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Clinton campaign faces a deficit of a vital commodity: enthusiasm
Yahoo News ^ | 29 May 2016 | [AFP] Ivan Couronne

Posted on 05/29/2016 8:27:15 AM PDT by mandaladon

Los Angeles (AFP) - His rallies are like raucous circuses, interrupted by the clamor of a captivated crowd that is quick to finish his sentences. Hers seem more like sober presidential addresses, exhaustive litanies of proposals presented to well-behaved supporters.

Making matters worse, Hillary Clinton tends to arrive late, while the Donald Trump Show always begins on time.

With the US presidential election about to enter a new phase, the Democratic candidate suffers from a glaring enthusiasm deficit, threatened by Bernie Sanders in the final primaries in June and unable to contain Republican charges of ethical lapses fueled by her use of a private e-mail server as secretary of state.

The contrast could not be more striking between Clinton's controlled appearances and the fervent chaos that surrounds the public events of the billionaire populist, who strides onto stage to the deafening beat of 2 Unlimited's "Get Ready for This."

"Trump! Trump!" roared thousands of his supporters recently at a convention center in Anaheim, California, before breaking into cries of "Build the wall! Build the wall!"

- 'Women like me' -

His speech is improvised, basic, disjointed. He promises to bring manufacturing jobs back to America but offers no detail than to threaten customs sanctions against companies that move their operations abroad.

He seems at times to create his own facts. "I'm telling you, women like me," he says; and, "The Hispanics are liking Donald Trump," both observations sharply contradicted by opinion polls.

He stirs up the crowd by deriding the "stupidity" of the country's leaders and contrasting it to his own business aptitude.

"We're going to win so much you're going to be so disgusted with me," he concludes, drawing a thunderous ovation.

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


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: clinton; hillary; trump
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At a Clinton event near Los Angeles, impatience is palpable as supporters await her arrival. The playlist (Katy Perry, Jennifer Lopez...) runs on an endless loop, and a sigh of dismay courses through the auditorium when a seventh speaker steps up to the microphone. Hillary Clinton arrives 45 minutes late.......................What a contrast!
1 posted on 05/29/2016 8:27:15 AM PDT by mandaladon
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"There's nothing much more he could actually want in his life: he has a ton of money, he's really famous, he has a beautiful family, so he's really doing it for us, the American people," says Joe, 25, a university student who declines to give his last name..................That's how I feel...
2 posted on 05/29/2016 8:30:11 AM PDT by mandaladon (Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress; but I repeat myself. Mark Twai)
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Typical elitist. Making the masses wait for her arrival.


3 posted on 05/29/2016 8:31:21 AM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (MAGA! Make America Great Again)
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To: mandaladon

That actually can happen... you can be so successful people take it for granted and turn on you if you slip up.


4 posted on 05/29/2016 8:31:33 AM PDT by ichabod1 (Make America Normal Again)
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5 posted on 05/29/2016 8:31:43 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: mandaladon

And truthfulness? What a rare commodity of theirs.


6 posted on 05/29/2016 8:32:21 AM PDT by SkyDancer ("They Say That Nobody's Perfect But Yet Here I Am")
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H> is not “low energy” she is “NO ENERGY”!

NO Coal, NO oil, No Natural gas, and No fracking!

7 posted on 05/29/2016 8:34:32 AM PDT by urbanpovertylawcenter (the law and poverty collide in an urban setting and sparks fly)
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Typical elitist. Making the masses wait for her arrival.

Obama does the same thing. One school of thought is that he does it on purpose to make himself look noble. He is sooooooo busy saving the country that he sometimes runs late.

8 posted on 05/29/2016 8:37:25 AM PDT by Leaning Right (Why am I holding this lantern? I am looking for the next Reagan.)
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Low energy candidate 2. Just when you thought it was safe to declare the Presumptive/Cherry picked Dhimmicrat candidate.


9 posted on 05/29/2016 8:39:57 AM PDT by Vaquero ( Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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To: mandaladon

There will be record turnout on republican side but not overall record due to unenthusiastic turnout on dem/commie side.


10 posted on 05/29/2016 8:40:05 AM PDT by CincyRichieRich (Crawling over broken glass to end the establishment...go Trump.)
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is not “low energy” she is “NO ENERGY”!

NO Coal, NO oil, No Natural gas, and No fracking! 
.....
Genius line...hope Trump sees it and reuses it often!


11 posted on 05/29/2016 8:41:32 AM PDT by CincyRichieRich (Crawling over broken glass to end the establishment...go Trump.)
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...Clinton's controlled appearances ...

THAT right there is the BIG DIFFERENCE. Scripted, choreographed, pre-screened, if not outright planted, 'questions', from supposed 'average' people. Tightly controlled attendance of people so no 'protestors' can show her up or call her out, speeches tailored to pander to the people being screeched at, even if it contradicts previous speeches to other groups, and on and on and on...........1992 all over again.........................

12 posted on 05/29/2016 8:42:43 AM PDT by Red Badger (WE DON'T NEED NO STEENKING TAGLINES!...........................)
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On Friday, while Trump was rallying 10,000+ in San Diego, Clinton was having waffles with 50 people.

Talking about being late, back in 1992, I went to a Clinton-Gore rally in my hometown. At the appointed time of the start of the rally, it was announced that Clinton and Gore and their wives, would all be late. They made that announcement every 15 minutes for 2 hours. By time they arrived even their supporters were very unenthusiastic about their rudeness of being so late.


13 posted on 05/29/2016 8:43:44 AM PDT by euram
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To: CincyRichieRich

“It’s true, it’s true!”


14 posted on 05/29/2016 8:45:20 AM PDT by urbanpovertylawcenter (the law and poverty collide in an urban setting and sparks fly)
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To: Red Badger

And at the Trump rallies the riots outside just add to the excitement and intensity.


15 posted on 05/29/2016 8:45:52 AM PDT by ichabod1 (Make America Normal Again)
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Give her a break! You Freepers would be running low on enthusiasm too if you were an old, sick, drunken grandmother ... married to an impeached serial rapist ... under constant attack for a little innocent corruption!

16 posted on 05/29/2016 8:50:35 AM PDT by Zakeet (Of two evils, choose neither -- Charles Spurgeon)
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At a Clinton event near Los Angeles, impatience is palpable as supporters await her arrival. The playlist (Katy Perry, Jennifer Lopez...) runs on an endless loop, and a sigh of dismay courses through the auditorium when a seventh speaker steps up to the microphone. Hillary Clinton arrives 45 minutes late.......................What a contrast!

Trump is a businessman. A businessman's day is spent in meetings, which start and end on time. He is showing he will run the government with the same attention as his business.

17 posted on 05/29/2016 8:51:02 AM PDT by Vince Ferrer
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It’s hard to have enthusiasm for a narcissist’s personal ambition.


18 posted on 05/29/2016 8:54:53 AM PDT by pieceofthepuzzle
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To: mandaladon

“He seems at times to create his own facts. “

Cant wait to read THAT in a Hillary article from this group of yahoos.


19 posted on 05/29/2016 9:01:10 AM PDT by VanDeKoik
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Mexican flag waving protesters with signs saying “MAKE AMERICA MEXICO AGAIN” are really the icing on the cake! If I didn’t know any better, I’d say that they were paid by the Trump campaign to show up and do their ‘protesting’..............


20 posted on 05/29/2016 9:03:11 AM PDT by Red Badger (WE DON'T NEED NO STEENKING TAGLINES!...........................)
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