1. This thread is a fair response to criticisms that Davidson's article doesn't answer political question of how Trump goes down.https://twitter.com/adamdavidson/status/985543549088423936 …
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2. Trump's poll numbers have been remarkable even despite all the surface turmoil of administration: low but steady at between 36% and 42% -- as flat as the Kansas horizon.
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3. What will it take for Trump's base to abandon him (and thus give GOP opening to support impeachment & removal)? I think the answer might well be: televised hearings.
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@rickperlstein excellent The Invisible Bridge (about Watergate & Reagan), I was struck by role televised hearings played in changing public opinion.5 replies 7 retweets 73 likesShow this thread -
5. Watching Nixon's goons flail around in hearings (which became national obsession in 1973/1974) really chipped away at GOP support for president.
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6. So far most of Trump's scandals relatively offstage: Mueller's running tight ship, there's lots of reporting from unnamed sources. Only Stormy Daniels telegenic (and she's rattled Trump for that reason, among others).
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7. And so far house & senate hearings have been behind closed doors. If Dems take House and/or Senate, they should really push for televised hearings.
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8. If there are televised hearings, Fox will of course try to spin or maybe run lots and lots of panda porn. But I think that won't work.pic.twitter.com/cdZ25aeY2S
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Replying to @HeerJeet
would tv today have the impact it had during the Watergate era, when large swathes of the population watched the same thing at the same time? seems like Trump's non-tv-ad campaign runs counter to that
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Trump didn't need to run ads because cable & networks ran his rallies constantly. Polling shows his base relies on TV more than social media, especially compared to non-Trump voters.
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Replying to @HeerJeet
makes sense--in retrospect, the Spicer news conferences, and how focused people were on them, fits into that
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