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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: My Sister's question: Why didn't the GOP opposition research find out about tRump's sexual assaults? [View all]ChairmanAgnostic
(28,017 posts)24. They did run oppo research, but only as to those
candidates they thought were real candidates, not a joke like trump. The joke's on them, as it turned out.
Pity our reality TV loving, pseudo-journalists fell down on their jobs, while they provided billions in free advertising - how did that former race car driver, turned sportscaster out it? A SPECTACULAR crash! - for Teh Donald.
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My Sister's question: Why didn't the GOP opposition research find out about tRump's sexual assaults? [View all]
That Guy 888
Oct 2016
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That's his campaign, my sister meant the other repulicans that got their asses handed to them.
That Guy 888
Oct 2016
#3
Yeah, what you and Buckeye Democrat posted below seem to be the best answers
That Guy 888
Oct 2016
#12
tRump certainly had the right to nix his own opposition research with him as the subject...
Raster
Oct 2016
#8
It took a D. woman to do job 16 Republicans failed to do. Jeb had $130 million. Cruz had Harvard. nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Oct 2016
#2
Because no one is in charge of the GOP. It's a circus without tents or a ringmaster.
randome
Oct 2016
#6
The RNC probably did, which is why they didn't want him to be the nominee
NoGoodNamesLeft
Oct 2016
#10
No oppo uncovered them. The women came forward after the tape and his denial. nt
geek tragedy
Oct 2016
#11
My guess is that the RNC saw all these new lifeforms crawling out from under rocks and stuff.
Old Terp
Oct 2016
#15
They probably did learn about some of it, but wouldn't have used it with primary voters. Do
okaawhatever
Oct 2016
#17
IMO,Jeb! had to have known if he ever spoke to his first cousin Billy & attended same wild parties
Sunlei
Oct 2016
#26
They probably knew some or at least a little of it. They were silent because they wanted to win the
retread
Oct 2016
#27
the media wouldn't push anything that went aginst trump in the primaries for starters, besides
beachbum bob
Oct 2016
#33