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2016 Postmortem

Bad Thoughts

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25. Because Trump's name is not Bill Clinton

Reply to That Guy 888 (Original post)

Sat Oct 15, 2016, 08:23 AM

Oct 2016

Because they only care about issues related to sexuality and gender if they can harm democrats.
Because they are willing to overlook and forgive egregious behaviour in republicans because they all have their hands in the cookie jar.

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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 OP

Trump refused to allow them to do it. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2016 #1

That's his campaign, my sister meant the other repulicans that got their asses handed to them. That Guy 888 Oct 2016 #3

My guess is that the other GOP candidates didn't do oppo research The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2016 #7

Yeah, what you and Buckeye Democrat posted below seem to be the best answers That Guy 888 Oct 2016 #12

Agree. ReformedGOPer Oct 2016 #21

True GP6971 Oct 2016 #5

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

There are reports that Trump himself saltpoint Oct 2016 #4

Because no one is in charge of the GOP. It's a circus without tents or a ringmaster. randome Oct 2016 #6

I don't think they took him seriously until it was too late. Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2016 #9

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

This! duncang Oct 2016 #19

My guess is that they all have some skeletons in their closets TexasBushwhacker Oct 2016 #13

Opposition research in the primaries is not as in depth liberal N proud Oct 2016 #14

My guess is that the RNC saw all these new lifeforms crawling out from under rocks and stuff. Old Terp Oct 2016 #15

Wasted time trying to get into a one-on-one with him. Yavin4 Oct 2016 #16

They probably did learn about some of it, but wouldn't have used it with primary voters. Do okaawhatever Oct 2016 #17

I'm sure all his rivals are kicking themselves in the ass Cakes488 Oct 2016 #18

Perhaps they did OldHippieChick Oct 2016 #20

Because they're dumber than a box of rocks Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2016 #22

that gets my vote HAB911 Oct 2016 #23

They did run oppo research, but only as to those ChairmanAgnostic Oct 2016 #24

Because Trump's name is not Bill Clinton Bad Thoughts Oct 2016 #25

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

Simple answer: they needed his voters Proud Public Servant Oct 2016 #28

Acceptance Bear Creek Oct 2016 #29

I think it may simply be economics. Cracklin Charlie Oct 2016 #30

Even without the harassment claims exboyfil Oct 2016 #31

Trump's supporters don't seem to care. LisaL Oct 2016 #32

the media wouldn't push anything that went aginst trump in the primaries for starters, besides beachbum bob Oct 2016 #33

I don't think they did any jcgoldie Oct 2016 #34