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Trump’s sweep is another humiliating defeat for media and political elites
Washington Post ^ | April 26, 2016 | Joe Scarborough

Posted on 04/27/2016 5:29:27 AM PDT by detective

Donald Trump’s sweeping victories Tuesday night move the Manhattan billionaire a step closer to winning the Republican nomination for president and to pulling off the most improbable political feat in modern American history. But Trump’s story is about more than a first-time candidate’s stunning rise. It is also about the humiliating defeat suffered by an increasingly isolated political and media class who still do not understand the causes and scope of Trump’s populist revolt.

In his book “Coming Apart: The State of White America, 1960-2010,” Charles Murray wrote about the rise of a new American upper class and the “narrow elites” who shape America’s economy, culture and government. The number of players who dominate the direction of media, politics and finance is surprisingly concentrated for a country as sprawling and diverse as the United States. And yet almost all of these “influencers” across Manhattan and Washington were incapable of blunting Trump’s meteoric rise. Time and again over the past year, Washington insiders and media moguls misread the mood of working-class voters and their attraction to the populist message championed by Trump.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Politics/Elections; US: New York
KEYWORDS: 2016election; 2016gopprimary; election2016; newyork; pennsylvania; presidentdonaldtrump; scarborough; sweep; trump
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To: battletank

Yes, on Faux last night, the guy with the giant electronic map, Bill Henner I believe, showed the visual of that information, and looked quite shaken and pale while reporting it,

He said that he had never seen anything like it, that it may have never happened before.

Must See TV !!!


81 posted on 04/27/2016 7:00:10 AM PDT by COUNTrecount (Race Baiting...... "It's What's For Breakfast")
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To: detective

I just hope he relentlessly attacks Clinton on her record. There is so much to go after, he doesn’t even need to be personal or demeaning - the kind of stuff that would turn people off. All he has to do is tell the truth about her.

Email scandal
Benghazi
Clinton Foundation
Lying about sniper fire
and on and on...

There is so much to choose from, no need to get personal with her.


82 posted on 04/27/2016 7:01:18 AM PDT by TangledUpInBlue
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To: OKSooner
I'm going to make it a point to listen to Rush some today, just to see if he continues to shill for him after the results of last nite.

I listened to Levin after last week's results. He basically said, "What do you expect from a deep blue state like NY?"

I think Rush is more neutral (not much though lately) than Levin. It will be an interesting show today.

83 posted on 04/27/2016 7:03:48 AM PDT by CapitalistCrusader
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To: detective

The average American out here in flyover country is now completely cool with the Iranians or NorKorComs nuking Manhattan and D.C. You’d be doing us a favor, guys.


84 posted on 04/27/2016 7:04:16 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: showme_the_Glory

I read the tweets for dana Jonah levin Et al
I can’t begin to imagine the hashish they’re partaking of.
So condescending while being so wrong about everything.


85 posted on 04/27/2016 7:04:20 AM PDT by major-pelham
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To: CapitalistCrusader

Rush dialed it back after speaking out for Marco got him in hot water.

Levin would rather see Hillary elected than Trump. He’s delusional.


86 posted on 04/27/2016 7:07:22 AM PDT by TigerClaws
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To: NonValueAdded

The difference will be that Reagan never spoke ill of another Republican.

If they start trying to obstruct him, I get the feeling that Trump will be calling them on the carpet in a brutal and public way. Every day.


87 posted on 04/27/2016 7:07:24 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: NonValueAdded

score = 53 here


88 posted on 04/27/2016 7:08:32 AM PDT by NonValueAdded ("When judges act like whores, they can hardly expect to be treated like nuns.")
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To: MichaelCorleone

The richest counties in the country surround Washington DC. They have no clue about the terrible state of the average American.

Trump is the steam vent. Without him we’d be looking at armed insurrection.


89 posted on 04/27/2016 7:09:54 AM PDT by TigerClaws
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To: Buckeye McFrog

After GWB’s acquiescence to the brutal daily attacks for most of his administration, a shift to fighting back is not only important, it is essential. Trump needs to break the back of the political-media-complex.


90 posted on 04/27/2016 7:11:33 AM PDT by NonValueAdded ("When judges act like whores, they can hardly expect to be treated like nuns.")
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To: Buckeye McFrog

Is Paul Ryan backing scamnesty and the continued Muslim invasion something Trump should praise?

We need to cleanse the party of the GOPe. Trump needs to target every sellout and destroy them politically.

Then go after the money people who profit from destroying America.

The true revolution will destroy the elites and they know it.

Google pays no taxes. Apple pays no taxes. Companies pay nothing and ship American jobs overseas.

Trump will reverse the decline.

Repatriate the Hispanics and Muslims.

Take back the country!


91 posted on 04/27/2016 7:14:10 AM PDT by TigerClaws
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To: SamAdams76
I counted about 45 LEO vehicles/motorcycles in that motorcade. Incredible!

I've literally stopped watching any and all news programming. Their reports simply bash, criticize, and negatively editorialize Mr. Trump 24/7. Frankly, I'm amazed that they have been unable to sway many of his supporters with this inundation of their poison.

92 posted on 04/27/2016 7:15:21 AM PDT by Quilla
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To: detective

Hate...love...whatever. They don’t get him. I heard one of his rallies, and am reading one of his books, and already I’m feeling better about his ascendancy. They can’t stop him because they don’t get him, and they hate him because they don’t get him. And they hate him even worse because they can’t stop him, even though they hate him. It’s like watching Dubya drive libtards psycho once again. But the man’s an open book, just like Dubya. Several open books, in fact.


93 posted on 04/27/2016 7:16:30 AM PDT by Eleutheria5 (End the occupation. Annex today.)
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To: NonValueAdded

I got 55.


94 posted on 04/27/2016 7:16:35 AM PDT by Just mythoughts (Jesus said Luke 17:32 Remember Lot's wife.)
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To: Grampa Dave

All those people have been banned? Some have been posting on this forum for many years!


95 posted on 04/27/2016 7:18:25 AM PDT by IDontLikeToPayTaxes
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To: TheShaz

Paid Protesters mostly from neighbor Chicago will descend into the Hoosier state to disrupt as many of Trump Rallies as possible.
________________________________________

Won’t Happen!

THEY have been trying to disrupt Trump’s rallies since Chicago and they were extremely unsuccessful.

Trumps Team is on to the traitors inside the U.S.


96 posted on 04/27/2016 7:19:51 AM PDT by HypatiaTaught
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To: Grampa Dave

You left off BushidoGrl - but her crimes were of a different nature


97 posted on 04/27/2016 7:22:26 AM PDT by 11th_VA (It's all gonna change once Trump's president)
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To: The Spirit Of Allegiance

Power is not alluring to pure minds. — Thomas Jefferson

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Wow... Thank you. This is perhaps my favorite quote of all time.

So true!


98 posted on 04/27/2016 7:24:32 AM PDT by HypatiaTaught
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To: relictele

Great observation about liberal editorials.

Globalist ideology is treasonous, self centered, snobby and greedy.


99 posted on 04/27/2016 7:25:50 AM PDT by SaraJohnson
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To: DoughtyOne

Does anybody know what time Trump’s big speech is today? I have not been able to find the time.


100 posted on 04/27/2016 7:27:22 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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