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Clinton, as polls tighten, shifts focus to herself instead of Trump
Reuters ^ | September 8, 2016 | Jeff Mason

Posted on 09/09/2016 7:45:05 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton reflected on her religious faith on Thursday during the first of a series of speeches her campaign said would focus on her values and vision rather than those of Republican opponent Donald Trump.

The shift comes as opinion polls tighten between Clinton, the former secretary of state and U.S. senator, and Trump, a New York businessman, ahead of the Nov. 8 election.

Clinton has focused many of her public remarks on criticism of Trump, including his provocative comments on illegal immigrants, Muslims and women. Trump has criticized Clinton's record in public office and questioned her honesty and qualifications for the White House.

But the Clinton campaign acknowledged she had to spend more time focusing her remarks on herself so voters could see the "aspirational" vision she hopes to enact if she becomes the first woman elected U.S. president....

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Campaign News; Issues
KEYWORDS: 2016polls; clinton; dncstrategy; hillary; hillary2016; trump
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
"U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton reflected on her religious faith on Thursday during the first of a series of speeches her campaign said would focus on her values and vision rather than those of Republican opponent Donald Trump. "

Turnout at the event was dismal, and the audience was mostly bored. One attendee , when asked what Hillary's speech was about said,


21 posted on 09/09/2016 8:12:37 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Y’all DO know that she grew up a poor, black child, just like Steve Martin. In fact, they were neighbors, went to different schools together.


22 posted on 09/09/2016 8:14:44 PM PDT by Rembrandt (Part of the 51% who pay Federal taxes)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

yeah... that’ll help.

Remember the Dick Morris Rule: “The more HilLIARy appears in public, the more her poll numbers go down”

It’s gotta kill her just to know that IT’S TRUE


23 posted on 09/09/2016 8:14:56 PM PDT by Mr. K (Trump will win NY state - choke on that HilLIARy)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Another Wikileaks bomb will hit just as she’s warming up her new self.


24 posted on 09/09/2016 8:14:57 PM PDT by TADSLOS (Vote Trump. Defeat the Clinton Crime Syndicate. Reset America.)
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To: faithhopecharity

Went by a large estate today and every 20 feet there was a Trump sign.


25 posted on 09/09/2016 8:18:58 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet; Liz

Who labeled Hillary ‘untrustworthy’ from the beginning of her campaign? The Burnsters. They knew.


26 posted on 09/09/2016 8:19:30 PM PDT by Libloather (Embrace the suck.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

She is trying to re-invent herself which IMHO is impossible. She wants to appear more human which is again impossible.


27 posted on 09/09/2016 8:20:10 PM PDT by Parley Baer (")
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

“Hillary Clinton reflected on her religious faith”

Hillary hasn’t darkened the door of a church in decades except for a campaign stop at a black church.


28 posted on 09/09/2016 8:21:51 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Only idiot liberals believe that disarming the sheep makes them safe from the wolves.)
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To: Blood of Tyrants

Now, Now, there are those rumors of wiccan...


29 posted on 09/09/2016 8:30:45 PM PDT by marktwain
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

yes it is really AMAZING how the D party machine has been purchased by the Soros/IslamoNazi cabal....and they selected HilLiary this time (but it makes some sense if she’s even half as sick as she looks.acts..........they’re putting her forward so all the political criticisms and attacks will be directed her way.........and then when she passes away, her VP would move into our White Hut...............and he has NOT been vetted, indeed 99.44 percent of Americans don’t even know his name..........ANOTHER un-vetted Occupant of our WH! .....just a theory, mind you....just a theory....but it makes sense given what we can see so far....)?


30 posted on 09/09/2016 8:36:34 PM PDT by faithhopecharity ("Politicians are not born. They're excreted." Marcus Tullius Cicero.)
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To: Ray76
Hillary Clinton is a repulsive, foul, autocratic, avaricious liar. A scheming tyrant.

She is a weak weasel too. I just watched her so-called press conference from yesterday, the one with the fawning questions from her fawning campaign reporters. Hillary can't handle a real press conference. Hillary can't handle a real election.

She wants to eliminate her opponent by demeaning his candidacy, saying Trump isn't even worthy of being taken seriously. She thinks she is on her way to her coronation.

31 posted on 09/09/2016 8:42:59 PM PDT by sockhead
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Really there isn’t any change. She projects herself in everything she says, or does, so talking about herself isn’t anything new.


32 posted on 09/09/2016 8:45:23 PM PDT by rockinqsranch (Dems, Libs, Socialists Call 'em what you will, they all have fairies livin' in their trees.)
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To: Vince Ferrer

“When Clinton focuses attention on herself it is accidental because it is something hidden coming to light.”

With Her Thighness, attention focuses on her like turning on the kitchen light at 3 AM and seeing a cockroach run for cover.


33 posted on 09/09/2016 8:46:58 PM PDT by Rembrandt (Part of the 51% who pay Federal taxes)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

nothing in there folks, old loogies, implanted ideas from Commies and ayyatollahs for payoff..uh..kinda dark


34 posted on 09/09/2016 8:55:45 PM PDT by aces ( Islam is the religion of the dead, Got Jesus?)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Now she is REALLY sunk.


35 posted on 09/09/2016 8:58:59 PM PDT by Trumpnado2016 (It's the CORRUPTION, stupid!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

She has the luxury of the scheming filthy lucres of the MSM to attack Trump personally. She can concentrate on herself. Her deep spirituality. Her persecution at the hands of misogynistic prospective law school attendees before her LSAT. Her bravery in the face of bombs and gunfire overseas. Her daily fight for the working man. Surely these qualities will persuade the most hardened soul!


36 posted on 09/09/2016 9:27:16 PM PDT by Lent
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Cause trashing Trump just doesn’t seem to have
any effect...?


37 posted on 09/09/2016 9:29:27 PM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: Kickass Conservative

““aspirational”? Sounds like something you do to somebody who isn’t able to breathe.”

Pulmonary aspiration is the entry of material (such as pharyngeal secretions, food or drink, or stomach contents) from the oropharynx or gastrointestinal tract into the larynx (voice box) and lower respiratory tract (the portions of the respiratory system from the trachea—i.e., windpipe—to the lungs). A person may either inhale the material, or it may be delivered into the tracheobronchial tree during positive pressure ventilation. When pulmonary aspiration occurs during eating and drinking, the aspirated material is often colloquially referred to as “going down the wrong pipe.”

Consequences of pulmonary aspiration range from no injury at all, to chemical pneumonitis or pneumonia, to death within minutes from asphyxiation.


38 posted on 09/09/2016 10:27:54 PM PDT by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: laplata

“Shifting the focus on herself will reinforce people’s negative opinions of her. This should backfire big time.”

Definitely. The more people see of Hillary, the more they dislike her ... BECAUSE she is obviously a VERY dislikeable phony who comes across as a obviously VERY dislikeable phony.


39 posted on 09/09/2016 10:30:08 PM PDT by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: catnipman

The more people see of Hillary, the more they dislike her ... BECAUSE she is obviously a VERY dislikeable phony who comes across as a obviously VERY dislikeable phony.


Very well said.

Hitlery was on TV and my daughter asked my granddaughter, who just turned 4, what she thought about that lady on TV. Emma pointed at the TV and said “Ewww...yucky”.


40 posted on 09/09/2016 10:46:02 PM PDT by laplata ( Liberals/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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