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Polls Now Firmly on Trump’s Side as Candidate Masterfully Adopts Hillary’s Greatest Strength
Mediaite.com ^ | Joe Concha

Posted on 05/19/2016 10:12:29 AM PDT by RoosterRedux

Everything. Everything has been turned upside down. Trump keeps taking kidney punch after kidney punch in the media and just keeps on blowing through stop signs with no sign of slowing down. Meanwhile, Hillary will still get the nomination thanks to winning larger states and the delegates that go with them, but even her most strident supporters will admit there’s absolutely no wind at her back going into the general, particularly with the threat of an ugly revolt at the Democratic convention looming in Philadelphia this summer.

But Trump continues to climb. And it’s not because of a bold economic strategy or grand plan to defeat ISIS. He’s simply playing the media like a grand piano on the kind of sensational stuff they love to eat and breathe (largely for ratings, but also to avoid the tedious work of policy deep-dives)… all while taking what should be devastating stories and somehow turning them into positives.

The old complaint from Republicans used to be that the media is out to get them. “How can we win when they’re so mean to us?” they whined. But here’s the dirty little secret:

A press obviously hostile towards its nominee is now an advantage. The messenger is as flawed as the candidate they target.

Know this: All of those massive egos in the industry are having a very hard time accepting they’re not remotely as influential as they thought they were. And Donald Trump — who has witnessed and learned from the toughest press of all in the form of the New York tabloids — is not only punching back… but landing more than just kidney punches.

The polls are moving is his direction. The drift defies conventional logic.

That’s what happens when an unafraid, unconventional candidate is running the show.

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KEYWORDS: 2016election; clinton; hillary; msm; trump
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To: RoosterRedux

What do you think will happen if, when the Democrat Convention starts, it appears certain that Hillary will lose the Presidential election?


21 posted on 05/19/2016 10:50:41 AM PDT by cymbeline
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To: cymbeline

The Dems will throw Hillarious under the bus and either field Uncle Joe Biden, or try to run Obama for a third term (citing FDR as precedent).


22 posted on 05/19/2016 10:56:32 AM PDT by Gargantua ("President Trump... nice ring to it..." ;^)
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Trump will hammer away at her in his campaign stride and Hillary is going to start disappearing from view. More concerned about GOP betrayal or a wildcard candidate.

23 posted on 05/19/2016 11:13:30 AM PDT by BiggerTigger
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To: RoosterRedux

Hillary has strengths? Criminal yes....but what “strengths” if any that Trump would want? He has his own good strengths galore!


24 posted on 05/19/2016 11:24:47 AM PDT by yoe (Quantitative Easing For People.......your gov.$$$$at work...look it up.)
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To: ConjunctionJunction
What true American,caring for their country would remain a Democrat super delegate for either the Criminal Hillary or the old Bolshevik Sanders?

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Keep this in mind when anyone mentions the Clintons

This act cannot be forgiven or forgotten. She belongs behind bars...NOT running for potus......

25 posted on 05/19/2016 11:33:00 AM PDT by yoe (Quantitative Easing For People.......your gov.$$$$at work...look it up.)
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26 posted on 05/19/2016 11:33:12 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (He wins & we do, our nation does, the world does. It's morning in America again. You are living it!)
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To: poconopundit
Trump...A Bull that carries his own china shop around with him.

THAT IS AN OUTSTANDING SLOGAN!. And very original..I love it

27 posted on 05/19/2016 11:59:44 AM PDT by tophat9000 (King G(OP)eorge III has no idea why the Americans are in rebellion... teach him why)
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To: RoosterRedux
Not only does Mr. TRiUMPh understand the media; the man can dance as well. And do so MUCH better than HRC. The old grey mare has no sense of timing and manages to stumble over her own tongue. Donald J. could do the locomotion with Little Eva in a dance marathon for a straight 24 hours and still be there to do the next 24. Not bad for a man of 70. Go Mr. TRiUMPh!! We're all aboard, and waiting in line to chug down the track following your lead. Who needs steam for power when we have TRiUMPh power?...better than atomic, solar or donkeys.
28 posted on 05/19/2016 12:57:58 PM PDT by V K Lee (uTRUMP TRUMP TRUMP to TRIUMPH Follow the lead MAKE AMERICA GREAT)
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To: RoosterRedux

Best part of this? Clinton gets the nomination at a time when she is trailing Trump by 5 points OUTSIDE OF THE MOE. Dems are screwed.


29 posted on 05/19/2016 2:23:51 PM PDT by jmaroneps37 (Conservatism is truth. Liberalism is lies.)
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To: RoosterRedux

The constant media dirty attacks on Trump helps Trump.

Why? because it’s obvious they have taken sides and Independents are moving into Trump’s camp in huge numbers, Independents like underdogs.


30 posted on 05/19/2016 2:29:26 PM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: Bobalu

Great slogan!


31 posted on 05/19/2016 2:56:26 PM PDT by Inyo-Mono
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To: Gargantua

Won’t work. The 23 rd amendment prohibits more than two terms. As to Biden, he is a total creep who has somehow survived two brain aneurisms. Not a great health record.


32 posted on 05/20/2016 4:15:45 AM PDT by Jimmy Valentine (DemocRATS - when they speak, they lie; when they are silent, they are stealing the American Dream)
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To: Gargantua
“The Dems will throw Hillarious under the bus and either field Uncle Joe Biden, or try to run Obama for a third term (citing FDR as precedent).”

I suspect the Dems won't be able to do this. One, the Clintons never, ever quit; they never go away. No amount of pressure will get HRC to bow out. Two, if the Dems supplant HRC with Biden, and then Biden loses, well, that’ll be worse than if HRC had lost. Third, Obama doesn't want a third term. He's just too lazy.

33 posted on 05/20/2016 10:21:39 AM PDT by utahagen
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