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7. What scares me about Clinton v. Trump

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #6)

Wed Mar 16, 2016, 12:15 PM

Mar 2016

... is what he will pull during the run up to the GE. He has donated money towards Clinton's campaigns & has been close friends of the Clintons for decades. That gives him leverage over the voters that nonestablishment independents because he can turn around and say "I gave you money to do X which you did. What will you do for goldman sachs etc" He also has no qualms about revealing secrets and such etc. Just look at what he is doing to Christie et al.

I hope I am wrong, but the battle between Clinton and Trump will not be as easy as people think.

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I think we can conclude the people voting for Trump want a winner. Trump sounds like a winner [View all] Johonny Mar 2016 OP

If Hillary is the nominee unfortunately there is a good chance of that. bkkyosemite Mar 2016 #1

This only plays to wwe and nascar conservative crowd... beachbumbob Mar 2016 #2

That is not exactly true. People respond positively to winners. phantom power Mar 2016 #4

Sadly Else You Are Mad Mar 2016 #5

That and indifference in the GE is what scares me underpants Mar 2016 #3

The media has become worthless Johonny Mar 2016 #8

The thing is, though, that in order to win, The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2016 #6

What scares me about Clinton v. Trump Else You Are Mad Mar 2016 #7

Typically undecided voters swing in the last 2 months of an election. They swing to the winner Johonny Mar 2016 #9

And he repeats the words "win" and "winner" about 1,000 times in every rally. pampango Mar 2016 #10

Americans don't do nuance. Atman Mar 2016 #11