He didn't think he would actually win
Yes, the evidence of smoke does not warrant the very high level of hysteria (for lack of a better word) that we've seen in response. Save it for when (if) the hammer comes down.
I know that there are some things that they can't show us yet. I'm fine with waiting. To your second point, a lot of Republicans put their reputations on the line for Benghazi BS, but they're still doing okay. It's a side effect of hyper polarization.
I didn't imply that you can't keep up.
This seems rather likely. After all, you seem rather sure this is all nothing because there hasn't been enough evidence, despite having no clue what evidence they actually do or don't have. But yet in the same breath in this post, you say there's been some change of opinion on Trump and that he's going in a positive direction despite no polls showing any such thing and continuing to do reprehensible actions like trying to defund Planned Parenthood and trying to continue to get rid of the ACA, and are thus basing those feelings... on what evidence exactly? You just say "attitudes are changing" but provide nothing to support that at all. In the same breath, you decry there not being enough evidence for one thing, but nonetheless hold a belief yourself despite their being a complete absence of anything other then complete anecdotal evidence for it.
You're losing me. What exactly are you talking about? You seem to be trying to seperate Trump and his campaign team.
Most people with slightly more evolved monkey brains tend to have that same vested interest.
I mentioned previously that this is how it looks to me. There really isn't anything we can do to really measure it out, except for polling, but I've said that I feel the polls still suffer from some of the same flaws that they exhibited during the election. As to evidence of changing attitudes, I point to how there were daily protests and lots of people convinced Trump was the second coming of Hitler. Now, there are no longer daily protests, the media agrees that Hitler comparisons are stupid, and Fareed Zakaria had an orgasm over Trump's missile on CNN.
I don't think it's as situational as you think, but if it's any consolation, I do try to keep it in mind.
How is this hysterical? The Trump admin is directly disputing senior WH officials and the IC in saying that Russia knew of this attack and covered it up. The same thing is happening with top officals in Russia and Putin's spox. Is this not even a little suspicous to you.
Seriously. I know justice is slow, but lives are on the line.
How does it not look like both? Multiple members of Trump's team, including Trump himself publicly telegraphed leaks of damaging info that the world has concluded Russia stole from the DNC. Its like your either ill informed or just closing your eyes. Since the start of the campaign he has been advocating and deflecting for Russia/Putin like almost no other politician on any side has.
