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cali

(114,904 posts)
Sat Jun 11, 2016, 07:26 AM Jun 2016

I think Clinton will defeat Trump with the greatest of ease

It's not because she's unencumbered with problems herself, but his are so much more pronounced. She is disciplined. He is the most undisciplined political candidate for major office that we've ever seen.

He is going to self-destruct. He's not used to the political arena and that may have helped him with the hapless little republicans also ran, but it's hurting now.

So he's turning to the teleprompter, but here's what Mark Shields had to say last night on the News Hour:

<snip>

MARK SHIELDS: So, you know, Donald Trump now is going to a teleprompter, as we saw today and we saw on election night.

Donald Trump on a teleprompter is about as electrifying as the recorded message you get calling the airlines and saying, calls will be answered in the order by which they were received.

(LAUGHTER)

MARK SHIELDS: He loses all of Donald Trump.

More:

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/shields-and-brooks-on-anticlimactic-clinton-victory-trumps-moral-chasm/

Trump is mentally unstable with a ridiculously thin skin and an inability to shut the fuck up when he needs to. Honestly, my greatest concern is that he'll implode before the convention. I prefer September.

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PJMcK

(22,048 posts)
1. Mostly agree
Sat Jun 11, 2016, 07:42 AM
Jun 2016

Donald Trump's campaign is one hot mess and Secretary Clinton is ready for him.

But two things concern me. First, I share your worry that Mr. Trump's moment of epic implosion cannot happen too early. September or October would be best, especially if it were during a debate. What a show that could be!

Second, Democrats cannot be complacent. We need to fight at every level of government to put Democrats in office.

Arkansas Granny

(31,528 posts)
10. I totally agree on the importance of down ticket races. We need more votes in both
Sat Jun 11, 2016, 08:27 AM
Jun 2016

the Senate and the House.

livetohike

(22,161 posts)
2. I agree. I feel sorry for Hillary that she has to run against such a buffoon.
Sat Jun 11, 2016, 07:49 AM
Jun 2016

However, it will be fun watching his melt down.

Bucky

(54,053 posts)
3. You're right, we should be VERY confident. This'll be a cake walk.
Sat Jun 11, 2016, 07:51 AM
Jun 2016

Trump is self-destructing and won't do anything to change his negative trajectory. He'd doomed already. Most of us won't even need to bother voting at this point now.

 

Surya Gayatri

(15,445 posts)
6. You ARE being facetious here, n'est-ce pas?
Sat Jun 11, 2016, 08:00 AM
Jun 2016
Most of us won't even need to bother voting at this point now.


joshcryer

(62,276 posts)
4. Been saying this shit for months.
Sat Jun 11, 2016, 07:52 AM
Jun 2016

I even made it a hobby to bookmark the hundreds and hundreds of "Trump will win," posts I see around here, just because of how utterly ludicrous it is.

 

cali

(114,904 posts)
9. people who vigorously oppose Hillary, generally seem to overestimate
Sat Jun 11, 2016, 08:12 AM
Jun 2016

Trump's appeal. It's hardly a secret that I don't like Clinton or that I strongly opposed her during the primary, but I think Trump's complete meltdown is inevitable. I also thought Shield's comment about tRump on the teleprompter was spot on and an important observation.

 

Surya Gayatri

(15,445 posts)
7. " He is the most undisciplined political candidate for major office that we've ever seen."
Sat Jun 11, 2016, 08:02 AM
Jun 2016

In all of US history, I'll wager.

 

cali

(114,904 posts)
8. Oh, there have been some real whack jobs prior to Trump
Sat Jun 11, 2016, 08:08 AM
Jun 2016

but I gotta say, he's a contender for whackiest and most undisciplined.

Cosmocat

(14,572 posts)
12. Still a LONG way to go
Sat Jun 11, 2016, 08:36 AM
Jun 2016

but, this has been my sense of it all along.

I said last summer Trump was a serious threat to win the nomination, and by Thanksgiving said he had it in a sleeper hold.

Because he was the out and out embodiment of the actual voters the republicans have conned to win a LOT of elections for three decades now.

But. the general is a different thing, it isn't the childish, self absorbed, petulant repubilcan bubble.

And, while it is very popular to bash Hillary, her primary strength that totally gets overlooked is her toughness, and as noted in the OP, she is super disciplined.

Anything can happen, but ...

 

CanSocDem

(3,286 posts)
14. And what does it say...
Sat Jun 11, 2016, 09:49 AM
Jun 2016


...when the first woman candidate for POTUS beats the most 'unqualified, ridiculous blowhard' ever????

That the USA has reached some kind of socio-political maturation? First with the African-American and then , in quick succession, a woman? Or that it is all just a placebo.




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