boberic Loc: Quiet Corner, Connecticut. Ex long Islander

I know it's kinda insensitive and even cruel. to say this. The single best thing that has happened to prevent Trump from re-e******n, and thereby help the democrats to win the e******n is the P******c. Without the V***s the Trump re-e******n would have been a near certainty. Please don't cite polls before the P******c, as at that time it was very premature for polls to be meaningful predictors. Thoughts??

Frank T Loc: New York, NY

Had he handled the p******c correctly and showed some real leadership, this tragedy could have put him over the top. Unfortunately, his incompetence and lack of leadership ability helped to sink him.

Rose42

That looks to be true. However, with the bumbling Biden as their front runner the democrats look like they're trying to get Trump re-elected.

thom w Loc: San Jose, CA

There is probably no harm in speculating, but that is all it is. We don't know how the e******n would have turned out without the p******c. We don't even know for sure how it will turn out with his mishandling of the p******c. It's pretty likely that if he had handled the p******c well he would be a shoe in, but it wasn't in his make up to handle it well. Even now, he sees it as being all about himself. Did you hear him complaining about being treated worse than Lincoln? Do you think he knows that Lincoln was shot and k**led?