tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post6136788706877922996..comments2024-03-28T01:35:19.028-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/28/24: Trump isn't winning; the rest are losingNeil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-79562146125484116722015-08-22T05:23:58.850-05:002015-08-22T05:23:58.850-05:00Trump must be defeated. he supports gun control. Trump must be defeated. he supports gun control. Robbie the Robotnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-44519692123587396962015-08-21T23:05:23.793-05:002015-08-21T23:05:23.793-05:00Hope you're right, Stan.Hope you're right, Stan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-47199209320931493812015-08-21T22:51:31.033-05:002015-08-21T22:51:31.033-05:00I have to smile. In a state where Rod R. (Don'...I have to smile. In a state where Rod R. (Don't step on my blue suede shoes) Blagoyevich won two terms as governor, we take this preelection BS seriously. I can't believe Trump's current popularity and the rest of the GOP roster acting like morons. Then we have Hillary acting like she doesn't know anything about anything when it comes to emails and confidentiality and somehow being smart enough to have her own server for who knows why. When it's all done it will be Bernie Sanders running against Rand Paul. We are in the Twilight Zone.<br />StanPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-55840665042828975742015-08-21T20:40:38.782-05:002015-08-21T20:40:38.782-05:00Bush is doing an excellent job of proving to the v...Bush is doing an excellent job of proving to the voters that he's makes his halfwit brother look smart!Clark St.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09634234069783123180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-49618407273899066932015-08-21T17:15:18.542-05:002015-08-21T17:15:18.542-05:00Oh, sure, the American Heritage Dictionary, that l...Oh, sure, the American Heritage Dictionary, that liberal rag! You're such an elitist, Tom, insisting that "words" should have "meaning" apart from whatever dog-whistle reverberations are preferred by the folks in the clown car and the ones lining the parade route egging them on. ; )Jakashnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-27792306631770477122015-08-21T16:56:07.026-05:002015-08-21T16:56:07.026-05:00With an election cycle that's two years long a...With an election cycle that's two years long and the rise of social media that thrives on circulating damning video clips, any candidate with serious plans to win the general has to resist the impulse to employ Trump's current winning strategy of pandering to the hardcore base with shocking sound-bites. As Romney proved last go-round, all it takes is one leaked video of the candidate saying something indefensible to re-frame the entire election unfavorably. The smart money in a marathon like this is to remain bland and palatable enough in the primaries to stand a chance of capturing swing votes in the general. Let the other candidates push the Overton Window to the right, and remain centrist even as the center edges rightward.<br /><br />I remain skeptical that Trump is a serious candidate; his scorched earth approach to campaigning does little to alleviate this skepticism. Encyclicalhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overton_windownoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-24884975695162951922015-08-21T16:48:31.957-05:002015-08-21T16:48:31.957-05:00The first victim of such political kerfuffle's...The first victim of such political kerfuffle's is precise meaning of words. Bush told the reporter that "anchor babies" is only a negative term because Democrats say it is. However, the American Heritage Dictionary calls it "offensive." And, of course, Hispanics consider it offensive for the simpler reason that it is being used as a club to beat them with. That's a problem for the future of the GOP, but if you listen to people supporting Trump they say they like him because he is straight talking and not "politically correct," which they evidently consider to be a mortal sin.<br /><br />I think many people misunderstand the polls, not realizing that Trumps high poll numbers reflect his standing among likely Republican voters, not the electorate as a whole.<br /><br />Tom Evans Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-74639107800737545782015-08-21T13:35:39.838-05:002015-08-21T13:35:39.838-05:00The problem is Trump declared them all hypocrites ...The problem is Trump declared them all hypocrites and puppets of their billionaire donors. They can't fight back because it's true, and they're afraid to challenge him on the issues because they can't afford to lose any voters from their ever shrinking demographic. They've had this coming to them for a long time ever since they decided far right is never far enough.<br /><br />Trump's fans and supporters love his new reality show. I'm not sure this new political fad will carry Trump all the way, but who will stop him?WendyChttp://twitter.com/WendyCCHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-26457554562566707902015-08-21T13:21:17.932-05:002015-08-21T13:21:17.932-05:00If the U.S. can elect a black male, and I'm gl...If the U.S. can elect a black male, and I'm glad we did, then we can elect a female. Is it going to be Hillary though? That I'm not so sure about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-24340264530925768272015-08-21T12:55:37.588-05:002015-08-21T12:55:37.588-05:00Bush is doing what the rest of the candidates not ...Bush is doing what the rest of the candidates not named Trump are doing. They're trying not to alienate his supporters, hoping to scoop them up once The Donald implodes shortly after the primaries start. This is why they're dancing around his outrageously offensive statements. Understandable, if disgusting.<br /><br />If Trump wins or does well in the first few primaries, look for the attacks to become more direct.Bitter Scribenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-70334180716122094522015-08-21T12:55:24.325-05:002015-08-21T12:55:24.325-05:00This is a swell shot at Bush's lameness. As f...This is a swell shot at Bush's lameness. As for Trump, though, and with all due respect, we're a long way from my beginning to think that you're the canary in the coal mine, NS, rather than the boy who cried "Wolf!".<br /><br />This country's electorate is pathetic; there's no doubt about that. But the likely eventuality of Bush v. Clinton, as Sandy refers to above, is plenty pathetic enough without invoking the possibility of Trump as the nominee. How is it possible that half of the country (at least) hates the Clintons with a passion, while half (at least) hate the most recent Bush with a complementary passion, yet Hillary and Jeb! are the supposed "front-runners"? Fact sadly stranger than fiction, as NS occasionally notes.Jakashnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-66340189286129458402015-08-21T12:08:42.155-05:002015-08-21T12:08:42.155-05:00I agree with NS on this, and looking down the road...I agree with NS on this, and looking down the road, it's getting a little depressing thinking of a choice between Trump (God forbid), Bush (nightmare redux) or some other GOP nut case running against either Hillary, Bernie or Biden. I'm not crazy about HRC but she might be the best of a weak field of candidates. Bernie has some appeal, but I can't believe he'll win the nomination, Biden is a longshot -- so right now I'm guessing Jeb will edge out Trump to set up another Bush vs. Clinton race to the White House. Which is scary in itself, because I wonder if America is willing to elect a female president, which leaves us with.... Bush....again, ....ugh. SandyKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-73422159733520039072015-08-21T10:08:36.699-05:002015-08-21T10:08:36.699-05:00it's too early to predict a winit's too early to predict a winAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-1150930794003902722015-08-21T10:06:58.216-05:002015-08-21T10:06:58.216-05:00Jeb isn't competition for him. He's a dud....Jeb isn't competition for him. He's a dud. He can bring up how Trump treats women, that is offensive too. But it will be Walker or one of those that gets the Repub nom. Neither Trump nor Jeb. (sounds like a hillbilly name anyhow)<br /><br />I read the Koch brothers are funding Walker heavily.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com