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Skwmom

(12,685 posts)
Sat May 21, 2016, 07:49 AM May 2016

Winning Strategy: Nominate a candidate who became a one percenter by doing the bidding of the 1%.

In today's environment, I'm sure this is one hell of a winning strategy.

We've heard a lot about these secret Trump supporters that just won't come out and declare their support. I am beginning to wonder if some members of the Democratic Establishment are secret Trump supporters.

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Winning Strategy: Nominate a candidate who became a one percenter by doing the bidding of the 1%. (Original Post) Skwmom May 2016 OP
Because Trump isnt a 1%'er. JaneyVee May 2016 #1
Clinton as a government official has become a member of the 1% doing the bidding of the 1% Skwmom May 2016 #2
Then vote for Trump if that is what you believe. boston bean May 2016 #3
If I wanted Trump to win, I would say please, please, please nominate Hillary. Skwmom May 2016 #4
You don't want trump to win, but you won't vote for Hillary. mmmmmmmmmkay. boston bean May 2016 #7
So then vote for Trump, Im sure he'll be your liberal savior. JaneyVee May 2016 #6
Yep. Quite an "Evolution". NewImproved Deal May 2016 #5
You are telling the rest us about a "winning strategy"? JoePhilly May 2016 #8
What surprises me most My Good Babushka May 2016 #9
The burden you carry must be almost unbearable, having to deal COLGATE4 May 2016 #10
And you must be in bliss My Good Babushka May 2016 #11
Another of your problems - you believe everything you hear. COLGATE4 May 2016 #12
I said just the opposite My Good Babushka May 2016 #13
these are the counterparts to the neocons swinging to Clinton-- MisterP May 2016 #14

Skwmom

(12,685 posts)
2. Clinton as a government official has become a member of the 1% doing the bidding of the 1%
Sat May 21, 2016, 07:55 AM
May 2016

The same can't be said of Trump.

boston bean

(36,223 posts)
7. You don't want trump to win, but you won't vote for Hillary. mmmmmmmmmkay.
Sat May 21, 2016, 08:04 AM
May 2016

And you go on and on and on how much worse she is than him. People can see where it is you are coming from.

My Good Babushka

(2,710 posts)
9. What surprises me most
Sat May 21, 2016, 08:22 AM
May 2016

is how many are diving in headfirst with wholehearted support and not the least bit of skepticism. Even people I support and vote for, I still remain skeptical of. It's like talking to a whole bunch of people who were just born yesterday.

COLGATE4

(14,732 posts)
10. The burden you carry must be almost unbearable, having to deal
Sat May 21, 2016, 10:57 AM
May 2016

with lesser mortals who just don't understand that you and you alone have all the answers.

My Good Babushka

(2,710 posts)
13. I said just the opposite
Sat May 21, 2016, 11:39 AM
May 2016

That is one hundred and eighty degrees in the opposite direction of my first post, where I claimed that I remain skeptical of the political class. You had to jump in with your snarky comment and make a fool of yourself, when I wasn't even soliciting your opinion. Go tie yourself in knots with your contradictory assertions somewhere else.

MisterP

(23,730 posts)
14. these are the counterparts to the neocons swinging to Clinton--
Sat May 21, 2016, 01:12 PM
May 2016

conservadems who want, say, infrastructure rather than "let's carve the country up to the Chinese and Saudis and when we're done we can create jobs by paying people to turn out the lights"
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/donald-trump-moderate-democrats-223168

another danger is "shy Tory syndrome" where people are embarrassed to tell a pollster they're gonna vote for the un-PC party the media derides and their friends lambaste
http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2012/10/The-Fraudulent-Factoid-That-Refuses-to-Die

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