2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumTrumps Alleged Mistress Only Needs $150k To Break Agreement with Nat Enq
http://www.wsj.com/amp/articles/national-enquirer-shielded-donald-trump-from-playboy-models-affair-allegation-1478309380Anybody want to set up a crowd fund right now? I'll put in chunk. I'm sure Karen McDougal has an interesting story to tell. (I'm kidding, FYI. It won't be necessary anyway)
The National Enquierer bought the story too cheap. According to the WSJ McDougal fully expected her story to go live a few months ago but the Enquirer buried it. She's not shy.
Shouldn't take more than an hour to fully fund. And if you think the story isn't going anywhere it is top of the feed on Google news.
I actually agree that retroactive prosecution isn't cool. However, after the Trumo attacks on Bill the story goes more to his credibility than his sexual proclivity.
My guess is that the crowd fund isn't terribly necessary. Lawyers are probably talking to her lawyers now. It will be hard for her to turn down the type of cash that might be offered to her.
rzemanfl
(30,318 posts)They paid her. That defines her relationship with the Donald.
kcr
(15,522 posts)and not encourage Donald Trump instead. Is that okay with you?
rzemanfl
(30,318 posts)affairs with married men. Dividing up the refund might be complicated. If you do the math, I am okay with the concept.
kcr
(15,522 posts)femmocrat
(28,394 posts)If trump has still gone up in the polls after all the other damaging crap that is out there, this will make no difference. Sorry.
kcr
(15,522 posts)Remember how relieved we were that Edwards' affair came out before he had ever been nominated? That kind of thing still matters. Particularly in areas where he is close in the race, this could easily cost him. The fact it's so late means he'll have no time to recover.
karynnj
(60,059 posts)One of Edwards' strengths in addition to his looks was his relationship with a smart, serious woman who he married and was supporting as she dealt with cancer. Not to mention, it was CURRENT as he ran. Abother difference is that he dropped out because he was losing badly everywhere.
With Trump, it is known and apparently does not bother his moral voters that he clearly cheated on both his former wives with their successor. Adding that he cheated on Melania in the first year of their marriage does not really add to anything. Not only is it 10 years ago, I doubt Melania engenders the outrage that cheating on Elizabeth did.
kcr
(15,522 posts)I'm talking about the concept of an affair scandal breaking during a Presidential campaign and the fact that's not nothing. I was using the reaction to his scandal breaking during the primaries as an example of how people react to affairs during presidential campaign season. Showing how it's still an issue. If affairs didn't matter anymore, no one would have cared because that wasn't that long ago, relatively speaking.
karynnj
(60,059 posts)If you want an example - use Gary Hart, who was a potential winner and dropped out over allegations. Alternatively use Clinton, who was accused of an affair years before and it did not hurt him much at all. With Hart and Edwards, the fact that they were current made them worse.
Given his history, I doubt this even impacts his relationship with Melania - she knew what she married.
TrekLuver
(2,573 posts)There have been many November surprises through the years. Friday night before election day seems like it's a notorious day to turd dump like GWB drunk driving. Even if it doesn't change any minds, I'm happy that the negative press has reflected back on Trashpot...it makes watching the news much more enjoyable than say last Saturday.
kcr
(15,522 posts)If nothing else, those who engineered the Comey Email Letter should be pretty miffed right now.
TrekLuver
(2,573 posts)No matter how often it's explained some people are just not getting that it's not even about changing stupid Trump follower votes.
MattP
(3,304 posts)PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)lark
(24,419 posts)but would give every $$ I can spare to get this out prior to the election, like by tomorrow. Expect it would very quickly reach the mark, folks are so fed up with this shit.
SamKnause
(13,939 posts)They don't care that he doesn't pay taxes.
They don't care that he doesn't pay contractors.
They don't care that he admitted he sexually assaults women.
They don't care that he know nothing about foreign affairs.
They don't care that he has declared bankruptcy 6 times.
They don't care that he wants to lower the taxes for the filthy rich.
They don't care that he is a racist.
They don't care.
They want Trump.
They hate Hillary.
They hate Democracy.
They are frightened children who are heavily armed.