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2016-08-16 Home Front: Politix

Clinton bracing for ‘major attack’ by Trump

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Posted by Fred 2016-08-16 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 Interesting. I agree with Mook that Hillary Clinton is favored to win. But notice the language about "mandate".

If you follow the financial/banking industry, this is a big deal to them. The idea of the conservative stock broker or financial planner is an antique, it went out at least a decade ago, and they are almost uniformly pushing for Hillary Clinton to win. Though they would never admit it, they know the current high stock market is a fragile phony thing made possible by endless money printing, the dollar being reserve currency, an artificially low borrowing rate, and a percentage of public employees that is more than twice as large as is justified or sustainable. One of the things that has them gripped with fear is the instability of a slim Clinton win and a lack of confidence in the economy and markets that would result.

Mook's words are a bone being tossed to that industry's insecurities. The foundations of what little economic health we have require a Hillary blowout. The current crop of people in banking/finance are amoral and greedy in a way that make the Gordon Gekko types of the 1980's look like choir boys. They have less loyaty to America or decency than at any time in their industry's history.

Posted by no mo uro 2016-08-16 06:02|| 2016-08-16 06:02|| Front Page Top

#2 Wishful thinking on Hillary's part. There are still the debates to come. These will not be like the Obama-Romney debates. There will most likely be more incriminating emails released. As Assange said indictable information will yet come. And still, there are the legal problems with the FBI U.S. Attorney field offices. And don't forget the multitude of lawsuits such as the FOIA lawsuits, the Benghazi family lawsuits, and the email lawsuits. Then there are the recent calls for perjury charges by the Congress because you lied to them. It is a long time to November.

Posted by JohnQC 2016-08-16 07:54|| 2016-08-16 07:54|| Front Page Top

#3 He is showing a campaign does not mean fleecing tax payers and donors. His blitz at the end will be ruthless and focused. Just the way he closes business deals.

Posted by 49 Pan 2016-08-16 09:10|| 2016-08-16 09:10|| Front Page Top

#4 However it is interesting to watch the cult mindset on display from his most enthusiastic followers.

Unlike Hillary's mindless follower's who get distracted every time she points at something and says "squirrel!"

Posted by gorb 2016-08-16 11:27|| 2016-08-16 11:27|| Front Page Top

#5 Just a couple points of order.

Anyone who has already voted - ain't gonna be won over by the other side.

It isn't even the MLB playoffs yet, so we have no idea who will win the World Series.

And as a Royals fan, I am absolutely immune to that tone. Or how Denver ruined the Super Bowl by winning the game because Cam Newton's Turn!

I think Rantburg has been fairly good about the whole deal. Me? Rick Perry - anyone out for a jog who shoots a coyote to protect his dog is good in my book.

Don't see me hopping about like I didn't make the cut for Bring It On! The Junior High Years.

I think Hillary! is her own worst promoter. Let Grannie Screech talk.

Posted by swksvolFF 2016-08-16 12:59|| 2016-08-16 12:59|| Front Page Top

#6 He has not marshalled the get out the vote volunteers that should already be organizing mail-ins with the home bound, vans to transport people, and door-knocking to give information and offer to help people make it to the polls.

The people who are going to vote for Trump are smart enough and capable enough to find their own way to the polls. They don't need the Donkeycrat machine to pull the lever for them.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2016-08-16 13:43|| 2016-08-16 13:43|| Front Page Top

#7 I dunno. In addition to all your motivated voters, you need the somewhat willing voters. That means a GOTV and some advertising of some kind. I don't think Trump necessarily needs to enrich all the ~~remoras~~ consultants, but he does need an operation. Even if he doesn't poll a lot he needs enough to know where to put resources.

And he needs a GOTV effort even if he farms out a lot of it to the RNC.

Posted by Steve White 2016-08-16 14:12|| 2016-08-16 14:12|| Front Page Top

#8 Y'all in contested states, what does the Clinton advertising look like?

Posted by swksvolFF 2016-08-16 14:52|| 2016-08-16 14:52|| Front Page Top

#9 Depends which Contested states. She's pulling out ads from Virginia, Colorado, and Pennsylvania by early Sept according to her SuperPac. PrioritiesUSA already pulled out of Virginia in fact.

So make of that what you will, they can always go back in if things look bleak for them suddenly. Personally I think the race won't end up decided one way or another until the debates.

Posted by Charles 2016-08-16 15:47|| 2016-08-16 15:47|| Front Page Top

#10 I do not get any out here, other than the spatterings during nationwide broadcasts of events like the Olympics...that is, other than dang near every opinion show on TV.

My favorite so far was the weather channel's do Trumps golf courses cause global warming?

Posted by swksvolFF 2016-08-16 16:18|| 2016-08-16 16:18|| Front Page Top

#11 At some point the Hildabeest is going to have to face the potential voters. She is being shielded and kept in a cocoon. When her handlers do let her out of her cage, she is extremely grating and tends to pi$$ off a lot of potential voters when she talks. Her and the hubby are the epitome of the crooked politician. I remember the Clintons well in the decade of the '90s and even before in Arkansas. Both are lying POS. Slick Willy argued about the meaning of the word "is" when he was asked about having sex with Monica in the WH. He dragged the country through an extended Jerry Springer show. Slick was one of two presidents impeached for lying. We don't need another 8 years of sleaze in the WH just because people think it would be cute or cool to have the first woman POTUS. They don't care whether she's worth a $hit; they just want a woman POTUS. How did it work out with the 1st (or is the 2nd) black POTUS. I'm about friggin fed up with damned social experiments. Don't get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with electing a black or a woman or a LBGTQ member for that matter and not have as a part of their agenda to take down the country. They just need to be fvcking competent, take the country in the right direction, defend the country, obey the law and follow the constitution.

Posted by JohnQC 2016-08-16 16:23|| 2016-08-16 16:23|| Front Page Top

#12 I don't see how she can possibly survive the debates, if she makes it THAT far. IMA thinking the other shoe is going to drop very soon. Don't know what it will look like... but I have a gut feeling.

Posted by Besoeker 2016-08-16 17:04|| 2016-08-16 17:04|| Front Page Top

#13 She got more shoes than Imelda.

Posted by Shipman 2016-08-16 17:58|| 2016-08-16 17:58|| Front Page Top

#14 I agree with you Besoeker, the house of cards she has created is beginning to come apart. She can only hide for so long.

And as far as being the worst campaign ever, don't let you hate get in the way here. He has run with almost no staff to speak of, minimal advertising, very little money spent, brought out more voters in the primary than any other candidate in history, beat the GOP establishment and their 15 candidates hands down, continues to run within a few points of Hillary despite the GOP's never Trump campaign, and now he is going into the debates in a dead heat. Not even Reagan had it like this, its not a cult, its people tires of the same old political fraud. Get used to it, Trump wins or not, you will see the same at the Congress and Senate levels as well.

But in the end, call us all morons- name calling is one of the things you hate Trump for, a little hypocritical. Hate Trump, don't vote for him. Just remember where you vote goes, to Hillary. Rationalize it any way you want, that's what your doing.

Posted by 49 Pan 2016-08-16 18:30|| 2016-08-16 18:30|| Front Page Top

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