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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Question: If people are so certain that Trump would beat HRC (or Sanders), then why... [View all]Joe the Revelator
(14,915 posts)27. Nothing backs that up aside from wishful thinking
I'm not saying that to be a dick, but as we sit here, on 2/27/16, he holds the cards. Save this post and hopefully you'll get to prove me wrong.
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Question: If people are so certain that Trump would beat HRC (or Sanders), then why... [View all]
Liberal_Stalwart71
Feb 2016
OP
I don't buy it. Neither Mitt Romney nor McCain were considered "real" Republicans, and yet...
Liberal_Stalwart71
Feb 2016
#3
I just don't think they really care much about any of that. Winning at all costs is what they truly
Liberal_Stalwart71
Feb 2016
#38
Not simple. Insider. Outsider. It doesn't matter if they're confident that he'll win.
Liberal_Stalwart71
Feb 2016
#7
I would think they'd attack Bernie Sanders with equal fervor. I just don't buy it.
Liberal_Stalwart71
Feb 2016
#39
They don't like Trump for the same reason many on our side don't like Hillary...
Joe the Revelator
Feb 2016
#6
O.K., but Republicans have never been about "core values". They've always been about winning!
Liberal_Stalwart71
Feb 2016
#10
Unless you just totally dismiss polling, their front runners either beat or keep it...
Joe the Revelator
Feb 2016
#11
I dismiss polling for the same reasons I posted in my OP: The match-ups don't matter this
Liberal_Stalwart71
Feb 2016
#14
Then you also have to dismiss the entire history of Hillary as a politician.
Joe the Revelator
Feb 2016
#19
I'm not dismissing her candidacy. I'm making the argument that in spite of her candidacy
Liberal_Stalwart71
Feb 2016
#25
Sure. I will. Just keep in mind that politics is dynamic. Just as Sanders's supporters believe that
Liberal_Stalwart71
Feb 2016
#31
I would think so. I think Republicans should be scared of Trump. He's all fluff
NWCorona
Feb 2016
#17
Entertainment factor. Hell, I'm watching now with my popcorn and wine in tow. ;)
Liberal_Stalwart71
Feb 2016
#32
That logic doesn't make sense. Even if he has a chance, he'll destroy down ticket Republicans,
Liberal_Stalwart71
Feb 2016
#20
Wouldn't the same ring true of a Sanders candidacy? Why would they behave any differently...
Liberal_Stalwart71
Feb 2016
#36
"I hear compliments about Bernie (based on integrity) from the handful of conservatives"...
Liberal_Stalwart71
Feb 2016
#52
ABSOLUTELY!! The same argument I made: He's a drag on the down ticket, which goes back
Liberal_Stalwart71
Feb 2016
#29
The GOP is freaked because he isn't part of their old boys club and he's independently wealthy
azurnoir
Feb 2016
#26
if there is a candidate that's attracting angry young white men it's Trump not Bernie
azurnoir
Feb 2016
#34
They're freaked out because Trump supports universal health care and a wealth surtax
Recursion
Feb 2016
#37
So was Mitt Romney and so IS Rubio. They're always all over the place.
Liberal_Stalwart71
Feb 2016
#41
Again, as in my OP, polls are snapshots in time. They are no indication of what will
Liberal_Stalwart71
Feb 2016
#57
You got it! This was my initial point. I hate Hillary Clinton, but I agree that we must find a way..
Liberal_Stalwart71
Feb 2016
#56
He's a loose cannon with a big ego. The Koch brother clan won't be able to control him.
GoneFishin
Feb 2016
#55
Real simple: Repubs compete to be the most radical and Trump is winning w/o being 100% rightwing
Land Shark
Feb 2016
#58