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pat_k

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2. On Trump, sounds like they are...
Sat Apr 16, 2016, 05:33 PM
Apr 2016

...mainly worried about being able to effectively handle whatever outrageous crap Trump choses to throw. "“She’s gonna get defensive, her husband is going to get defensive and that’s how you make mistakes,” Manley said. “She needs to be disciplined and not take the bait.”

That would be good advice to any candidate dealing with Trump idiocy. But "not taking the bait" can't mean "ignoring" or being "above it" either. Tricky.

The other five points have some validity too. I can see her campaign SERIOUSLY under-rating Trump or Cruz, expecting them to "implode" on their own. That wouldn't be a concern with Sanders. He is a relentless campaigner, and I don't think we would see him slow down one bit in the General.

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