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PoliGAF 2016 |OT9| The Wrath of Khan!
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balladofwindfishes
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It's way too late for this now. The damage has already been done, and I imagine quite a lot of people have no cemented their vote in their minds.
And I doubt he lets up any time soon.
Crosspost. Really scary in light of new revelations today.
https://youtu.be/DsMXoW_qXco
https://youtu.be/DsMXoW_qXco
minor effort
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Nice try, guys.
You think you can fix this utterly broken, trainwreck of a person with a sit down? You think if you talk to him in just the right way, the reset will happen and he'll suddenly be a stable, knowledgable candidate?
You fucked up when you nominated Trump. You fucked up when you endorsed Trump. There is no fixing Trump with a conversation. There is no righting this wayward ship.
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Not only said but the fucking motion he does when saying it
It's funny because these donors are probably backing Trump hoping he'll do XYZ with regards to taxes, but not like you can really trust Trump at all with regards to anything
DrForester
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Unless the GOP can somehow force Trump out, I don't see why people are getting excited about these Trump exit rumors. The man's ego want allow him to drop out, and I imagine any forced out would be really, really nasty.
BrokenFiction
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Not to mention that no intervention will work. You can't stop Trump, you can't steer Trump. He goes his own way - his narcissism won't allow for anything else.
Plus, you can't replace him if you're a Republican and want to get re-elected. Too much of the base likes him enough to where interference will give the House back to the Democrats in this scenario.
You have to ride this roller coaster to vomit-town, GOP. Ain't no one gettin' off.
Plus, you can't replace him if you're a Republican and want to get re-elected. Too much of the base likes him enough to where interference will give the House back to the Democrats in this scenario.
You have to ride this roller coaster to vomit-town, GOP. Ain't no one gettin' off.
User 463088
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I mean, at this point, I think you're a big Trump donor if you bought one of those goofy hats.
minor effort
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I think the only way to "convince" Trump to drop out is with a huge check.
PantherLotus
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and chase:
Ziltoidia 9
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No way, I just watched it again and I just noticed his son starts cracking up and then goes back to a serious face.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vpdt7omPoa0
Fragamemnon
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One of the things about nominating an older person who has a consistent history of specific behavior for decades is that you KNOW what you're getting out of that candidate. If he had the capacity to be different, he'd have done so in his (very) public history. He's not capable of that-he's only capable of being Trump.
I'm still waiting for the some party members to come out and start blaming the current nightmare on Jeb and Rubio for running shit campaigns. "If you guys hadn't sucked we wouldn't have the the trumpster fire!"
edit @ the wealthy voting numbers: not surprising. College educated Americans view Trump very negatively. Keep in mind that wealthy Americans generally benefit from globalization and neoliberal policies, and they would lose more from having those policies mauled by Trump than they would having their taxes raised.
I'm still waiting for the some party members to come out and start blaming the current nightmare on Jeb and Rubio for running shit campaigns. "If you guys hadn't sucked we wouldn't have the the trumpster fire!"
edit @ the wealthy voting numbers: not surprising. College educated Americans view Trump very negatively. Keep in mind that wealthy Americans generally benefit from globalization and neoliberal policies, and they would lose more from having those policies mauled by Trump than they would having their taxes raised.
Roland_Gunner
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Right, party unity is the only reason most elected officials are even sticking with Trump. If he's going to shit all over Paul Ryan, who is going to be leading party after Clinton gets elected, why not leak everything against him?
BrokenFiction
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and chase:
You missed the best part...
The interviews were conducted July 15-25, before the Democratic National Convention and overlapping with the Republican National Convention. In 2012, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney won 54% of the vote among voters from households with incomes over $100,000, according to exit polls.
User 463088
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and chase:
Those Boomer and Mature numbers are a death sentence for a GOP candidate.
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But the hand motion.. ughhhhh
teruterubozu
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Yup, Rush Limbaugh has been flipping the narrative with this - that Trump is the "everyman" candidate and Hillary is the elitist. sigh.
PantherLotus
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Also I'm a millenial now, so that makes me feel good. (36)
RustyNails
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Its not like he's going to listen to them. And why should he? He still has the support of the 35% - 40% of the electorate.
As pigeon said, the Republicans have no leverage over him. Why would he listen to any of them? What could Reince Priebus do that Trump could plausibly find threatening, as long as he has a millions-strong base of supporters who he can reach through social media?
This is a guy who somehow built a name for himself as a New York real estate developer while simultaneously alienating the entire New York financial industry. If he thinks he's right and he can keep going, he doesn't need anyone on his side, including Newt or Giuliani.
CNN literally hired one of Trump's campaign managers, how much more balanced do they need to be?
Ziltoidia 9
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Every time I see it I lose it again.
I thought 35 was the cut off
They basically let an sociopathic arsonist in the house, and gave him all the matches. Now they are trying to tell him to not do anything rash. Except he now can destroy it all if he wants. I'm sure Trump gets a kick out of having this power and people begging him.
Reminds me of this play I read in college
"The Firebugs"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fire_Raisers_(play)
Roland_Gunner
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If you look at the FEC filings, when Trump does joint events with the RNC the money actually goes to the party first and they cut his campaign in on the backend. Priebus could hold off cutting those checks until Trump calms the fuck down. But starving your parties Presidential candidate of money to pay stuff, run events, etc is generally considered a bad idea.
BrokenFiction
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Even Tim Kaine's Tweets are Dad Tweets. I love this guy.
Senator Tim Kaine ‏@timkaine 2m2 minutes ago
You could have a different point of view, but you dont have to hate the other person. You can work together.
Senator Tim Kaine ‏@timkaine 2m2 minutes ago
You could have a different point of view, but you dont have to hate the other person. You can work together.
Dat party unity though. Hope this trainwreck lasts and the Dems can somehow get control of the Senate and House. That would be dream scenario stuff right there.
and chase:
People with money trust the Obama economy over the unknown
DrForester
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Limbaugh and Hannity have been hilarious recently.
I might even tune in to hear Michael Savage today, he has to be going nuts.
Anyone been listening to Levin? I know he hates Trump.
I read that and laaaaaaughed. That's one level away from him posting a dangling kitten with the "hang in there" caption.
PantherLotus
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It's 37 now, wooo!
Dubbedinenglish
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Ugh fine dad.
Ziltoidia 9
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I can't take Levin for more then a few minutes. The guy is both an ideology that wants to use the constitution to promote his social conservatism while claiming it is "liberty". Hes also a bully to his callers. Hes an asshole. The type of person Levin is, is the reason they are so hated so much.
I remember getting a satellite radio in 2008 during the election. And driving home while listening to stuff. I was a huge Obama fan and then I'd get to his show and he was basically a nut. Ever since then I just can't take what he says as having any legit opinion to it.
User 463088
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My bf is in his early 30s. And I no longer think "Wow, that's kind of old." I'm 29.
Get off my lawn.
Orbis Tabula
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I think we need to replace the traditional dumpster fire .gif with something new that captures the enormity of the situation. I vote for the scene in Toy Story 3 where all the toys are slowly sinking into a gigantic flaming garbage pit. Bonus points if the GOP faces are shopped over the toys'.
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PantherLotus
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I think you're underestimating Trump's reliance (subconsciously or otherwise) on implicit GOP support. If everyone steps away from him at once they have a lot of power.
So GAF, how realistic is this map? Looking for a path to >400 for Hillary because jesus fuck.
http://www.270towin.com/maps/DAblV
http://www.270towin.com/maps/DAblV
BrokenFiction
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That power manifests itself in the electorate. If Paul Ryan pulls support, there's a good chance Trump die hard supporters will punish him at the polls in November. He's loses his seat, he loses the Speakership. Many Republicans up for re-election won't take that chance. They're going to hem and haw until 11/8.
PantherLotus
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oh my god
(he's talking about Clinton but out of context LOL)
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Because then you will think you're old and not some hip young person
User 463088
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A month ago, I'd have said you were smokin' dat waky tobaccy.
Now, it's not the least crazy thing I've ever seen!
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