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Originally Posted by Yanks_Todd
It doesn't matter really. The GOP has thrown in the towel on this one. They can't win the general with or without Drumpf and he can't win with or without them. They will focus on keeping what they have in congress in light of Trump and the Supreme court debacle that will just get worse.
The report that they put out in 2012 says it all. They needed to bring in women and minorities to the party and ease up on social issues that have wide national support. They essentially did the opposite and pandered to the low brow instead of moving left and competing.
There is no silent majority for Trump, that is becoming more and more evident. He has the same people he always has and can't lose no matter what he says. Even the GFY banter is just boring. The guy is a joke and supporting him should be embarrassing.
I hope Bernie can pull something together, but Trump is just done.
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You've always been very smart about politics.
I remember that report in 2012, and it was similar to a report in 2008. It's very simple - they need to win over women, Hispanics, and minorities. And then they turn around and do the direct opposite.
I am stunned that we still debate abortion; I understand a large percentage of people in the country are religious but not everyone bases their decisions on religion, and some one else's religion shouldn't be deciding our laws.
Then we have the immigration issue. Build all the walls you want, but that is not going to fix the problem. The vast majority of illegal immigrants came through a government checkpoint and then just never went home. We can spend the next decade and billions of dollars building a huge wall, and it won't change a damn thing.
I understand we are months away from the election, but the poll say Trump looses no matter what:
RealClearPolitics - Election 2016 - General Election: Trump vs. Clinton
RealClearPolitics - Election 2016 - General Election: Trump vs. Sanders
Here is what I don't understand about the Republican party.... They hate Hillary so bad and are doing everything they can to get rid of her with this email stuff, but... If they put Trump up against Sanders it's twice as bad.