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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Mon Jul 25, 2016, 08:14 AM Jul 2016

Juan Williams: Dems must not be complacent against Trump

By Juan Williams - 07/25/16 06:00 AM EDT

The GOP convention was a disaster.

Now the Democrats are going to try to tell everyone it was a success.

The message from Democrats at their convention in Philadelphia will be to ignore last week’s mess of plagiarism, along with the total lack of GOP unity behind Donald Trump — including Texas Sen. Ted Cruz’s refusal to endorse the nominee.

Job number one for every Democrat will be to drive home the idea that Trump, for all the mistakes by the lake in Cleveland, is a legitimate political sensation, a giant ready to bestride his critics and claim the White House.

The point is to jolt Hillary Clinton’s voters, funders and young activists out of any illusion — any comfortable condescension — that it will be an easy win in a presidential race against an opponent they regard with disdain: Trump.

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http://thehill.com/opinion/juan-williams/289044-juan-williams-dems-must-not-be-complacent-against-trump

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Juan Williams: Dems must not be complacent against Trump (Original Post) DonViejo Jul 2016 OP
I see a lot of complacency on here. woolldog Jul 2016 #1
CNN latest poll show Trump leading now. B Calm Jul 2016 #2
Sixteen Republicans thought he was a joke. I don't beleive this bs that doc03 Jul 2016 #3
 

woolldog

(8,791 posts)
1. I see a lot of complacency on here.
Mon Jul 25, 2016, 08:17 AM
Jul 2016

If this is representative of the majority of Democrats, we're in trouble.

CNN poll today has Trump 48 Clinton 45. And yet the discussion on here is dominated by stupid DNC emails. Democrats are our own worst enemy.

doc03

(35,446 posts)
3. Sixteen Republicans thought he was a joke. I don't beleive this bs that
Mon Jul 25, 2016, 08:24 AM
Jul 2016

he can't win there are not enough white voters. There may be less white voters but there are lots of white Democrats that will
vote for him. What if the young voters that supported Berrie stay home like they did in the off years.

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