I see how they vote. I tend to think all but the most open-minded moderate conservatives are lacking in the ability to deal intelligently and positively with a diverse world of great change, but many are nevertheless good people who so do not deserve Trump. Let's see what they decide.

but not victory in November

the rearview mirror come November.

but seriously this is on the news for about another 24 hours only.

Wondering where the primary coverage is though.

another San Bernardino-style attack could make the election a lot less predictable.
there is serious cause for concern. electorates are swayed by such events.

she's going to have to figure out something special so any national security failures that the media will blame on president Obama don't leak over onto her campaign.

national security?

I remember when Americans who couldn't find Iraq on a map were convinced that it was Al-Qaeda Headquarters.

we have the collective attention span of a gnat.

'tis pity 'tis true."


-- Wm. Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act 2, Scene 2

for starters, i wouldn't start basing a point like that on what Americans can find on a map; i remember a few years back seeing a study that many of us couldn't find goddam North America on a map, and that's kind of related to our domestic national security by definition.

that aside, have you ever heard of Afghanistan? i think someone else already mentioned Iraq. how about Benghazi? i doubt more than 10% of the population can easily find Benghazi on a map, but every GOP wanker who watches Fox News regularly seems to think it might as well be in downtown Omaha.

seriously, if there's a terrorist attack in the USA come October, it will be on president Obama's watch, and HRC better have some slick willy magic ready to go or the resulting attacks are going to stick. maybe not for long, but a couple weeks will do the trick.

unfortunately, that there will be more terror attacks, either in Europe or in this country, between now and the election. As far as Hillary being seen as "Strong on foreign policy", the vast majority of the electorate are not policy wonks and unless Hillary came out vocally against taking in refugees (not suggesting that she should), many voters will see Trumps "strong" position as being one that will keep the country safer then Hillary will. It doesn't matter whether that is actually bullshit, all that matters is if enough swing voters perceive it to be the case.

will benefit her against the REAL warmongers on the right. The same claims were made about Pres. Obama, and his "weakness" on national security, but he glided to re-election in spite of it. Trying to out hawk the Republicans is not a winning strategy. Let Hillary be Hillary, and all your made up scenarios notwithstanding, the voters get to decide.

People died,you could at least try to care.

zeroed in on my post as "rude" when the op's chief concern seems to be how this affects the upcoming elections. Feel free to start your own, though.

...that's @&cked up. This can be a. Heartless place.

the o.p. did.

And they're not republicans. Sunny said that Clinton's response was too muted. Trump will be really hard to defeat.

but it might help him today

Sure, he'll get the haters but most voters will not buy into Trump.

His TV gig was designed to give that impression. And coming down hard against Muslims is not a political liability in the current environment.

He's going to be harder to beat than a lot of people here seem to think.

with the insane "solutions" to the issue of terrorism.

Not familiar with Bruselles.