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MohRokTah

(15,429 posts)
Fri Aug 12, 2016, 08:49 AM Aug 2016

The SWEETEST WORDS Donald Trump has ever said!!!!



Trump On Election Strategy: ‘I Don’t Know That We Need To Get Out The Vote’

Donald Trump trumpeted a confident assessment of his campaign on Thursday night, saying there was no need for him to encourage voters to head to the polls on election day.

Asked by Fox News’ Eric Bolling about the open letter by 70 Republicans asking the Republican National Committee to redirect funding from the presidential race to down-ballot campaigns, Trump said he didn’t need their assistance.

...

“We are gonna have tremendous turnout from the evangelicals, from the miners, from the people that make our steel, from people that are getting killed by trade deals, from people that have been just decimated, from the military who are with Trump 100 percent,” he went on. “From our vets because I’m going to take care of the vets.”

“I don’t know that we need to get out the vote,” the Republican nominee concluded. “I think people that really want to vote, they’re gonna just get up and vote for Trump. And we’re going to make America great again.”

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http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/trump-no-need-get-out-the-vote
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The SWEETEST WORDS Donald Trump has ever said!!!! (Original Post) MohRokTah Aug 2016 OP
t-rump is certainly full of himself. chillfactor Aug 2016 #1
He is the gift that keeps on giving. nt Demsrule86 Aug 2016 #19
His campaign is one of the most insane things I've ever seen. Curtland1015 Aug 2016 #2
24/7 free advertisement from every news channel during the primaries. mucifer Aug 2016 #5
TPTB didn't want Bernie or his "dangerous ideas" (dangerous to them)! Dustlawyer Aug 2016 #14
Many eligible voters by nature are complacent, needing a reason to vote or someone to encourage them bulloney Aug 2016 #13
"HOW IN THE HELL did this moron make it those far!?" Hayduke Bomgarte Aug 2016 #20
Which makes me think what kinda loon would go door to door for trump? mucifer Aug 2016 #3
HELLO, POLICE? cynzke Aug 2016 #15
Planely better than having a 747 at your door whistler162 Aug 2016 #25
That's right Donny boy grubbs Aug 2016 #4
This isn't The Onion? greatauntoftriplets Aug 2016 #6
Crap. I was hoping it would be - raven mad Aug 2016 #7
I love the way Rump (doesn't) think! MoonRiver Aug 2016 #8
"I DON'T THINK......" cynzke Aug 2016 #18
No... jaxind Aug 2016 #9
NO! We want him in until the bitter end! Ligyron Aug 2016 #11
100% of military? Vets? Wounded Bear Aug 2016 #10
Neither does this vet. OldRedneck Aug 2016 #17
And even if they were with him before auntpurl Aug 2016 #21
Yes! Nitram Aug 2016 #12
Yeah, about that military vote... Proud Public Servant Aug 2016 #16
Huh? Beowulf42 Aug 2016 #22
if i ever thought he was stupid barbtries Aug 2016 #23
just for shits and giggles barbtries Aug 2016 #24
Travels Beowulf42 Aug 2016 #26
Nice n/t hibbing Aug 2016 #35
Keep that attitude Trump liberal N proud Aug 2016 #27
Trump is happy with his little cult workinclasszero Aug 2016 #28
He really does, just by his person, motivate voters 6chars Aug 2016 #29
Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2016 #30
Welcome to DU obnoxiousdrunk Aug 2016 #31
Was he being sarcastic? no_hypocrisy Aug 2016 #32
No... Yes... maybe... who knows what passes for reality in his brain? Fast Walker 52 Aug 2016 #37
He's really hanging his hat on those miners. Squinch Aug 2016 #33
No Trust faye Aug 2016 #34
Yeah good luck with that strategy! Initech Aug 2016 #36
This is hands-down Jamaal510 Aug 2016 #38

Curtland1015

(4,404 posts)
2. His campaign is one of the most insane things I've ever seen.
Fri Aug 12, 2016, 08:53 AM
Aug 2016

Like, even a total moron would know they have to have foot level organizing in place for a presidential campaign, right? RIGHT?

You need local branches and ad people and GOTV organizers... I mean, even the average person on the street knows you need these kinds of things to run a major campaign. HOW IN THE HELL did this moron make it those far!?

It's MIND BLOWING.

mucifer

(23,544 posts)
5. 24/7 free advertisement from every news channel during the primaries.
Fri Aug 12, 2016, 08:56 AM
Aug 2016

Lots of their reporting then was positive. Lots of free exposure that Bernie never got even when Bernie's numbers were better than his and he had many more people at his rallies than trump did. The media helped create the monster.

Dustlawyer

(10,495 posts)
14. TPTB didn't want Bernie or his "dangerous ideas" (dangerous to them)!
Fri Aug 12, 2016, 09:33 AM
Aug 2016

They used their media companies to ignore, then ridicule Bernie and his supporters to keep them from really going mainstream. No one wants to support someone who is being made fun of on a national level to the extent Bernie was/is.

This is something we will have to fight through in order to bust up the media oligarchy and get rid of the root cause of most of our countries problems, the legal bribes in the form of campaign contributions.

We need to win this presidential election, but also put everything we can in the down ballot races to give Hillary a chance to push our agenda forward and once again start to repair the damage caused by the corrupt Republican Party.

bulloney

(4,113 posts)
13. Many eligible voters by nature are complacent, needing a reason to vote or someone to encourage them
Fri Aug 12, 2016, 09:26 AM
Aug 2016

Look at the historical percentage of voter turnout vs. eligible voters in POTUS elections. And Trump talks like he's got things in control as he and Pence speak in facilities that get emptier with each passing week.

Hayduke Bomgarte

(1,965 posts)
20. "HOW IN THE HELL did this moron make it those far!?"
Fri Aug 12, 2016, 09:50 AM
Aug 2016

I think that question speaks directly to the racism, bigotry and outright sheer stupidity of a large section of the "murkin" public. Maybe a larger segment that what we like to acknowledge, but there are some real ding-bats running loose, out there.

mucifer

(23,544 posts)
3. Which makes me think what kinda loon would go door to door for trump?
Fri Aug 12, 2016, 08:53 AM
Aug 2016

I sure wouldn't open my door for someone with a trump button on.

greatauntoftriplets

(175,735 posts)
6. This isn't The Onion?
Fri Aug 12, 2016, 08:56 AM
Aug 2016

Clueless doesn't even begin to describe this statement, maybe willfully ignorant and or arrogant that he thinks it will happen because he is.

Ligyron

(7,632 posts)
11. NO! We want him in until the bitter end!
Fri Aug 12, 2016, 09:20 AM
Aug 2016

They're going to put someone in who is more electable if he drops out.

Although many of his supporters would likely stay home or write in his name, but why take the chance?

Trump for President! Make America Great again!

Wounded Bear

(58,656 posts)
10. 100% of military? Vets?
Fri Aug 12, 2016, 09:14 AM
Aug 2016

Wow, he must think everybody suffers from battered wife syndrome.

This vet doesn't.

auntpurl

(4,311 posts)
21. And even if they were with him before
Fri Aug 12, 2016, 09:59 AM
Aug 2016

I'm sure they were thrilled to see him going head to head with the Khans. For too long have reality TV show stars had their voices silenced by grieving families whose sons gave their lives to protect this country! No more!

Nitram

(22,801 posts)
12. Yes!
Fri Aug 12, 2016, 09:24 AM
Aug 2016

And there is still a niggling feeling that the dude has not been serious about running at any point.

barbtries

(28,795 posts)
24. just for shits and giggles
Fri Aug 12, 2016, 10:19 AM
Aug 2016

i visited the NC for Trump facebook page this morning. not a lot of activity.

Beowulf42

(204 posts)
26. Travels
Fri Aug 12, 2016, 10:21 AM
Aug 2016

While on the campaign trail I decided to visit Trumptown. Walking through the streets of this great city I looked into the empty shops, saw the shutters hanging askew next to the soiled windows, sensed the chill wind at my back pushing me forward. It seemed such a sad little place scented with the odor of desolation and despair. And as I departed a tumbleweed skutted past, rasping on the dry asphalt.

 

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)
28. Trump is happy with his little cult
Fri Aug 12, 2016, 10:24 AM
Aug 2016

He doesn't give a damn about trying to appeal to a broad enough slice of America to actually win a national election.

I just hope Putin, Wikileaks and the GOP spent millions trying to get this traitor scum elected!

6chars

(3,967 posts)
29. He really does, just by his person, motivate voters
Fri Aug 12, 2016, 10:36 AM
Aug 2016

Democratic voters.

Whatever the polls are saying, add a few to Hillary who has a real organization which will help on election day. The media aren't including this in projections, but it makes for the possibility of a historic ass kicking.

Response to MohRokTah (Original post)

 

faye

(39 posts)
34. No Trust
Fri Aug 12, 2016, 11:41 AM
Aug 2016

I am worried that he has a room somewhere in the Trump Towers or maybe the Soviet Union full of young , well educated computer hackers than can switch enough votes to give him the election . That would fit in with the acceptance of a rigged election that we hear so much about .

Jamaal510

(10,893 posts)
38. This is hands-down
Fri Aug 12, 2016, 03:39 PM
Aug 2016

the worst political campaign I've seen in my life, and perhaps the worst in history. He doesn't run ads, he doesn't have a ground game, he lacks a detailed agenda, he purposefully offends people, he can't handle hecklers or protestors, and he actually tells supporters to be complacent and assumes that the whole country likes him. Once this election is over, there should be a documentary filmed on how NOT to run a political campaign, featuring him.

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