underlying reasons behind Trump’s popularity with GOP voters. They continue to overlook the frustrations of Republican voters and dismiss Trump’s appeal as mere sound and fury. It’s time for these media figures to open their eyes and listen to the concerns and priorities of conservative Americans.
