Question: Could the rape allegation backfire and galvanize Trump's base

[TBA]

like the FBI/Email "revelation" seems to have galvanized Clinton's base?

Thoughts?

[Democat]

1. My thought on this issue is

See you later under another username.

[Coyotl]

18. ^^ thread winner ^^

[TBA]

20. TBA - True Blue American

First joined DU during the run up to the Iraq War. Had a different name then.

Don't post a lot but I read quite a bit. And I'm nervous about this election. My question was legitimate, I wanted to see what others thought.

TBA

[NoGoodNamesLeft]

31. look at the woman's story here

www.justiceforkatie.com

This will destroy Trump.

[FrenchieCat]

2. Rape of a minor is rape of a minor...

if it calvanizes some to support the rapist that much more....
too fucking bad for this country!

[Farmgirl1961]

12. This is a serious criminal offense -- if proven true

Let it galvanize his base -- they really are a basket of deplorables.

[duffyduff]

21. The problem is it is a civil suit.

People can say anything as long as they have an attorney willing to represent them.

[NoGoodNamesLeft]

34. She has two witnesses

One classmate from 1994 who she told at the time....AND
A previous employee of Jeffrey Epstein who WITNESSED the actual rape/s.

[trueblue2007]

5. NO, RAPE will only galvanize people who like it.

RAPE IS A CRIME. IT IS VIOLENT. "NORMAL PEOPLE" HATE RAPE.

[Renew Deal]

7. I think it's possible that some see it as too dirty

Similar to how Dems see the Comey business as dirty

[get the red out]

8. They are already galvanized

Nothing is going to change the opinions of his base, anything that comes out on him will be part of a conspiracy theory in their minds, NBD. What it could do is get people that might not have wanted to vote at all out the door to vote for Clinton (like maybe sane Republicans).

[JI7]

10. Trump base is already galvanized for him

[JoePhilly]

11. His supporters are galvanized by their common ...

... insanity, so there is nothing that could bind them together more than they already are.

Sane people will see this alegation as more evidence to support the others who have come forward, proving his own comments in the earlier are true.

He's a sexual predator.

[Adrahil]

13. Don't care about his base.

But anything that puts the focus on him and his sexual predation is bad for him.

[tinrobot]

14. His "base" is not enough to win.

They may get him to 30-35%.

He needs to expand past that base. Generally, he hasn't, and I doubt this would do anything to help.

[underpants]

15. He's already maxed out his support

The mere mentions of this in connection to his name will be devastating

[Coyotl]

17. Don't you mean the "Trump child rape civil lawsuit" case?

Otherwise people ask which one.

What will happen is another 10% of women voters will switch their votes to Hillary.

[Hekate]

19. Not at all. His base has their minds made up. But Repub women, now....

When they are all alone in the privacy of the voting booth, what do you think?

[sarae]

26. ^THIS^

I could see a lot of women (and men) not being able to vote for him in the privacy of the voting booth, at least if they have a shred of compassion.

[randr]

32. As reported ladt night

28% of Republicans voting for Hillary must have been women

[Jason1961]

22. Nothing gets out the vote like rape accusations!

I'm willing to risk it, I hope every network carries it

[patricia92243]

23. It could energize his base, but his base is not what counts. The undecided

are the ones who would be influenced and hopefully turn more against Trump and vote for Hillary.

[pnwmom]

24. Depending on what this woman says, and how she comes across, it could be devastating.

People like Paul Ryan won't be able to ignore the case anymore. People will have to take sides, and if this woman seems sincere, this will put the party into turmoil.

They won't be able to lightly dismiss a credible woman without enraging millions of others.

[Farmgirl1961]

25. Apparently he already cast his vote...

[randr]

28. Hopefully it will turn the talk

to his upcoming trials

[Demsrule86]

33. No...I don't think so.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

35. If that happens,

I'll know that his base consists entirely of people too ignorant and stupid to be functioning citizens.

I actually think even worse of them, but don't need to post that thought.

[Arkana]

36. Pretty sure they're as galvanized as they can be right now.

The right-wing rage machine doesn't go to 11, unfortunately for them.

[One Black Sheep]

37. Not sure about that, but the main problem is its just a civil lawsuit

It isn't a criminal investigation, so basically, many people might think it was just a gold-digger or something like that, in other words, that the person is lying to try and get money.

It would be a lot more potent if it was a criminal charge, rather than just some random lawsuit.

That is one reason I think the media doesn't seem too interested in it.