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5. I would lay off the deplorables shit.

Reply to Generic Other (Reply #3)

Thu Sep 15, 2016, 10:31 AM

Sep 2016

Not that it matters, but it's going to be remembered as an epic career-ending move like Romney's only worse (IMO). I don't think she could have said anything more contemptuous and elitist ("découpage of undesirables"?) to better alienate the people she needs to reach out to (aka voters), and while it reinforces the echo chamber perception of our opponents as irredeemable yahoos too stupid to breathe, in the real world that shit is poison.

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Trump's poll numbers show his ceiling is made of steel, not glass [View all] kpete Sep 2016 OP

tRump has all the nuts sewed up madokie Sep 2016 #1

There are only so many deplorables Generic Other Sep 2016 #3

They very well may do just that madokie Sep 2016 #4

I would lay off the deplorables shit. foo_bar Sep 2016 #5

In other words don't tell the truth Generic Other Sep 2016 #6

people react poorly when you call them ignorant dumbshits, trust me foo_bar Sep 2016 #7

The only ones truly insulted by the "deplorables" remark would never vote for her in the first place backscatter712 Sep 2016 #8

so there's no swing voters in this election? foo_bar Sep 2016 #10

I don't choose to mince words for anyone Generic Other Sep 2016 #9

If she (or any Democrat) said something like that about any other opponent Proud Liberal Dem Sep 2016 #11

I'm glad she used big words but it translates into writing off a large portion of the electorate foo_bar Sep 2016 #12

What "concerns" is she dismissing? Proud Liberal Dem Sep 2016 #13

probably fear of change foo_bar Sep 2016 #14

I find it a little weird Proud Liberal Dem Sep 2016 #19

are "half" of them irredeemable skinhead-types? foo_bar Sep 2016 #20

I have seen criticism of her for "belittling the working class" for her remarks. m-lekktor Sep 2016 #21

she even gave him the opening to paraphrase Fight Club foo_bar Sep 2016 #22

This is why Clinton needs to run her campaign the old fashioned way. yellowcanine Sep 2016 #2

+1,000,000 Dawson Leery Sep 2016 #16

I agree with that bigwillq Sep 2016 #18

Said She Would Change erpowers Sep 2016 #23

"Through September 11" geek tragedy Sep 2016 #15

Aren't there 15 depressed republicans who said something similar? MowCowWhoHow III Sep 2016 #17