{"id":10086,"date":"2020-11-12T15:42:33","date_gmt":"2020-11-12T23:42:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newsmolo.com\/EDC\/2019\/?p=10086"},"modified":"2026-01-04T15:43:41","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T23:43:41","slug":"q-a-re-potus-election-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.newsmolo.com\/EDC\/2019\/2020\/11\/12\/q-a-re-potus-election-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Q & A re POTUS Election fight"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cris Alarcon & Sean Frame, 11-12-20<\/em><\/p>\n

Q: Sean Frame –\u00a0<\/strong>“I\u2019m curious what effects you think our outgoing President calling our electoral process into question might have? It seems as though you don\u2019t see widespread fraud, as he claims, so why not call out this behavior as wrong?”<\/p>\n

A: Cris Alarcon –<\/strong>“This is normal behavior in the big picture. \u00a0There is a culture we are accustomed too, like civil behavior, but that is relatively new. [see Muckraking]<\/p>\n

The real world of politics is VERY personal. \u00a0It is essentially a Popularity contest and when many voters find you unpopular – it hurts badly on a personal level.<\/p>\n

And then there is this – no successful Pol is a “good loser” so to speak. \u00a0Winning takes a big EGO… \u00a0Telling people, and believing, that you are the answer to people’s problems takes a certain kind of personality. \u00a0Rep\/Dem\/Greeny, it does not matter.<\/p>\n

Politics today is likened back to Roman Gladiators!<\/p>\n

Instead of us fighting it out community by community we elect someone else to carry the fight for us.<\/p>\n

As they are OUR champion and we want to win… We want a Strong, Competent, Take-no-prisoners Gladiator fighting for what we believe we need.<\/p>\n

If you cannot imagine a Roman Gladiator that was a good loser, it is because losing is death…<\/p>\n

Losing,\u00a0for many Pols, is like death!<\/p>\n

So don’t expect many successful Pols to be good losers. \u00a0Some are outright BAD losers. \u00a0I take it that Trump is a poor loser.<\/p>\n

Setting policy traps and pitfalls on the way out is not so uncommon for outgoing POTUS of any Party. \u00a0That warm hug and handshake we see on TV does not show the dagger in the back… \u00a0But that is how it goes.<\/p>\n

The main issue with Trump is not that he does it as much that he does not hide it…<\/p>\n

My personal issue with Trump is :”Brand Damage.”\u00a0His actions set back the Conservatives movement in many ways [even though Trump is not a Conservative and never has been. \u00a0He is a political opportunist. But in fairness so are most Presidential candidates.]<\/p>\n

Drawing out the conclusion of the election will cause more Brand damage and will be used against Republican candidates in future elections.<\/p>\n

Here is how it plays out:
\nFor the True-believers and dedicated Party activists, “Fraud” is Red Meat for the troops.<\/p>\n

But for the Fence-sitters this will work against the Republican Brand. \u00a0This Red Meat toss is damaging to the Party in the long run if we want a Plurality of votes to put people that share our beliefs into public policy-making positions…<\/p>\n

Short sighted.<\/p>\n

As far as the Electoral College… It favors those that want a Republic rather than a Democracy. \u00a0A straight democracy is “Mob Rule” as one of the Founding Father wrote. \u00a0The Electoral College will do just fine as will the election process in this country. \u00a0Every election cycle something goes wrong, but seldom in a manner that subverts the vote. \u00a0If there is a question about that [to the VOTERS] there are mechanisms to remedy that. \u00a0The E.C. is one of those stop-gap safety measures.<\/p>\n

I.E. Many E.C. votes are NOT tied down. \u00a0If Biden should become VERY ill today many of the E.C. votes can change to Trump without any effort.<\/p>\n

This is why we have and will keep the Electoral College system.”<\/p>\n

Q: Sean Frame –\u00a0<\/strong>“So your main concern isn\u2019t the damage done to people\u2019s respect for our institutions, just the damage to the conservative \u201cbrand\u201d?”<\/p>\n

A: Cris Alarcon<\/strong>\u00a0– They go hand-in-hand be it the Rs, Ds, are any other Party. Running a clean campaign not only benefits the candidate, the Party banner over the candidate, it imnstills\u00a0trust of the election system in the eyes of the voting public. \u00a0If the public losses faith in the Major Parties then we have a problem. That problem is solved by a vigorous investigation followed by appropriate action – regardless of the Party’s name…<\/p>\n

—\u00a0As far as automatic respect for our “Institutions?”NO<\/strong><\/u>.
\nThat respect solely depends what they are doing at the time, not that they are big old buildings with lots of fancy people in them….\u00a0 Why?\u00a0 See image with story….<\/em><\/p>\n

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