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In response to "Because reacting like that would only serve to prove his point. Don’t give him the satisfaction. -- nm" by znufrii

I used to feel that way, but he's made this a one-sided contest that he's winning. If someone punched him hard once, he'd enter coward mode.

Posted by David (aka David) Mar 20 '20, 09:49

at least for a while

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They can't do that because then, they would be banned from the briefing for being disrespectful -- nm - rollo Mar 20, 09:54 3
- It would have to be a scenario where the long reliever comes in to bean the batter. -- nm - David Mar 20, 09:55 1
  - "Guest Reporter Gordon Ramsay here..." -- nm* - Reagen Mar 20, 09:56
- yep -- nm - mud Mar 20, 09:55
I forget where I saw it this morning but it's a grand myth that he never changes course. He changes it immediately when he has actual pressure on him. -- nm - Reagen Mar 20, 09:51 6
- Yep. So far the pressure has been from the money and he could ignore all the other stuff. Now the money pressure is - TWuG Mar 20, 09:59 5
  - The fascinating aspect is that his polling has remained about the same. He has a real opportunity to lead here and win votes. But he has... - David Mar 20, 10:00 4
    - It's cute that some people thought his poll numbers would suffer from this. Rule 1: Listen to the tyrants - JackDawson Mar 20, 10:17 2
      - This poll has always had him lower than the average, but it's at 35% -- (link) - Reagen Mar 20, 10:22 1
        
        And 538 regards that company as employing a solid polling method. - David Mar 20, 10:31
    - Leadership would look to him like admitting a mistake, being wrong. He'd have to put others first and that really seems to be completely beyond his - TWuG Mar 20, 10:05
Yup -- nm - JackDawson Mar 20, 09:50

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