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So how many here have been polled? So many Florida polls and I haven't been called once. And it's not because I don't have a landline - hubby insists on keeping it in case of hurricanes (and cel towers don't work) - complete waste of $37 a month.
Black people don't watch TV or listen to the radio? Who Knew?Trump going and giving speeches about black people to crowds full of virtually all white people certainly isn't helping his "outreach". Talking about blacks people is a lot different than talking to black people, he gave a speech about race in Wisconsinin a part of the state that is especially overwhelmingly white. He needs to give a speech in area's populated heavily by black people to prove that he is serious.
He is clearly trying to convince Whites that he isn't racist instead of really courting minority votes.
So how many here have been polled? So many Florida polls and I haven't been called once. And it's not because I don't have a landline - hubby insists on keeping it in case of hurricanes (and cel towers don't work) - complete waste of $37 a month.
I keep hearing this ridiculous talking point and it not only makes no sense, it is demeaning to black voters. Hillary Clinton hasn't given a single speech in San Antonio yet through the "miracle" of modern media I have heard the full text of many of the speeches she has given and the highlights of many others. Are you insinuating blacks aren't capable of the same?Trump going and giving speeches about black people to crowds full of virtually all white people certainly isn't helping his "outreach". Talking about blacks people is a lot different than talking to black people, he gave a speech about race in Wisconsin
He is clearly trying to convince Whites that he isn't racist instead of really courting minority votes.
https://www.yahoo.com/tech/clinton-f...165059307.html
A series of newly released State Department emails obtained by ABC News offers fresh insight on direct contact between the Clinton Foundation and Hillary Clinton's inner circle while she was Secretary of State.
Point being if you are trying to appeal to blacks then why aren't you taking you messages to black churches or places that are predominantly black. He came to VA. and drew a massive crowd that was virtually all white. He isn't seriously trying to when more black support, black people do have TV and radio and they certainly know about him twice being in trouble for housing discrimination back in the 70's and they've read the articles which chronicle his decades of racism.
There is a reason why he is polling at 1% of the black vote. Him getting up to 5% (the average of the last two GOP presidential candidates with the black vote) isn't happening.
he will get more then 5%
Whatever Trump has done to negatively impact blacks dwarfs in comparison to the devastating effects Clinton policies had on black families, mainly doubling the prison population while Bill was in office. How do black people get past that fact and still vote for Clinton?
LOL talking points. Boutons is that you?
Rmt, do you feel trump is softening his stance on immigration?
Donald Trump has a massive Catholic problem
34% trump vs 61% clinton
If you compare the difference between Romney’s margin among Catholics in 2012 and Trump’s margin among Catholics this year, the 25-point difference is tied for the biggest shift of any demographic group in the Post-ABC poll.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...t-draw7&wpmm=1
Donald Trump’s Doctor Draws Healthy Heaps of Ridicule on Twitter
Dr. Harold Bornstein comes under fire for everything from his hippie-ish style to his choice of technology
http://m.sfgate.com/entertainment/th...of-9187542.php
I think the polls have gotten so bad that he's listening to the (female) campaign manager. But I don't think he likes the word "softening" (lol). I'm okay with the shift (I never wanted a wall anyways - don't think it's necessary - just e-verify, get rid of sanctuary cities, enforce the current law and all those here join the back of the line). He's got to do something and try to get more people under the tent. The people with him will vote for him regardless or for the Supreme Court.
Hmm. In that respect he doesn't really seem like a change agent. Just another politician who'll say whatever he thinks the electorate wants to hear. Does that bother you?
It bothers me he has to soften his stance on immigration but he has to get elected
He by far is better then any of the other ones that ran this year
lol duped and proud...
outsider! now rhymes with hopey and changey
they are have to change some from a primary to general election to get the majority of the vote to win
Trump speechwriter ^
Ya think?
if trump changes a little from the primary though the media is all over it for days but they let clinton change a little and not report it
of course last week was the first time in almost a month she called in on a tv show (even if was cnn)
Donald Trump is bankrupting the Republican Party — and we don’t mean morally
The only thing that seems to be dropping faster than Donald Trump’s odds of being elected president of the United States is the bank balance for the Republican National Committee that is currently at a historic low this close to a presidential election.
According to Open Secrets, the Republican Party has seen contributions take a nosedive as contributors — including big money interests — are sitting on their wallets while the Trump campaign moves from gaffe to unforced error to reports of inner turmoil that has resulted in three campaign managers in the past three months.
While in previous presidential years the
GOP went into the last ninety days before the election with $70 to $90 million in the bank, the party showed a balance of $34.5 million in cash on hand at the end of July — compared to $88.7 million four years ago.
Making matters worse, of those funds, only $15 million is available in unrestricted dollars that can be used toward the election which includes not only funding Trump’s faltering campaign but also get-out-the-vote operations, registration drives and data operations that help down-ticket candidates as well.
One of the myriad of problems the party is facing is backing a candidate who has a history of bankruptcies
— blithely walking away with cash in his pockets while leaving investors holding the bag —
and who once declared, “I’m the king of debt. I love debt.”
Additionally, the Trump campaign has asked the RNC to open field offices for him in all 50 states — including states where he stands no chance such as California and New York — putting a further strain on the few dollars available.
http://www.rawstory.com/2016/08/dona...e+Raw+Story%29
Last edited by boutons_deux; 08-29-2016 at 06:54 AM.
No, at this point - I just want him elected. I'm sure I'm thinking the same way most of you are - not crazy over Hillary (Trump, in my case) but the alternative is unthinkable. I'm not hung up on "change" for the sake of change - I'm hung up on the direction the country is going in - more Obamacare, more redistribution, "free" college tuition/debt, public option, more taxes, more regulation, more socialism. I want lower corporate taxes, bringing back the trillions parked abroad to create JOBS, no more H1-B visas - that's the bottom line for me - more JOBS for Americans - that's the solution for most of what ails us. And what Hillary is for is not going to bring that - it'll be more of the same - stagnant GDP (revised downward to 1.1 for last quarter).
It's not that I'm particularly stuck on Trump, but I knew that the country has moved so far left that only someone like him (not a true conservative) could possible win (or I would have voted for someone like Huckabee or Carson - people with my values). And Trump did have a chance, if he kept him mouth shut and head down and only talked economy and national security but no, he had to step into it (starting with Khan). Now, he's so far down that it's unlikely that he can recover in time. But hope springs eternal (anything can happen), and I'm not the type to give up so I'll be there till the end.
Nothing personal, rmt, but this post is full of contradictions, really a lack of understanding of what's going on in the world today... we're living the peak of globalization and the US remains the world's epicenter of capitalism...
You're not getting more jobs for Americans until either of these happen:
1) The US can compete with the ty quality of the life in the rest of the world (staring with China, India, etc). Nobody really wants this. Nobody wants to destroy our quality of life so that earning 10c/hour looks like a reasonable salary.
2) The US imposes market-distorting (some would call adjusting) controls like tariffs... protectionism isn't new, but it's a lot closer to socialism than it is to free-market. It will include inflation and bickering, but you'll get some of your darned jobs back.
There's a couple more options, but neither are realistically better than those two from the standpoint of the US. And they're both really ugly in different ways.
The world we live in is what the absolute optimization of capitalism looks like. Chasing the almighty buck over everything means you invest where labor is absolutely cheap and borderline criminal and you sell where people can still pay. It overrides national interests and boundaries. What do you want the trillions of dollars back for? Those companies have zero interest in investing them in the US when they already invest and manufacture in much cheaper countries. The only reason you would want those trillions back is so the government could capture some of the taxation and invest them in infrastructure, etc, creating artificial jobs. We've gotten to this point of government being the de-facto job creator, not because of socialism!, but because of globalization. I agree with your H1B comment, but that's just one more symptom of a much larger problem.
I think this is also a big reason why republicans are generally very conflicted with the current times. It appears to me that certain dogmas like free-market, trickle-down, etc have been getting really ugly when applied to their capacity, and it's difficult to perhaps accept that you simply can't control the whole economic game, and you have to act in the country's best interest, even if sometimes it goes against certain dogmas.
As far as this election goes, neither Shillary or Trump are likely to change any of this stuff. We live in a political system that's also the full embodiment of capitalism-to-the-max, and as far as I'm concerned, until Citizen's United is overturned, won't change. Even after that, it remains to be seen how much we can get money out of politics and really put country-first again. In the meantime, we're just going to have to live in this world and survive.
Bless your heart rmt, your posts are always good for a few laughs. Let's hope your children turn out to be more informed and able to engage in critical thinking than you.
Why, thank you for that blessing. I'm glad I can amuse you. What a boring world this would be if we all thought alike!
Bless your heart rmt, your posts are always good for a few laughs. Let's hope your children turn out to be more informed and able to engage in critical thinking than you.
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