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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Question: If people are so certain that Trump would beat HRC (or Sanders), then why... [View all]basselope
(2,565 posts)60. He beats Hillary easily.. Sanders beats Trump.
Now, why are they afraid of him?
First, nothing scares them more than the thought of "President Sanders"
Second, because they fear he is playing them and isn't REALLY a republican.
This is a guy who stood on a stage and blamed 9/11 on bush.
This is a guy who was against the Iraq War.
This is guy who in 2000 ran on a platform of single payer health care.
Why are the republicans scared, because they are afraid he will sell them up the river and even if he isn't, they are afraid Sanders could beat him.
Do you really think the GOP is scared of another Clinton in the white house? They get everything they want that way.
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Question: If people are so certain that Trump would beat HRC (or Sanders), then why... [View all]
Liberal_Stalwart71
Feb 2016
OP
I don't buy it. Neither Mitt Romney nor McCain were considered "real" Republicans, and yet...
Liberal_Stalwart71
Feb 2016
#3
I just don't think they really care much about any of that. Winning at all costs is what they truly
Liberal_Stalwart71
Feb 2016
#38
Not simple. Insider. Outsider. It doesn't matter if they're confident that he'll win.
Liberal_Stalwart71
Feb 2016
#7
I would think they'd attack Bernie Sanders with equal fervor. I just don't buy it.
Liberal_Stalwart71
Feb 2016
#39
They don't like Trump for the same reason many on our side don't like Hillary...
Joe the Revelator
Feb 2016
#6
O.K., but Republicans have never been about "core values". They've always been about winning!
Liberal_Stalwart71
Feb 2016
#10
Unless you just totally dismiss polling, their front runners either beat or keep it...
Joe the Revelator
Feb 2016
#11
I dismiss polling for the same reasons I posted in my OP: The match-ups don't matter this
Liberal_Stalwart71
Feb 2016
#14
Then you also have to dismiss the entire history of Hillary as a politician.
Joe the Revelator
Feb 2016
#19
I'm not dismissing her candidacy. I'm making the argument that in spite of her candidacy
Liberal_Stalwart71
Feb 2016
#25
Sure. I will. Just keep in mind that politics is dynamic. Just as Sanders's supporters believe that
Liberal_Stalwart71
Feb 2016
#31
I would think so. I think Republicans should be scared of Trump. He's all fluff
NWCorona
Feb 2016
#17
Entertainment factor. Hell, I'm watching now with my popcorn and wine in tow. ;)
Liberal_Stalwart71
Feb 2016
#32
That logic doesn't make sense. Even if he has a chance, he'll destroy down ticket Republicans,
Liberal_Stalwart71
Feb 2016
#20
Wouldn't the same ring true of a Sanders candidacy? Why would they behave any differently...
Liberal_Stalwart71
Feb 2016
#36
"I hear compliments about Bernie (based on integrity) from the handful of conservatives"...
Liberal_Stalwart71
Feb 2016
#52
ABSOLUTELY!! The same argument I made: He's a drag on the down ticket, which goes back
Liberal_Stalwart71
Feb 2016
#29
The GOP is freaked because he isn't part of their old boys club and he's independently wealthy
azurnoir
Feb 2016
#26
if there is a candidate that's attracting angry young white men it's Trump not Bernie
azurnoir
Feb 2016
#34
They're freaked out because Trump supports universal health care and a wealth surtax
Recursion
Feb 2016
#37
So was Mitt Romney and so IS Rubio. They're always all over the place.
Liberal_Stalwart71
Feb 2016
#41
Again, as in my OP, polls are snapshots in time. They are no indication of what will
Liberal_Stalwart71
Feb 2016
#57
You got it! This was my initial point. I hate Hillary Clinton, but I agree that we must find a way..
Liberal_Stalwart71
Feb 2016
#56
He's a loose cannon with a big ego. The Koch brother clan won't be able to control him.
GoneFishin
Feb 2016
#55
Real simple: Repubs compete to be the most radical and Trump is winning w/o being 100% rightwing
Land Shark
Feb 2016
#58