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9. I told my republican friend this during 2016

Sun Jul 19, 2020, 03:12 AM

Jul 2020

It was a time when Trump was down 4 or 5 points in the polls. I told him that is any of the other candidates had won the nomination they would be up 10 points on Clinton.

She was vastly unpopular and the 2016 Democratic primary was very weak. We were up against the 3rd term wall and we didn't have much interest from our best candidates to get in. The sitting Vice President didn't even run. Sure, there were special circumstances to that, but some of it was likely that he knew he would be at a disadvantage based solely on the political environment at the time.

Had the democrats known that Donald Trump was going to be the Republican nominee they would have been climbing over each other to run. Warren would have run, Biden would have run, others as well. Most of those would have beaten Trump. Clinton was very unpopular, even among many Democrats.

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Has anyone noticed that Trump isn't even trying to expand his base? [View all] Mr.Bill Jul 2020 OP

He is delusional. RDANGELO Jul 2020 #1

I can certainly see that. n/t Mr.Bill Jul 2020 #2

Trump is the definition of The Dunning-Kruger Effect... agingdem Jul 2020 #14

In fact Treasonous Traitor&BEANS is trying to DECREASE. Cha Jul 2020 #3

I can't recall any time he was trying to expand his base, even before the 2016 "election." PSPS Jul 2020 #4

periodically he reaches out to black Americans with lip service followed by retweeting "white power" Demovictory9 Jul 2020 #11

He never really has kurtcagle Jul 2020 #5

You're giving him way too much credit. GulfCoast66 Jul 2020 #6

I told my republican friend this during 2016 BGBD Jul 2020 #9

Funny how she won ... NanceGreggs Jul 2020 #12

Great BGBD Jul 2020 #25

No, she did fine among most. But she was hated by bigots including many so called liberal men who JI7 Jul 2020 #20

I think Portland is the start of his new tactics. Kablooie Jul 2020 #7

he can't Skittles Jul 2020 #8

I noticed 3.5 years ago.. he hasnt ceased villifying democrats. unheard of for one party to win WH Demovictory9 Jul 2020 #10

He got in last time without expanding it jorgevlorgan Jul 2020 #13

They probably think there are more rural white deplorables out there Awsi Dooger Jul 2020 #15

They are also killing themselves with stupidity jorgevlorgan Jul 2020 #17

I've found ... NanceGreggs Jul 2020 #16

Ha! soothsayer Jul 2020 #21

+1 ProfessorGAC Jul 2020 #23

Absolutely. Mr.Bill Jul 2020 #24

What if Dios Mio Jul 2020 #18

He is not trying to win the election ouija Jul 2020 #19

Yes. We all see it. Baitball Blogger Jul 2020 #22