Posted on 08/25/2016 5:12:10 AM PDT by Scooter100
Reagan won over Carter in the "so-called" landslide of 1980. In fact, Reagan took 50.7%, to Carter's 41%....not exactly a landslide in my books.
The interesting thing is that the voter turnout for that election was 52.6%. Even for then, that is a lot of humanity "under the covers". Roughly half were untapped. This essentially means that a minority of 25% of the country set policy (for the untapped) for four years.
The untapped half is growingly aware that the voting half of the country is basically divided in two, politically, between two dinosaurs. England's Brexit was a cannon-shot over the bows of the dinosaur fleet. The untapped anti-establishment spoke, and spoke big time. It was the anti-elite, anti-IMF, Nigel Farage who reached those voters.
This is why it was so significant that Trump brought Farage to the stage in Jackson, Miss. yesterday. Contrary to media thinking, Trump is the anti-establishment candidate. Trump's great support will come from the untapped, and he will ride their wave of anti-establishment into the WH.
How do you reach the un-tapped half? You let guys like Nigel Farage speak. His speech was short, but cut to the heart of the Trump movement. Watch it several times...it's the key to reaching the untapped.
Trump introduces Farage at time: 1:08:00 into the clip. Don't miss Nigel, a great speaker.
Trump with Farage, Jackson, Miss., 24 Aug/16
TRUMP/Pence--2016
The United States presidential election of 2016 will be 57th quadrennial presidential election.
TRUMP/Pence--2016
Yes, I did. Personally I think Trump was already well ahead (despite what the fake polls are reporting) but I also think this speech was important because it may well give him an even bigger victory....Biblical proportions. People will be analyzing this election for decades. IOW this is typical Trump, don't just win but win really big.
I've only read excerpts from his book "The Art of The Deal" but the man always thinks really big. This election is no exception.
“Did you watch the Farage speech? I don’t give a damn about Muskie.”
You may have started the thread, but you don’t get to play traffic cop. Let people talk.
Anyone this ignorant should not be publishing.
“Democratic Party”
It’s Democrat.
Democrat party.
FARAGE’S BEST LINE:
“If I were an American citizen, I wouldn’t vote for Hillary Clinton if you paid me. “
“I wouldn’t even vote for Hillary Clinton if SHE paid me.”
Yes, you’re so right. My error.
I may have to revise it since I think Trump will end up taking NV and CO. I put VA and CT as a tossup but those may move into the Trump column as well by election day. It will be interesting to see if he can pull off a CA victory as well. I pretty well wrote it off but I've underestimated Trump before as have the media and his primary opponents.
We don't necessarily need majorities to get on the right path.
25% is good enough.
As I recall my history, it was about that same percentage that changed the policy and the course of the United States of America more for than the last 240 years.
No Farage was right, on election day pollster came out that Remain are up with 10%. Election day afternoon, Farage told reporters in tube that he is going home , he is disappointed. That time it was 10% with initial exit poll was 10%. When results start coming in , he was shocked.
Yup.
“In fact, Reagan took 50.7%, to Carter’s 41%....not exactly a landslide in my books.”
Trust me, that’s a landslide.(Assuming it’s accurate. Who received the remaining 9%?)
I did not recall first exit polls. Good point.
RE Farage:
Not quite Churchill, but the man comes close... :^).
He knows how to speak TO people, not at them.
Thanks for posting it, Scooter.
Trump/Farage 2016! Ooops.
“Anything is possible when enough Decent People stand up...”
Sort of brings to mind Edmund Burke... “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”
Time for good men and women to stand up.
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