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riversedge

(70,253 posts)
Wed May 25, 2016, 07:14 AM May 2016

Hillary Clinton Goes After Donald Trump's Business Career

Source: NBC




May 24 2016, 6:17 pm ET
Hillary Clinton Goes After Donald Trump's Business Career

by Alexandra Jaffe

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton spent Tuesday exchanging barbs over Trump's business career, perhaps their most direct clash yet and a certain sign of things to come as the two turn towards an already fierce general election fight.

The Clinton campaign launched a broadside against Trump focused on his comments throughout the early 2000s talking about his plans to profit from the housing market crash, seeking to frame them as evidence of a "pattern of Trump seeking to cash in at the expense of families," as one Clinton aide put it.

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Democrats hope to raise questions about Trump's business practices and intentions in order to undercut any advantage he may have among Americans on that issue.

On Monday night Clinton declared at a convention of union-members that Trump "could bankrupt America like he's bankrupted his companies." .......................

Read more: http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/hillary-clinton-goes-after-donald-trump-s-business-career-n579766






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Hillary Clinton Goes After Donald Trump's Business Career (Original Post) riversedge May 2016 OP
She really needs an attack dog VP candidate FBaggins May 2016 #1
Only for those paying close attention and with bucolic_frolic May 2016 #2
Then she shouldn't bring it up. FBaggins May 2016 #4
Few will notice if you don't focus on it bucolic_frolic May 2016 #5
Ignore it at her own risk Roy Rolling May 2016 #8
This will be a continuing and very fruitful area of attack in the General Recursion May 2016 #3
This is a smart move by Hillary to tell the truth NWCorona May 2016 #6
Trump's university was a dubious enterprise Douseeme May 2016 #7
It's about to get real Roy Rolling May 2016 #9
Trump needs to be attacked by every Democrat constantly. world wide wally May 2016 #10

FBaggins

(26,749 posts)
1. She really needs an attack dog VP candidate
Wed May 25, 2016, 07:18 AM
May 2016

Hearing her accusing anyone else of trying to "cash in" could cause milk-out-the-nose all across the land.

bucolic_frolic

(43,206 posts)
2. Only for those paying close attention and with
Wed May 25, 2016, 07:27 AM
May 2016

predisposing viewpoints

The general public is worried about school graduation, the food bill,
the mortgage payment, the price of gas

FBaggins

(26,749 posts)
4. Then she shouldn't bring it up.
Wed May 25, 2016, 07:46 AM
May 2016

Causes the general public to pay attention. Hypocrisy is one of their least-favorite things.

bucolic_frolic

(43,206 posts)
5. Few will notice if you don't focus on it
Wed May 25, 2016, 08:31 AM
May 2016

Focusing on it only helps Trump

HRC will do what politicians do, pivot on the issue

Many will be swayed

Politicians constantly reinvent themselves

Businessmen have a more visible and firm track record with facts behind them

and they can't pivot away from their record as easily

It ain't pretty, but it's politics

Roy Rolling

(6,924 posts)
8. Ignore it at her own risk
Wed May 25, 2016, 10:40 AM
May 2016

There is a reason presidential candidates have a surrogate attack dog. The idea only a few people are smart enough to read the volumes of articles of her wealth is a flimsy defense to doing it "Hillary's way".

NWCorona

(8,541 posts)
6. This is a smart move by Hillary to tell the truth
Wed May 25, 2016, 09:35 AM
May 2016

I think she's trying to get him to lash out even more than he is.

world wide wally

(21,748 posts)
10. Trump needs to be attacked by every Democrat constantly.
Wed May 25, 2016, 11:03 AM
May 2016

That s just to interrupt the cable news "all trump all the time format.
Hopefully they will be too busy covering all the various accusations that they won't have time to show live coverage of him scratching his ass in his limo.

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