Kari posted:All the bad things thrown at Donald Trump are likely to be ignored by voters. You will find people whose instincts about what Trump says about women, Mexicans, Muslims, (un)free trade, Rosie O'Donnell, Megyn Kelly, McCain (loser war hero according to Trump), his dick, etc., are like "eeeoowww", will simply ignore all that. In spite of the truth that technology and globalization are contributing to income inequality and loss of jobs, Trump is articulating in a crude way what pleases Republicans, most Independents and right-leaning Democrats. Never mind that he cannot change that.
If he gets a weak candidate - like Hillary - the demographics notwithstanding, and no matter how much you hate the guy, you have to consider the serious possibility of a President Trump. Trump is no Conservative as he likes to point out. He's a Republican and he's redefining that party. He's more to the left of Hillary on overseas intervention and left leaning on a lot of social issues AND religion.
What you have to understand about the Donald is that he is not saying what he will do policy-wise.....and that interestingly and maddeningly enough is what voters like. He will tell you he will consider all sides and hire bright people and make decisions as par for the course. In other words he's being non-ideological. Hillary needs to pick up on this and distance herself from the "Establishment" - and that's not just a cliche. She's not presenting anything attractive now - only more of the same, including Bill. Trump will take advantage of that perceived weakness (her enabling Bill's cavorting, hence she's anti-woman and he, Donald, is pro women for pointing that out). She needs to shake the Wall St thing and the Iraq invasion thing. Bengazi and the email stir will not be her downfall, if she is not the President. It's just that she's unable to be something, anything....that's not like what's been seen before....like Barak Obama in 2008....like the Donald in 2016.
Will I vote Trump? No, but that doesn't mean I must lose my objectivity on the 2016 race.
Every once in a while, you gray matter shows signs of life, or is it you pretend to play dead.
I told you guys six months ago the Trump appeal has legs and will hold, and even in the General. The things that shock people, are the things that make him appealing. He say what comes and that is refreshing for the electorate, even though it sounds politically incorrect. People had enough of this correctness, basically lies covered in political glossiness. Trump's family and female workers are his biggest asset to get through all the "anti-female" mud being thrown. His biggest defenders are his female employees and and female relatives.
You watch how Trump shredded his Republican opponents branding them with one word derogatory names that stuck and came to represent them. "Crooked" Hillary has legs. He will build around that and bring her down. Trump is a master in the media and will put forward an agenda where everyone has something. He will get each group to seek out what's in it for them and not what they don't like.
The relentless Sanders run has created a mess for Hillary and Trump will use it to his advantage. There is no way Sanders can take back or reconcile his positions with Hillary and tell his flock to run to Hillary. In fact Sander's and Trump's positions seem more aligned than Sanders with Hillary. Everyday, it looks less and less Hillary will be president.
Maybe in November I will be eating humble pie, but it looks like Trump's chances are growing by the day. It's the Queens boy for the Kings Palace!!