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NewJeffCT

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10. I think if the story came out before the election and it was Trump
Tue May 8, 2018, 02:42 PM
May 2018

I think it definitely could have affected turnout since Trump was still kind of an unknown quantity to them (Remember, rumors were flying that Pence was going to step aside when the Access Hollywood tape came out...)

with PA, WI and MI all having razor thin margins, all 3 could have swung to Clinton. And, who knows about NC and FL?

Just 1 evangelical voter in 20 not voting for Trump by either staying home or voting 3rd party.

Broidy definitely took the fall for trump on that one. It was part of his job. NightWatcher May 2018 #1
I just talked about this with a left wing religious person in my office MaryMagdaline May 2018 #2
They don't care about goodness, compassion, morals, or life. It's a front and a wedge issue. NightWatcher May 2018 #4
Agreed. Republikkklans in a nutshell. Gotv! RestoreAmerica2020 May 2018 #18
I've been using republicons, but republikkkans is very good too. WhiteTara May 2018 #27
I think if the story came out before the election and it was Trump NewJeffCT May 2018 #10
Some people are saying that Broidy actually had a vasectomy in the late 1990's... So how did he do it? winstars May 2018 #3
I'm not defending Broidy but MissB May 2018 #13
Okay. winstars May 2018 #14
Very well thought out, but it is New York Magazine, not the New Yorker grantcart May 2018 #5
corrected, thanks MaryMagdaline May 2018 #21
There is no point in Broidy having to get an NDA because he's pretty much an unknown Vinca May 2018 #6
+1,000 malaise May 2018 #8
Someone brought this up on DU last week or so MaryMagdaline May 2018 #24
Boston Bean malaise May 2018 #25
Thank you for finding this MaryMagdaline May 2018 #26
New York Magazine, not New Yorker. Fascinating reading. Thanks for link. But, Bernardo de La Paz May 2018 #7
corrected **except for the caps MaryMagdaline May 2018 #23
Avenatti will be as memorable to the Trump era bucolic_frolic May 2018 #9
There are probably 5 or 6 little Trump bastards running around out there. LudwigPastorius May 2018 #11
"Mommy, why do I have the urge to Ilsa May 2018 #15
"Little Donnie, did you eat all the cookies in the cookie jar?" LudwigPastorius May 2018 #16
How will republican propagandists lie about this? Achilleaze May 2018 #12
Per Avenatti, Cohen only named two clients in court- Trump and Hannity wishstar May 2018 #17
Please correct the headline of this thread. New York magazine is NOT the New Yorker. Shrike47 May 2018 #19
done MaryMagdaline May 2018 #22
wait... after Broidy paid $1.6 million to hush it up, he's all "yep, that's me" right away? renate May 2018 #20
This theory don't fly now GusBob May 2018 #28
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