Hillary won't be making the same mistake with Trump as the Republican Party [View all]

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Like so man things--my guess is that this will change also.



Salon.com ‏@Salon 5m5 minutes ago

Hillary won't be making the same mistake with Trump as the Republican Party http://slnm.us/dICs6F4 pic.twitter.com/JlZv3Gh4Pc



Wednesday, Mar 2, 2016 04:57 AM CST
Hillary’s Trump strategy: Clinton has a secret weapon — which Cruz and Rubio missed out on — to take down the GOP front-runner
Clinton's campaign is taking Donald Trump seriously and giving itself a valuable anti-Trump resource: Time



Hillary's Trump strategy: Clinton has a secret weapon — which Cruz and Rubio missed out on — to take down the GOP front-runner
Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton (Credit: Reuters/Randall Hill/Mike Segar/Photo montage by Salon)

Hillary Clinton is doing what pretty much every Republican in the country failed to do – she’s taking Donald Trump seriously. After last night’s Super Tuesday romp, it’s looking highly likely that Trump is on track to capture the Republican nomination. According to the New York Times, Team Clinton doesn’t want to get caught flat-flooted in a potential race against Trump and is already gaming out different strategies for taking on the Republican front-runner and neutralizing whatever appeal he might conceivably have in a general election. And that’s wise! The GOP underestimated Trump and the party’s determined neglect allowed him to engineer a coup within the Republican electorate. And it’s not inconceivable that Trump could pose a significant threat to core Democratic constituencies in electoral-vote rich Midwest states. Regardless of what happens, they’re smart to be prepared.

As for the actual anti-Trump strategy, here’s what the Times writes:

The plan has three major thrusts: Portray Mr. Trump as a heartless businessman who has worked against the interests of the working-class voters he now appeals to; broadcast the degrading comments he has made against women in order to sway suburban women, who have been reluctant to support Mrs. Clinton; and highlight his brash, explosive temper to show he is unsuited to be commander in chief.

There’s absolutely no shortage of material to work with on any of these fronts. Painting him as a predatory businessman shouldn’t be too difficult – Trump is already taking heat for his flagrant “Trump University” scam, ...................................