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PoliGAF 2016 |OT9| The Wrath of Khan!
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shinra-bansho
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He won't be able to play these moderators and crowds though. These aren't Trumpeters and toothless Blitzers and the format isn't going to allow him to freewheel. If he rambles incoherently through his 2 minutes answer time or his 1 minute response time it's gone.
nature boy
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Fuckin' hell, the emails won't go away.
What does it say about me that one of my first thoughts reading his tweet this morning was that Trump is jealous of Joe? Sad!
AnotherDayAnotherDollar
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They won't ever go away. Get used to it. Even if she becomes president and is re-elected, you'll still hear about emails until she leaves office in 2024.
if anyone is actually scared of Trump in a debate... i can't really come up with an answer to that. Its just ludicrous.
minor effort
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I can't wait for a moment in the debate when he has two minutes to answer a question, says one outrageous line and the waits for nonexistent applause.
balladofwindfishes
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I'm pretty sure polls have shown people are bored of the email story.
TheLostBigBoss
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email story hit it's apex back in the FBI release
Everyone needs to fucking chill
Everyone needs to fucking chill
nature boy
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Clinton +1 in the UPI tracker poll. Was +4 on Friday.
FUCK FUCK FUCK
FUCK FUCK FUCK
User 463088
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Exactly. This is all they have, so of course they won't let it go. Trump gives them 90 things a day to talk about. The emails are totally, 100% baked in. There is polling that shows people no longer care. Those that do care aren't voting for her anyway.
Wikileaks has the email in which she orders the hit on Harambe, though!
poll number boost incoming?
I hope the inevitable Game Change 2 gives me some insight into Hope Hicks. Every other major Trump adviser has shown themselves or at least given some insight into what obvious caricature they are, except Hope. She's been the one constant throughout every campaign leader and her history is just so fascinating.
Tell me who you are, Hope! Tell me!
Tell me who you are, Hope! Tell me!
ItWasMeantToBe19
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White Democrats became less racist after Obama's election.
Probably from the few racist Southerners left in the party leaving the party to become Republicans I think, but haven't read the article yet and that's just a guess.
http://ann.sagepub.com/content/667/1/50.full.pdf+html
Probably from the few racist Southerners left in the party leaving the party to become Republicans I think, but haven't read the article yet and that's just a guess.
http://ann.sagepub.com/content/667/1/50.full.pdf+html
User 463088
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God, these shitty fucking polls are getting on my nerves. Not because the state of the race is in question, but because shitty data sucks.
RustyNails
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I had no idea Mika and Joe were a thing. Thanks Donald Trump for bringing tabloid gossip to the national forefront.
nature boy
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Democrats struggling with "270 is enough" or "we want a landslide"
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/08/democrats-clinton-victory-227253
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/08/democrats-clinton-victory-227253
I'd go with: We want to be able to get bills passed.
Spoiled Milk
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People leaving is what I thought, too, but that would have to be a large number of people switching parties. I think attitudes really did change in the Democratic party.White Democrats became less racist after Obama's election.
Probably from the few racist Southerners left in the party leaving the party to become Republicans I think, but haven't read the article yet and that's just a guess.
http://ann.sagepub.com/content/667/1/50.full.pdf+html
Go for broke, dummies. You have to maximize a once in a lifetime opportunity like this. When the boss shows a red glowing area, unleash the BFG.
Agreed. Whichever one of these that gives Dems control of the White House and Senate.
Ignatz Mouse
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I want the House. I knows it's unlikely.
Failing that, I want Georgia.
I can dream.
They were always a rumored thing, but a few months ago when they were both divorced, the rumors became stronger and a video of them kinda/sorta flirting on the show pushed the rumors to the forefront.
I mean, of course this is something Trump knows and something that occupies his time when he's running for president.
RastaMentality
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Politico sucks. Why would Dems not want as many seats as possible?
yes, the answer is "how do i help get more house candidates elected".
That answer is "go wider"
ItWasMeantToBe19
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Life in Hillary's America, previewed.
TheLostBigBoss
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The dems are playing with house money right now.
They have 270 in their pocket, they can walk away and still have the election.
You fucking get money by playing with house money, this is when you bet big and go for it.
They have 270 in their pocket, they can walk away and still have the election.
You fucking get money by playing with house money, this is when you bet big and go for it.
nature boy
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The problem is why compete for 6 EV in Utah if that doesn't help the House. Or Missouri (ok a bit different). Of course they want more seats, but there's a calculus to what they can win and risk losing by overstretching.
Mandate means nothing in this polarized congress. Those republicans don't care how many EVs she wins by, they will still stop her at every turn.
Flipping the house/senate is really the only way to go.
Geez, those soundbites from Trump. "I WOULD BOMB THE SHIT OUT OF THEM" totally what I want to hear my president say...
Yeah, it's in the article. Do you win Utah by 1 (and lose a lot of districts in a red state) or do you run up the score in Pennsylvania to +10 and win more districts there?
While the article gives an impression about playing it safe, it's more about EV vs Senate/House.
Yeah I was about to say, whoever is responsible for layout didn't think that front page through........
There's a certain type of voter to which such speech patterns and temperament appeal to. I'm just hoping there aren't many of them and they are already planning to vote Trump anyway.
Trump loves to project.
*snicker*
Smart. Basically concede the hypermasculine white dude vote and just focus in on everyone else not fooled by strongman bullshit.
Bam Bam Baklava
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There's something that is observable in online-only polls that sets them apart. Obama approval in them is almost always lower than the average.
Tranqueris
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Geez I think I know why he made those tweets. I'm watching some clips from Morning Joe today and he's definitely going at him. Joe seems to be going through some segments in this like half sarcastic and half pissed off, "fuck this guy" tone.
AnotherDayAnotherDollar
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Don't you need the house and the senate to get bills passed?
User 463088
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So, I'm of the mindset you put your resources into the swing states. If you want to throw a little bit at Georgia, Arizona and Texas, that's fine. No ad buys, just ground stuff. That has the potential to help you win, and it also helps down ballot. However, if opening and office in Georgia comes at the expense of a paid staffer in Ohio, Florida or Nevada. Sorry girl, no. I'd be playing it safe, in that Hillary has multiple paths already. There are a plethora of combinations that get her to 270. We're not talking about 2004 where the path was Ohio.
Secondly, I posted the ad early, and I've been thinking about it a bit, especially with that Tweet. I think Hillary's people are doing something smart and really subtle: use the pivot against him. Reinforce the fact that he actually had to pivot, and then reinforce how dangerous that is. How can we have a President who will just say "Oops, my bad" if he fucks something up.
Secondly, I posted the ad early, and I've been thinking about it a bit, especially with that Tweet. I think Hillary's people are doing something smart and really subtle: use the pivot against him. Reinforce the fact that he actually had to pivot, and then reinforce how dangerous that is. How can we have a President who will just say "Oops, my bad" if he fucks something up.
nature boy
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People's ELBOW on that bitch:
Trump's tweet:
Trump's tweet:
I mean, if the swing states aren't swinging anymore then you'd be better off not wasting money there.
He's making her argument too damn easy. Every time he breaks off of script in this manner - no matter how many times his campaign insists that he's "new & improved!" - he adds evidence to the case she's making. With every odd or asinine comment, he makes her "bait with a tweet" line ring that much more true.
TheLostBigBoss
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10. 9. 8...
DrForester
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If they really have a chance for the house, go for it. But if it's more of a pipe dream, making some inroads in these light red states might have more long-term benefits. Not to mention, Trump needs to be humiliated, not just beaten.
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