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First Read: How Last Night's 'Civil' Debate Helped Trump
NBC News ^ | March 11, 2016 | CHUCK TODD, MARK MURRAY and CARRIE DANN

Posted on 03/11/2016 5:36:45 AM PST by McGruff

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To: Buckeye McFrog; All

My caveat to the “it will elect Hillary” paradigm....

LARGE numbers of blue-collar Dems are apparently switching party affiliation to vote for Trump. 46,000 here in Pennsylvania.
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EXACTLY! And he will put states like NY, OH, MI and NJ in play.


41 posted on 03/11/2016 6:22:46 AM PST by Din Maker
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To: Din Maker

Sure. I think Trump will make inroads into the the blue collar heretofore Dem voting block. I even think he’s got a shot in NY and parts of New England.


42 posted on 03/11/2016 6:23:13 AM PST by HockeyPop
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To: TexasCajun
I thought Trump totally failed on Israel & Cuba.

Ditto!!!!! I was screaming at the computer... you fool, this is CUBA.. remember Elian Gonzales?????Communism!!

I did see him exercise more self control last night.

My vote will be cast for CRUZ in California and the jury is still out on whether or not I can cast a vote in November for him.In any event I agree with those who say " don't blame us when things go south, either Hillary becoming President, OR Trump fails as in Obama!

43 posted on 03/11/2016 6:24:30 AM PST by pollywog ( " O thou who changest not....ABIDE with me")
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To: Din Maker

I have lived in three of those states, and I could easily see Trump winning all three.


44 posted on 03/11/2016 6:25:29 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: 20yearsofinternet

Hillary has not been outed the way she will be by Trump in the general. There is a lot of “red meat” material floating out there that she has been getting an easy pass on. I see “swift boat” style Benghazi ads, Bill rape victim ads, having her obvious I-am-above-the-law behavior slammed in her face like never before.

They are already scraping the bottom of the barrel with Trump.


45 posted on 03/11/2016 6:27:32 AM PST by my small voice (A biased media and an uneducated populace is the biggest thre at to our nation.)
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To: Din Maker

It’s time to start thinking about Cuba in terms of life after the Castros. Diplomacy is negotiation of terms, not dictation.


46 posted on 03/11/2016 6:34:27 AM PST by zek157
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To: TexasCajun

“I thought Trump totally failed on Israel & Cuba.”

So did anyone watching with perhaps the exception of the left wing of the Dem party.


47 posted on 03/11/2016 6:34:31 AM PST by HockeyPop
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To: arl295

Trump did what he needed to do, look presidential, he deflected a couple blows from Cruz. Stayed on message and hit it out of the park by not stooping to Cruz’s level

Cruz, was trying to turn it back into a mud flinging contest but Trump wasn’t biting. Cruz seems to just ramble. Says a lot but accomplished nothing
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If by ‘turn it back into a mud flinging contest’ you mean discussing anything in detail you would be correct. Trump has shown himself incapable of discussing any issue beyond saying he would do a better job cutting a deal.

Trump is the king of generalities.


48 posted on 03/11/2016 6:35:25 AM PST by Leto
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To: McGruff

Doesn’t matter what’s said. Doesn’t matter the environment. They all help Trump. People have their minds made up and these debates are pointless.


49 posted on 03/11/2016 6:39:13 AM PST by Durbin
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To: my small voice

I can’t wait to see Hillarys reaction when Trump looks her in the eyes at a debate and tells her she should be in jail instead of running for President.

If she pushes the NYTs interview, he can demand she release her speeches to Wall Street.

War on Women meme? Trump already took that one off the table.

Draft Dodger? She won’t dare go there.

Trump University? Clinton Foundation....money laundering criminal enterprise


50 posted on 03/11/2016 6:39:15 AM PST by digger48
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To: Happy Rain

“As usual, Trump was shallow and cliché’ ridden.
No substance only stump speech sloganizing
But there is no doubting the low infos devotion to the con artist so he will most likely get the nomination and we will get president Hillary.
So I already have the tagline ready.”

You have it backwards. The “low info” crowd is what’s kept the ruling elite cowards in power for as long as they have been. The truth is, Liberals and GOP Elite went too far. They looked down their noses too many times at the American people and their interests and the good of our country. They went so far out of the line that even the “low info”, “poorly educated” segment of the population could see what self-serving, perverted and evil devils they really are.

Trump not only pulled back the curtain they were hiding behind; he put them under the magnifying glass for all to see. To bad. What is seen cannot be unseen.


51 posted on 03/11/2016 6:39:32 AM PST by Aleya2Fairlie
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To: digger48

Have you heard ? Hillary is considering going to jail so she won’t have to deal with failing at another Election attempt.


52 posted on 03/11/2016 6:58:21 AM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: rktman

Frankly, I’m surprised Trump exhibited the self-control that he did. Maybe he’s learning.


53 posted on 03/11/2016 7:03:19 AM PST by Yashcheritsiy (You can't have a constitution without a country to go with it)
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To: Sasparilla
Finally Trump shut him down by reminding him that he would get the factories and jobs back in the United States...

Trump also reminded him what is the patently obvious result of higher priced imported goods ... people will buy American ... which will create the demand for the factories and jobs to be brought back to the US.

If a Corola is 45% more costly than a Fusion, people will buy the Ford. After a few quarters of reduced profits ... the Japanese will come to the negotiating table.

54 posted on 03/11/2016 7:03:52 AM PST by dartuser
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To: Yashcheritsiy

Seems I heard something a couple of days ago that he had decided to tone it down a little. Looks like marco didn’t get the attack/ted step in to bring things under control memo for last nights ‘discussion’. Sure confused the msm assclowns who were looking for more ammo.


55 posted on 03/11/2016 7:06:19 AM PST by rktman (Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?!)
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To: Happy Rain

“Something to do with Trump’s negatives, which have reached an historic 67%.”

Right. 67% of the base hates him... Which is why he’s polling 40+%. (Even higher when you consider that he’s got 12% of the ‘second choice’ vote)

Don’t forget, Sanders supporters despise Clinton. They’ll stay home before voting for her.

Clinton will have a Romney problem in this election.


56 posted on 03/11/2016 7:23:29 AM PST by Marie (The vulgarians are at the gate! MAGA!)
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To: digger48

yep


57 posted on 03/11/2016 7:24:16 AM PST by my small voice (A biased media and an uneducated populace is the biggest thre at to our nation.)
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To: LS

'TED IS THE ANOINTED ONE'
HOLY GHOST VIDEO REVEALED
DAD SPEAKING IN TONGUES
SUPPORTERS 'LAY HANDS' ON CRUZ AT RALLY


58 posted on 03/11/2016 7:29:30 AM PST by onyx (You're here posting, so sign-up to DONATE MONTHLY!)
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To: Leto

Actually that is leadership

When Trump builds a tower, he doesn’t personally design the electrical system or the fire alarm system, he hires qualified people to do that.

All Ted Cruz proved is that he is a good senator, because arguing the minute details is what being a senator is about.


59 posted on 03/11/2016 7:32:38 AM PST by arl295
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To: Happy Rain; All

on a thread titled First Read: How Last Night’s ‘Civil’ Debate Helped Trump, Happy Rain wrote:
As usual, Trump was shallow and cliché’ ridden.
No substance only stump speech sloganizing.

That is what really happened. He really exposed himself on several exchanges both with Cruz and Rubio. It is sad that the Mode de politique (populists) followers of Trump just don’t pick up on there is no substance being offered. But don’t fotget the media spim is to push Trump and if you notice all the favorable publicity he getting even from Salon should be a signal.

When one finds themselves running back and forth defending their candidate. Then get forced to attempt to explain away their candidate’s foibles and faux fuyants with solutions they manufacture their cause is lost.

Very much afraid The US is going to be in for a sewer dregs election if Trump secures this nomination.


60 posted on 03/11/2016 7:36:09 AM PST by mosesdapoet (My best insights get lost in FR's becaus e of meaningless venting no one reads.)
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