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napi21

(45,806 posts)
Tue Oct 11, 2016, 02:54 PM Oct 2016

What do you think The Con means by "They'v taken the shackles of me so I can run

my campaign like I want to."? Does that mean he's going to act like a raging bull from now until the election? ;Does he just mean the teleprompter is forever gone? What do you think?

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Siwsan

(26,286 posts)
1. I think it means he is now running his campaign, unconstrained by the RNC
Tue Oct 11, 2016, 02:57 PM
Oct 2016

He will do and say what he wants, the party be damned.

True Dough

(17,314 posts)
3. It means he can get down low and as dirty as he wants
Tue Oct 11, 2016, 02:58 PM
Oct 2016

But I do wonder what he has left in reserve. He boasted after the first debate that he held off on attacking Bill. But he was already trotting that out early in the second debate.

Then he said he would throw her in jail.

Short of physically attacking Hillary in the third and final debate, which he seemed to be threatening to do by stalking her last time, I don't know what else he can possibly fire at her that he hasn't used already. He is a desperate, desperate man.

Orsino

(37,428 posts)
5. He's trying to call his disasters opportunities...
Tue Oct 11, 2016, 02:59 PM
Oct 2016

...and as usual promising great things to come that won't actually happen. He's out of gas, is what he's trying not to say.

 

Coyotl

(15,262 posts)
7. No more answering to or concern for all the Republicans who do not support him. Vindictive.
Tue Oct 11, 2016, 03:04 PM
Oct 2016

And, his staff gave him three minutes of Twitter time for being a good boy and not soiling himself

0rganism

(23,962 posts)
9. means he's going to completely wreck the GOP before this is over
Tue Oct 11, 2016, 03:19 PM
Oct 2016

it's gonna be ugly, but the death of a major political party isn't quiet or peaceful

hamsterjill

(15,223 posts)
11. It means that he doesn't keep his word, obviously.
Tue Oct 11, 2016, 03:33 PM
Oct 2016

The GOP reined him in earlier this summer and had him reading from a teleprompter. You bet that a deal was made to some degree for him to agree to stick to the teleprompter and behave himself somewhat.

Trump didn't stick to his part of the bargain.

Then, when Ryan abandoned Trump, Trump feels that the deal (i.e., the shackles) are off.

Of course, the reality is that it's just an old man with the mentality of a two-year old child throwing a temper tantrum.

Glamrock

(11,802 posts)
13. I don't know what it means.
Tue Oct 11, 2016, 04:38 PM
Oct 2016

But whatever it is, I support him completely. Keep on keepin on Donald. You just need to flail around a little bit more and you'll have it the bag!

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