2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumTrump's base won't care about his taxes, unless...
...his deductions show a charitable contribution to the NAACP. Until then, he may be a freeloader but to his base, he's still our racist flag bearering freeloader.
ZombieHorde
(29,047 posts)Even if HRC was guilty of all the crazy shit she's been accused of, we would still vote for her.
We see Trump differently than they do, and we see Clinton differently than they do. Our Trump is not their Trump and our Clinton is not their Clinton.
Johnny2X2X
(19,060 posts)Not even in the same ball park. At worst Hillary is just a normal politician. Trump is undoubtedly a crook, a racist, a sexist, and a liar.
ZombieHorde
(29,047 posts)I imagine almost all DUers who aren't RW trolls see him that way, but that's not how Trump's supporters see him. Your depiction of Trump is how many on the right view Clinton and Democrats in general.
Johnny2X2X
(19,060 posts)It's more than how they are viewed. There is in fact objective reality. Trump is objectively the most extreme ideologue to ever seek the office of the presidency.
ZombieHorde
(29,047 posts)is sorely lacking, but I perceive Trump's rhetoric as the most extreme I have witnessed in my lifetime from a major party in the US.
I hesitate to use the word "objective," since I am using a subjective set of values to form my opinion. I lack the scientific knowledge to objectively measure rhetoric, and I suspect the task cannot be done.