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Cosmocat

(14,574 posts)
Tue Aug 2, 2016, 08:23 AM Aug 2016

This election will now be determined by "outside" events, or the lack of

Note - this is not to say be complacent or anything, Hillary, her campaign and all democrats need to push forward with great energy and a positive message, to get Hillary in the White House, try to get enough senate seats to get control of that chamber and chip into the House.

But, the trajectory of this election is set as long as nothing major happens with security of the economy.

Trump will continue to be Trump and do more damage than good to his campaign.

Hillary will continue to be disciplined and on message run a well organized and strategic campaign.

There ARE going to be some bumps, which the media will desperately try to make into mountains. But, there is nothing that will keep her from being POTUS that she or Trump will do from a campaign standpoint.

We have to hold our breath and hope that nothing major happens that gives this country a reason to make a stupid decision. We need to have things calm down with terrorist attacks abroad, absolutely have no major, organized domestic terrorist attacks, and not have any kind of major fiscal or economic events, any kind of "Katrina" where there is any real or semblance of a poor response by BHO, etc.

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This election will now be determined by "outside" events, or the lack of (Original Post) Cosmocat Aug 2016 OP
america is not going to look at trump to keep us safe....the question of fitness beachbum bob Aug 2016 #1
Bush II had 9-11 happen on his watch Cosmocat Aug 2016 #2
 

beachbum bob

(10,437 posts)
1. america is not going to look at trump to keep us safe....the question of fitness
Tue Aug 2, 2016, 08:56 AM
Aug 2016

is being answered every day....the russian connection wont go away.....

Cosmocat

(14,574 posts)
2. Bush II had 9-11 happen on his watch
Tue Aug 2, 2016, 10:12 AM
Aug 2016

And he won re-election because HE KEPT US SAFE.

This country is stupid as shit.

We can get past that when we have a candidate as bad as Trump.

But, make us scared and we will obediently get behind a moron if it is the right wing and media pushing us there.

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