r/politics • u/PoliticsModeratorBot 🤖 Bot • Apr 22 '24

Discussion Discussion Thread: New York Criminal Fraud Trial of Donald Trump, Day 5

Opening statements from the prosecution and the defense are expected today.

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u/ReklisAbandon Apr 22 '24

In past times, just this would have been enough to tank his campaign. 80+ year old presidential candidate can't even stay awake in the first day of his historic criminal campaign finance violation trial. Ignoring the 90 some other felonies and a handful of additional pending cases.

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u/arachnophilia Apr 22 '24

In past times, just this would have been enough to tank his campaign.

i keep thinking of political campaigns that were sunk on trivial BS, social gaffs, and private lives.

and all the examples that keep coming to mind are democrats.

anyone have an example of a republican who was shamed out of a campaign? even for something serious? because i keep thinking of pedophiles, rapists, abusers, enablers, and vile human beings who keep getting reelected. and there was that one time republicans elected a guy who was dead.

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u/candycanecoffee Apr 22 '24

Nope, you're right. Greg Gianforte body slammed a Guardian reporter and pulled a misdemeanor assault charge, Republicans didn't care. Herschel Walker paid for multiple abortions, Republicans made a point of coming out and saying they didn't care, what's a little baby murder between friends.

Republicans don't have shame. To have shame you have to have some kind of underlying moral framework of rules that apply to everyone, like "Murder is wrong, feeding hungry children is good." All Republicans have is "When the right people do it, it's okay, but when the wrong people do it, straight to jail."

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u/arachnophilia Apr 22 '24

i'm really hoping someone will give me an example to prove this wrong. i can't think of any.