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DanTex

(20,709 posts)
Wed Sep 7, 2016, 08:42 AM Sep 2016

Is it possible that the Clinton Camp is saving up the juiciest Trump scandals for the homestretch?

That would be great. The Pam Bondi bribe represents about 0.1% of all the heinous things that Trump has done in his checkered business career.

And I'm sure that Clinton's people know all about it. But I haven't seen a big variety of Trump malfeasance episodes in ads, at least not yet. Maybe it's coming soon.

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Is it possible that the Clinton Camp is saving up the juiciest Trump scandals for the homestretch? (Original Post) DanTex Sep 2016 OP
Yes mainstreetonce Sep 2016 #1
I bet they have a whole arsenal of whoppers. C_U_L8R Sep 2016 #2
I'll bet they are saving the "must punish women who get abortions" video redstateblues Sep 2016 #3
They had better be doing something like that. TheCowsCameHome Sep 2016 #4
I think they'll have their own "October Surprise" for Trump, sarae Sep 2016 #5
None of that will matter..... vi5 Sep 2016 #6
I give up on his supporters.. helpisontheway Sep 2016 #7
But again... vi5 Sep 2016 #12
None of it matters because the M$M has decided Blue Idaho Sep 2016 #15
Yes, that is a winning strategy. vi5 Sep 2016 #16
spare me your snark... Blue Idaho Sep 2016 #17
Hillary's been very clear about her positions, and she has hundreds of pages on them at her website. pnwmom Sep 2016 #19
Have you met any typical American voters? vi5 Sep 2016 #22
I think they are being PatSeg Sep 2016 #8
Geez, I hope so. kstewart33 Sep 2016 #9
Of course. Voters are just beginning to pay attention MineralMan Sep 2016 #10
More like probable... Wounded Bear Sep 2016 #11
I sure hope there is more to come. Skidmore Sep 2016 #13
Barbara Boxer is calling for an investigation into the Trump Modeling Agency. nolabear Sep 2016 #14
After seeing CNN's bio of Hillary recently, I am convinced she can do anything.... Hekate Sep 2016 #18
Thank you. misterhighwasted Sep 2016 #20
I think we will be surprised for the good. HuckleB Sep 2016 #21

sarae

(3,284 posts)
5. I think they'll have their own "October Surprise" for Trump,
Wed Sep 7, 2016, 09:04 AM
Sep 2016

backed by real evidence, unlike her opponent's manufactured & doctored "scandal" on Wikileaks.

 

vi5

(13,305 posts)
6. None of that will matter.....
Wed Sep 7, 2016, 09:05 AM
Sep 2016

Nothing sticks to him and nothing his supporters hear about him will make them change their minds.

What she needs to be saving up is the juiciest reasons to vote FOR her beyond just "Trump Bad/Hillary Good".

Everyone knows the reasons Trump sucks and is a con artist. Those on the fence want reasons to be FOR Hillary. She's got to start giving in to them in clear and concise terms and language.

helpisontheway

(5,007 posts)
7. I give up on his supporters..
Wed Sep 7, 2016, 09:12 AM
Sep 2016

I care about independents, moderate republicans and minorities. If he does not pick people off from those groups then he can't win. There are not enough angry white men.

 

vi5

(13,305 posts)
12. But again...
Wed Sep 7, 2016, 12:28 PM
Sep 2016

...those people already know if they like or don't like Trump. They need reasons to get out there and vote FOR Hillary.

Blue Idaho

(5,045 posts)
15. None of it matters because the M$M has decided
Wed Sep 7, 2016, 12:40 PM
Sep 2016

Trump is innocent after being proved guilty.

and

Hillary is guilty after being proved innocent.

 

vi5

(13,305 posts)
16. Yes, that is a winning strategy.
Wed Sep 7, 2016, 01:49 PM
Sep 2016

When people are looking for a reason to vote for someone, telling them the media sucks is really going to motivate them to get off their couches, out the door and to their voting locations.

Blue Idaho

(5,045 posts)
17. spare me your snark...
Wed Sep 7, 2016, 04:35 PM
Sep 2016

You know nothing about me. You don't know how much I donate to the Democratic Party: nationally, state wide, and locally. BTW - it's plenty. You don't know how many doors I knock on, how many phone calls I make, or how many local democratic meetings I attend.

Do me a favor and take your snark somewhere else. I know how much I'm contributing to electing Hillary Clinton and you don't.

pnwmom

(108,973 posts)
19. Hillary's been very clear about her positions, and she has hundreds of pages on them at her website.
Wed Sep 7, 2016, 05:08 PM
Sep 2016

If people on the fence don't know what they are, they aren't listening.

 

vi5

(13,305 posts)
22. Have you met any typical American voters?
Wed Sep 7, 2016, 07:06 PM
Sep 2016

Do you honestly think they are going to spend any of their time poring over hundreds of pages of position papers?

I'm not saying this is right or good but voters need to be spoon fed. If candidates choose not to do this and they lose, then bitching about how uninformed the American public is or the media or whatever else won't do a damn thing to change that.

The game has been played like this and set up this way for the better part of 30 years now, if not longer. There is no excuse for candidates not knowing this and adapting their strategies accordingly. If they don't want to that's fine but then they'll be complaining about it from their homes and not the White House.

PatSeg

(47,376 posts)
8. I think they are being
Wed Sep 7, 2016, 09:17 AM
Sep 2016

very strategic. There are so many real Trump "scandals", it would be ineffective to dump them all on the public in a short period of time. People would become immune to them and the Clinton camp would look too negative. A gradual, but escalating approach would probably be best, as long as it was offset with what Hillary's plans and policies are.

Perhaps some of this will be left to super-pacs though.

kstewart33

(6,551 posts)
9. Geez, I hope so.
Wed Sep 7, 2016, 09:34 AM
Sep 2016

It's time to hit Trump with everything they have to convince the public that he's completely corrupt which is a characteristic that the media has been successful in tagging Clinton with.

If we lose this election, look to the media's complete irresponsibility in informing the public about Trump's corruption.

MineralMan

(146,284 posts)
10. Of course. Voters are just beginning to pay attention
Wed Sep 7, 2016, 09:45 AM
Sep 2016

to the presidential race. Despite the abiding interest of DUers in all things political, most voters don't really start paying attention until after Labor Day in an election year.

So, a smart campaign holds back on its big revelations until after that holiday. The Pam Bondi scandal is just now becoming news for exactly that reason.

We'll see more bad news for Trump as the campaign progresses. Oh, yes, we will.

Wounded Bear

(58,634 posts)
11. More like probable...
Wed Sep 7, 2016, 09:48 AM
Sep 2016

lots more material available.

The good news? At least I hope it's true that they will start with the issue oriented, positive ads along with the attack ads.

Skidmore

(37,364 posts)
13. I sure hope there is more to come.
Wed Sep 7, 2016, 12:33 PM
Sep 2016

I'm certain there is. Trump is beyond dirty. He's filthy. I just want everyone to blast the media so they can't ignore it.

nolabear

(41,959 posts)
14. Barbara Boxer is calling for an investigation into the Trump Modeling Agency.
Wed Sep 7, 2016, 12:36 PM
Sep 2016

So maybe they are gearing up.

Hekate

(90,633 posts)
18. After seeing CNN's bio of Hillary recently, I am convinced she can do anything....
Wed Sep 7, 2016, 04:42 PM
Sep 2016

I couldn't stand to watch the DT bio they did, but my husband came away shaking his head with disgust saying, "He's a genuinely bad man, and has been his whole life."

As for Hillary Rodham Clinton, I thought I knew her, I already admired her, and we were both blown away to realize that she made Bill Clinton governor the second time (he was not re-elected the first time), and she probably made him president. Someone from the Arkansas days said, "Bill Clinton is smart -- but Hillary is smarter."

She is amazing, and what she learns she never forgets.

misterhighwasted

(9,148 posts)
20. Thank you.
Wed Sep 7, 2016, 05:24 PM
Sep 2016

I feel the same way about the remarkable life of Hillary Clinton.
Her win on Nov 8th will devastate the RW and everything they stand for. That is a necessary thing in the evolution to a more functioning society.
Hillary has been doing exactly this, forever.

She will be a great President.

HuckleB

(35,773 posts)
21. I think we will be surprised for the good.
Wed Sep 7, 2016, 05:35 PM
Sep 2016

She did not keep a lot of the people for 2008. This team knows how to run a campaign.

I hope.

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