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Came across this article with the following title:
ABC News Stuns America & Announces That Trump Might DROP OUT Of 2016 Race
I was, undoubtedly, curious.
I tried to follow the sources back to the original ABC News article, but I was only lead around to many different, almost identical, news articles and then to the front page of a random news website. After a quick internet search I found the article here with the following title:
Senior GOP Officials Exploring Options if Trump Drops Out
Just going off the title, it didn't sound anything like what previous articles such as this one and this one were going on about. After reading the short article it turns out all ABC News was talking about was that there were senior GOP officials that were so frustrated with Trump's behavior that they were thinking about what they would do if Donald Trump did actually drop out of the race. They DID NOT insinuate that Trump was planning on or "might" drop out of the race. No source, spokesperson, homeless guy, or news agency was eluding to a Trump drop out, it was just an article about GOP officials considering what would happen if he did.
This kind of idiotic reporting really bothers me. Stop trying to manufacture drama where there is none.
TL;DR: The original ABC article here was talking about GOP officials considering what would happen if Trump actually dropped out because they were frustrated by his erratic behavior. The article was NOT saying that Trump was considering or "might" drop out of the race.
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[–] flyawayhigh 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
I posted the "uncut" article. Take a look at why I posted it in the comments ...
https://voat.co/v/politics/comments/1212242
This comment and the surrounding comments in particular https://voat.co/v/politics/comments/1212242/5990176
[–] OhBlindOne [S] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I get why you posted it.
I personally am not sure if Trump has actually ever been in the race to win.
Just doesn't seem like he actually does want to win. Especially since he was best friends with the Clinton's before he started running. I don't really know. Regardless, I wanted to point out that those articles were just lowing smoke.
[–] flyawayhigh ago (edited ago)
Would this qualify as a correction? Here's the post currently at the top of v/politics. https://voat.co/v/politics/comments/1215499
This post appears to indicate that Hillary Clinton is doing something wrong, or perhaps even violating the laws. Maybe she is.
But Republicans oppose these laws. In fact, there is a very famous case in Wisconsin called the "John Doe case" where state Supreme Court judges who received contributions have decided that "coordination" is virtually impossible, and have literally sealed records of the people involved in the case.
We can't support Republicans claiming Democrats are doing wrong when Republicans are against it being wrong and would repeal the rules when they gain power. then, people wonder why their views aren't taken seriously. Because they are not serious views. :)
There is no commentary about this little problem there -- yet. :D
On a related issue, I like to post stuff that bends the minds of partisans and forces them to choose one conflicted idea over another. Think! THINK!!! LOL
Sometimes they bomb out, sometimes, I'm surprised. Here's the latest success story on this conflicting issues idea. https://voat.co/v/Conspiracy/comments/1214761