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Spin Zone => Spin Zone => Topic started by: JeffDG on July 01, 2016, 04:18:16 PM

Title: Talk about Narcicism
Post by: JeffDG on July 01, 2016, 04:18:16 PM
Democrats draft platform names Democrat leader an average of every page:
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/286319-dem-draft-platform-a-full-repudiation-of-trump (http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/286319-dem-draft-platform-a-full-repudiation-of-trump)
Title: Re: Talk about Narcicism
Post by: LevelWing on July 01, 2016, 05:03:40 PM
The Democrats routinely say they are glad that Trump is the Republican nominee because of how easy he will be to beat and yet they're focusing so much effort on defeating him. I understand they're going to have to focus some resources on him but this seems like a lot. They may be legitimately concerned about his populism platform which does reach all sorts of Americans, not just Republicans. He's likely stealing some Democratic votes.
Title: Re: Talk about Narcicism
Post by: Bob Noel on July 01, 2016, 05:05:50 PM
I wonder how many times Romney was mentioned in the 2012 DNC platform...

Title: Re: Talk about Narcicism
Post by: JeffDG on July 01, 2016, 05:06:12 PM
I wonder how many times Romney was mentioned in the 2012 DNC platform...
Romney wasn't a Democrat.
Title: Re: Talk about Narcicism
Post by: Little Joe on July 01, 2016, 07:21:04 PM
Romney wasn't a Democrat.
The Democrats weren't as afraid of Romney.
Title: Re: Talk about Narcicism
Post by: MarkZ on July 03, 2016, 06:09:50 AM
I wouldn't be surprised if Trump's populism and celebrity status scares the shit out of the DNC.  Trump's mouth will lose him this election. 
Title: Re: Talk about Narcicism
Post by: Dav8or on July 03, 2016, 08:26:34 AM
I wouldn't be surprised if Trump's populism and celebrity status scares the shit out of the DNC.  Trump's mouth will lose him this election.

How??!! So far anything stupid he says just gets him more support. In a rational world, his mouth should have terminated his run months and months ago, yet here he is.
Title: Re: Talk about Narcicism
Post by: MarkZ on July 03, 2016, 10:22:09 AM
How??!! So far anything stupid he says just gets him more support. In a rational world, his mouth should have terminated his run months and months ago, yet here he is.
The Republican Primary process was the exact opposite of a "rational world."
Title: Re: Talk about Narcicism
Post by: Bob Noel on July 03, 2016, 10:33:03 AM
The Republican Primary process was the exact opposite of a "rational world."

The process is fine.  Don't confuse process and result.

Like the DNC process picking the corrupt doormat trash, the republican primary picked a less than stellar person.

Title: Re: Talk about Narcicism
Post by: MarkZ on July 03, 2016, 02:01:30 PM
The process is fine.  Don't confuse process and result.
The result came to be because of the process.  Trump is the GOP nominee.  He will end up shifting more to the center in the next few months, like every GOP nominee has in past elections. 
Like the DNC process picking the corrupt doormat trash, the republican primary picked a less than stellar person.
She is trash.  Count me amongst the "meteor crowd."
Title: Re: Talk about Narcicism
Post by: LevelWing on July 03, 2016, 02:07:36 PM
She is trash.  Count me amongst the "meteor crowd."
Another vote for SMOD 16.

Glad to see you posting again, Mark.
Title: Re: Talk about Narcicism
Post by: nddons on July 03, 2016, 02:52:08 PM
I wouldn't be surprised if Trump's populism and celebrity status scares the shit out of the DNC.  Trump's mouth will lose him this election.
Welcome back, Mark!
Title: Re: Talk about Narcicism
Post by: nddons on July 03, 2016, 02:55:12 PM
The process is fine.  Don't confuse process and result.

Like the DNC process picking the corrupt doormat trash, the republican primary picked a less than stellar person.
Correct. The fact that the GOP electorate picked the only person in the country who could out-negative Hillary is a different issue.
Title: Re: Talk about Narcicism
Post by: JeffDG on July 03, 2016, 03:00:00 PM
Correct. The fact that the GOP electorate picked the only person in the country who could out-negative Hillary is a different issue.
Normally, a party would look at their opponents selecting a candidate with HUGE negatives and count their blessings.  The GOP, however, decided to take it as a challenge and find someone worse.  Well played, GOP.
Title: Re: Talk about Narcicism
Post by: Little Joe on July 03, 2016, 03:25:23 PM
Correct. The fact that the GOP electorate picked the only person in the country who could out-negative Hillary is a different issue.
At first, I read that as "out-negotiate" Hillary.  I found it odd that you would say that so I re-read it and saw what you really said.

But the interesting part is that either description might work.
Title: Re: Talk about Narcicism
Post by: Steingar on July 05, 2016, 10:38:53 AM
How??!! So far anything stupid he says just gets him more support. In a rational world, his mouth should have terminated his run months and months ago, yet here he is.

What works in the primaries usually fails in the general election.  Notice how Trump doesn't daily shoot off his mouth anymore?  Notice he isn't headlining the news anymore either? 

Personally, I don't know how anyone can think they'll get elected by pissing off everyone but angry while guys.  Then again, they said Brexit wouldn't pass and look what happened.  November is still a long way away.