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2016 Postmortem

muntrv

(14,505 posts) Sun Oct 9, 2016, 10:47 PM Oct 2016

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Oh noes! Chuck Todd says Trump fired up the base!

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Oh noes! Chuck Todd says Trump fired up the base! (Original Post) muntrv Oct 2016 OP

They already have the base. yardwork Oct 2016 #1

the bigots, the racists, the idiots are already fired up for him. book_worm Oct 2016 #2

Not what he needed to do, though. He needed to attract moderates, and didn't. nt BobbyDrake Oct 2016 #3

What these fools fail to realize...don't need to fire up the base beachbumbob Oct 2016 #4

And how many of those 40% are registered to vote or will vote? LiberalFighter Oct 2016 #11

That's pretty much the vote for trump.... beachbumbob Oct 2016 #13

This...Race...Is...Over! LovingA2andMI Oct 2016 #5

He said RAPE. They've been screaming for it all weekend on Facebook. N/t underpants Oct 2016 #6

As in freebase? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2016 #7

He's right. And Todd & co made point that's ALL he did. KittyWampus Oct 2016 #8

Fine. The base is maybe 40% of the electorate democrattotheend Oct 2016 #9

Yeah that's all this is is a fire up the base show Cakes488 Oct 2016 #10

The entire debate was about firing up the base. Trump doesn't care about the general electorate. n/t cynatnite Oct 2016 #12

Agreed. VespertineIconoclast Oct 2016 #15

True, but then... Adrahil Oct 2016 #14

yardwork

(61,613 posts)

1. They already have the base.

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book_worm

(15,951 posts)

2. the bigots, the racists, the idiots are already fired up for him.

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Sun Oct 9, 2016, 10:48 PM

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BobbyDrake

(2,542 posts)

3. Not what he needed to do, though. He needed to attract moderates, and didn't. nt

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beachbumbob

(9,263 posts)

4. What these fools fail to realize...don't need to fire up the base

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Sun Oct 9, 2016, 10:49 PM

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And why trump is stuck at 40%....

LiberalFighter

(50,928 posts)

11. And how many of those 40% are registered to vote or will vote?

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Sun Oct 9, 2016, 10:56 PM

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beachbumbob

(9,263 posts)

13. That's pretty much the vote for trump....

Reply to LiberalFighter (Reply #11)

Sun Oct 9, 2016, 11:08 PM

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He has hard time breaking much past 40-42%.....in a 4 way race

LovingA2andMI

(7,006 posts)

5. This...Race...Is...Over!

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Sun Oct 9, 2016, 10:49 PM

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The Media Needs To Continue A Horserace for Ratings, Period.

underpants

(182,805 posts)

6. He said RAPE. They've been screaming for it all weekend on Facebook. N/t

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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,986 posts)

7. As in freebase?

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KittyWampus

(55,894 posts)

8. He's right. And Todd & co made point that's ALL he did.

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democrattotheend

(11,605 posts)

9. Fine. The base is maybe 40% of the electorate

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Sun Oct 9, 2016, 10:49 PM

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Not enough to win.

He was a little better tonight than the first debate, but that doesn't say much.

Cakes488

(874 posts)

10. Yeah that's all this is is a fire up the base show

Reply to muntrv (Original post)

Sun Oct 9, 2016, 10:50 PM

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that schmerkonish guy just said Trumpass won the debate...now when we go through this debate scene by scene...he doesn't end up the winner. He didn't answer any questions for cripes sake!

cynatnite

(31,011 posts)

12. The entire debate was about firing up the base. Trump doesn't care about the general electorate. n/t

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Sun Oct 9, 2016, 11:00 PM

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VespertineIconoclast

(1,130 posts)

15. Agreed.

Reply to cynatnite (Reply #12)

Sun Oct 9, 2016, 11:12 PM

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I believe that tRump is trying to ensure that once he loses the election that he has patsies that will continue to buy his garbage merchandise.

Adrahil

(13,340 posts)

14. True, but then...

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Sun Oct 9, 2016, 11:10 PM

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they want on to say he didn't win anyone he needs.

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