2016 Election
Aug 9th 2016 | 1:59 am
#9197
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Re: 2016 Election
Aug 9th 2016 | 2:10 am
#9198
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Re: 2016 Election
The reactions to so many establishment Republicans dumping Trump are pretty interesting. So many voters seem to think that Trump is running on some kind of anti-political-corruption platform just because most of the GOP hate him, and all the corrupt GOP members are exposing themselves by publicly denouncing Trump. There is so much denial going on in their heads that they are making it up without even realising it.
Aug 9th 2016 | 2:16 am
#9199
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Re: 2016 Election
The establishment in both parties have a fear of Trump who would upset the conventional thinking of both parties that has led to the current state of affairs. Clinton is a perfect candidate for those who want more of the same. I think both candidates in their own way could be termed reckless and unfit to be President.
Aug 9th 2016 | 2:50 am
#9200
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From: Oakville, ON
Re: 2016 Election
The establishment in both parties have a fear of Trump who would upset the conventional thinking of both parties that has led to the current state of affairs. Clinton is a perfect candidate for those who want more of the same. I think both candidates in their own way could be termed reckless and unfit to be President.
Aug 9th 2016 | 2:52 am
#9201
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From: Fox Lake, IL (from Carrickfergus NI)
Re: 2016 Election
Didn't you know? 'The Establishmentâ„¢' is a sinister group of lizard people who want to suck out our brains and bomb random civilians. But it's OK, if you wear your BacoFoil hat and vote Trump, they all go away.
Aug 9th 2016 | 2:59 am
#9202
WTF?
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From: Homeostasis
Re: 2016 Election
The establishment in both parties have a fear of Trump who would upset the conventional thinking of both parties that has led to the current state of affairs. Clinton is a perfect candidate for those who want more of the same. I think both candidates in their own way could be termed reckless and unfit to be President.
Aug 9th 2016 | 4:31 am
#9204
WTF?
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Re: 2016 Election
In the dictionary, next to "conventional thinking", you will find a picture of Paul Ryan's tax plan.
Aug 9th 2016 | 4:59 am
#9205
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Re: 2016 Election
Is that the "cut taxes, rich get richer, and everyone benefits thanks to the proven phenomenon of trickle-down economics"?
Aug 9th 2016 | 5:04 am
#9206
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Re: 2016 Election
As an aside, I was just in KC during their state primary last week. Moderate Republicans swept the primaries with something like a dozen sitting representatives lost their seats.
Moderate Republicans cruise to victories in Kansas primaries | The Kansas City Star
Aug 9th 2016 | 5:06 am
#9207
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Re: 2016 Election
Wow, this has got to hurt!
Clinton scores major GOP donor from Trump - POLITICO
Clinton scores major GOP donor from Trump - POLITICO
Sloan is a mainstay of Republican fundraising, having served on national finance committees for John McCain and Mitt Romney ...
... (Trump) is unprepared and temperamentally unfit to be our President. Most of my Republican friends feel the same way. As a businessman, a father, and a conservative it is clear to me that Hillary Clinton is the right choice in this election.
...
Last week, billionaire Silicon Valley executive Meg Whitman, who ran for California governor in 2010, revealed that she would be helping the former secretary of state
... (Trump) is unprepared and temperamentally unfit to be our President. Most of my Republican friends feel the same way. As a businessman, a father, and a conservative it is clear to me that Hillary Clinton is the right choice in this election.
...
Last week, billionaire Silicon Valley executive Meg Whitman, who ran for California governor in 2010, revealed that she would be helping the former secretary of state
Aug 9th 2016 | 5:07 am
#9208
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Re: 2016 Election
No plans for Trump to change his ways.
Trump: I Won’t Change My Temperament or Strategy - The Daily Beast
Trump: I Won’t Change My Temperament or Strategy - The Daily Beast
Aug 9th 2016 | 5:10 am
#9209
WTF?
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From: Homeostasis
Re: 2016 Election
One and the same. The one where nobody gets any government welfare (except corporations) and everybody pays their fair share (except billionaires).
Aug 9th 2016 | 6:22 am
#9210
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Re: 2016 Election
I hardly believe the establishment elite are such rational people, they keep recommending the same approaches that have brought about the current situation in the economy and global affairs. Doesn't mean Trump is rational just upsetting to establishment who see that the public is getting fed up.
