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That was bad.
Clinton needs to focus on winning over people who aren't sold on her, i.e. working class white males and their families (particularly in the rust belt and down south). It's as if her team prepped her using strategies that have repeatedly proven themselves ineffectual over the past half year. Righteous indignation, facts, taking the high road, stats, "acting Presidential," calling Trump a bad person - these are all tactics that have been deployed by everyone who tried to slow this fucking psycho's roll since day one.
All she did tonight was preach to the choir and set herself up for easy shots against vulnerabilities in her own record (the TPP, minority relations (shoulda had Alicia Machado in the front row, along with any number of ex-Trump employees who've been abused by him and his people), super-predators (shoulda IMMEDIATELY hit back with Central Park), birtherism, etc.). Sadly, it doesn't matter that she's now in the right on most of these issues (at least rhetorically); the people who you need to convert view facts as condescending and irrelevant to their decision-making. We are living in a post-facts America, as horrifying as that sounds.
Right now is not the time for ideals; follow those to the t once you've SECURED the presidency. Right now you gotta go low and take dirt shots. Identify and target the insecurities that fuel his ego and pride. Wrap a baseball bat in rusted barbed wire and swing repeatedly at his balls. Over the course of the next two debates, Clinton needs to persuade the Trump constituency that he's weak. If she can't successfully pull that trick out of her hat, who knows which way this piece of shit election crumbles.
The question I have for everyone is: how would you convince bullies (who are all fueled by insecurities masked as egotism) that their leader is fundamentally weak and not worthy of their support? I know the cardinal rule in good branding (and, more importantly, life) is never go negative, but none of this shit is sticking, man. These dick warts are taking over the playground while we scream about principles. So what's the move?
Lastly, Lester Holt is a fucking trashcan.- "Wrap a baseball bat with barbed wire and swing repeatedly at his balls" - sounds like a scary feminazirobotron3k
- Good perspective. Perhaps that would happen during second and third debate but less would watch.2002
- Other than the lazy pigeon holing of Trump supporters she makes some good points. That is why hilldog will lose though, her whole campaign reeks of self righteoterry_cloth
- -usness. Labeling people with different views than you as bullies and racists all the time is a sure way to alienate undecided votersterry_cloth
- ^ ha - like trump doesn't lol - idiot.fadein11
- fadein mainstream media is complicit with this strategy for usness it a major component along with race bating. old and tired strategy playing itself out.yurimon
- Fadein with the 'he started it' defence, what a childterry_cloth
- @nappycloth - just pointing out that Trump loves to label people - not rocket science - time for a nappy change methinks :)fadein11
- We are talking about Hillary's strategy here, try to focus. Btw, all the name calling and bathroom references make you look like a dumb assterry_cloth
- lolfadein11