State of the Election 2016
Trump in the News
We are finally talking about birtherism. Trump is trying to deflect this by claiming Clinton started it. The details of this get complicated, but I believe I'm safe in calling this "mostly false". You can see all the details here.
What is really going (whether Trump realizes or not) is that Trump is setting up a 'retort'. You've probably been in an argument with someone, where they argued back with a nonsensical response (at least nonsensical to you). However, that the argument was nonsensical doesn't matter. In their mind they had a response, so the argument ends in a draw.
The only way to get past such and en passe is if there is a third party.
So, when Trump is attacked with his Birther past, he makes the false claim that Clinton started it. The evidence has been debunk, but even debunked evidence is enough for his supporters. Clinton supporters of course will see this as nonsense and think worse of Trump (if that's possible). Therefore, an issue that was damaging to Trump becomes a kind of draw, to be decided by 'independents'. However, if you are an 'independent', you're soon sick of this and just want to stay out of it. Again, making it a draw. Note that I gave the same analysis on Clinton's "basket of deplorable" scandal.
Though, there was some damage. There was an 'opportunity cost'. When we could have been talking about two policies he just proposed, a new tax plan and paid leave for women, we are talking about his birther past. Potentially, this could also take back some gains he made in trying to show him as non-bigoted.
If I were Clinton, I would forget the racist aspect of this and focus on the nuttiest. The question should now be "did you ever believe Obama was born outside the country?". Anyone that would ever believe such a nutty conspiracy theory is 'temperamentally unfit to be president'. If he says he never believed, he's a con man. If he does, he's nuts.
I have a coming blog that points why this is another reason no one should vote for him, beyond the obvious.
If you haven't read it yet, I would also point out that many are saying Trump was born in Russia.
What is really going (whether Trump realizes or not) is that Trump is setting up a 'retort'. You've probably been in an argument with someone, where they argued back with a nonsensical response (at least nonsensical to you). However, that the argument was nonsensical doesn't matter. In their mind they had a response, so the argument ends in a draw.
The only way to get past such and en passe is if there is a third party.
So, when Trump is attacked with his Birther past, he makes the false claim that Clinton started it. The evidence has been debunk, but even debunked evidence is enough for his supporters. Clinton supporters of course will see this as nonsense and think worse of Trump (if that's possible). Therefore, an issue that was damaging to Trump becomes a kind of draw, to be decided by 'independents'. However, if you are an 'independent', you're soon sick of this and just want to stay out of it. Again, making it a draw. Note that I gave the same analysis on Clinton's "basket of deplorable" scandal.
Though, there was some damage. There was an 'opportunity cost'. When we could have been talking about two policies he just proposed, a new tax plan and paid leave for women, we are talking about his birther past. Potentially, this could also take back some gains he made in trying to show him as non-bigoted.
If I were Clinton, I would forget the racist aspect of this and focus on the nuttiest. The question should now be "did you ever believe Obama was born outside the country?". Anyone that would ever believe such a nutty conspiracy theory is 'temperamentally unfit to be president'. If he says he never believed, he's a con man. If he does, he's nuts.
I have a coming blog that points why this is another reason no one should vote for him, beyond the obvious.
If you haven't read it yet, I would also point out that many are saying Trump was born in Russia.
Clinton in the News
We're talking about Trump now, so hopefully she will have a nice weekend.
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