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Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
16. A biggie as usual. This time, though, we are doing somewhat better,
Thu May 5, 2016, 05:37 AM
May 2016

even if half our nation is hurting or at least lacks prosperity, and with the last GOP administration in the history books the GOP is mostly off the emotional hook for our problems. It's going to be different. At the presidential level, Trump, who's very ideologically amorphous, depending on the situation, may well claim many of our positions on economic issues as his own.

Social and legal justice issues, though, are liable to be sharply divisive, and, as that guy who built his campaign on promises to persecute Hispanics and to block Muslims from entering our nation, yoooge.

But most people look to the presidential race to define and express what they care about as a party, and that function is likely to fall to the candidates in the states. I'm wondering if The Donald's lack of strong ideology and feelings about any issue (except as it reflects on The Donald) won't at least soften some of the sharply defined partisan edge we've gotten used to on many of the usual issues.

Such as the economy and healthcare. His anti-establishment right-wing trumpers and our anti-establishment bernistas may look to different solutions, but economically they're all unhappy about the same things. He'll have a rhetorical advantage over Hillary with them because, while she's explaining the items on her economic to-do list to the vast ideologic middle, he'll be stoking their anger and promising pie in the sky.

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LOL, out of the mouths of his comrades. eom UtahLib May 2016 #1
Isn't it great? I especially like the response from Jeb at the end.He could barely spit out trump's AgadorSparticus May 2016 #2
Love the ad! NutmegYankee May 2016 #3
The ads against Trump pretty much write themselves. nt SunSeeker May 2016 #4
Errrpgrh<<<<<< ReRe May 2016 #5
Yeah! But, it's the economy, stupid! JDPriestly May 2016 #6
A biggie as usual. This time, though, we are doing somewhat better, Hortensis May 2016 #16
Wake me when she makes an ad where she touts her own record and her positions on the issues. Gene Debs May 2016 #7
Losers not supporting Trump? Geronimoe May 2016 #8
agree 6chars May 2016 #11
There are two videos there, and they are both amazing. auntpurl May 2016 #9
ITA JustAnotherGen May 2016 #12
Since when do American voters actually watch political videos? DrBulldog May 2016 #10
the contrarian view Reiyuki May 2016 #13
I agree with you 100%. bunnies May 2016 #23
thx Reiyuki May 2016 #24
That is great. The advertising guys have obviously been ready and waiting to make this one. mnhtnbb May 2016 #14
None of that matters. The Donald will save us from foreigners with walls, tariffs and travel bans. pampango May 2016 #15
Good one. K&R. nt tblue37 May 2016 #17
I find the Trump thing amusing.. sendero May 2016 #18
What's funny about it is that neither side can do anything unless they have Laura PourMeADrink May 2016 #21
No one is trying to convert his dumbass supporters. AgadorSparticus May 2016 #22
I agree with everything you say.... sendero May 2016 #25
Obvious waste of campaign funds randr May 2016 #19
It is not meant for his minions. It is for the folks who might view for him. AgadorSparticus May 2016 #20
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