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hollowdweller

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2. Romney laid people off. Outsourced jobs. Trump is talking about tarriffs.
Wed Jun 1, 2016, 08:50 AM
Jun 2016

We can argue about how sincere Trump is with his anti trade, populist rhetoric.

However we have always said here that the GOP allows people to vote their fears and prejudices over their economic interest.

With Trump and his seeming support for not cutting Social Security, his tough talk on Free Trade, and even his suggestion recently that wages were too low we have a GOP candidate that can offer BOTH.

Now we can make a case he is not sincere in many of his multiple conflicting positions, but the same can be made against Clinton.

It's going to be a tough election I think because both candidates have credibility issues. I think Clinton needs to make people aware she has specific plans vs Trumps vague promises. However I think for low information voters Trump is a better salesman because he appeals to the gut instinct, and I think those voters are really going to turn out for him.

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My only surprise at this gap is that it is just 19 points wide. Agnosticsherbet Jun 2016 #1
the real problem is white men--Trump leads amongst them by 47%--not with 47%, by 47% geek tragedy Jun 2016 #7
fuckin wow!!! by 47%... uponit7771 Jun 2016 #11
welcome to post-racial, post-sexism Murica nt geek tragedy Jun 2016 #12
We men can be real shits at times. Trump as the ultimate expression of white male privaledge Agnosticsherbet Jun 2016 #15
Romney laid people off. Outsourced jobs. Trump is talking about tarriffs. hollowdweller Jun 2016 #2
I think this is accurate alarimer Jun 2016 #18
factor in the number of women....including the white women that won't vote for trump beachbum bob Jun 2016 #3
Only 22% of white men say they'll vote for Hillary? Dear God, what is wrong with my demographic? muriel_volestrangler Jun 2016 #4
Trump is a men's rights, white nationalist. geek tragedy Jun 2016 #6
+Infinity! - nt KingCharlemagne Jun 2016 #13
How many of those would never vote for a woman president? Democat Jun 2016 #10
"I love the poorly educated" he said Maeve Jun 2016 #5
Does not surprise me... bobGandolf Jun 2016 #8
Not seen since Ronald Reagan won Democat Jun 2016 #9
Trump is more popular with white men than Reagan was! nt geek tragedy Jun 2016 #14
That is scary Democat Jun 2016 #16
I told everyone my college education would pay off. Even if I didn't get a good job . . . Journeyman Jun 2016 #17
White Men Don't Trump. TeamPooka Jun 2016 #19
+1 uponit7771 Jun 2016 #20
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