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[Mr. Roboto]

25 Logical Reasons To Vote For Donald Trump

 

haha

[freedom78]

Another example of some people being too stupid to vote.

 

Anyone who thinks Gore lost in 2008 is too far out to lunch and not only shouldn't vote but should be nowhere near being able to actually run one of these precincts.

 

We live in a bat shit crazy world.

 

At first I thought you were referring to me, and then the white hot ball of rage subsided as I read the rest of your comment.

[Adolf Hitler]

I watched the entire debate this time.

 

We're doomed....

 

 

It was surreal. It was like being in the twilight zone. At several points I just couldn't believe that these are really our two choices for president.

 

Neither one of them should be anywhere near the presidency. Trump is a lunatic and Hillary's double talk made me want to vomit.

[Adolf Hitler]

One other thing....

 

I'm voting for Ric Flair.

 

 

[Adolf Hitler]

[Zimbochick]

Any time Donald Trump talks foreign policy it makes me jittery, but what made me very jittery in the debate was his rambling on about Mosul. What did you guys think about it?

 

I also thought this was an interesting read:

 

Donald Trump Is Wrong on Mosul Attack, Military Experts Say

[VOR]

There seems to be a disconnect between the mainstream news coverage, poll numbers, online punditry, etc. and the actual activity on the ground.

 

Clinton and Kaine just rallied in Pittsburgh this week to a crowd of approximately 3,050 supporters.

 

Trump just rallied in Virginia Beach this week to a crowd of 12,000 supporters.

 

Pittsburgh leans Democrat. The turn out there was decidedly paltry for Clinton.

 

Virginia has been written off by experts as going to the Democrats this election cycle. Trump draws crowds like bees to honey even in states where he is supposed to be losing by double-digits.

 

Voter enthusiasm accounts for something very important on Election Day - who actually goes to the polls and votes.

 

If you look at segments of the population who won the last election for Obama (blacks, Hispanics, women, Millennials), the actual enthusiasm levels are down. Strikingly so among blacks and Millennials. Does this mean these key segments are less likely to show up on Election Day? Well, yes.

 

Whereas if you look at certain segments of the population that supported Romney in 2012, their support for Trump is actually more enthusiastic this cycle. If you recall, the results were only a 51% - 48% split favoring Obama. Does that mean these voters are more likely to show up on Election Day? Well, yes.

 

Also, the third party candidates who are eating up some percentage points in these current polls generally always perform lower in the actual election. Some of those voters don't bother to vote, while others break for a major party. I am a Libertarian and always break for the Republican candidate.

 

Based on what I have seen on the ground in a state that the Democrats have already won according to the news coverage, all I can say is Trump supporters are like the KISS army. They wear badges, are shouting it out loud, and are ready to rock n' roll all night

 

This is how Trump supporters view their candidate:

 

 

This is how Clinton supporters view their candidate:

 

EDIT: I don't think fence sitters and those with low enthusiasm are going to wait in line to vote for 4 - 8 years of Helen Reddy because she is passe and well, basically sucks. However, I do think people will wait in line for hours to vote for Trump because if he wins you can walk around screaming "I wanted the best, and I got the best!!!" :-)

 

Art - Yes, this post was just for you.

[artcinco]

There seems to be a disconnect between the mainstream news coverage, poll numbers, online punditry, etc. and the actual activity on the ground.

Clinton and Kaine just rallied in Pittsburgh this week to a crowd of approximately 3,050 supporters.

Trump just rallied in Virginia Beach this week to a crowd of 12,000 supporters.

Pittsburgh leans Democrat. The turn out there was decidedly paltry for Clinton.

Virginia has been written off by experts as going to the Democrats this election cycle. Trump draws crowds like bees to honey even in states where he is supposed to be losing by double-digits.

Voter enthusiasm accounts for something very important on Election Day - who actually goes to the polls and votes.

If you look at segments of the population who won the last election for Obama (blacks, Hispanics, women, Millennials), the actual enthusiasm levels are down. Strikingly so among blacks and Millennials. Does this mean these key segments are less likely to show up on Election Day? Well, yes.

Whereas if you look at certain segments of the population that supported Romney in 2012, their support for Trump is actually more enthusiastic this cycle. If you recall, the results were only a 51% - 48% split favoring Obama. Does that mean these voters are more likely to show up on Election Day? Well, yes.

Also, the third party candidates who are eating up some percentage points in these current polls generally always perform lower in the actual election. Some of those voters don't bother to vote, while others break for a major party. I am a Libertarian and always break for the Republican candidate.

Based on what I have seen on the ground in a state that the Democrats have already won according to the news coverage, all I can say is Trump supporters are like the KISS army. They wear badges, are shouting it out loud, and are ready to rock n' roll all night

This is how Trump supporters view their candidate:



This is how Clinton supporters view their candidate:


EDIT: I don't think fence sitters and those with low enthusiasm are going to wait in line to vote for 4 - 8 years of Helen Reddy because she is passe and well, basically sucks. However, I do think people will wait in line for hours to vote for Trump because if he wins you can walk around screaming "I wanted the best, and I got the best!!!" :-)

Art - Yes, this post was just for you.

It is all very interesting. If Trump does win it will be with numbers that are too high to rig with a Soros voting machine or other chicanery.

The online activity has been way Trump. I think internal polling is way closer than the Dems and their media want to let on. Why else would they still be trotting out porn stars with groping accusations at this point?

I think Wikileaks is having an impact. The corruption is staggering.

People like the fact that unlike a McCain or Romney, Trump is a street fighter.

I think Trump has more appeal to African-Americans than previous GOP candidates. If enough of them switch or stay home that messes up her calculus in places.

I still think it can go either way but also think the most powerful people are working against him. If the American people elect Trump it will send shockwaves.

The GOP going forward either way will not be the flaccid party of the Bushes anymore.




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[VOR]

It is all very interesting. If Trump does win it will be with numbers that are too high to rig with a Soros voting machine or other chicanery.

The online activity has been way Trump. I think internal polling is way closer than the Dems and their media want to let on. Why else would they still be trotting out porn stars with groping accusations at this point?

I think Wikileaks is having an impact. The corruption is staggering.

People like the fact that unlike a McCain or Romney, Trump is a street fighter.

I think Trump has more appeal to African-Americans than previous GOP candidates. If enough of them switch or stay home that messes up her calculus in places.

I still think it can go either way but also think the most powerful people are working against him. If the American people elect Trump it will send shockwaves.

The GOP going forward either way will not be the flaccid party of the Bushes anymore.




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I think the most interesting thing about the WikiLeaks is how the Democrats answer questions about them, or rather refuse to answer questions.

 

They keep claiming that Russian hackers working for the Kremlin are attempting to influence our election. Maybe they are, but that doesn't really matter. Our government does the exact same thing to other countries.The hilarious part is that we all know the emails are true and all of the dirty shit was trying to be kept hidden from the American people. They act as though the big crime is in bringing this vile filth to light instead of the vile filth itself. Great way to divert attention away from the real corruption and collusion.

[Zimbochick]

Assange declared war on Hillary Clinton in 2010. If he really wanted to expose "truth" he would have made public all of the emails, not leaked selected ones to selected news agencies at time he sees fit. He is manipulating the election as much as the media outlets who are picking and choosing which emails to release and when.

[VOR]

Assange declared war on Hillary Clinton in 2010. If he really wanted to expose "truth" he would have made public all of the emails, not leaked selected ones to selected news agencies at time he sees fit. He is manipulating the election as much as the media outlets who are picking and choosing which emails to release and when.

 

I do not think the selective nature or timing of the releases by Assange makes the contents of the emails any less true.

 

I also do not care who provides me with the truth about my corrupt politicians or what their motivations might be.

 

Getting the truth is the vital matter, as a corrupt politician will never give it willingly.

[Mr. Roboto]

A Brand Problem? Donald Trump's Newest Hotel Line Won't Use His Name

 

Claiming his personal brand is worth billions, real estate mogul and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has put his  name on everything over the years, from hotels to neckties. That’s about to change with Trump’s new line of lifestyle hotels, which will not bear the Trump name.

 

Trump Hotels announced late last month that its newest millennial-focused hotel brand will be called “Scion,” according to a press release. The name means “descendant of a notable family” and is intended to be a subtle reference to Trump–without mentioning his name. The hotel line will be aimed at lifestyle, rather than luxury, customers, the announcement said.

 

“We wanted a name that would be a nod to the Trump family and to the tremendous success it has had with its businesses, including Trump Hotels, while allowing for a clear distinction between our luxury and lifestyle brands,” Trump Hotels CEO Eric Danziger said in the announcement.

 

This may be a smart move, given the increasing signs that Donald Trump’s contentious presidential run is becoming toxic for his brand. FORBES, which estimates Trump’s net worth at $3.7 billion, does not assign any value to Trump’s brand, or to the brands of any other billionaires. (Click here for a detailed look at Trump’s assets.)

 

In January 2016, a survey from BAV Consulting showed that the value of Trump’s brand was “collapsing” in the eyes of people making over $100,000 per year. In May 2016, a survey conducted by media and research firm Skift found that 57% of those surveyed were less likely to stay in one of Trump’s hotels because of his presidential run. In August, Foursquare found that foot traffic to Trump properties had decreased since he announced his presidential bid in June 2015, especially in Democratic-leaning states. An August report from travel website Hipmunk showed that bookings at Trump hotels on the site were down 59% in the first half of 2016 as compared to the first half of 2015. A week after the Washington Post released the Access Hollywood tape of Trump making lewd comments about women, New York Magazine reported that Trump’s new Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C. had to reduce its rates during peak season.  A New York Times story on Monday described how some customers actively choosing to avoid patronizing anything with the Trump brand as a form of protest in the wake of Trump’s comments about women, minorities and immigrants. 

 

At Fortune’s Most Powerful Women conference on Wednesday, Trump’s daughter Ivanka Trump, who has her own brand tied to to the Trump name, tried to address these concerns. She dismissed the New York Times story–and the media in general–as being biased against her family business, saying the evidence of brand decline was anecdotal. “We’re one of the fastest growing luxury hotel companies in the world,” she said. (Many of the hotels just pay to use Trump’s name.) She also tried to distance her women’s empowerment brand from her father. ”I’ve always tried to maintain complete separation between [my brand] and the campaign,” she said.

 

The long-term effects of Trump’s campaign on his brand–and his net worth–won’t be clear until after Americans pick their next president on November 8, 2016. But the Trump Hotels’ choice of its new brand does raise questions about the ongoing value of Trump’s name as a brand.

 

http://www.forbes.co...e-his-name/amp/

 

[artcinco]

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[Adolf Hitler]

[Adolf Hitler]

I don't know when these Kermit memes became a thing but I love them....