2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumIn 2-3 days the Cheeto comment will blow over and The MSM will be following him like puppy dogs
Can you imagine the outrage if Hillary suggested second amendment remedies against Cheeto? Fox would be blaring this on a 24 hour loop. Just when I think Cheeto goes too low he goes lower. He's practically a gopher now.
The guy is Teflon. Our media wants that horse race so they'll forgive him in the next couple of days. Profits over people are our medias mantra.
Stuart G
(38,439 posts)kimbutgar
(21,177 posts)I don't see how it's different. He has crossed the lines so many times my head is spinning and his supporters won't give up on him.
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)hacks on MSM TV. They've started, for the first time, reporting fact checks on political remarks. Trump's outrageous remarks are being reported for what they are, instead of just "some people say this" and "but some feel that" for phony equalizations.
I doubt this will be permanent, unfortunately, or at least as much as it should be, but maybe... For now, we are seeing a sea change.
And his hard-core supporters are doubling down, but they are forced to defend themselves from all sides now.
Trust Buster
(7,299 posts)country today.
MineralMan
(146,325 posts)He has committed political suicide. He may not know it, but that is what he did today.
RIP, Donald Trump. Your political aspirations are dead and finished.
kimbutgar
(21,177 posts)But I don't feel confident about the media who wants a horse race. I saw Halperin and he was defending Cheeto and this comment.
Stuart G
(38,439 posts)kinda like that idiot in Missouri..
..a woman who is raped can stop conception...and make sure there is no baby..She can make her body keep that from happening....Todd Akins.. total political suicide.. Before that statement..he had an outstanding chance of beating sitting senator.. Claire McCaskill
Afterwards...he got 37 percent of the vote..she got 51 percent..
Ace Rothstein
(3,183 posts)I'm actually worried about them pulling the nomination from him after this.
His polling numbers are going to crash even further next week.
dubyadiprecession
(5,720 posts)He is only capable of being elected president of a lunatic asylum.
brush
(53,833 posts)week, this will extend longer than that.
He was already losing badly, this just effectively ended Trump's campaign.
Stick a fork in him.
SeattleVet
(5,478 posts)He can't help putting his foot in his mouth every chance he gets ( I was going to say 'stepping on his dick' but, well, you know...tiny hands and all...).
nolabear
(41,991 posts)HERVEPA
(6,107 posts)Mz Pip
(27,453 posts)This is just another inflammatory remark that will have a couple of days of publicity.
I hope I'm wrong.
GulfCoast66
(11,949 posts)The Media and PTB are just now getting their heads around it and are making sure they heard it correctly. And when they hear the entire quote in context there is no denying what he was saying.
The shit storm hits tomorrow.
kimbutgar
(21,177 posts)I am so afraid that Cheeto could be elected by the lunatics.
My sister who is a npr listening liberal who talked me down about Romney the other day she said she was afraid of Cheeto. I hope she is wrong.
TwilightZone
(25,473 posts)Even if it's nothing but pandering (which it probably was - not even Trump is that much of an idiot), it's extraordinarily irresponsible. I don't think this one will be easy to explain away.
Also, Trump's already been trending downward. This won't help.
Johnny2X2X
(19,107 posts)This is a big deal. Even Dim Don knew it as he tried to walk it back right after.
This is offensive to every American who values Democracy.
ailsagirl
(22,898 posts)Last edited Tue Aug 9, 2016, 09:48 PM - Edit history (1)
ALL the MSM are covering this in their evening news-- as the first story.NBC
ABC
CBS
PBS
Even BBC has it as their number one story.
(Not sure about CNN but they certainly carried the story online)
http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/09/politics/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-second-amendment/
kimbutgar
(21,177 posts)Kick his a$$.