HRC should double down right now

[chelsea0011]

The Democratic nominee can't let Trump and the fake media get to drive this fake story. HALF of his supporters are indeed haters and racists. The media is more asleep than I ever would have guessed. It is like they have just now chosen to ignore everything that has come before.

[Sherman A1]

1. I am not sure that

calling the supporters of Mr. Trump really does much good. They may indeed be as described, but I doubt that pointing it out or going on a media campaign to let everyone know what they pretty much already do know is going to be of much benefit.

[agnostic102]

2. Cnn this morning

keeps going on about if this is her 47 percent moment. I think hillary should focus on major policey speeches. One thing i noticed after the convention was how the democratic convention was about hope and bringing all americans togather. the polls shot up. I think getting into mud slinging with trump is something he loves to do.

[BeyondGeography]

3. Double down on what she herself called a gross generalization?

I think she's smarter than that.

[agnostic102]

4. was the

was the sentence " im going to make a gross generalization" part of the written speech? i just cannot immagine a talented speech writer would ever say something like that.

[BeyondGeography]

5. She was riffing

Bad riff.

[Funtatlaguy]

6. Depends on its legs

If the Repubs and their media loving minions latch onto this and the story lasts past the weekend...then I agree with you..

Here would be my narrative:
My statement about Mr Trimps supporters may have been inartful but not without merit.
The group called the alt right or alternative right has been given the keys to his campaign with manager Steve Bannon....these types of people do support racism, etc etc....

Then pivot to......
But, it's the other part of Trumps supporters that I completely understand and want to speak directly to....the ones who are not racists, etc,etc....but, as I said...feel let down by government and what's happened due in part to the new global economy...etc etc.....

[Lunabell]

7. They have got to call Trump and his lies out.

She can't back down.

[Cosmocat]

8. If the stupid

Heats up, I would definitely stand behind it.

[AngryAmish]

9. She needs to explain how she is going to crush Trump's supporters

Man, woman and child. The racists have to go.

[Proud liberal 80]

10. Everyone knows

That half of trump supporters are deplorable hateful racists. We know it, the media knows, the trump campaign knows it, and his supporters know it. I would go a step further and say it is really half of the Republican Party and it is the half with the most clout. It has been that way for almost 50 years now. Unfortunately, the MSM has never called them out for all their dog whistles and has treated it as acceptable. And Democrsts aren't allowed to call them racist.