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Bucky

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32. You think Trump can't manipulate the GOP voters in the general election?
Wed Mar 2, 2016, 01:21 PM
Mar 2016

He's already manipulating mainstream pols into endorsing him. Once the serious scare tactics about a Clinton Presidency starts up, you'll see a huge rallying behind the candidate at the Republican Convention.

Do they hate him now? Sure! That's because his pathway required divisiveness. Once he's going in the fall, his pathway involves seeming to be more mature. He's already giving hints that that's where he's going next. He'll trash Clinton on corporate donations and cronyism, he'll get away with his own Wall Street donors hiding behind his bravado, and he'll keep the party in line with his anti-PC shtick.

Trump is uninhibited by the need to be or seem sincere. He has the capacity to get rid of his high negatives with just enough people to move up in the polls. Clinton, barring a miracle, does not.

Trust me, you do NOT want Trump as our opponent this year.

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Sorry, I can not vote straigicly in that way. I can not vote for Trump. Agnosticsherbet Mar 2016 #1
I get that, but think about it, half of the GOP despises the guy. What happens randys1 Mar 2016 #3
Those whom the gods would destroy they first make mad. gordianot Mar 2016 #2
in Germany, they dismissed Hitler as a fool. virtualobserver Mar 2016 #4
There is risk to everything, of course. GOP does represent the end of all life on the planet randys1 Mar 2016 #6
I agree that he is ripping them to shreds..... virtualobserver Mar 2016 #7
FYi - you were alerted on for this randy JustAnotherGen Mar 2016 #10
DU never ceases to amaze me. gordianot Mar 2016 #11
dear god randys1 Mar 2016 #12
You know I don't share names JustAnotherGen Mar 2016 #16
Possible, but anyone who knows me knows I hate Trump for the vile garbage he is. randys1 Mar 2016 #18
They might not have felt comfortable doing that JustAnotherGen Mar 2016 #20
How tempting is it to put an end to that vile, filthy racist institution, aka GOP randys1 Mar 2016 #21
I was also on that jury - 7-0 to leave UtahLib Mar 2016 #14
thanks randys1 Mar 2016 #22
It's not Trump we need to worry about, but people who vote for him Blaukraut Mar 2016 #23
Trump many not be the only thing that we have to worry about..... virtualobserver Mar 2016 #24
Absolutely. What I meant was that he is but a phenomenon of a larger problem n/t Blaukraut Mar 2016 #27
Problem is the DNC is lacking Cordy Mar 2016 #34
I agree. Zing Zing Zingbah Mar 2016 #26
My favorite post from another forum: sufrommich Mar 2016 #5
Harvard Psychologist Explains Trump Is 'Dangerous' Because He's Literally A Narcissistic Psychopath Kip Humphrey Mar 2016 #8
We had one between 2001-2008. gordianot Mar 2016 #9
Chump is 2naSalit Mar 2016 #25
So i hear one of my stalkers used this to pretend I was advocating for trump randys1 Mar 2016 #13
They failed miserably FLPanhandle Mar 2016 #17
If this is a misunderstanding, then fine...thanks for posting randys1 Mar 2016 #19
I am a registered Republican here in Florida, I'm voting for Trump in the primary FLPanhandle Mar 2016 #15
Your wishful thinking is, sorry, just utterly blind Bucky Mar 2016 #28
I live in a deep red conservative area FLPanhandle Mar 2016 #29
You think Trump can't manipulate the GOP voters in the general election? Bucky Mar 2016 #32
Better Trump than Cruz FLPanhandle Mar 2016 #33
You are suggesting there are enough outright racist fascists in the GOP to win elections in the US randys1 Mar 2016 #31
I understand your strategy, but I think it's a dangerous game. Nye Bevan Mar 2016 #30
I don't hear the drums pounding Cordy Mar 2016 #35
No. bemildred Mar 2016 #36
FYI: I was the one who alerted. I was blocked from posting at the time, and unable to reply. stone space Dec 2016 #37
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