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StarfishSaver

(18,486 posts)
Wed May 22, 2019, 09:51 AM May 2019

Pelosi's letting Trump "chase her until she catches him"

My grandmother used to say about her courtship with my grandfather "he chased me till I caught him" - meaning she played hard to get and let him think he was pursuing her, when marrying him was her plan all along.

It's an old-fashioned concept that no longer has much credence in modern relationships, but it's a good way to explain what Pelosi is doing to Trump as she lets him think he's getting the best of her while every day he keeps falling into traps she and other Democrats are setting for him.

Keep chasing, Donald. Nancy's waiting for you...

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Pelosi's letting Trump "chase her until she catches him" (Original Post) StarfishSaver May 2019 OP
We have a saying malaise May 2019 #1
I love that! StarfishSaver May 2019 #2
I love that too! Zoonart May 2019 #4
It's a manifestation of our instant gratification society... Wounded Bear May 2019 #3
That analogy fails on so many levels ... GeorgeGist May 2019 #5
An analogy gave you a sad? StarfishSaver May 2019 #6
agreed Skittles May 2019 #7

Wounded Bear

(58,440 posts)
3. It's a manifestation of our instant gratification society...
Wed May 22, 2019, 10:01 AM
May 2019

People no longer have a good concept of how salesmanship and theatrics work. People just want to enjoy the show.

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