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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] Nobody gives a damn who George Will supports. [b]A meaningless list.[/b] [/quote] I agree. These are mostly the "establishment" that Trump has been railing against. Why would they back him? It would not surprise me if Trump reads some of these names at one of his rallies and tells people what he is up against with establishment Republicans opposing him - and how he is fighting for the "average" working person who has been shafted by the establishment. It is a message that will resonate.[/quote] It is not to dissuade Trump voters. They are a lost cause. The list is not comprehensive and generally the people on the list motivate independent and moderate republicans. So the loss of big name republicans doesn't come without a loss. Independents who lean republican and fiscal moderate republicans are not insignificant and Trump can't win without them. Trump's pipe dream of getting democrats to cross over will not work because as he is getting those votes, he is bleeding moderate republican votes and women votes. [/quote] Under normal circumstances you would be right. What makes it different this time is that many independents and moderate Republicans have an aversion to Hillary Clinton. They view it as a choice between two evils and for the groups you identified she is the worse of the two. She is so widely distrusted as evidenced in the polls. The other huge issue is the Supreme Court. I have a friend who dislikes Trump intensely but he said he is going to vote for him because he does not want HRC appointing judges to the court. Don't underestimate this factor - it is as decisive as it is for Democrats who don't like Clinton but will vote for her because of court appointments. Trump realizes this and that is why he said at a recent rally that even those people who don't like him will vote for him because of the Supreme court.[/quote] My moderate fiscal conservative republican family is socially left leaning. Supreme court judges don't alter the basic capitalism of this country. They may help with social causes BUT even that is doubtful because the judges change with time. Thats why so called conservative judges over a long period of time vote progressive. That won't change no matter who is nominated. So not worried much about that. [b]But stopping trade will destroy America. [/b]We are not a super power when it comes to market size. We are only 300 million, China and India alone are 2.5 billion. So as far as trade goes, we benefit from trade as most american companies make more than 50% of their revenue from outside. Trump can destroy this country's economy and create a depression. I am fairly well to do and I don't want stock market to crash and wipe out accumulated wealth because if Trump is elected stock markets will crash bringing in recession. As to the main point, no matter what, trump has a much narrower path than Hillary. This is the same country which voted for Obama twice and he won very comfortably in the end. Where do the republicans get their votes? Dems will beat trump with his Made in China and him still recruiting foreigners(as of 3 days ago) at the cost of american workers. Besides he is a gift that never stops giving. Structurally this country is tilted left and that won't change in this election. Trump will gain some and lose some and that is status quo. That equation only gets worse for trump as he spews for the next 100 days. [/quote] You lost me here? Are you just making stuff up? Trump wants trade deals that are better for America middle class, not stopping trade. This is unlike the Dems and Clinton. The Dems have abandoned the middle class. These people worry about their future and their children's future. You call them stupid and racist and keep push the same policies that destoried most of the middle class in this country. This is why the democrats will suffer the same faith as the republicans. The rank and file will revolt. Let's face it, our retirement system is disaster, college is too expensive, the tax system favor investment class over manufacturing, trade deals export jobs while investment banks make money, real wages have not increased since 1972 and the financial system is rigged against the consumer. You think it's about Trump vs Hillary? It's not. [/quote]
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