10-11-2016, 11:48 PM
CNN is reporting concern among Hillary's campaign that The Donald is pushing a strategy of disgust. He is allegedly deliberately turning off voters in the hope that a low turnout will enhance his chances.
It is possible, but I haven't had the feeling that he is making campaign choices rationally in a well thought out manner. Throughout the campaign he has lashed out at anyone who gets in his way, from Gold Star mothers to Miss Universe. The Establishment Republicans abandoning him now are being treated in the same way. My feel is that the upcoming storm of ugliness will simply be The Donald being The Donald.
But the reason for the ugliness seems less important than the voter's reaction. Will people get disgusted and stay home, or will people resolve that this guy absolutely cannot be allowed to win?
One concern is that if The Donald keeps going low, Hillary will have to answer in the same vein. I'm kind of hoping she follows Michelle Obama's call to stay high.
It is possible, but I haven't had the feeling that he is making campaign choices rationally in a well thought out manner. Throughout the campaign he has lashed out at anyone who gets in his way, from Gold Star mothers to Miss Universe. The Establishment Republicans abandoning him now are being treated in the same way. My feel is that the upcoming storm of ugliness will simply be The Donald being The Donald.
But the reason for the ugliness seems less important than the voter's reaction. Will people get disgusted and stay home, or will people resolve that this guy absolutely cannot be allowed to win?
One concern is that if The Donald keeps going low, Hillary will have to answer in the same vein. I'm kind of hoping she follows Michelle Obama's call to stay high.
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