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GoLeft TV

(3,910 posts)
Tue Mar 1, 2016, 03:03 PM Mar 2016

Democrats Have To Wake Up: Trump Could Easily Beat Hillary



The latest polls are showing that Hillary only beats Trump in a general election matchup by a few points, and that’s not taking into account how dirty of a fighter that Trump is and what he’d do if they both get their Party’s nominations. The Democrats need to understand that Hillary is not their best hope for keeping the White House.

Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousins discusses this.
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Democrats Have To Wake Up: Trump Could Easily Beat Hillary (Original Post) GoLeft TV Mar 2016 OP
But it's her turn. revbones Mar 2016 #1
Trump could beat Senator Sanders or Secretary Clinton ... if Democrats don't wake up ... Plainsman1 Mar 2016 #2
I don't think so. jalan48 Mar 2016 #3
This is also clearly described in this Salon article Mira Mar 2016 #4
The only thing that would stand between Sanders and total destruction at the hands of Trump Trust Buster Mar 2016 #5
republican will not vote hillary SoLeftIAmRight Mar 2016 #6
'If we are going to nominate someone who 50% of our people can't stand, elleng Mar 2016 #8
Bernie will make a find VP Cordy Mar 2016 #10
That scenario will never happen humbled_opinion Mar 2016 #18
They are already enjoying humbled_opinion Mar 2016 #12
If her primary campaign is an indicator ThoughtCriminal Mar 2016 #7
Agree and if you notice humbled_opinion Mar 2016 #19
I'm not so sure Trump would withstand an actual debate MynameisBlarney Mar 2016 #9
Good Question Cordy Mar 2016 #11
Trump will rally the right with hate... humbled_opinion Mar 2016 #13
If Hillary gets the nomination MynameisBlarney Mar 2016 #14
To me it depends humbled_opinion Mar 2016 #17
Gotcha. MynameisBlarney Mar 2016 #20
K&R R R R R R R! WhoIsNumberNone Mar 2016 #15
A Celebrity republican vs Hillary Romney zebonaut Mar 2016 #16

Plainsman1

(25 posts)
2. Trump could beat Senator Sanders or Secretary Clinton ... if Democrats don't wake up ...
Tue Mar 1, 2016, 03:23 PM
Mar 2016

and vote on November 8.

jalan48

(13,842 posts)
3. I don't think so.
Tue Mar 1, 2016, 03:27 PM
Mar 2016

The corporate media will go after Trump in a big way after the primaries. Hillary is oligarch's choice this time around. Trump will make Hillary appear to be moderate/liberal and balanced. Just right! And served with a side of soup or salad. Plus-the first female POTUS for dessert!

 

Trust Buster

(7,299 posts)
5. The only thing that would stand between Sanders and total destruction at the hands of Trump
Tue Mar 1, 2016, 03:53 PM
Mar 2016

is a potential San Bernadino-type attack. The political center would run to Trump. That's what a risky nominee Sanders would be.

 

SoLeftIAmRight

(4,883 posts)
6. republican will not vote hillary
Tue Mar 1, 2016, 03:56 PM
Mar 2016

independents will not vote hillary

far too many democrats will not vote hillary

hillary will cause record high republican turnout

Toast - burnt toast

elleng

(130,752 posts)
8. 'If we are going to nominate someone who 50% of our people can't stand,
Tue Mar 1, 2016, 04:27 PM
Mar 2016

we are going to lose.'

Marco Rubio

Goes for BOTH parties.

Cordy

(82 posts)
10. Bernie will make a find VP
Tue Mar 1, 2016, 08:59 PM
Mar 2016

When Hillary wins Bernie will be a shoe in for VP. So I don't see all the doom and gloom. Bernies people will vote Hillary. What, you thought they would vote Trump?

humbled_opinion

(4,423 posts)
18. That scenario will never happen
Wed Mar 2, 2016, 10:36 PM
Mar 2016

at most Hillary will offer Bernie a cabinet position, but I don't even think she will offer that.... after all this is Hillary Clinton we are talking about here...

humbled_opinion

(4,423 posts)
12. They are already enjoying
Wed Mar 2, 2016, 01:50 AM
Mar 2016

record high turnout in the primaries it seems..... given the fact that Trump will launch a tirade of negativity at Clinton and especially when he makes her Goldman speech transcripts public she will go down in flames....

ThoughtCriminal

(14,046 posts)
7. If her primary campaign is an indicator
Tue Mar 1, 2016, 04:02 PM
Mar 2016

She's in trouble against any of them, including Trump.

Think Gore ran a bad campaign against Bush? Get ready for worse.

Cordy

(82 posts)
11. Good Question
Tue Mar 1, 2016, 09:08 PM
Mar 2016

Trump is rude and crude, Hillary will be calm and logical. I see him constantly interrupting and Hillary constant calling on the judges to shut his mouth and give her turn to talk. lol I think Trump is going to be disliked by the commentators.

humbled_opinion

(4,423 posts)
13. Trump will rally the right with hate...
Wed Mar 2, 2016, 01:53 AM
Mar 2016

What is Hillary going to do to rally us? Especially when Trump makes her Goldman speeches public and when the FBI recommends she face criminal prosecution for spilling classified information? Of course her sycophants will tighten up their blinders but that is only about half of all Democratic voters she can't win with those alone...

MynameisBlarney

(2,979 posts)
14. If Hillary gets the nomination
Wed Mar 2, 2016, 10:02 AM
Mar 2016

She'll rally people that don't want Drumpf in the damn WH!

And this Sanders supporter would be one of them!

humbled_opinion

(4,423 posts)
17. To me it depends
Wed Mar 2, 2016, 10:33 PM
Mar 2016

on what Bernie says, but more importantly it depends on those transcripts... If they show Hillary was yucking it up with the wall street fat cats then I will know that her deceit caused Bernie to lose the nomination and that my friend I can not forgive...

MynameisBlarney

(2,979 posts)
20. Gotcha.
Thu Mar 3, 2016, 01:45 PM
Mar 2016

Anyway, it looks like this may be a moot point. The fraud charges against trump for his bogus Trump University BS may be his undoing.

And Hillary might not be free and clear with her email/private server thing yet either.

All I know is, this is going to be one hell of a ride.

WhoIsNumberNone

(7,875 posts)
15. K&R R R R R R R!
Wed Mar 2, 2016, 11:29 AM
Mar 2016

They're real issues only because she's a Democrat. Just compare the Republican reaction to Benghazi to their take on Iran-Contra

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