(07-22-2020 07:53 AM)Motown Bronco Wrote:  The Portland mayor and Oregon governor are making this a lose-lose scenario for Trump.

Withdraw the feds and let the unrest go unabated nullifies his self-proclaimed "law and order" persona. Use heavy handed tactics, and protester-sympathizing media will compare it to Tienanmen Square authoritarianism.

The governor and especially the mayor are politically safe, regardless of outcome. Portland is a left-wing echo chamber and there's no way they'll lose their "jobs" to Republican challengers.

I'm not even a Trump fan. But it's frustrating watching this political chess match being played out while the emo kids burn sections of Portland (and other cities) down.

Frankly if I were Trump I’d let the cities burn. He stands nothing to gain by sending him troops. Those cities will still vote Dem and will bad mouth him. The law abiding, level headed citizens will eventually move away.