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The Trump Kids Effect
Dilbert.com ^ | 7/21/2016 | Scott Adams

Posted on 07/21/2016 10:02:22 AM PDT by GilGil

What I’m starting to sniff in the zeitgeist today is that Trump’s kids are totally changing what people think of the father. People are making the semi-rational assumption that anyone who can raise such good kids must be very different in private than he is on the campaign trail...

A large number of voters – I’m guessing about 20% of the public – want to support Trump but find it impossible because of the way he has so far presented himself. His brand is too toxic. So people lay low and wait for a “fake because” so they can throw their support to him. The Trump kids are the “fake because” that people needed. We’re seeing people say stuff like this:

“The way the Trump kids turned out speaks volumes for the father.”

(Excerpt) Read more at blog.dilbert.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2016rncconvention; clinton; dilbert; don; eric; ivanka; scotadams; tiffany; trump; trumpfamily; trumpkids
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The Trump kids are having a huge impact on people's perceptions of Trump. In a world where kids can get totally screwed up by the time they become adults, the Trump kids are displaying a poise a lot of people admire.

They naturally conclude the dad can't be that bad. He might even be pretty darn decent and worth voting for.

1 posted on 07/21/2016 10:02:22 AM PDT by GilGil
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His brand is too toxic.

Unpleasant truths are always toxic to those who wish to hide from the truth.

2 posted on 07/21/2016 10:05:11 AM PDT by JimRed (Is it 1776 yet? TERM LIMITS, now and forever! Build the Wall, NOW!)
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I do not remember who said it last night but.....”You can’t ‘fake’ good kids!” That is a classic line.


3 posted on 07/21/2016 10:06:31 AM PDT by spel_grammer_an_punct_polise
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Our next Vice President, Mike Pense


4 posted on 07/21/2016 10:07:16 AM PDT by The_Republic_Of_Maine (politicians beware)
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I think it might have been Laura Ingraham. That was a great line. You can’t fake great kids.


5 posted on 07/21/2016 10:08:08 AM PDT by GilGil
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6 posted on 07/21/2016 10:08:40 AM PDT by Snickering Hound
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That pic is brutal and says it all when compared to the Trump women.


7 posted on 07/21/2016 10:09:59 AM PDT by GilGil
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TRUMP Kids >> HUBBELL Kid


8 posted on 07/21/2016 10:10:12 AM PDT by HombreSecreto (The life of a repo man is always intense)
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To: GilGil

And Chelsea, should she speak at the Dem convention, will do nothing to help her mother and reveal the stark difference between her and the Trump children; and with Bill looking all of 99 years’ old these days will leave everyone aghast, thus being the topic of conversation.


9 posted on 07/21/2016 10:10:15 AM PDT by bella1 (We The People...Not We The Party)
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Hmmmmm.....next US political dynasty, replacing the Bushes and Kennedys???

Donald Jr. is already legally of age to run for president (38....the Constitution only requires 35).


10 posted on 07/21/2016 10:11:13 AM PDT by Wonder Warthog (The Hog of Steel and NRA Life Member)
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The Clinton family is the party of the walking dead. The Trump family is the party of can-do and of everything possible.


11 posted on 07/21/2016 10:12:25 AM PDT by GilGil
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Those kids did their father proud.

I would feel my life’s work is fulfilled just with kids like this.


12 posted on 07/21/2016 10:15:11 AM PDT by headstamp 2 (Fear is the mind killer.)
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prediction- Ivanka gives the best speech of the four...


13 posted on 07/21/2016 10:15:24 AM PDT by God luvs America (63.5 million pay no income tax and vote for DemoKrats...)
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The whole family comes across as so wholesome that comparing them to the Clintons is a great asset for us.


14 posted on 07/21/2016 10:15:34 AM PDT by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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To: GilGil

Add to the kids themselves: Trump’s obvious love toward them; and add to that: Trump’s talent for being a good boss and mentor and a congenial, fun guy. And then don’t forget his obvious personal leadership skills. This convention has been a roaring success when it comes to humanizing and softening Trump, and showing his good side.


15 posted on 07/21/2016 10:17:39 AM PDT by Genoa
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You can’t fake great kids. Was that Pence?


16 posted on 07/21/2016 10:18:16 AM PDT by Mercat (Boredom is a problem on the inside. And happiness, too, is an inside job.)
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17 posted on 07/21/2016 10:18:47 AM PDT by GilGil
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I’m last minute replacement delegate on floor at RNC.

All Trump children speeches were exceptionally well received on the floor.

Any thought that the Trumps are not incredible patriots and people is long gone.


18 posted on 07/21/2016 10:20:44 AM PDT by Strac6 (Every Depends On Defeating Hillary in November. Everything else is minor compared to that!)
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To: Mercat

yup


19 posted on 07/21/2016 10:21:50 AM PDT by Genoa
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To: Snickering Hound

Oh yuck! And judging from the guy next to her, this was a black-tie affair. No class.


20 posted on 07/21/2016 10:22:44 AM PDT by mancini
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