2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumWinning 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.
JaneyVee
(19,877 posts)Do you think before you type?
Skwmom
(12,685 posts)The same can't be said of Trump.
boston bean
(36,223 posts)Skwmom
(12,685 posts)boston bean
(36,223 posts)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.
JaneyVee
(19,877 posts)NewImproved Deal
(534 posts)From Goldwater Girl to Goldman Sachs Shill...
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JoePhilly
(27,787 posts)ok.
My Good Babushka
(2,710 posts)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)with lesser mortals who just don't understand that you and you alone have all the answers.
My Good Babushka
(2,710 posts)for I heard persons such as you often are.
COLGATE4
(14,732 posts)My Good Babushka
(2,710 posts)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)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