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Democrats, don’t celebrate Trump’s nomination. Fear it.
Washington Post ^ | May 8, 2016 | Fred Hiatt

Posted on 05/10/2016 10:44:32 PM PDT by Innovative

I know the polls say Donald Trump cannot win. But what if we are looking at the wrong poll question?

What if Trump’s overwhelming negatives don’t matter? Or, to put it another way, what if the country’s negatives matter more?

Right now, about 6 in 10 Americans have an unfavorable view of Trump, and only 36 percent view him positively.

But the country is faring even worse. In the most recent average of polls calculated by RealClearPolitics, 26.9 percent of Americans think the nation is headed in the right direction and 64.9 percent think we are heading down the wrong track.

So what if even voters who respect Hillary Clinton’s competence reject her as the embodiment of business as usual? And what if even voters who do not like Trump’s bigotry or bluster care more that he will, in their view, shake things up?

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TOPICS: Editorial; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: clinton; democrats; elections; hillary; trump
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He may have a point -- Trump is the anti-"business-as-usual" candidate and voters of all political stripes are tired of business as usual and they are all likely will be voting for Trump.
1 posted on 05/10/2016 10:44:33 PM PDT by Innovative
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"voters who respect Hillary Clinton’s competence"

Her whut ? Ask Ambassador Chris Stevens about her "competence."

2 posted on 05/10/2016 10:48:55 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)
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To: Innovative

Darn. Donald’s in trouble again.


3 posted on 05/10/2016 10:51:24 PM PDT by FreeperCell
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Freaking liberals just can’t get it through their ding dong heads that people fear Islam and its terrorist elements. It’s that simple.


4 posted on 05/10/2016 11:19:28 PM PDT by Yollopoliuhqui (Smarter - Faster)
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To: Innovative

Still more insufferable drivel from WaPo.

If ever the folks over there pulled their heads out of their butts, the world would very likely come to an end.


5 posted on 05/10/2016 11:24:11 PM PDT by Jack Hammer
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To: Innovative
I know the polls say Donald Trump cannot win.

Remarkable that at late stage the media CONTINUES with such crap. Indeed, when the young protege of Valerie was drawing large crowds and beating the establishment candidates, the media was enthusiastic for the little fella.

But, here we have a Republican who is bringing them in....so the tune is different.

6 posted on 05/11/2016 1:01:23 AM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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Amazing that these media schmucks never have it occur to them that two thirds of the country thinks we are on the wrong track, but to nobody blames Obama or thinks twice about giving Hillary a third Obama term to continue this mess. What idiots.


7 posted on 05/11/2016 1:19:27 AM PDT by Luke21
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It might be that some of the “unfavorable” are folks who love to hate Trump. hillary, on the other hand...


8 posted on 05/11/2016 1:49:46 AM PDT by grania
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“what if even voters who respect Hillary Clinton’s competence reject her as the embodiment of business as usual? And what if even voters who do not like Trump’s bigotry or bluster care more that he will, in their view, shake things up?”

This is the sick and dishonest worldview that the Democrats and the media push on the ignorant and the uninformed.

They say Clinton is competent and is a bigot. Of course this is a lie.

But notice that Trump is the only one they fear. The evil and corrupt Democrats in Washington considered the Republicans to be weaklings and cowards and easy to push around.

But they fear Trump.


9 posted on 05/11/2016 2:21:18 AM PDT by detective
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These fools of the Washington ComPost are not unlike der Fuehrer in his bunker in 1945, foaming at the mouth, throwing things around the room, ordering imaginary divisions with their imaginary commanders to imaginary positions from whence the allies would be swept to the sea, and pushed back all the way to Siberia.

When the end comes, they'll find Hillary and Huma locked in a death embrace.
(sorry for the visuals)
10 posted on 05/11/2016 3:22:14 AM PDT by mkjessup (Either get on the Trump Train, or get off the tracks dammit!!)
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Right now, about 6 in 10 Americans have an unfavorable view of Trump, and only 36 percent view him positively.

SAYS WHO???!!!???



"A lie told often enough becomes the truth."

- Vladimir Lenin

11 posted on 05/11/2016 3:29:24 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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Right now, about 6 in 10 Americans have an unfavorable view of Trump, and only 36 percent view him positively.


Where is the other statement:

Right now, about blank in 10 Americans have an unfavorable view of Hillary, and only blank percent view her positively.

12 posted on 05/11/2016 3:31:12 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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So what if even voters who respect Hillary Clinton’s competence

Exactly. What competence has she demonstrated? She's the anti-Midas. And as for experience, sure, she's experienced in crime, corruption, and failure.

WaPo can polish this turd all it wants, but there's no hidng the smell.

13 posted on 05/11/2016 3:32:16 AM PDT by Sirius Lee (Crump or Lose 2016)
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Freaking liberals just can’t get it through their ding dong heads that people fear Islam and its terrorist elements. It’s that simple.

Why?

Terrorists; on their best day, have killed less than CHOICE does EVERY DAY!!!

14 posted on 05/11/2016 3:32:55 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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It’s that simple.

Terrorists; at least; have the common sense NOT to kill their offspring!

15 posted on 05/11/2016 3:33:49 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Jack Hammer
If ever the folks over there pulled their heads out of their butts, the world would very likely come to an end.


 

 

2 Chronicles 7:14

If my people, who are called by my name,
shall humble themselves,
and pray, and seek my face,
and turn from their wicked ways; ,

then will I hear from heaven,
and will forgive their sin,
and will heal their land.

16 posted on 05/11/2016 3:35:38 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Innovative

In other news: Hillary continues to win the delegate votes by a landslide while Bernie wins the popular votes. But the Democrats are united.


17 posted on 05/11/2016 3:48:58 AM PDT by HarleyD
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To: Innovative

It is becoming more apparent to Democrats by the day that Hillary can not, and will not, be their nominee.

In public, they are joyful over the “split” in the GOP.

In private, they are changing their Depends by the hour over how they get the Harridan out of the way.


18 posted on 05/11/2016 3:50:35 AM PDT by exit82 (Road Runner sez:" Let's Make America Beeping Great Again! Beep! Beep!")
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So what if even voters who respect Hillary Clinton’s competence

Hillary Clinton's "competence" is like Obama's "intelligence" - just part of the scam.

19 posted on 05/11/2016 4:01:13 AM PDT by Jim Noble (Cruz never could have outfought Trump. I never knew, until this day, that it was Romney all along.)
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Freaking liberals just can’t get it through their ding dong heads that people fear Islam and its terrorist elements. It’s that simple.

What is there to fear from Islam, the religion of peace?

20 posted on 05/11/2016 4:18:12 AM PDT by The_Media_never_lie (Ted Cruz was the man!)
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