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2016 Postmortem

matt819

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24. Here's where the word "surrogate" bugs me

Reply to Thinkingabout (Original post)

Fri Oct 14, 2016, 05:54 PM

Oct 2016

Sure, there are surrogates. These would be campaign officials and the like. Michelle, Biden, Obama, et al are, I think, Hillary's friends. She has many. Sure, she has many professional colleagues, but the names you mention are, it seems to me, really friends, people who mutually respect each other.

Trump has no such friends. He has no confidantes. He trusts no one. He's already told us he doesn't use advisers, and we've seen that the doesn't follow the guidance of his campaign managers. Truly a sad excuse for a human being.

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Dana Bash ask this morning where is Trump's Michelle, Obama, Biden, Jill, Bill, [View all] Thinkingabout Oct 2016 OP

not a fan of Bash... chillfactor Oct 2016 #1

Newt Gingrich (fine checkered past that he has notwithstanding) appears to have been benched bluestateguy Oct 2016 #2

Maybe Guiliani but he has been caught in a big lie this week. I don't see the Bushes Thinkingabout Oct 2016 #5

not that that's any different from a normal week, but what did he say this time? Gabi Hayes Oct 2016 #15

Hillary was not in NY around 9/11, pictures with Giuliani so he had to apologize. Thinkingabout Oct 2016 #20

he still has Rudy and Jeff Angry Dragon Oct 2016 #3

don't forget Chachi NewJeffCT Oct 2016 #9

Jeff??? The Gannon/Guckert male prostitute from the Bush era?? madinmaryland Oct 2016 #12

Jeff "I/m a lawyer, but I don't know the legal definition of sexual assault" Sessions? Gabi Hayes Oct 2016 #16

Sessions Angry Dragon Oct 2016 #18

He is left with only Rudy Giuliani who had to apologize for his erroneous 9/11 Hillary accusations wishstar Oct 2016 #4

Christie is picking up his McDonald's order... Happyhippychick Oct 2016 #6

Even if he wasn't such a vile human being (as in no one wants his taint stain) nadine_mn Oct 2016 #8

trump has groups like the kkk and sheldon adelstein Cha Oct 2016 #10

Ben Carson prarie deem Oct 2016 #11

Ben Carson had a hard time on MJ, diverting from the questions to try and Thinkingabout Oct 2016 #17

Yale Angry Dragon Oct 2016 #21

They're at a strip club planning strategy. rug Oct 2016 #13

Ted Nugent and Wayne LaPierre. nt madinmaryland Oct 2016 #14

And David Duke. Thinkingabout Oct 2016 #19

Now there is a trio of deplorable human beings. madinmaryland Oct 2016 #22

All backing Trump, and a lot of their followers, the KKK, Dixiecrats, says a lot. Thinkingabout Oct 2016 #23

Here's where the word "surrogate" bugs me matt819 Oct 2016 #24