Posted on 10/03/2016 7:58:46 PM PDT by Dick Bachert
I have had several recent conversation with a close relative concerning Donald Trump's periodic drifts off message and into the tall grass of issues about which, to use my relative's colorful phrase in those calls, "Nobody gives a shit", the rotund Miss Universe contestant being the most recent. During our "chat", she asked me a number of times "Does Trump listen to ANYBODY?"
We had another very animated conversation today during which she informed me that a number of her friends who had not been crazy about Trump but had come to hate Hillary to the point where they WILL vote for Trump. But his recent trips into the weeds -- and the 3am Tweets -- has got them reconsidering their support. While they are mostly well educated and thinking people of long-standing conservative persuasion, they are "uncomfortable" with his recent activities. Several of them -- clearly not sufficiently mindful of the existential nature of the Hillary threat, are thinking about either not voting or -- HORRORS -- voting for HER!
I AM -- and you on this list are -- fully aware of the threat. 4 or 8 years of Clinton will end with 30 to 40 MILLION ILLEGAL DEMOCRATS on the voter rolls and America -- the IDEA and the country we knew and loved -- will either be gone forever or will require a bloody revolution that will make the events begun on Lexington Green in 1775 look like a walk in the park to TRY to get her back!
OK, cutting to the chase: Yesterday, presumptuous me posted this to the monitored "Trump for President" FB page. The admin posted it, probably indicating that he/she shared my concerns:
"Dear Donald, We LOVE you, man. But PLEASE do us ALL a favor and PLLEEEEAAAASSSSEEEE stow your EGO in these next public appearances. We have a country to save and we desperately need you --our LAST HOPE to turn this thing around -- to NOT allow Clinton to get under your skin. Settle down...PLEASE!!!!!"
Why this vanity post? The concept of "6 degrees of separation" MAY allow us to reach someone who knows someone who....you get the idea...who knows Trump and to whom The Donald WILL listen! And if enough of us hit the social media sites with our concerns it might get to our guy.
Please pass it along. Who knows? Hey, it could happen!
I agree on that point, especially when the subject is a South American slob who was Miss Universe a million years ago. I said at the time that it makes him look like a P.R. @sshole in the entertainment business, not a presidential candidate
Or her greed and bank account...
That is the only "predictable" about her...
When a concern thread was posted over the tweeting the other night, Trump had around 40K ‘likes’ (? I don’t tweet) while Hildabeast’s tweet that started this exchange had about 3K.
The polling is bogus. Americans like Trump.
I appreciate you, Harley Lady. You help keep up FR spirits around here. Bless you!
When Trump wins, that will be end of leading from behind.
Of maybe he has an ego bigger than Trump’s.
Zzzzzzzzzzz.........
“”Does Trump listen to ANYBODY?” “
Yes. Us. Ergo, My vote.
Get Out The Vote
All other discussions are pointless
Now those are just plain funny
Since when are Georgian men such wusses? Can’t you explain to those you talk to in simple terms so they can understand?
LOL
Better keep it handy for all the drama queens in the media too. lmao
Speaking of only giving you a piece of the story, I`m wondering what the MSM`s reaction is going to be to Julian Assange`s upcoming data dump, which by all accounts is supposed to be devestating to the Clinton`s.
Maybe if he left four people to die begging for help it might help his Campaign. It’s doing wonders for Hillary’s.
I understand your concern. I have friends who want to support Trump but are wary of the temperment thing.
Realize this though. Pat Caddell examined the results of the last debate and found that Trump had won the “plausability” issue which was a very critical matter.
He’s also using a teleprompter now and is very good at it. In the matter of intensity he clobbers HC.
The point is this. Trump has been smart enough to tweek and modify his performance. Last night I watched a C-Span of him speaking before a Veterans Group PAC. He was SUPERB and masterful in both tone and substance.
I agree that he doesn’t need to win over his fervent supporters on Breitbart and Free Republic. He needs to win over that 5% of undecideds who want to vote for him but are equivocating.
He has improved incredibly since the primaries and will do even better in the next debate.
i worry about the same thing. I was very troubled that he appeared not to have done any debate prep. I wonder just how badly we’re screwed!
He’s been working on his debate prep much more during this interlude.
This could be a landslide if he has it all-together and continues to be measured on the debate stage.
Bad enough that we have to bring this stuff up.
Measured but not submissive or passive. Don’t let BS pass by; challenge it and challenge it firmly.
Show that he’s A: strong, and B: sane.
I have seen many first time candidates make mistakes like those that Trump has made. The race remains close enough that Trump can win if he becomes a better and more disciplined candidate and if he gets a favorable turn of events. As for trying to pass on good advice to Trump, I am sure that is already being done.
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