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Elections 2016 Presidential Election General Discussion

What percentage of the vote will third party candidates receive in total?


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I heard that earlier this week on my NPR podcast. His campaign is flirting with a whole lot of violations...
 
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(Trump's speech in Milwaukee)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-te...th-you-calls-for-law-and-order-053355991.html

“The main victims of these riots are law-abiding African American citizens living in these neighborhoods,” he said. “It’s their homes. It’s their schools and communities which will suffer the most as a result. There’s no compassion in tolerating lawless conduct for anyone.”

“I am running to listen to your voice, to hear the cries for help from so many people in our nation,” the celebrity businessman said. “The quiet voices in our society, not the loudest demonstrators, need to have their demands heard.”

Mocking Clinton’s campaign slogan “I’m With Her,” Trump repeatedly declared, “I’m with you.”

The Republican presidential nominee repeatedly accused his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton of “taking for granted” and “taking advantage of” black voters, calling her the “personification of special interest corruption” who cares only about donors and not struggling Americans.

“We reject the bigotry of Hillary Clinton, (who) panders to and talks down to communities of color and sees them only as votes,” Trump told a crowd of a few thousand, mostly white, supporters. “That’s all they care about, not as individual human beings worthy of a better future.”

“The Democratic party,” he added, “has failed and betrayed the African American community.”


"The war on our police is a war on all peaceful citizens who want to be able to work and live and send their kids to school in safety.

Our job is not to make life more comfortable for the rioter, the looter, the violent disruptor. Our job is to make life more comfortable for the African-American parent who wants their kids to be able to safely walk the streets. Or the senior citizen waiting for a bus. Or the young child walking home from school."

For every one violent protestor, there are a hundred moms and dads and kids on that same city block who just want to be able to sleep safely at night. My opponent would rather protect the offender than the victim.


^^^^^^
Good to hear a presidential candidate tell it like it is for a change. Too bad he stupidly got sidetracked by getting into feuds with Gold Start parents and the like instead of hammering in messages like this.

Anyone agree or disagree with his message? Thoughts?
 
He might double the percentage of the black vote he gets with this message. Unfortunately for him, 2 x 0% = 0%
 
He might double the percentage of the black vote he gets with this message. Unfortunately for him, 2 x 0% = 0%

It probably won't increase the black vote at all.

That wasn't my question though. Do you agree with the message or not?
 
It probably won't increase the black vote at all.

That wasn't my question though. Do you agree with the message or not?

Depends who wrote it.

Was it some jewluminati hiding in his staff or a lizard person in disguise?
 
It's nice that he hired a speech writer, but they're just words. The guy has been sued several times for civil rights violations.
 
It's nice that he hired a speech writer, but they're just words. The guy has been sued several times for civil rights violations.

So why haven't Hillary's speechwriters drafted a similar message?
 
The problem with Trump is that this speech may look good on paper, but when you see him in person he comes off like a used car salesman. He just doesn't come off as presidential.

That may not be a bad thing, but it's how I see him.
 
Somebody wrote a nice speech and Trump was somehow able to read it without putting a foot in his mouth.
 
A phrase comes to mind here, when you see who Trump is pandering to out of desperation: the silent minority.
 
It's nice that he hired a speech writer, but they're just words. The guy has been sued several times for civil rights violations.

Could you please source me these multiple civil rights suits, because I seem to only be able to find a suit from 1973 involving rentals.
 
Somebody wrote a nice speech and Trump was somehow able to read it without putting a foot in his mouth.

If Hillary's speechwriters wrote her this speech with the same message do you think she would read it?
 
So why haven't Hillary's speechwriters drafted a similar message?

What do you mean? Hillary Clinton has a long history of working for civil rights dating back long before she or her husband were in politics.

If you've seen or read any of the media outlets since Trump's speech, it did not resonate well with the black community. White people seemed to like it, but it won't change the minds of black voters, and that's who the speech was aimed at.
 
If Hillary's speechwriters wrote her this speech with the same message do you think she would read it?

No, Hillary is totally pro-crime.

He might double the percentage of the black vote he gets with this message. Unfortunately for him, 2 x 0% = 0%

It's just rounded to zero. He has Don King, Louis Farrakhan, TCK, and the black guy who went to one of his rallies.
 
What do you mean? Hillary Clinton has a long history of working for civil rights dating back long before she or her husband were in politics.

If you've seen or read any of the media outlets since Trump's speech, it did not resonate well with the black community. White people seemed to like it, but it won't change the minds of black voters, and that's who the speech was aimed at.

This current form of Hillary would not give that speech. She is appealing more to the angry rioters and those that are mad at police while encouraging victimhood.

I already said that I agree that this will not gain him any black votes ...that isn't the point.
 
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