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Fumesucker

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6. Some of them are considering Bernie already, it's been a Clinton camp talking point...

Reply to Ed Suspicious (Reply #3)

Mon Feb 1, 2016, 03:37 AM

Feb 2016

Trump is doing a Gish Gallop, it's his style more than his substance that is getting votes, a Gish Gallop can go damn near anywhere because it has no meaning anyway.

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Trump will swing pretty far left if he gets the nomination [View all] Fumesucker Feb 2016 OP

That could invite a serious 3rd party challenge from the right... VMA131Marine Feb 2016 #1

That's what I was thinking Fumesucker Feb 2016 #7

Been thinking the same thing. Quixote1818 Feb 2016 #2

I think that's the biggest issue about this theory. He will have risen from the base and the base Ed Suspicious Feb 2016 #3

Some of them are considering Bernie already, it's been a Clinton camp talking point... Fumesucker Feb 2016 #6

trump has always been a racist, he hates blacks and jews especially JI7 Feb 2016 #4

Oh and the irony of that one! You would think a religious whackjob AgadorSparticus Feb 2016 #8

It'll be a tough sell leftynyc Feb 2016 #11

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2016 #5

Yeaaaaa....not holding my breath on that one. AgadorSparticus Feb 2016 #9

Same here, but he is a loose flywheel and Hortensis Feb 2016 #13

You mean back to the left? LAGC Feb 2016 #10

Agreed. Of course independents aren't as gullible as the GOP base Bucky Feb 2016 #12

On safety net issues (Social Security, health care, etc.) he might. On taxes, deregulation, pampango Feb 2016 #14

Why on earth would he do that? Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2016 #15

That's what I think, too. He'll be trolling for Bernie voters if Hillary is the nominee. Vinca Feb 2016 #16