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Trump’s art of war: His campaign’s plan for dropping political ‘thermo nukes’ and suppressing votes
Yahoo! News ^ | October 14, 2016 | Hunter Walker, National Correspondent

Posted on 10/15/2016 1:16:00 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump plans to fight fire with fire, as he sees it, in the last 25 days of his race against Democrat Hillary Clinton.

Facing a barrage of separate sexual assault allegations, Trump has responded by waging an intense war against the media, the “power structure” and the Clintons. In a pair of interviews with Yahoo News, a high-level Trump campaign source detailed the aggressive strategy, including the “suppression of votes” by Democratic-leaning groups, for the home stretch of the presidential race.

“We’re bringing out tactical nukes now, with thermo nukes later,” the source said.

Trump’s epic political battle will be conducted on multiple fronts. The source detailed plans to launch assaults on media “collusion,” on former President Bill Clinton’s past sex scandals and on allegations of corruption at the Clinton Foundation. The Trump source further suggested that the nominee would “weaponize” messages from WikiLeaks’ trove of hacked emails and introduce the world to new skeletons from the Clintons’ closet....

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


TOPICS: Campaign News; Issues; State and Local
KEYWORDS: clinton; hillary; projection; strategy; trump; trumpcampaign; votesuppressing; yahoo
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

No NO NO. this isn’t suppose to be happening. Republicans are suppose to be “nice guys” and take the high road. Republicans are suppose to lay down and let the democrats say and do anything and be happy they still get invited to the WH correspondents dinner and lavish cocktail parties at Anna Wintor’s apartment.


21 posted on 10/15/2016 2:28:44 PM PDT by Organic Panic (Hillary Clinton, the elderly woman's version of "I dindu nuffins.")
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To: jimbug

Trump also needs to get with Congress and mandate some Anti-Virus procedures for all elections that include federal candidates. Get rid of motor-voter, like the SS Death Index with all state and county election boards, ditto with auto license bureaus to avoid voting in 2 places. We need to go back to paper ballots and add in indelible ink on the thumb or hand to avoid multiple votes. Non-politician citizens who even REGISTER are to be tossed out of the country FOFEVER, including tourist purposes. This voter fraud $hit has to stop!!!


22 posted on 10/15/2016 3:22:18 PM PDT by Ancesthntr ("The right to buy weapons the right to be free." A. E. van Vogt)
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To: madison10

I`m not completely sure what the article means by `supression of votes`, but I think they might by talking about trying to diminish voter enthusiasm for Hillary among her supporters so that many may decide to just not bother to vote. The thinking may be that a certain percentage of hardcore Dems will never be persuaded to vote for Trump, but may be persuaded to vote third party, or not at all.


23 posted on 10/15/2016 3:28:04 PM PDT by mbrfl
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To: Ancesthntr; jimbug

anti-FRAUD, not Anti-Virus.


24 posted on 10/15/2016 3:28:08 PM PDT by Ancesthntr ("The right to buy weapons the right to be free." A. E. van Vogt)
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To: libstripper

“”Drugs, drugs, and more drugs administered by the world’s best Dr. Feelgoods””

That’s what everyone keeps saying but I can’t believe it. Drugs would not allow her to look the best she’s looked in 20 years NOR would it take 50# off her hips, NOR give her a good looking hairdo for a change! AND allow her to speak without stuttering/stammering without a ton of “you knows”.... I don’t know the answer but I don’t buy the drug route. Whatever it is - we should all be like the diner in “When Harry Met Sally” - “I want what she’s having!”


25 posted on 10/15/2016 4:13:55 PM PDT by Thank You Rush
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Using the enemies tactics against them - effectively.

Looks like some folks focused on the suppressing of votes w/o understanding that de-energizing her base will have the natural effect of suppressing voters who lean Dem but have no reason to be excited.

26 posted on 10/16/2016 3:44:54 AM PDT by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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To: madison10; PghBaldy

De-energizing her base will naturally “suppress” a number of their votes. Don’t read something that isn’t there into it.


27 posted on 10/16/2016 3:46:28 AM PDT by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

So, now fighting back is a bad thing. I suppose from the MSM’s perspective that is true. They’ve never had a republican fight back before.


28 posted on 10/16/2016 3:49:47 AM PDT by xzins ( Free Republic Gives YOU a voice heard around the globe. Support the Freepathon!)
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To: Organic Panic

Trump gets through this debate, and then he starts dropping bombs. He has no more MSM ambushes to answer to.


29 posted on 10/16/2016 3:51:32 AM PDT by xzins ( Free Republic Gives YOU a voice heard around the globe. Support the Freepathon!)
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To: PghBaldy
-- "suppression of votes" - Why would a GOPer say that? --

Probably because they don't know all the code words, one of those code words being "suppression" which usually connotes an illegal activity.

the attacks on the Clintons are also aimed at the "suppression of votes" from millennial women, African-Americans and the "idealistic Bernie Sanders supporter."

"Principally, we're trying to drive them to a third party or just have them not vote," the source said.

He could have skipped the phrase altogether, and made the point. Non-issue negatives against the opponent are generically designed to drive people to other candidates, or to stay home.

30 posted on 10/16/2016 4:08:49 AM PDT by Cboldt
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