Long rant that will probably piss off most here:
There's a difference between having faith that our side can win (we can, absolutely) and blindly declaring 4D Brilliance for comfort. I'd have thought Sessions, Barr, Durham, and the fact that Hillary, Joe, Hunter and Obama haven't faced a bit of consequence for their corruption would have smothered the 'trust the plan' logic. There's no predetermined plan. This cozy assurance was a distraction, a Siren's call from LARPers or legit crazies, that wasted the better part of Trump's first term.
Now, thanks to more of the same Q-tier promises from Powell, the Kraken rhetoric has overshadowed Trump's strong constitutional case re: ballot irregularities in every battleground State, signature checks, refusal of GOP monitors in PA, and it might cost him his second term.
Trump's legal team publicly distanced themselves from Powell citing concern over her unproven Dominion allegations (note: Dominion was absolutely abused, there is evidence of that, just not nearly in the quantity of Powell's charge) and people here still rationalized it as a cunning 'trust the plan' maneuver.
No, the fact she wasn't officially part of his legal team isn't relevant, people who use this excuse to minimize impact are rationalizing. That Trump felt it so important to very publicly inform America she is not speaking for him at the cost of further embarrassing his legal team.. even before Rudy's hair dye could dry.. IS relevant.
His team is in a vulnerable state as they gather evidence & put together one of the most important & potentially damning cases in our Nation's history and he did this. He did this not in aid of a secret squirrel, Kraken tactic. Powell was hurting his chance to win.
I get the feeling many people here would swap a boring constitutional court victory, resulting in a second term for Trump, for a thrilling LOSS and four years of Joe Biden -- if it meant preserving the great hunt for grand conspiracies.
Yes Democrats cheated big. And colossal, postdated promises will not defeat them. We only win with what can be proven and the January deadline is sprinting towards us.
I agree with most of your post. I’d add that, in addition to whatever embarrassment she was causing, there are funding and reporting issues that necessitate clarifying that Powell is not part of the official legal team.
But yes, the equal protection, election procedure violations, executive orders that changed election rules without requisite legislative action, etc. have the best shot of saving the day. However, Powell sowing (what appears to be legitimate) doubt in the public as to the integrity of the election gives SCOTUS, as a practical matter, cover to make a momentous ruling.
We’ll see what happens. I’m not giving up hope, but I’m not holding my breath.
public opinion impacts the decision makers. Powell showed and proved that the election system can easily be manipulated as a feature not as a hack.
whether she has video evidence of it or not is part of a criminal investigation, not election contest.