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Originally Posted by Torplexed
(Post 2334919)
Likely Fox News and the GOP would love to see Trump gone because they are worried what would happen if he wins the primary or if he has a serious following and chooses to run as an independent. They are going to jump on the now exposed sexist chink in Trump's armor.
It's predictable. They've been looking for a gaffe, any gaffe the public doesn't just brush off with a laugh. Blatant sexism is so not OK in this day and age. Having Megyn Kelly ask the question may have been a purposeful direct challenge to get the predicted response Trump has to female reporters. I expect there will be a lot of poking Trump with a stick to get the fateful soundbite in the weeks to come.
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This is true, they need to destroy Trump with any means possible...and yet in doing so and doing so in an obvious manner they may well in fact improve his chances by making him appear even more as breaking away from the norms of the GOP which I think is part of what has got him this far. If Fox News and the GOP are shown to be running scared from Trump, then he is only going to gain popularity from it from those who don't like the GOPs attempts to break back into the center ground. It would be interesting to see how many of the Tea Party crowd have been wooed by Trump, if any.
Honestly, if the GOP want to stand a chance against Trump, they should push Fiorina forward a bit, she seemed to poll well in the early debate the other night but lacked an opportunity to go head to head with the big guns. I think she could have undermined Trump spectacularly. :yep:
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Originally Posted by Torplexed
(Post 2335036)
I don't know if I would say favorite. After almost 25 years in the public eye in sometimes in public office she doesn't exactly excite the electorate anymore. Certainly not in the sense that Obama did in 2008. I do find it interesting that Bernie Sanders has made a strong showing among democrats and that there are continual pushes to recruit others into the race for the democratic nominee. (like Joe Biden and Howard Schultz) You do get the sense that even on the left, there are many anxious not to have to look at those pantsuits for the next four years.
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Aye, Saunders has got a good innings amongst the left, especially in the youth and those of a more socialist persuasion. He's a bit like the UKs Jeremy Corbyn. Honestly though, I don't think he's quite got the financial power to make it to victory. One of the other major contenders will eventually steamroller him. That being said, if he did win it, and Trump won the GOP...it would make for a very crazy election. :doh: |
