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[–] dildonkers [S] 1 point 0 points 1 point (+1|-1) ago
I'm not so sure this time. He had a lead in official polls for once and a scandal that could sink Hillary with the DNC leaks, literally all he needed to do this week was shut up and stick to a per-prepared script at his rallies and then just go DNC LEAKS to any reporters.
He did the ultimate sin, which was interrupting his enemy when she was making a mistake. The media are already all conspiring against him, he needed to not give them anything for at least two weeks so people would stay upset about the DNC Leaks.
[–] Northvvait 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
DNC operations are working on you. The media manufactures polls to suit what they want to portray. They want you to think he's falling in the polls. It's a PSYOP, nothing more. No one that rejects Hillary is waffling.
[–] Friendlyamigo ago
According to Wikileaks there is more information to come, some of it is claimed to be damning enough to put Clinton in prison. Compare this to Trumps outbursts about Russia or the Muslims soldier both ended up hurting Clinton's image by bringing to light the fact that she accepted money from Russian oligarchs in exchange for uranium. As well as Kazir Kahn's pay to play scheme and ties to the Muslim brotherhood. Throw the next batch of leaks into this and you've got the key to sink Clinton's chances.
[–] dildonkers [S] ago (edited ago)
The problem is anything Trump does keeps Hillary stuff out of the media. For the period around the FBI judgement Trump managed to not attack anyone or stumble into gotcha moments and Clinton fell. Now he's had about 3 in one week and she's rising like hell. I know there's 3 months left, but his fat fucking mouth seems incapable of not falling for obvious bait at least once a month.
I guarantee you Trump would have won this election by a landslide if he'd just had an uncontroversial script written the day after the DNC - mentioning the leaks, Hilary's crimes and a few of his platform points - and used it up until the debates. Nothing else. Just Hillary-crimes and policies.