"Trump Takes Campaign in Strange Direction"--headline on Morning Joe 24/05/16

[Surya Gayatri]

The panel generally agree that Drumpf's latest lowblows against Hillary on Twitter (harking back to her husband's excesses in the 90s) are a very bizarre way to try and consolidate his vote with the 69% of women who view him disfavorably.

"I find it hard to believe that 17 years later this will have any more resonance than it did at the time. Bill Clinton's approval numbers shot up when the Repubs tried this back then."~Joe Scarborough

[Surya Gayatri]

1. Kicked for visibility.

Scar went on to question how this tactic was demonstrating Drumpf's ability to "pivot" to a more presidential posture, which is what analysts agree is crucial.

[fasttense]

24. What exactly did he say err tweet now? n/t

[Surya Gayatri]

25. Come again?

[fasttense]

29. I have not been following the Trumpisms

"Drumpf's latest low blows against Hillary on Twitter (harking back to her husband's excesses in the 90s)."

So I wondered what words he used in those tweets and how he wrote it. Do you have a link or can you quote those tweets?

[Surya Gayatri]

34. Really sleazy gif with Bill smoking a cigar, background audio of Lewinsky crying,

and a spliced in, edited Hillary laugh. Just badly produced if nothing else.

[fasttense]

35. Wow, how awful

Seems Trump can sink lower than a snake's belly.

[Surya Gayatri]

36. Cesspool-sludge low.

[Cosmocat]

2. Just have to see how it looks

post convention.

But, I still think that once the dust settles and it just him and her, he won't be able to avoid being who he is (scorpion and frog) and will pull this shit, and I think over time if she handles it as well as I think she will, it will work to her advantage.

All the dehumanizing of Hillary for years and years and years, this SHOULD work to make her more sympathetic to the middlish types.

[Surya Gayatri]

3. Nobody likes to see a loud-mouth, stupid bully, especially millions of women

who have lived through this shyte in their own lives.

"...this SHOULD work to make her more sympathetic..."

[Helen Borg]

4. Actually, I see his logic, perhaps...

I think that perhaps his thinking (probably just intuitive gut feeling) is that the fact that Hillary Clinton stuck with Bill, despite all he did and his reputation, says something about her. One could argue that a strong feminist would have dumped Bill and moved on. It shows perhaps a certain opportunistic side of Hillary's personality. After all, her shapeshifting attributes seem to drive her unfavorability ratings. People just don't trust her. Trump's strategy may pan out in the end.

[Surya Gayatri]

5. The "experts" on the panel would beg to disagree. "That ship has already sailed".

[jehop61]

8. Another one's logic

could see her keeping her marriage together as she is a firm believer in marriage and its importance in our society. She could believe in her commitment that says for better or worse. And she could love him despite his failings and vulnerability. All coming from a strong Christian commitment. See how easy it is to turn around your negative spin on it.

[MrModerate]

9. Clinton's sticking with Bill . . .

Is a net positive, I'd say, especially to voters who weren't adults during the Clinton years.

Emerging from a hugely embarrassing family crisis (a constitutional one at that) to become the powerful, connected, grounded, mature Clinton Family (tm) is a pretty good story. Contrast that with the almost comic-book tawdriness of Trump's love life.

Trump is a fool if he thinks he'll win an artillery battle with Clinton by lobbing Bill's sexual peccadilloes at her.

[Surya Gayatri]

19. She was the adult in the affair--forgiving and able to overcome.

[gwheezie]

30. They have a strong relationship

They choose to stay together. It doesn't bother me at all. I don't understand why it concerns anyone else. Clearly trump doesn't really give a shit about the Clinton marriage or if Bill cheated on Hillary so what do you think his motive is.

[greymattermom]

6. but it's so easy to come up with one liner responses

something about whether his wives enabled him
or whether his wife at the time listened to Howard Stern

or maybe he's just remembering something that happened at his house

I'm sure the focus groups will think of more.

Hillary can deliver zingers, I'm sure, and is not thin skinned like the Donald.

[Surya Gayatri]

7. EXACTLY...thin-skinned is NOT an qualifier you could apply

to Hillary. Once she has definitively dispatched the Bern, she will massacre this clown with reason and calm.

[retrowire]

14. i dont know if youve noticed this or not but...

The majority of America is tired of reason and calm.

It bores them unfortunately.

People are angry, and they're tired of the same old shit.

And here's Hillary preaching all about continuing Obama's legacy ANND bringing Bill into the fold with her. Two for one!

She may scrape by, the people willing, but it won't be a massacre. Look, her ratings are still falling and she's in a dead heat with dipshit Trump.

That is reality. Look at that big picture and take it ALL in.

[Surya Gayatri]

21. When the majority of sane voters go into that voting booth and

consider the specter of Donald "shoot from the hip" Drumpf with his finger on the botton, enough of them will make the reasonable choice.

[retrowire]

22. a god damn shame that so many will have to vote out of fear

Rather than vote proudly for who they want.

Tell me how the two leading candidates in the nation are the least trusted?

It's because, Democracy is surely broken.

[randr]

10. Trumps indescrestions are worse for him

and he knows it is a vulnerability. So acting as a Republican he attacks his opponent where it would hurt him most.
All Hillary needs to do in a face to face debate is to mentions that she and Bill have had problems many American's deal with and that they are glad their love survived.

[Surya Gayatri]

15. VERY good riposte...

"...she and Bill have had problems many American's deal with and that they are glad their love survived."

[nxylas]

11. Love the "strange direction" part

As if before then, it had just been your average, run of the mill presidential campaign.

[retrowire]

12. lol at everyone looking forward to a general filled with

Zingers! And SLAMS! And burns!

We could be pushing forth with a candidate who is strong on the issues and stands with them all the time instead of triangulation.

Democracy isn't supposed to be a reality show.

[retrowire]

16. because infidelity is a lesser mans quality.

And it is not becoming of our reputation in the world to have a leader like that.

Power or not, he's married.

[Victor_c3]

20. Nahhh

One man's morals are another man's rules and we all know rules are regulations and that regulations are bad - just ask any big banker.

(For what it's worth, I totally agree with you. I'm just really bad at the whole sarcasm thing).

[retrowire]

23. sorry about your hide

Apparently some people would rather alert immediately instead of actually conversing with you and learning your true intent as I did.

Lol people are losing it here.

[Botany]

17. With Trump's history with women, ex wives, affairs, and generally being a d-bag ....

.... why is he bringing this up?

[Surya Gayatri]

18. Well, Scar and his panel of pundits certainly thought it was ill-judged.

[Botany]

26. Well when my enemies want to go on a suicide mission ....

..... I say go for it.

New Mexico's Governor has opted out of being on this kamikaze flight.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141462420

[Surya Gayatri]

27. She knows a losing bet when she sees it! LOL!

[Botany]

28. She is head of the Republican Governors Association too.

I can almost guarantee you that when Trump comes to OH Kasich might be busy too.

Kasich has an ego so he might go to the RNC in Cleveland this summer but I doubt he will
share a stage w/Trump on the campaign trail.

[Beaverhausen]

31. Trump's followers don't care

They excuse him by saying that when he was cheating on his wives he wasn't running for president. So he gets a pass.

[Botany]

32. I think that the vast majority of Trump supporters have one thing in common and that is ...

... they are still mad that a "black man" is POTUS and all the other stuff he spews is
just window dressing.

[Iliyah]

33. Well, if anyone have noticed, the GOP is always concerned about American's sex life as well

GOPers truly think that have a moral compass on morals. It was HRC's decision about her marriage. And what the hell, T-rump and the numerous persons in his party think they have a higher calling for judging goodness and badness? Hell no