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Friday, June 19, 2020

Commentary: The Silent Majority Will Support Trump Like It Did Nixon in 1972

“THE SILENT MAJORITY IS STRONGER THAN EVER!!!”

That was President Donald Trump’s analysis on Twitter of the current political climate in the U.S., likening it to the late 1960s and early 1970s — with radical antiwar and race riots — that helped propel Richard Nixon into the White House in 1968 and later helped engineer his 49-state sweep in his 1972 reelection bid.

Today, the issues are surely different. In the wake of the murder and manslaughter of George Floyd by former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, radical protests and sometime riots have urged defunding or even abolishing the police. The democratic republic of Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ) has sprung up in downtown Seattle.
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12 comments:

  1. JamesDJune 19, 2020 at 11:43 AM

    I believe he will win "yuge" and hope I am right.

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  2. B_RadJune 19, 2020 at 12:50 PM

    Voter fraud, or the lack of, will determine who wins this election.

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    1. Bigus MacusJune 19, 2020 at 2:36 PM

      There is always been voter fraud, the difference today is that it's hard to hide.

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    2. rickn8orJune 19, 2020 at 4:20 PM

      I'm expecting Antifa shenanigans and hijinks at polling places in red areas.

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  3. Bigus MacusJune 19, 2020 at 1:56 PM

    I've thought about that comparison several times. A lot of the same social dynamics are in play today as there were in 1972. RMN had a lot of the same groups pushing for him that are pushing for Trump today, the Unions, Police, truckers, Rural and Suburban families.

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  4. SandersJune 19, 2020 at 2:28 PM

    Biden is campaigning the same way he did for the primaries -- like the fix is in and he has it sewn up already.

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  5. ChrisJune 19, 2020 at 4:47 PM

    'The Shy Tory factor' in England where people said they wont vote labor but when they actually voted they pulled the lever for conservatives (Torys).
    Praying we have the 'Shy Trump factor'...

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  6. RoyJune 19, 2020 at 5:37 PM

    1972 was the first year 18 year olds could vote nationwide. Surprisingly, considering the times, Nixon got the youth vote in 1972.

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    1. HeathenJune 19, 2020 at 10:08 PM

      I was one of those 21 yr olds. Think Milhouse's capturing the "youth " vote was partially because of his promise to end the war.

      As for me, I voted for Gov. Wallace in 1972. Couldn't vote for Nixon declaring "peace & coming home" and wouldn't vote for Humphrey.

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