A Trump-Clinton general election poses a question: Who does America hate least?

[morningfog]

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Momentous victories in Tuesday’s primaries drove Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump ever closer to a November face-off in which the strongest argument each can make for election is the threat posed by the other.

Together, Clinton and Trump are the two most unpopular presidential candidates in memory, and both are moving to improve their images for the general election.

But they are so well-known, and operating in such a polarized political environment, that their efforts may only serve to tinker around the edges.

Both candidates issued calls to unity within their parties in their victory speeches Tuesday night, then aimed at each other. That suggested a general election battle of brutal negativity, which threatens to alienate voters and further increase partisan polarization.

The winner may be the candidate America hates the least.

http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-trump-clinton-analysis-20160427-story.html

[tabasco]

1. Anyone who believes Clinton will win easily is delusional

The republicans will rally behind their candidate and turn out in droves to defeat Clinton. Meanwhile, liberals left behind as the Clinton/DNC Democratic party has shifted rightward have little motivation to vote, other than to keep Trump from winning.

[pampango]

7. If republicans 'rally behind their candidate and turn out in droves to defeat Clinton' and

Democrats do not 'rally behind their candidate and turn out in droves to defeat' Trump, then republicans 'deserve' to win.

Unfortunately our country and the world do not deserve to have Trump win so I hope that republicans do not get what they 'deserve'. I will do what I can do see that does not happen.

Sanders is much more liberal than Clinton. I believe republicans 'will rally behind their candidate and turn out in droves to defeat' Sanders as well. It might take them a while to switch from demonizing Hillary to demonizing Bernie, but it would not take them long to do that.

[tabasco]

11. Sanders will not be the nominee

It's FAR past time for Clinton to start trying to honestly engage liberals in her own party and independents.

[pampango]

14. I agree. However that does not mean that republicans would not have rallied behind Trump to defeat

Bernie if he were our nominee.

[Robbins]

19. your kidding yourself

clinton is enemy of progressives/liberals.her attitude is i don't need anyone who voted for sanders.

at least in november what she and DNC did to sanders voters will be done to her voters.

[tabasco]

20. "you're" n/t

[marmar]

8. My great worry is that Trump will be able to run to the left of her on trade and militarism.

[pnwmom]

17. He's talked casually about using nuclear weapons. So, no. n/t

[marmar]

18. He's also talked about the disastrous trade deals and foolish foreign wars.

So, umm, perhaps yeah.

[pnwmom]

22. He's made some disastrous deals that have resulted in several corporate bankruptcies.

That's not an option when you're President.

And neither are thousands of miles of a foolish wall between the US and Mexico.

[Yuugal]

23. And H1-b's and SS

[whatthehey]

15. I'll take any bet on who's delusional if you really believe your words.

Because what such an election really comes down to is sensible people getting over grade school level grudges and deciding who they think is capable of running a government, and if you think significant numbers of people outside low-info angry white male nativists will make that choice and say Trump, then there's somebody who's delusional for sure.

[tabasco]

21. Sensible people? LMAO.

[whatthehey]

24. So take my money then. Come on do you REALLY believe what you're saying or not?

[rhett o rick]

25. Authoritarian followers think we all are like them and will fall in line if they put

enough pressure on us. They don't understand that some of us will fight the bullying all the way.

[TheCowsCameHome]

2. Great, huh?

It's devolved to this point.

[beachbum bob]

3. If so called liberals sit this out...the blood will be on their hsnds

And they will bear a great deal of responsibility for what conservative will reek on America....fortunately... It's just sour grapes right now... and I expect commonsense will overtake their egos...

[morningfog]

4. You have is ass backwards. If HIllary can't build a winning coalition against fucking trump,

it's on her. It's up to the candidate to build a winning coalition.

[beachbum bob]

6. Up to responsible adults not playing

I'm taking my ball home...when I can't get my way...sorry...

[TheCowsCameHome]

9. Um. No.

Sorry.

[tabasco]

12. The responsibility will be on the DNC/Clinton Democratic party

which has become a somewhat less malevolent version of the republican party.

[tallahasseedem]

13. Absolutely...a replay of 2000!

It's creepy that this is happening again...be vigilant folks!

[ChisolmTrailDem]

16. What do you mean by "so called liberals"? nt

[PoliticAverse]

5. It's not close really, Trump's negatives exceed Clinton's. n/t

[nruthie]

10. What a choice. None of the above.

[djean111]

26. Hate 'em both. For different reasons. n/t

[Trust Buster]

27. Obviously they like Hillary more than Sanders. Elections have consequences.

[Bobbie Jo]

28. Locking

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