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emulatorloo

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14. Yes he could win. More likely he won't.
Wed May 4, 2016, 09:51 AM
May 2016

He's this year's Sarah Palin. Mainstream voters didn't vote for her.

However I have learned to 'never say never' so I acknowledge that a narrow Trump victory could happen.

I will do everything in my power to defeat him.

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Dukakis lost because people could not see him as Prez material. Hoyt May 2016 #1
Dirty tricks had nothing to do with it. Octafish May 2016 #2
That was as low as was Horton. I think the photo in the tank tanked him as well. Hoyt May 2016 #4
You echo what may Bush supporters said. Octafish May 2016 #13
This message was self-deleted by its author LonePirate May 2016 #5
Exactly. He didn't know how to campaign & project strength. Sound familiar? Bucky May 2016 #16
If Hillary wins, it will be by the thinnest of margins. BillZBubb May 2016 #3
Depends on the Indeoendents. LonePirate May 2016 #7
Trump does better among Independents than Clinton. Bucky May 2016 #17
Check. On both points. dchill May 2016 #29
What a lame argument sharp_stick May 2016 #6
When you describe Dukakis, you're kind of dessribing Clinton too Bucky May 2016 #19
Disagree. FLPanhandle May 2016 #8
Probably will. LuckyTheDog May 2016 #11
I hope you're right. I think you're over confident. Bucky May 2016 #21
He has appeal to remarkalby uninformed people, and there are millions of them, but his main Jackie Wilson Said May 2016 #32
I live in a deep red conservative area FLPanhandle May 2016 #36
"the perfect GOP primary candidate and the worst GE candidate" Bucky May 2016 #40
No he couldn't. leftofcool May 2016 #9
Please, no snark here, watch this Van Jones video Jackie Wilson Said May 2016 #33
Unlikely cali May 2016 #10
Well argued. Bucky May 2016 #23
I said my piece months ago nadinbrzezinski May 2016 #12
+1 Bucky May 2016 #24
Hmm it would be a fun skit nadinbrzezinski May 2016 #25
Yes he could win. More likely he won't. emulatorloo May 2016 #14
He's a boob and a jerk. dchill May 2016 #30
"W" was elected TWICE... mackdaddy May 2016 #15
Now she's talking about "Hill and Bill" in the White House mikehiggins May 2016 #18
Everyone under 45 will need a chaperone when meeting with Bill. closeupready May 2016 #20
Reality show well within the new media rules nadinbrzezinski May 2016 #27
AS bad as W was.... Adrahil May 2016 #22
W was elected ZERO times. dchill May 2016 #31
No could about it. Will. KPN May 2016 #26
Dukakis was relatively unknown. That is what can happen when an unknown BootinUp May 2016 #28
Hopefully, she won't do any stupid and pandering photo ops ... JustABozoOnThisBus May 2016 #34
Thirty states are controlled by Republican Governors, and they control who counts the vote. Agnosticsherbet May 2016 #35
Wish DU would look at threads like this and ban all of the right wing trolls Democat May 2016 #37
If everybody is so "concerned" about Trump beating Hillary Proud Liberal Dem May 2016 #38
It is all up to the Indies and which way they trend. I meet Purveyor May 2016 #39
Clinton or Sanders had better campaign as if they could lose this. Complacency can be fatal. pampango May 2016 #41
Anything could happen & swing enuf indies or non voters to go trump Person 2713 May 2016 #42
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