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2016 Postmortem

BootinUp

(47,179 posts) Mon Sep 26, 2016, 03:05 PM Sep 2016

Hallie Jackson on MSNBC talking about a more gracious Trump

more gracious than what?

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Hallie Jackson on MSNBC talking about a more gracious Trump (Original Post) BootinUp Sep 2016 OP

In order to be more gracious he would have to be gracious at all. redwitch Sep 2016 #1

Trump gets what he wants through bullying The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2016 #2

redwitch

(14,946 posts)

1. In order to be more gracious he would have to be gracious at all.

Reply to BootinUp (Original post)

Mon Sep 26, 2016, 03:08 PM

Sep 2016

He won't be able to manage gracious, not in his repertoire.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,829 posts)

2. Trump gets what he wants through bullying

Reply to BootinUp (Original post)

Mon Sep 26, 2016, 03:21 PM

Sep 2016

and intimidation. "Graciousness" is good only for the preliminary social niceties; he doesn't use courtesy or civility or logical arguments when he wants to win. He doesn't know how to "win" except by being obnoxious.

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