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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNot Happy with Clinton's Speech today
She did make some new and great points that her campaign should double down on:
"He suggested that Ted Cruzs father was involved in the Kennedy assassination. Perhaps in Trumps mind, because he was a Cuban immigrant, he must have had something to do with it. Of course theres absolutely no evidence of that."
-- use that in Florida. "Trump suggesting that a Cuban immigrant killed Kennedy"
This spring, he(Stephen Bannon) railed against Paul Ryan for, quote rubbing his social-justice Catholicism in my nose every second.
-- Use that everywhere. "Trump embraces Catholic bashers"
On the other hand, she royally pissed me off with this:
"Hes taking hate groups mainstream and helping a radical fringe take over one of Americas two major political parties."
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY WAS A HATE GROUP BEFORE TRUMP! How has she not figured that out? Trump lifted the veil! The DNC is trying to bring that Truth to every congressional race! Trump and his supporters aren't the fringe, they ARE the party! Ask voters "Do you want to side with that?!"
Instead of staying on message, a message that could secure her the presidency AND a Dem controlled senate, she gives cover to the enemy with these lines:
"A fringe element has effectively taken over the Republican Party."
"Twenty years ago, when Bob Dole accepted the Republican nomination, he pointed to the exits and told any racists in the Party to get out."
"The week after 9/11, George W. Bush went to a mosque and declared for everyone to hear that Muslims love America just as much as I do. "
"In 2008, John McCain told his own supporters they were wrong about the man he was trying to defeat. Senator McCain made sure they knew Barack Obama is an American citizen and a decent person. "
"The man who today is the standard bearer of the Republican Party said a federal judge was incapable of doing his job solely because of his heritage...Even the Republican Speaker of the House, Paul Ryan, described that as the textbook definition of a racist comment. "
Great! Fucking Great! Now down-ticket, Repuke candidates can say "Trump doesn't represent the Republican party that I know. I represent the Republican party that Hillary talks about".
Hillary, enjoy your presidency, but good luck getting your agenda implemented with a Senate that's filled with the same old David Duke clones wearing "Kindlier, Gentler" masks.
winstars
(4,220 posts)63splitwindow
(2,657 posts)how far to push a point so a to maximize its impact and leave room for more if indicated.
LibraLiz1973
(8,197 posts)The balance is right- ESPECIALLY in the face of what she's trying to do here, which is show Republicans HOW FAR OFF THE FUCKING RAILS THEY'VE GONE!!!!!!!
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relayerbob
(6,544 posts)She's trying to bring the country closer together by showing moderate republicans (they *do* exist) that there is an alternative to the nutcases.
AllTooEasy
(1,260 posts)The rest are bigoted, sel-serving slime
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)Cicada
(4,533 posts)A large number of Republicans will stay home election day because they don't like Trump or because they just aren't into him. If Hillary blasts all Republicans as racists then that will make many of the nonverters angry at her. Then they will vote to vote against Hillary. And once in the voting booth they will vote for down ballot Republicans.
The smart political strategy this election is to attack Trump, not the Republicans who will stay home. Do not poke a stick in a hornets nest filled with sleeping hornets.
sherlocksistah
(51 posts)so why shouldn't that be Hillary Clinton? God knows, the media isn't doing it! The Republicans are no longer a hornet's nest, they are a vacated bird nest filled with mites. She did the right thing IMHO!!
Cicada
(4,533 posts)Her best play is to get moderate Repubs to stay home. Blasting Trump does that. Broadening those attacks to include Repubs in general probably would be counter productive. I think she is running a smart campaign.
KMOD
(7,906 posts)It needed to be said, and I'm thrilled that she said it.
It was a great speech.
Old and In the Way
(37,540 posts)Don lost bigly.
AllTooEasy
(1,260 posts)The rest are bigoted, self serving slime
leftofcool
(19,460 posts)AllTooEasy
(1,260 posts)LiberalFighter
(50,888 posts)I have more faith in Hillary's campaign which has much of Obama's from 2008 and 2012 then your concerns.
stopbush
(24,396 posts)The end game is to get a large majority to stay home. Hillary doesn't need any more R support to win. Better for the down ticket if they stay home, rather than vote for Hillary and also the Rs on the down ticket.
Our best chance to retake Congress is through depressed R turnout.
Gman
(24,780 posts)And an excellent one.
Stinky The Clown
(67,790 posts)winstars
(4,220 posts)Hekate
(90,645 posts)But you just may have missed the point.
Thank you
pnwmom
(108,976 posts)The rest are bigoted, self serving slime
pnwmom
(108,976 posts)truebluegreen
(9,033 posts)They can move on into the Democratic Party and pull it even further to the right. Yea!
Gothmog
(145,129 posts)We have to call out Trump on his racism
phleshdef
(11,936 posts)AllTooEasy
(1,260 posts)...giving shine to deployables like W and Buchanan is worthy of a Democrat supporter.
Brickbat
(19,339 posts)Lil Missy
(17,865 posts)liberal N proud
(60,334 posts)LOL!