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40RatRod

(532 posts)
Wed Feb 26, 2020, 05:31 PM Feb 2020

Democrats currently running for president are making great political ads for Trump...

... and republicans to use, and they are doing it for free!
It doesn't matter who our nominee is, all republicans have to do is post videos of our candidates making charges against the eventual nominee during the primaries. Some of the charges that have been made are shocking if true. Undecided independents and republicans would likely have doubts if the nominee is fit to be president. IMHO.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
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Democrats currently running for president are making great political ads for Trump... (Original Post) 40RatRod Feb 2020 OP
In itself, that isn't unusual FBaggins Feb 2020 #1
This has always been done. emmaverybo Feb 2020 #2
If Sanders is the nominee they won't need anything from the debates Awsi Dooger Feb 2020 #3
Trump did not let that stop him in 2016. We can be just as bold+more honest delisen Feb 2020 #4
This is standard for elections IronLionZion Feb 2020 #5
People pay less attention to old news Moderateguy Feb 2020 #6
I have absolute confidence that the reTHUGS are capable of developing corrupt political ads abqtommy Feb 2020 #7
 

FBaggins

(26,727 posts)
1. In itself, that isn't unusual
Wed Feb 26, 2020, 05:35 PM
Feb 2020

At some point a candidate gets down to “this is the end unless something changes” - and that’s when they pitch that picking the other guy could mean losing the election.

That’s part of the vetting process too. It isn’t as though Trump is learning lanes of attack that he wouldn’t otherwise use.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

emmaverybo

(8,144 posts)
2. This has always been done.
Wed Feb 26, 2020, 05:38 PM
Feb 2020
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Awsi Dooger

(14,565 posts)
3. If Sanders is the nominee they won't need anything from the debates
Wed Feb 26, 2020, 05:40 PM
Feb 2020

It will be month after month of Daisy caliber stuff, but without public rejection

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

delisen

(6,042 posts)
4. Trump did not let that stop him in 2016. We can be just as bold+more honest
Wed Feb 26, 2020, 05:42 PM
Feb 2020

After we have a nominee, the other candidates can each do a joint ad with the nominee.

If we engage in too much self censorship in our primary phase don't get ahead of what will be thrown at the nominee by the Republican Party in the general election. They will have oodles of opposition research on the nominee-best if it is not a surprise and a shock to voters.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

IronLionZion

(45,427 posts)
5. This is standard for elections
Wed Feb 26, 2020, 05:50 PM
Feb 2020

nothing any of our Dems have on them would be as shocking as what Trump has done over and over and over again.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

Moderateguy

(945 posts)
6. People pay less attention to old news
Wed Feb 26, 2020, 05:58 PM
Feb 2020

So it’s best to get it all out now so by the time the republicans run with it it’s old news

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

abqtommy

(14,118 posts)
7. I have absolute confidence that the reTHUGS are capable of developing corrupt political ads
Wed Feb 26, 2020, 06:48 PM
Feb 2020

with or without any input from Democrats. No pearl-clutching over this for me.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
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