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Old 05-04-2016, 06:11 PM
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What happens when he becomes perceived as conventional, as in nothing new? After all, he's still Barbara Walter's 'The Donald.'
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Old 05-04-2016, 06:13 PM
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People are sick of conventional. You stumbled onto his appeal.
His appeal is that he is a pompous bullshit artist?

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Old 05-04-2016, 06:26 PM
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His appeal is that he is a pompous bullshit artist?

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Pio you are out of words.
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Old 05-04-2016, 06:27 PM
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What happens when he becomes perceived as conventional, as in nothing new? After all, he's still Barbara Walter's 'The Donald.'
To a large extent, this has already happened.
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Old 05-04-2016, 07:08 PM
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Pio you are out of words.
Doesn't take much to sum his campaign.

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Old 05-04-2016, 08:23 PM
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One viewpoint on why Trump can't win....

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_a...president.html
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Old 05-04-2016, 08:29 PM
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One viewpoint on why Trump can't win....

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_a...president.html
Stunning, isn't it?
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Old 05-04-2016, 08:29 PM
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One viewpoint on why Trump can't win....

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_a...president.html
A fair assessment. I hope.
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Old 05-04-2016, 08:31 PM
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One viewpoint on why Trump can't win....

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_a...president.html
This is the same kind of tripe that pundits have been writing for months now. It's just the writers wishful thinking. If this election cycle demonstrates anything, it's that conventional wisdom - including conventional political calculus - has been tossed out the window.
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Old 05-04-2016, 08:37 PM
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This is the same kind of tripe that pundits have been writing for months now. It's just the writers wishful thinking. If this election cycle demonstrates anything, it's that conventional wisdom - including conventional political calculus - has been tossed out the window.
Come on Whell even you don't want Trump....
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