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Donald Trump Creates Widespread Confusion Telling W.VA Voters to "Stay Home" (VOTE TUESDAY)!
The Last Refuge ^
| FRIDAY, MAY 6, 2016
| Sundance
Posted on 05/06/2016 2:51:19 AM PDT by onyx
Posted on May 5, 2016 - 11:30pm
Candidate Donald Trump scored what appears to be an ‘own goal’ against his candidacy earlier this evening when he told supporters at a campaign rally in West Virginia not to vote for him.
“Now what I want you to do is save your vote,” Trump told the crowd in Charleston, West Virginia. “You know, you don’t have to vote anymore. Save your vote for the general election, OK? Forget this one, the primary is gone.” (link)
Immediately social media erupted with people trying to figure out what’s going on. Two hours later the confusion has only amplified exponentially as no-one associated with the Trump campaign is trying to clear up the mixed-messaging.
The West Virginia offices of the campaign are in a stunned state of panic and internal confusion. No up-stream national Trump campaign officials are making any efforts to clarify the matter, and the campaign workers in West Virginia are unable to explain what’s going on.
Do West Virginians need to vote next Tuesday?
Why would Donald Trump tell mountaineers to stay home?
No-one is quite sure?
There are instructions on the Trump Website including a voter aid card (pictured below) outlining who to vote for.
However, with the candidate announcing to a massive (28,000) West Virginia audience their votes are no longer needed, there is understandable confusion.
This type of horrible messaging, and even worse communications, does not make the Trump organizational camp look good or capable of running a national campaign. It certainly feeds into a media narrative of ineptitude on the vary basics of campaign 101.
Do voters need to vote?
Was this a subliminal message to tell voters to support Bernie Sanders?
What the heck was Donald Trump talking about?
…Stay tuned, I guess…
Update 11:19pm: Donald Trump Tweets:
Looks like West Virginia does need to vote next Tuesday after all.
TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: New York; US: West Virginia
KEYWORDS: 2016election; cnsrvtvtreehouse; election2016; may10; newyork; sundance; trump; votetrump; votetuesday; westvirginia
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posted on
05/06/2016 2:51:19 AM PDT
by
onyx
To: onyx
maybe he was being sarcastic?
2
posted on
05/06/2016 2:53:48 AM PDT
by
4rcane
To: onyx
After reading the additional part about “this primary is gone” I’m thinking he might have thought it was a cute joke. He was probably feeling very good at the time about his Indiana win and Cruz’ dropping out.
3
posted on
05/06/2016 2:54:00 AM PDT
by
Gaffer
To: onyx
4
posted on
05/06/2016 2:56:53 AM PDT
by
RC one
To: 4rcane
Donald hasn’t said many outrageous things lately.
I think he decided it was time to make one that would hit the news.
5
posted on
05/06/2016 3:01:18 AM PDT
by
Balding_Eagle
( The Great Wall of Trump ---- 100% sealing of the border. Coming soon.)
To: WVNan; autumn; Roccus; meatloaf; Morgana; mkjessup; CaptainMorgantown; itzmygun
West Virginia PING
6
posted on
05/06/2016 3:08:09 AM PDT
by
onyx
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To: 4rcane
He said it twice!
Just wow ... LOL.
7
posted on
05/06/2016 3:08:55 AM PDT
by
onyx
(You're here post so sign-up to DONATE MONTHLY! FR can't run on Jim's good looks alone!)
To: Balding_Eagle
Well, there is THAT.
But at his own expense?
LOL.
8
posted on
05/06/2016 3:09:50 AM PDT
by
onyx
(You're here post so sign-up to DONATE MONTHLY! FR can't run on Jim's good looks alone!)
To: onyx
It’s just Trump playing mind games again. I LOVE IT.
9
posted on
05/06/2016 3:13:19 AM PDT
by
BobL
To: onyx
What a silly thing to say!
To: Unam Sanctam
He forgot the sarcasm tag.
To: onyx
Trump reminds me of Richard Kind. He played Lucius Lavin in Stargate Atlantis.
He had a potion that mezmorized everyone.
I believe I’m stuck in that episode.
Trump can do or say anything he wants and everybody just makes excuses.
12
posted on
05/06/2016 3:19:02 AM PDT
by
lucky american
(Progressives are attacking our rights and y'all will sit there and take it.)
To: onyx
Wow our next _resident. As stupid as the one we have now and as big a mouth.
Cannot wait to see him when he pardons the turkey at Thanksgiving and calls it a chicken
13
posted on
05/06/2016 3:25:50 AM PDT
by
eartick
(Been to the line in the sand and liked it)
To: eartick
LIGHTEN UP!! You really want a candidate who only reads prepared speeches from teleprompters?
14
posted on
05/06/2016 3:32:13 AM PDT
by
grania
To: onyx
Just reading over some of the comments - looks like a few didn’t get Jim Robinson’s message yesterday to stop with the attacks. It’s over, save the resolve for Hitlery. I’m pretty ticked about my man, Gilmore, but I’ve come to terms with it.
To: eartick
You are more irritating than a real eartick. Your guy QUIT, it's time for you to STFU.
BTW, I donated the max to Cruz before he blamed Trumped for the Chicago riots, but that cured me and I've been a Trumpster since that day.
Trump is far from perfect, but every time he says something stupid {which happens every day} only proves he is human. Give it a rest.
16
posted on
05/06/2016 3:38:58 AM PDT
by
USS Alaska
(Exterminate the terrorist savages, everywhere.)
To: Balding_Eagle
I think he just doesn’t have a clue.
He may yet beat himself and fail to make 1237.
17
posted on
05/06/2016 3:40:04 AM PDT
by
MeanWestTexan
(Sometimes There Is No Lesser Of Two Evils)
To: onyx
I think he was trying to give WV to Cruz as a parting gift.
18
posted on
05/06/2016 3:40:34 AM PDT
by
petercooper
(All the world's problems are caused by the sandrats, hoodrats, gimmedats, democrats and commiecrats.)
To: grania
You really want a candidate who only reads prepared speeches from teleprompters?You make it sound like he made a mistake in what he said...
This is pretty clear
“Now what I want you to do is save your vote,” Trump told the crowd in Charleston, West Virginia. “You know, you don’t have to vote anymore. Save your vote for the general election, OK? Forget this one, the primary is gone.” (link)
Either Trump has no idea how the system works by saying "save your vote" or is playing a rather stupid game to get in the news...
Either way, why confuse the people who support him?
19
posted on
05/06/2016 3:40:35 AM PDT
by
Popman
(Christ alone: My Cornerstone...)
To: onyx
He did tweet last night, after the rally, thanking West Virginia and telling them to go ahead and vote Tuesday after all.
I doubt anybody attending that rally planned on staying home.
Just Donald being Donald, I guess.
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