And Then There Were Two (Candidates Trump & Hillary)

Dilbert ^ | 4/27/2016 | Scott Adams

[GilGil]

Hillary Clinton effectively sealed her nomination last night. And Donald Trump almost certainly did the same, winning five states by larger margins than the polls and the pundits expected.

Why did Trump exceed expectations?

Probably lots of small reasons added together. But I’ll call out a few from the field of persuasion.

1. Trump’s “lyin’ Ted” linguistic kill shot is working its magic.

2. The so-called “rigged” nomination process has energized voters against the establishment. (Calling the primary system “rigged” was one of Trump’s best persuasion moves of all time.)

3. Trump’s dominant win in New York state made him seem inevitable for the first time. Voters like to be on the winning side.

4. Trump’s “crooked Hillary” and “stamina” linguistic kill shots tell Republican voters that Trump already has a harpoon in Clinton. She’ll bleed out before November. Republicans are warming to the matchup, despite polling that says Clinton beats Trump in a general election.

5. The “Tale of Two Trumps” story has convinced nearly everyone that Trump modifies his approach to the situation. Trump at a Trump rally is mostly stand-up comedy. Trump in a serious interview is a different character. Trump is completely transparent about his different personas, and people are starting to see it as strategy, not insanity.

6. Cruz’ approach to winning delegates without winning the popular vote looks smart and effective. But it also makes him look like the lawyer that he is. That’s not a good look.

[The Continental Op]

Rush will come around, Levine never.

[NonValueAdded]

Ah, a tagline update gleaned from the article.

[Talisker]

Wait until a few weeks of enduring the Rosie O’Donnell ghetto beatdown. Hillary will be showing up at her appearances with an open bottle of Wild Turkey in her hand and a strand of garlic around her neck. :-)

Lol!

[AZLiberty]

Ruch has it right yesterday. Cruz’s “clever” moves are a positive when he’s fighting the corrupt establishment, but a negative when he’s fighting another anti-establishment candidate.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Just saw Trump's speech taking on Hillary and His Foreign Policy Goals. Via Drudge.

hTrump vows to put "America first" in foreign policy

[JBW1949]

ROFL....

[JBW1949]

Listened to Rush for a while today...(shaking my head)...He is all the way in the tank for Cruz, it seems....

[AndyJackson]

LOL!

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

10. Trump rolled out the “woman card” attack on Clinton. Expect lots of backlash and hollering about sexism. Also expect that 100% of the voting public knows that the “woman card” accusation is a persuasion death blow to Clinton’s campaign. And Trump is the only candidate alive who would dare say it out loud.

[CedarDave]

Who would want to go to a 'rally' and watch someone read off a teleprompter for 50 minutes?

In 2008 and 2012 it was brain dead Obama supporters.

[avenir]

Exactly. He understands performance and milks it.

[avenir]

Good points.

[roadcat]

Exactly. He understands performance and milks it.

I relish the thought of him doing stand-up comedy about Hillary's pantsuits and actions. A thousand ways to milk Hillary for comedy!

[CottonBall]

Rush sounded angry today-the little bit that I listened in the car...

[CottonBall]

Did Rush say that? I thought he never said anything even remotely negative about Cruz!

[AZLiberty]

Rush purposefully doesn’t evaluate candidates. He does, however, evaluate their words and behavior.

[CottonBall]

That’s how he used to be. With this election, Rush has lost all credibility.