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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumA Racist, Sexist Demagogue Just Won The New Hampshire Primary Seriously. (Trump)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-new-hampshire_us_56b8fcc5e4b04f9b57dab13b?dl07ldi(snip)
The businessman's resounding victory amid a crowded field of more experienced and accomplished candidates is a stunning turn of events for a party that vowed just four years ago to be more inclusive to minorities after failing to unseat President Barack Obama in the bitter 2012 election. What the GOP got instead is a xenophobic demagogue who's insulted pretty much everyone and even earned the endorsement of white supremacists. Trump's victory in New Hampshire likely points to a drawn-out slog between Trump and at least one of his rivals as they battle to secure enough delegates in hopes of winning their party's nomination this summer.
By a huge margin, Trump defeated a crop of experienced candidates Tuesday, including New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Ohio Gov. John Kasich and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, all of whom seemed more interested in fighting each other than taking on the longtime leader of the polls in the Granite State. Trump also fended off two well-spoken conservative senators -- Marco Rubio of Florida, who'd surged in the days before the primary, and Ted Cruz of Texas, who won the Iowa caucuses last week.
The message from New Hampshire was clear: Voters fed up with Democrats and Republicans alike desire a politically incorrect outsider, one not beholden to special interests or rich donors, one who can actually break the perpetual gridlock in Washington. At least, that's what Trump claimed in his victory speech Tuesday night.
Trump declared his candidacy for the Republican nomination in June following weeks of mockery in the press, with plenty of skeptical commentators noting that he'd been making similar noises about running for president for years. When he finally announced his bid, many pundits and party officials alike viewed Trump's candidacy as essentially a comic spectacle.
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A Racist, Sexist Demagogue Just Won The New Hampshire Primary Seriously. (Trump) (Original Post)
cal04
Feb 2016
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Hissyspit
(45,788 posts)1. Nasty rich-boy entitled vulgar asshole of a caricature of a human being.
Yeah, Republicans love him.
VMA131Marine
(4,146 posts)2. The GOP's only hope is for Rubio and Bush to drop out now and hope
their votes go to Kasich