2016 Postmortem

Dark n Stormy Knight

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48. Well, the Rs worship the almighty dollar. And the seething masses of hatrid and resentment

Thu Aug 4, 2016, 07:17 PM

Aug 2016

they've created and fed do not want news programs adulterated by facts. So, there's no way a real news show will ever be sufficiently profitable, and therefore wont be done.

The new American Dream is apparently making as much money for yourself and your cronies as possible. Sell a defective inferior product you had made with poisoned raw materials in a foreign country and pay the workers peanuts, build a giant ugly casino and don't pay the workers, raise drug prices to obscenely high levels. Doesn't matter. Just as long as you make a shitload of money.

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I'm putting forward the argument that Trump is not falling apart. [View all] NCTraveler Aug 2016 OP

You may be right....it's just coming in a little faster right now, and we are paying Lucinda Aug 2016 #1

He's succeeding C_U_L8R Aug 2016 #2

Obama's joke re Trump "Orange is the new black" is unsettling. SleeplessinSoCal Aug 2016 #24

I said the same thing earlier. He is playing this like a TV reality show. tonyt53 Aug 2016 #3

This strategy makes no sense to me Chakaconcarne Aug 2016 #41

Him saying outrageous things worked in the primaries for him NewJeffCT Aug 2016 #42

And his "consistent inconsistencies" represent a consistent strategy. guillaumeb Aug 2016 #4

Trump has to expand his base and he is failing at this Gothmog Aug 2016 #5

I agree as well. The only variable in my mind is the polling NWCorona Aug 2016 #6

I agree with you that Trump hasn't really changed anoNY42 Aug 2016 #7

Exactly, he is the same but his support in in meltdown. anamandujano Aug 2016 #47

I agree completely. Baby Trump is back, and he's not leaving till November 8. Maru Kitteh Aug 2016 #8

He ppears to have a stabilized personality disorder Zambero Aug 2016 #9

The general election Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2016 #10

But many Dems may feel complacent and not vote while Trumpets will swarm that polls. Kablooie Aug 2016 #14

Not me Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2016 #15

That's we need to focus and GOTV! TeamPooka Aug 2016 #35

I agree with you. He is upbeat and optimistic about his position, as he has been throughout the emulatorloo Aug 2016 #11

It's the party that's having the meltdown. They cant Francis Booth Aug 2016 #49

He keeps doing the same thing over and over again with the same result. Lint Head Aug 2016 #12

Sounds right to me. Can't use traditional standards when evaluating him. Kablooie Aug 2016 #13

Agree completely with Trump's "amazingly consistent Hortensis Aug 2016 #16

Depends what you mean by "falling apart" D23MIURG23 Aug 2016 #17

Some of us always knew this, but yeah. The DNC can only hope that something doesn't prompt him to JCanete Aug 2016 #18

I think you are absolutely correct. nothing has changed, he is a consummate pos. niyad Aug 2016 #19

Yes maybe the media PatSeg Aug 2016 #20

^^^ THIS ^^^ BumRushDaShow Aug 2016 #22

That sums it up PatSeg Aug 2016 #25

+infinity BumRushDaShow Aug 2016 #29

"Infotainment" PatSeg Aug 2016 #30

Well, the Rs worship the almighty dollar. And the seething masses of hatrid and resentment Dark n Stormy Knight Aug 2016 #48

Sometimes I think the media men and women are just asjr Aug 2016 #40

I think he got syphilis from his service in Vietnam griloco Aug 2016 #21

He is counting on an international or domestic event randr Aug 2016 #23

time for some research bucolic_frolic Aug 2016 #36

Trump is doing the same thing in the GE campaign that he did in the primaries. bulloney Aug 2016 #26

Rope-A-Dope randr Aug 2016 #43

How is Trump's campaigning like rope a dope? I don't see the similarity. bulloney Aug 2016 #46

NCTraveler has it right True Dough Aug 2016 #27

you're exactly right. it's just that good primary strategy isn't good general election strategy unblock Aug 2016 #28

How offensive of you to put us on the same moral level with those that voted for Trump in the Trust Buster Aug 2016 #31

He has too many brain washed zombie supporters coming to his rallies kimbutgar Aug 2016 #32

This is a good thread. I'm glad to see so many of us taking Trump seriously. Tobin S. Aug 2016 #33

I must disagree bucolic_frolic Aug 2016 #34

Lke LBJ said Cryptoad Aug 2016 #37

he is just getting more attention. the majority only STARTS paying attention from the conventions. pansypoo53219 Aug 2016 #38

I agree with you mgardener Aug 2016 #39

Agreed oberliner Aug 2016 #44

I disagree titaniumsalute Aug 2016 #45