Posted on 05/03/2016 8:12:53 PM PDT by goldstategop
The comforting notion that Trump is so repugnant and repulsive, and that since so many routinely mock and ridicule him as an ego maniacal babbling idiot, that in a head to head contest the smooth, articulate, well-versed consummate policy wonk Clinton will make mincemeat of him in the debates and on the campaign trail. This is dangerous. The proof of that is from the moment that Trump declared his candidacy in June, pundits, much of the media, and the GOP and Democrats laughed him off as cheap, sideshow entertainment who would wilt in the GOP debates, collapse under intense media scrutiny, and fade away after the drumbeat attacks on him from the top tier GOP candidates. Well, months later they’re all nearly gone. Not only is Trump still standing, he has gotten even more wildly popular in countless voting circles.
In the showdown with Clinton he’ll have a king’s ransom war chest, a still fawning media that regards him as their ratings cash cow, and a smart, well-honed, well-oiled GOP that smartly stole a big page from the Democrat’s 2008 and 2012 playbook and built a ground game that includes massive phone banks, the creative use of social media, will compile and work the mountains of voter lists, will put hundreds of boots on the ground to work GOP friendly precincts to get out the vote, and will strategically spend on the campaign in the crucial swing states.
This in no way means a Trump White House win. It only means that a White House win is not unthinkable.
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Eerily similar to Carter.. Nixon.. Ford actually ran, but everyone alive knows the truth. Our soldiers die daily because Carter screwed up the shah. Nothing good can happen when two NY liberals and a socialist are our only choices. Looks like trump will make Carter Great Again, by sending soldiers to die in Mexico and South America. Israel will be forced..trumps very words.. Pray, prepare.
“Trump got off the boat.”
Because he’s going all the way.
Odd, most of us see Hillary as repugnant and repulsive...
I hope the immensely self-satisfied Earl Ofari Hutchinson can’t sleep at night.
The fault is not at the agents’ level, but much higher. Specifically Loretta Lynch and Ears.
It’s not so bad when you look at it coming from another planet. Here’s what you see:
12% Black Vote: The Dems do whatever they need to lock up 90% of that vote, and most of that is taken care of by simply convincing blacks that Republicans are racist - so end of story.
12% Hispanic Vote: While Hispanics are now significantly more numerous than blacks, their voting percentages are about the same. However, most Hispanics in this country live in states that don’t affect the presidential outcome (i.e., they are givens to one party or the other)...which are California and New York (and Illinois, to a lesser extent). The only states that they really matter in are Florida and Colorado (something like 7% of the total Electoral Votes). And they are a wild card, as many have voted and likely will continue to vote Republican, as the legal ones are not so hot on open borders either.
6% Others: Who knows, but put them in the Democrat camp. The Republicans still haven’t found anyone that speaks “Asian” (as they see it). No one seems to respond to their ads calling for an “Asian Language Speaker” to address those communities, so the Dems have it all to themselves.
The Rest: Add up the above, and you get 30%. The other 70% are WHITES, and except for some fringe groups (such as gays), both parties have told whites they can go to hell as far as their issues are concerned. The Dems have gotten a lot of them simply because if neither party gives a damn about you, then you go to the one that might give you more crumbs (handouts).
But things are different now. Trump does give them something to vote for - jobs and country. That is why the Dems are scared like hell of him. The Dems know that all they can provide to whites is lip service (since things like quotas are zero sum...you will have losers, all white, regarding quotas). Similar for Open Borders, as the number of well-paying jobs is limited - if we have Open Borders, they move overseas or lower paid immigrants take them here. If we have secure borders, whites can get them, and with good pay.
In 2014 whites in the South voted between 75% (Texas) and 84% (Georgia) Republican. Whites are as much of an identity group as blacks are now, at least in the South, which means that ANY CANDIDATE that actually targets them can get huge, insurmountable, numbers, considering that they’re also 70% of the electorate. Hispanics and Blacks, for a Republican who targets whites, will not decide the election outcome for this cycle, and probably several more. But they will help with the margin of victory.
So, barring a screw-up by Trump, he’s looking at 350 Electoral Votes, easily.
You’re right on both points; I stand corrected!
Absolutely, on demographics alone.
Its isn’t agents, but it is FBI management. Loretta Lynch would not directly cross over to the FBI to stop this.
I look at the Democrats’ blue firewall in the Electoral College
247 EV’s in the bag, supposedly...gonna be tough for anyone to overcome that; but watching Trump will be fun...
I look at the Democrats’ blue firewall in the Electoral College
247 EV’s in the bag, supposedly...gonna be tough for anyone to overcome that; but watching Trump will be fun...
a smart, well-honed, well-oiled GOP
There are some good laugh lines in here.
But HILLARY is “repugnant and repulsive.” And (you’ve all heard the meme that Trump has profited from “free” media publicity) this week there’s a pro-Hillary puff-piece sitting in the magazine rack at every supermarket in the country. A few months ago, there was a pro-Hillary special edition of Time magazine positioned in the checkout stands of thgousands of supermarkets acrss the country.
I wish Trump had Cruz’s or Kasich’s debating skills. I worry that he won’t do well in any debates, even against a shrill, condescending liar like Hillary.
Yes don’t leave out W VA. Those coal miners are pizzed.
I think that is the post of the day!
This is simple, don’t do a debate
Don’t do a debate? Are you serious?
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