jerseyhoya wrote:Runoff in Louisiana
Think Edwards is underperforming a bit - probably will land around 46%. Toss-up/Tilt D for the general rather than something closer to lean/likely Dem which was my prior coming into tonight if there was a runoff.
Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump
The Governor of Louisiana, John Bel Edwards, has done a poor job. NOW HE IS IN A RUNOFF WITH A GREAT REPUBLICAN,
@EddieRispone. Thank you Louisiana! 66% down to 47% after I explained what a bad job the Governor was doing.
Of all the weird things about Trump, his need to lie blatantly about shit that doesn't matter one of the most fascinating. Like Edwards clearly wasn't at 66%, was never north of 50%, and claiming otherwise is dumb. He was in the mid to upper 40s, with a sizable chunk of undecideds, who were heavily GOP leaning considering there were two major GOP challengers and a Dem incumbent. Trump may have at the margins helped, but given how far Edwards landed from 50% (and how much of the vote was cast early) was not decisive in preventing a runoff. He could claim he forced there to be a runoff, and while I think that would be wrong, it's a borderline defensible claim (and a pretty good one to make!). Instead saying he went from 66% down to 47% is just ludicrous. I guess the target audience doesn't know or doesn't care.
Obviously there are bigger issues with this President and administration and whatnot. But it's so childish and dumb.
