Posted on 10/16/2016 9:22:42 AM PDT by Mariner
As he fell further behind in polls and battled allegations of sexual misconduct in recent days, Donald Trump moved to darker corners. He sketched out conspiracies involving global bankers, casually threatened to jail his political opponent, and warned in increasingly specific terms that a loss by him would spell the end of civilization.
The distrust of U.S. institutions that Trump has nurtured among his core supporters is readily apparent.
One North Carolina man predicted in an interview that the military would probably assassinate Hillary Clinton if she’s elected president. A woman at an Iowa town hall for Trump’s running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, offered to join a revolution if Clinton prevails. Another man at an Ocala, Fla., rally was certain Trump would fire the FBI and scores of other federal bureaucrats in a housecleaning if he wins.
Many who have watched Trump’s campaign warn that the spread of such ideas may be only the beginning. The scorched-earth strategy Trump has adopted risks creating a lasting and bitter divide in American society, they say.
“It is going to have consequences,” said Charlie Sykes, a conservative radio host in Wisconsin who has raised alarms about the Republican Party’s identity crisis. “Somebody referred to this as civic vandalism: the paranoia, the injection of the conspiracy theories that there are dark forces that somehow are going to rob him of this election.”
Historians, political scientists and other experts say the durability of Trump, what he proudly calls his movement and the extent of its impact, will depend heavily on the results of the election.
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I'm OK with that.
Their pearls aren’t going to stop what’s coming.
Long overdue.
TRUMP LEADS HILLARY IN LATEST L.A. TIMES POLL.
Could it possibly be that Hillary and her media pets have initiated a scorched earth policy that will result in serious oppression of Trump supporters in the case of her victory?
All of what Trump is saying is true. We are at a watershed here folks. If Clinton wins, it's lights out for the U.S.
I for one will never submit to any global or federal authority, and there's a lot of old dogs who aren't going to lie down as well.
Remember, it’s not paranoia if they really are out to get you.
Remember, it’s not paranoia if they really are out to get you.
It’s amazing some here have a desire to post the LA Times articles. Ya might as well start posting Univison stories.
Its ALL Trump’s fault. Playing politics by telling the truth and genuinely caring about what he is doing?
Simply appalling to people who continually live their lives as a manipulative lie.
Someone got the memo from the DNC ....sure are a number of stories like this in the past 2 days.
She is crapping in her depends, throwing ashtrays and lamps by the cases to anyone who comes around her, wonder if that is why Bill got the house next door, for protection...
Axlerod is suggesting she drops the next debate...ROFL...what an election this is!!!
An "awakening" among the citizenry is what the Progressive Left may be observing and fearing.Read essay entitled, "An Enlightened People. . . ." here.
He has refused to play by the "rules" expected of Republicans: Roll over and play dead when the lamestream media makes their "in kind" contributions to the Democrat campaign.
Cry havoc! And let slip the dogs of war.
Yup, "scorched earth" is the new meme.
The only things burning are the seared consciences of those doing their best to deny the truth about Democrats that is finally coming out.
Donald Trump, it may be observed, did not write the emails. Nor did he leak and reveal the emails.
All he has done is correctly interpret their meaning in public.
Telling the truth about Democrats is not scorched earth. It isn’t even proverbially setting fire to a house they are in.
But I’m sure the mafia also resents people snitching on them....
I didn’t need Trump to tell me what I already knew. He just forced the cockroaches out into the light and brought Americans together.
Having hundreds of thousands of Trump supporters at the Inauguration of Clinton shouting, “Illegitimate!” and “Bastard President!” would put a chill on the festivities. But hey, we’d see how much the Left really believes in the First Amendment’s free political speech for ALL Americans, not just for the Left.
What the media has been doing is scorched Earth politics. He’s just fighting back.
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