2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumTrump has given us a gift by resurrecting the birtherism calumny.
The media needs to keep it alive.
still_one
(92,394 posts)its blockbuster story today regarding trumps nefarious foreign relations, the only thing the media was concerned about was trump with Dr. Oz.
The trump campaign came out and said trump believes that President Obama was born in the U.S., but it will be up to the Democrats to demand that Trump himself come out and say it
JustAnotherGen
(31,879 posts)It's our duty as good citizens to keep it alive.
It shows a severe character flaw - or two - in Trump.
still_one
(92,394 posts)JustAnotherGen
(31,879 posts)But they won't.
We will see the discussions (watching Maddow replay - she's speaking with Reid).
We will read the stories.
It will never be reported on the three network news evening shows beyond
Polls
Trump thinks this
Emails
Polls
WE need to keep it alive.
bulloney
(4,113 posts)He said this forced Obama to produce his birth certificate. OK! Meantime, over the past 8 years, Trump & Co has been egging on the birther Neanderthals by perpetuating the story that Obama was born in Kenya.
Trump must have been feeling a little blowback on his birther position. Plus, he's been saying that Hillary started it. It's never his fault.
radius777
(3,635 posts)from all angles on this birther issue, and prevent him trying to spin it as a good thing or accuse Hillary of starting it (false).
They must make him pay for this with moderates and swing voters.
The problem with Trump is nobody has launched a coordinated attack on him, so he always wiggles out and plays cute with the media, he thinks its all a game.
Dems need to pound him, run ads at the same time about it, have Obama go out there about it. Force Trump to defend himself and keep talking about it.
GreydeeThos
(958 posts)President Obama is not running for election. Allowing the Republicans to make this election about old negative issues detracts from our new positive proposals.
Coyotl
(15,262 posts)But being a birther does not play well with the undecideds. They see it as deplorable.
napkinz
(17,199 posts)not a good week for Don the Con
mcar
(42,372 posts)Johnny2X2X
(19,114 posts)This isn't something Trump can hide from, he led this racist Birther movement for years. He is physically unable to apolologize properly. Big time losing issue for him and it highlights the worst of his character.