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Bucky

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40. "the perfect GOP primary candidate and the worst GE candidate"

Wed May 4, 2016, 11:01 AM

May 2016

Banking on (1) Trump not switching his marketing to a general election audience and (2) Republicans NOT coagulating behind their party nominee and (3) Republicans not trotting out a lot of dirty trick "October Surprises" to throw off Clinton's support... all seem like really bad campaign strategies.

Trump's strength has never been with conservatives. It's the low-info, vote-from-the-gut independents where he draws his support. You need to give the RNC's and their attendant superPacs a few months of "Clinton's coming for your guns" and "stop the baby-killers" bullshit before the conservatives start breaking out the clothespins and voting for their stinker of a nominee.

I'm already watching my conservative friends start to rationalize their nose-pinching, "oh but he doesn't mean what he's saying" votes for Trump. Why on earth would we not count on them doing so?

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The Trump nightmare is real. Clinton could lose this. [View all] LuckyTheDog May 2016 OP

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