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2016 Postmortem

LAS14

(15,541 posts) Sun Sep 4, 2016, 11:03 PM Sep 2016

The more the smears pour on... [View all]

... the more I come to believe that Hillary's practice of paying them as little attention as possible is the right one. I used to worry about how to defend her when canvassing, but now I'm thinking that the public may begin to get the point as the attacks grow more and more desperate.

Now I wish I could think of a way to articulate that in a canvass stop...

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The more the smears pour on... [View all] LAS14 Sep 2016 OP

It is truly so over the top ridiculous. You're right. The desperation is thick. AgadorSparticus Sep 2016 #1

Trash The Dedicated Public Servant To Prop Up The Serial Scammer Yallow Sep 2016 #2

She is playing it cool elmac Sep 2016 #3

Now I wish I could think of a way to articulate that in a canvass stop... ArtD48 Sep 2016 #4

While Hillary was fighting for children to get healthcare Trump was making China TeamPooka Sep 2016 #10

Just tell them what you just told us. busterbrown Sep 2016 #5

"The truth always wins out - in the long run". No Vested Interest Sep 2016 #7

I've been tweeting various "news" people like a crazy woman calimary Sep 2016 #6

I agree that Hillary doesn't need to constantly reply to blatant smears. No Vested Interest Sep 2016 #8

Yeah, this strategy worked really well for the Democratic nominee in 2004. Chakab Sep 2016 #9

huge difference.. busterbrown Sep 2016 #11