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2016 Postmortem

C_U_L8R

(44,996 posts)

11. Stealing all the oxygen

Reply to moose65 (Original post)

Sat Aug 13, 2016, 12:10 PM

Aug 2016

and seeming not realizing he's being rope-a-doped.
He's boxing himself out and everyone is getting tired of his schtick
and are increasingly tuning him out. All he can do is come out
with bigger bombast and dig himself in even deeper.
A brilliant strategist, Trump is not. He's just a loudmouth lout.

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What is the Trump campaign even DOING? [View all] moose65 Aug 2016 OP

He's opportunistic - he's good at exploiting events. CanadaexPat Aug 2016 #1

Could it be that political oswaldactedalone Aug 2016 #2

! stopbush Aug 2016 #3

Yes, that's really reflected in the polls. auntpurl Aug 2016 #4

But the polls all show him being absolutely walloped. Lord Magus Aug 2016 #6

I certainly hope so! moose65 Aug 2016 #15

You can't be serious caquillo Aug 2016 #20

Very serious oswaldactedalone Aug 2016 #22

There's not much of a campaign, really. Cracklin Charlie Aug 2016 #5

Trumps campaign to this point has been Wellstone ruled Aug 2016 #7

The NRA is running ads for him in PA. blue neen Aug 2016 #8

The GOP has been so inept for so long, it was inevitable that a perfect storm would form. randome Aug 2016 #9

You know, that's true! moose65 Aug 2016 #16

It's amateur hour with the Trump campaign brush Aug 2016 #10

Stealing all the oxygen C_U_L8R Aug 2016 #11

He's a scammer. His campaign is a for-profit scam. sofa king Aug 2016 #12

I've thought about that, too. moose65 Aug 2016 #17

My limited understanding suggests... sofa king Aug 2016 #21

I saw a Trump/Pence ad yesterday here in Ohio Imperialism Inc. Aug 2016 #13

I live in northeast PA, ReformedGOPer Aug 2016 #14

I haven't seen a single ad moose65 Aug 2016 #18

Ivanka was sent to connect with Putin's current girlfriend in Europe. ChairmanAgnostic Aug 2016 #19