Hah! You keep on hoping that the masses of Americans don't turn out in force Plain Ol! I just watched President Obama give a plea in a Presser with the PM of Singapore, claiming that Trump wasn't qualified. The desperation would be semi-humorous if it weren't so important!
On Tue, Aug 2, 2016 at 10:41 AM, plainolamerican <[email protected]> wrote: > Columbus, Ohio (CNN)Donald Trump on Monday took his complaints about the > "rigged" political system one step further. > "I'm afraid the election's going to be rigged. I have to be honest," Trump > told voters in Ohio, a crucial swing state. > Trump's comments Monday came as he decried Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders for > endorsing Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primary, even as some Sanders > supporters have continued to resist unifying behind the nominee. Trump has > sought to siphon off Sanders supporters and draw them to his campaign. > <http://www.cnn.com/specials/politics/cnn-politics-data-app/index.html> > Trump added that he has heard "more and more" that the November election > will be rigged -- suggesting to his supporters that the outcome of the > election is out of the hands of voters. > Trump during the primary repeatedly slammed the "rigged system" he claimed > was working against his campaign to capture the Republican nomination for > president. He then pivoted to using that language to decry the nomination > process on the left, accusing the Democratic Party of colluding with the > Clinton campaign to keep Sanders from winning that party's nomination. > > Trump's comments during the primary bolstered the impression that Trump, a > political outsider, was leading the charge against a corrupt political > system. > But his latest comments could hurt Trump's general election campaign as > his supporters might decide not to turn out to vote if the election is > already "rigged" against their candidate. > Trump continued with the "rigged" theme during a Monday night interview on > Fox News. Appearing on "Hannity," the Republican nominee suggested the > potential for foul play in November. Trump pointed to the 2012 presidential > election as a cause for concern. > "I've been hearing about it for a long time," Trump said. "And I know last > time, there were -- you had precincts where there was practically nobody > voting for the Republican. And I think that's wrong. I think that was > unfair, frankly" for 2012 GOP nominee Mitt Romney. > "I'm telling you, November 8, we'd better be careful, because that > election is going to be rigged," Trump added. "And I hope the Republicans > are watching closely or it's going to be taken away from us." > > -- > -- > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ > * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. > * Read the latest breaking news, and more. > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "PoliticalForum" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "PoliticalForum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
