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Trump 2.0? (becoming formidable candidate)
PowerlineBlog.com ^ | AUGUST 19, 2016 | JOHN HINDERAKER

Posted on 08/20/2016 4:59:35 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum

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To: Bratch
We reject the bigotry of Hillary Clinton who sees people of color only as votes, not as human beings worthy of a better future.

That was a powerful line! His one flub came early when he said Fairfax, get out and vote on November 8. I agree, Fairfax needs to vote, but Trump was in Fredericksburg.

21 posted on 08/20/2016 6:56:50 PM PDT by Dustoff45 (We are down to the Super Bowl of politics - Winner take all)
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To: Dick Bachert

Thank You for NOT wasting my time. Very well done!


22 posted on 08/20/2016 7:04:35 PM PDT by Randy Larsen (Trump, or no more republicans)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
Ten years ago, the assertion that our national government is hopelessly corrupt would have been implausible.

Well, I suppose ten years ago people could have wondered whether it was hopeless to expect relief from the corruption, but in my view that was already then Pollyannish. In 2006 we were hopelessly muddled in Iraq and to get into Iraq Bush sold out to every crooked Beltway Bandit going. It was a bonanza for the military industrialist complex and the Washington DC ring expanded another 10 miles and added another million in population - all supported at taxpayer expense. And these folks don't do anything except skim off of the growing expenditures for security until there is nothing left to skim.

It was already going exponentially before Obama hit office. All he had to do was do nothing for us to be in a really big mess. Instead, he made it worse.

23 posted on 08/20/2016 7:08:26 PM PDT by AndyJackson
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To: RayChuang88

Interesting comment because in our “A Patriot’s History of the Modern World, volume 2,” we begin the conclusion with a comparison of “Atlas Shrugged” and “Hunger Games,” both written by women, both featuring a strong female battling against the government, both featuring an oppressive government that stifles the individual.


24 posted on 08/20/2016 7:14:09 PM PDT by LS ("Castles Made of Sand, Fall in the Sea . . . Eventually" (Hendrix))
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To: Dick Bachert
Great article. Noting that good judgment is the result of experience and experience the result of bad judgment, one recalls another great man, Teddy Roosevelt and his tale about the man in the ring...

Or Winston Churchill who had just about every flaw a pompous, opinionated conceited man could have.

25 posted on 08/20/2016 7:14:39 PM PDT by AndyJackson
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To: DrPretorius

If you believe (and read) Scott Adams of Dilbert fame, he has been doing a running commentary on Trump for a year, and up until about three weeks ago said EVERYTHING Trump was doing was brilliant marketing and brand labeling (”Lyin’ Ted,” “Crooked Hillary”) He said about three weeks ago that Hillary’s team had gained the messaging advantage, but now is back on Trump’s wagon.


26 posted on 08/20/2016 7:16:15 PM PDT by LS ("Castles Made of Sand, Fall in the Sea . . . Eventually" (Hendrix))
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To: bigbob

Amen. Trump is nailing it.

His statements about bringing all Americans along, including black people, literally bring tears to my eyes.

Trump is facing reality with optimistic resolve in a way that is truly inspirational. We have got to elect this guy.


27 posted on 08/20/2016 7:38:15 PM PDT by Yardstick
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To: Dick Bachert

Great Post!


28 posted on 08/20/2016 8:19:59 PM PDT by painter ( Isaiah: �Woe to those who call evil good and good evil,")
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To: LS

I have read Adams’ commentary on Trump and am familiar with his observations about Trump’s brilliant messaging, but I don’t agree with him that the Hildabeast ever had a messaging advantage. The guy doesn’t even have the balls to admit that he supports Trump outright. Adams is a chicken shiite worried about his ass because, he says, he lives in Mexifornia, so he has to claim he supports the Hildabeast. Maybe he does and maybe he doesn’t, but this too-cute-by-half kind of bullshiite disqualifies him from consideration in my book. I much prefer the analysis and commentary by Sundance in Conservative Treehouse who has always been an unabashed Trumper who has a perfect predictive track record ever since Trump threw his hat in the ring. And Sundance states that Trump has never, ever been behind the Hildabeast and that the MSM is a pack of lying, thieving bastids from top to bottom, never to be trusted or believed, and I happen to agree with Sundance implicitly.


29 posted on 08/20/2016 8:28:56 PM PDT by DrPretorius
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
I think Trump has rope-a-doped Clinton, the media and the entire Dem machine. I'm very hopeful at the moment! COME ON REAL CHANGE!

TRUMP/PENCE 2016!!!

30 posted on 08/20/2016 8:33:38 PM PDT by PreciousLiberty (Trump '16! Make America Greater Than Ever!)
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To: Randy Larsen

Thank you!!


31 posted on 08/20/2016 8:39:16 PM PDT by Dick Bachert
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To: AndyJackson

Thank you!


32 posted on 08/20/2016 8:40:24 PM PDT by Dick Bachert (Obozo's MALadministration has been a series of Rieschstag fires. And we KNOW how THAT turned out!)
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To: painter

Thanks!


33 posted on 08/20/2016 8:40:54 PM PDT by Dick Bachert (Obozo's MALadministration has been a series of Rieschstag fires. And we KNOW how THAT turned out!)
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To: ConservativeDude

A total waste of digital data.............


34 posted on 08/20/2016 8:48:25 PM PDT by topspinr
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To: DrPretorius

I like him and think his “endorsement” of Cankles “for his own safety” is parody of the highest order.


35 posted on 08/20/2016 8:57:59 PM PDT by LS ("Castles Made of Sand, Fall in the Sea . . . Eventually" (Hendrix))
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
On education, we are going to give students choice, and allow charter schools to thrive. We are going to end tenure policies that reward bad teachers and hurt good ones. My opponent wants to deny students choice and opportunity, all to get a little bit more money from the education bureaucracy. She doesn’t care how many young dreams are dashed in the process.

We are going to work closely with African-American parents and students in the inner cities – and what a big difference that will make. This means a lot to me, and it is going to be a top priority in a Trump Administration.

Trump's going to be a great President.

36 posted on 08/21/2016 3:06:27 AM PDT by GOPJ (Leftist agitators employe fascist tactics Kyle Olson FRAUD IS DONE BY VOTING THOSE WHO DON'T SHOW UP)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

More movement in the Daybreak Poll: Trump +2 over C, closing the gap with young voters, wealthy voters and trending better with women and hispanics. This poll shows he is 5 points above his low point. Will be interesting to see confirmation of this in the polls that come out less frequently...


37 posted on 08/21/2016 3:25:51 AM PDT by IFly4Him
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To: topspinr

I’m very encouraged by the latest numbers. Trump is definitely gaining, and in the very large ongoing LA Time/USC poll, he is leading by 2 points!

I totally admit that 1) I follow all the numbers obsessively, 2) I know that the numbers are not in any sense real, and 3) that vote fraud is more real than the numbers.

But I can’t help it. Sigh.

But in the world of watching the numbers which I inhabit, the last week was great for Trump!


38 posted on 08/21/2016 6:37:21 AM PDT by ConservativeDude
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