Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Trump's Decision To Debate Sanders In California Is His Most Genius Move Yet
Zerohedge ^ | May 27, 2016 | Tyler Durden

Posted on 05/27/2016 5:53:47 AM PDT by Former Proud Canadian

If the Trump/Sanders debate proceeds as planned in California, you’re about to witness one of the most important moments of a 2016 general election that hasn’t even begun yet. To say such a debate would be an unmitigated disaster for Hillary Clinton would be the understatement of the century. Let’s explore why.

First of all, Hillary Clinton outright rejected a debate request from Bernie Sanders ahead of the June 7th California primary. Given Sanders’ recent momentum, as well as her need to persuade a significant number of his supporters to back her in November; such a denial was not only arrogant, it was highly insulting to voters in America’s largest state. From team Clinton’s perspective there was little upside to agreeing to a debate, versus easily manageable downside from a few days of negative media coverage.

Or so they thought…

(Excerpt) Read more at zerohedge.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: California; US: New York
KEYWORDS: 2016debates; 2016election; berniesanders; california; clinton; debate; donaldtrump; election; election2016; hillary; hillaryclinton; newyork; sanders; trump; trumpberniedebate
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 81-100101-120121-140 ... 161-174 next last
To: MichaelCorleone

“What puzzles me, is I distinctly recall Newt Gingrich telling an interviewer that a large percentage of their time is spent on how to circumvent the media, and get their message out.

All those meeting and all that (I assume) brain power, and the msm still was able to lie and advance their agenda without much effort.”

Times have changed, and new media has created opportunities that few saw and fewer are able to take advantage of.

Ted Cruz did some of it, and that got him into the Senate.

Donald Trump is taking full advantage, and destroying the media cartel in the process. He is the man of the hour, and has the talents to do the job.

He is trailblazing the path for others to follow. With just a little luck, this election will neuter the “progressive” media cartel that has been destroying this nation for 50 years.


101 posted on 05/27/2016 9:16:19 AM PDT by marktwain
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 10 | View Replies]

To: samtheman
I wonder if this will be seen as that, Trump beating himself.

Uh, no.

102 posted on 05/27/2016 9:17:48 AM PDT by itsahoot (Trump is a fumble mouthed blowhard that can't finish a sentence, but he will finish a term.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 18 | View Replies]

To: ImJustAnotherOkie

One difference between Trump and Biden is that the latter’s gaffe’s are real.
Even tho they are close in age, Trump has far more energy, appears younger and is actually far quicker on his feet.


103 posted on 05/27/2016 9:20:02 AM PDT by EDINVA
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 11 | View Replies]

To: faucetman
IQ doesn't mean much because it's intelligence potential.

What Trump has is far more important: experience and knowledge growing a multi-billion dollar private business.

104 posted on 05/27/2016 9:21:02 AM PDT by poconopundit (When the people shall become so corrupted as to need despotic government. Franklin, Const. Conv.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 32 | View Replies]

To: faucetman
It was RedState chief Erick Ericsson who accused Trump... Trump was merely describing the look Me-agin Kelly had on her face.. blood rage.

http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/redstate-erickson-disinvite-trump/2015/08/08/id/669124/

“It is unfortunate to have to disinvite him. But I just don't want someone on stage who gets a hostile question from a lady and his first inclination is to imply it was hormonal. It just was wrong,” he said.

105 posted on 05/27/2016 9:24:58 AM PDT by Just mythoughts (Jesus said Luke 17:32 Remember Lot's wife.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 29 | View Replies]

To: Turbo Pig; JPJones; Jim Robinson

“Personally, I’ve never been a big Trump fan ... for what up to this point has been a very enigmatic(nebulous?) political platform.”

Really?

You mean like naming a list of potential Supreme Court candidates, something neither Hillary nor any other candidate has done?

Or how about his DETAILED 21st Century foreign policy paper? What’s Hillary’s foreign policy? “Nebulous” perhaps?

And didn’t Trump just name a SPECIFIC set of energy policies yesterday, including building the XL pipeline, drilling in the Atlantic and restarting mining coal?

HALTING Muslim immigration for a while? That’s “nebulous”?

Building a barrier between Mexico and the U.S. to halt illegal immigration? Not specific enough for you? Maybe you want Trump to tell us the height and width of the wall?

Rebuild our military? You want to know how many tanks Trump’s going to buy?

Taking care of our vets? You want to know how much penicillin Trump’s going to buy?

Defund sanctuary cities? You want to know the dollar figure?

Terminate the Iran “deal”? You want to know on what day?

Destroy ISIS? You want to know how many tons of bombs Trump plans on dropping?

This is NOT a “nebulous” list, and ignorant statements like yours REALLY pisses me off.

Oh, and since you’re SO unhappy with Trump’s “enigmatic (nebulous?) political platform” I’m assuming you find Hillary’s tremendously detailed “Fighting for Us!” political platform so MUCH more appealing, being as how there’s nothing nebulous or enigmatic at all about it.

Like the rest of us, you have two choices: Trump or Hillary. Get behind one or the other and don’t attack the one you’re behind.


106 posted on 05/27/2016 9:36:36 AM PDT by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 36 | View Replies]

To: Former Proud Canadian

The TV Networks would be insane to pass this epic adventure & debate up!!! The viewer numbers will break all debate viewers in the history of the USA, or anywhere else!!! For Fox News Channel, giving 10-15 million dollars to a women’s health charity, is nothing but, “Chump Change” for FNC. Come on Murdoch & Ailes get with the program. Shucks, ya can even use Bret, Megyn & Brit as your moderators. FNC....annouce an agreement with the date....this afternoon!!! It win/win for all except deadbeat, loser, from the past, Hillary Rotten Clinton!!!

Love it!!!


107 posted on 05/27/2016 9:46:43 AM PDT by JLAGRAYFOX (Defeat both the Republican (e) & Democrat (e) political parties....Forever!!!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Cboldt

It’s Hillary’s campaign Committee, the DNC, and the MSM versus Trump and Trump outnumbers them.


108 posted on 05/27/2016 9:51:01 AM PDT by Jim W N
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 14 | View Replies]

To: PGR88
you will see him agree with Sanders even more than he disagrees

Short-term advantage, long term problem. We need just the opposite of what Crazy Bernie is selling and I'm not sure how tuned in Trump is to that.

THE big political issue and challenge in America is to dismantle 80% of the mostly unconstitutional $4 trillion central government. Reinstate the Constitution as the Supreme Law of the Land by putting the central government back under its legitimate constitutional limits and bring a rebirth of individual, political, and economic freedom to America.

109 posted on 05/27/2016 10:00:26 AM PDT by Jim W N
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 17 | View Replies]

To: knarf

>> A Trump / Sanders debate would de-facto eliminate the bitch from public life forever and the criminal proceedings would commence immediately

Trump would also have a chance to cut a deal with Bernie, in person.


110 posted on 05/27/2016 10:01:40 AM PDT by bobcat62
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 21 | View Replies]

To: Little Ray

“All Trump has to do to beat the stuffing out Bernie is say “Venezuela” in his response...”

I don’t think he will do that. I think he will go light on Bernie only to make him a better candidate against Hillary in the California primary. He wants Bernie to win California over Hillary.


111 posted on 05/27/2016 10:02:18 AM PDT by Parley Baer
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 23 | View Replies]

To: hoosiermama

Really? Wow!


112 posted on 05/27/2016 10:02:42 AM PDT by CottonBall
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 15 | View Replies]

To: Sybeck1

“Trump’s opening statement should be how rigged the system is towards Bernie and he deserves to be heard.”

That is good. I hope the Trump people are reading Free Republic.


113 posted on 05/27/2016 10:03:31 AM PDT by Parley Baer
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 28 | View Replies]

To: Jim 0216

For the first 10 months it was the entire machine including the RNC.

No wonder he is successful.


114 posted on 05/27/2016 10:03:48 AM PDT by eyedigress ((Old storm chaser from the west))
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 108 | View Replies]

To: IllumiNaughtyByNature

I would like them talk about Venezuela.


115 posted on 05/27/2016 10:05:16 AM PDT by BunnySlippers (I Love Bull Markets!!!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: grania

“This could backfire on Trump”

“Lighten up. There’s no downside to this for either Trump or Sanders. They’re both having fun as they tear down the rigged system.”

I agree. I think both men are smart enough to use this chance to take down Hillary and leave each other pretty much alone.


116 posted on 05/27/2016 10:05:31 AM PDT by Parley Baer
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 35 | View Replies]

To: JLAGRAYFOX
The networks are already bidding for this show.

Every move Trump makes is pure genius. His enemies have no idea what they are facing or how to attack him. Personally I think this election is just about over.

117 posted on 05/27/2016 10:06:33 AM PDT by Former Proud Canadian (Gold and silver are real money, everything else is a derivative)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 107 | View Replies]

To: JLAGRAYFOX

Trump put her fat ass on the back-Berner.

All he did was agree to debate Bernie.

The Clinton Camp must be apoplectic at this point. Watch out for flying ashtrays.


118 posted on 05/27/2016 10:06:43 AM PDT by eyedigress ((Old storm chaser from the west))
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 107 | View Replies]

To: AustinBill

“The real brilliance of this move in helping to court the Bernie supporters is that it would force them to see and hear Trump directly for themselves. Most of the reflex reaction Bernie-bots have to Trump is based on “everyone knows” sort of innuendo—talking points they parrot despite having never actually heard the man speak in anything other than carefully edited soundbites that have been fed to them.”

This bears repeating. I agree with your assessment. I recently talked to a elderly Hispanic lady who is quite conservative. She said that Trump’s racism reminds her of what she experienced in Texas 60 years ago. All of her information about Trump is from Univision or the MSM.

Direct experience of Trump could do a great deal to convince her that he has been misrepresented.

This is brilliant.


119 posted on 05/27/2016 10:06:52 AM PDT by marktwain
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 91 | View Replies]

To: CottonBall

Uncle John ( who he is named after) wasn’t just a professor on MIT
He developed the radar England used to protect themselves during WWII while taking a break from the work with medical radiation we all use today

Entire family is VERY gifted !


120 posted on 05/27/2016 10:07:00 AM PDT by hoosiermama (1238 Under budget. Ahead of schedule! Go TRUMP GO)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 112 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 81-100101-120121-140 ... 161-174 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson