So we now have a few take aways from this crazy week or two.
A) Trump was 100% infectious during the debate. We know this because he infected his debate prep partner, Chris Christie.
Now the question is, did the Trump team know?
We do know:
1. they did not test him right before the debate.
2. They will not tell us when Trump last tested negative.
Was that accidental or planned?
Either way it was against debate rules.
Which is why Biden’s people need to demand to know when Trumps last negative test was.
With this knowledge Biden’s people (not him directly) need to say that all future debates will be virtual debates as the White House is now a hot spot and because we know that the White House was not honest with the Biden campaign and the American People about Trump’s testing before the last debate.
If they bitch and moan, remind them that: they broke debate rules, they allowed an infectious Trump to debate, and their lack of safety has made the White House a “Hot Spot” of covid infection.
B) Trump is trying to steal the high ground on Stimulus.
After an amazingly bad decision to walk away from the stimulus that the Fed says our country desperately needs, and that business needs, and that the people needs, Trump quickly turned around and now wants to send checks to the people.
This is actually smart as he gets to basically buy votes right before the election that he desperately needs.
And if their are no checks he can say, “Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats don’t want you to have this money.”
Now Pelosi is right that the stimulus needs to be bigger than Trump wants. Hell, the Fed wants the stimulus to be bigger than Trump wants.
But Pelosi can do a win-win here:
She should come out and tell the people that both she and the Fed know that we need a stimulus that reaches all parts of America. Small business, large business, all states red and blue as they are all American states, and all the people, Democrat, Republicans, Independents; as all of America is in this together and all of America needs help right now.
And she then can remind them that President Trump won’t do that. He wants to help only part of America.
So, since he won’t act to help all parts of America, and only wants to give checks to people, she can recommend putting forth a plan to double those checks so that money can get out into all of our communities. To pay rent, to buy needed items, to grow jobs as people buy a shed, or have their house painted, or roof fixed, or that car repair they have put off.
Why this would be a win win?
If Trump refuses it, he just took money out of people’s pockets.
If he signs it, Nancy Pelosi and Democrats get the thanks.
As of now, either they do Trump’s plan and he gets to basically buy votes, or no checks go out and Democrats get the blame.
We need to turn that around.
So:
1. All debates are virtual as Trump’s team both lied and the White House is infected and
2. double up personal stimulus checks to steal back that issue Trump is trying to control.