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Donald Trump has turned to scorched-earth campaigning. It could affect a lot more than the election
The Los Angeles Times ^ | October 16th, 2016 | Noah Bierman

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.

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


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: electionsrigged; lastchance; trump
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To: dragnet2

I have to admit, those people are some patient folks.

I wont even click on an article from these people just to see a photo they took.


21 posted on 10/16/2016 9:39:03 AM PDT by VanDeKoik
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To: Mariner

What is that I smell in the air?

It smells like... desperation.

The desperation of the Left to have their monopoly on media and governance. And it’s slipping, slipping away...


22 posted on 10/16/2016 9:39:05 AM PDT by Dr.Deth
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To: Rurudyne
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 never did give them hell. I just told the truth, and they thought it was hell.
- Harry S. Truman

Give 'em Hell Mr Trump.

23 posted on 10/16/2016 9:39:18 AM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER (RATs, RINOs......same thing.)
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To: oblomov
Their pearls aren’t going to stop what’s coming.

Well, after that, there's always the fainting couch. :=)

24 posted on 10/16/2016 9:39:29 AM PDT by Bob (No, being a US Senator and the Secretary of State are not accomplishments; they're jobs.)
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To: Mariner

Stupid liberals don’t understand “scorched earth”.

It is not something you do when advancing, it’s something
you do when you are in retreat and falling back to prevent
your opponent from utilizing any supplies or facilities
as they advance.

If anything the democrats are burning their bridges
before them and there is no coming back and they are
hoist on their own petard.


25 posted on 10/16/2016 9:39:35 AM 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: txrefugee

Hopefully that inauguration never occurs.


26 posted on 10/16/2016 9:39:38 AM PDT by pieceofthepuzzle
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To: JimSEA

Herself should consider the outcome of her actions.

Should Herself be elected, against all good sound reason, within a very few months we could be under the kindly and benevolent reign of Tim Kaine, because of “disability” or even death through accumulating physical ailments on the part of Herself.

“Scorched earth” holds the risk of incinerating oneself.


27 posted on 10/16/2016 9:40:04 AM PDT by alloysteel (Of course you will live in interesting times, Nobody has a choice, now.)
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To: Mariner

“The distrust of U.S. institutions that Trump has nurtured among his core supporters is readily apparent.”

The truth hurts. It hasn’t been nurtured, the Truth has only been allowed to be expressed through Trump.

They are so mad that if Hitlery gets in the overdue, intense and well deserved hate and vitriol directed to the media, bureaucrats, government workers, leftist instiutions, and politicians will be unstoppable. This movement will make black lives matter look like a picnic.

The only way out for the Satanic elites appears to be war. They are already blaming Russia for everything, and Hitlery has said that she would respond with a military response to a cyberattack. Then she would move on her opponents as pro-Russian.

Since these evil bastards are so into projection, I wouldn’t be surprised if the US cyber attacked Russia and/or the US government false flags America, or parts of it with a cyber attack so they could stop the elections.


28 posted on 10/16/2016 9:40:24 AM PDT by grumpygresh (We don't have Democrats and Republicans, we have the Faustian uni-party)
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To: justlurking

The idea of California, Oregon, Washington, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, New York, Massachusetts, R.I., Maryland, Maine, Vermont, New Jersey, N.H. Connecticut and Delaware being scotched into a sea of glass is exhilarating. Oh, wait, they are just talking about it figuratively. Never mind.


29 posted on 10/16/2016 9:40:34 AM PDT by Eleven Bravo 6 319thID
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To: HarleyLady27

Have you read the emails at redditt?


30 posted on 10/16/2016 9:40:37 AM PDT by ColdOne ((poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11~ Because you'd be in jail!)
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To: Dr.Deth

Wikileaks new emails. 2016-10-16
https://wikileaks.org/podesta-emails/?q=&mfrom=&mto=&title=&notitle=&date_from=&date_to=&nofrom=&noto=&count=50&sort=6#searchresult


31 posted on 10/16/2016 9:41:10 AM PDT by Ms Mable
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To: dragnet2

It’s a humorous respite over Sunday Morning coffee.


32 posted on 10/16/2016 9:43:48 AM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: ColdOne

Yes, I have read and copied every one of them, why?


33 posted on 10/16/2016 9:44:27 AM PDT by HarleyLady27 ('THE FORCE AWAKENS!!!' Trump/Pence; Trump/Pence; Trump/Pence 100%)
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To: JimSEA
"...result in serious oppression of Trump supporters in the case of her victory?"

There are some people I don't recommend you try to oppress.


34 posted on 10/16/2016 9:45:42 AM PDT by PLMerite (Lord, let me die fighting lions. Amen.)
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To: Mariner

Their understanding of what constitutes ‘scorched earth’ is sadly lacking. Sherman’s march to the sea was scorched earth. Hiroshima was scorched earth.


35 posted on 10/16/2016 9:45:45 AM PDT by Don Corleone (Oil the gun, eat the cannolis, take it to the mattress.)
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To: Mjreagan
"He just forced the cockroaches out into the light"

Preach it!

36 posted on 10/16/2016 9:46:28 AM PDT by Enterprise ("Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." Voltaire)
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To: HarleyLady27

I was reading that link for at least 30 min yesterday. Everyone needs to read that. that is why I asked you

https://www.reddit.com/r/The_Donald/comments/57m9ty/new_wikileaks_podesta_emails_part_8_many_more/

What link do you have?


37 posted on 10/16/2016 9:48:08 AM PDT by ColdOne ((poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11~ Because you'd be in jail!)
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To: Mariner

Liberty or death. Bring it on commie scum.


38 posted on 10/16/2016 9:48:50 AM PDT by mrmeyer (You can't conquer a free man; the most you can do is kill him. Robert Heinlein)
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To: Mariner

The deliberate, continuous, rank hypocrisy of the Left is their declaration of war against God.


39 posted on 10/16/2016 9:49:47 AM PDT by Talisker (One who commands, must obey.)
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To: Mariner
The scorched-earth strategy Trump has adopted risks creating a lasting and bitter divide in American society, they say.

"Creating," they say??? It has simply revealed the bitter divide that exists. The sooner the whole thing implodes, the better.

40 posted on 10/16/2016 9:49:52 AM PDT by madprof98
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