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Republican Debate 10 [CNN] Super Tuesday Bros. Melee
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GoldenEye 007
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Yeah Trump has had no policies since the beginning. That part isn't shocking. Clearly the GOP or R voters in general don't give a shit.
That's like a meme right? Woudn't he have been a kid when some of the murders happened?
Most of the coverage has been saying that since debate one.
A Human Becoming
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Trump wins by making American politics a joke. When it's no longer funny he loses.
It's a joke.
It only makes him stronger.
Trump had some legitimately bad moments in this debate. The problem with arguing that those bad moments are going to cost him support is that it ignores the reality of the exact opposite being true so far. Trump has always given uneven debate performances, where he sometimes defends non-republican positions, gets stuck repeating nonsense, has insults that land flat. Yet through it all, his support rises and he actually wins primaries! We just can't say that bad debates = loss of support when it comes to Trump. He defies the conventional laws of politics.
His poll numbers will increase anyway, I guarantee it.
Randolph Freelander
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It's settled. Shut this thing down, we can all go to bed.
Veritigo_X
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Yep, you got it right.
Really makes you think.
redmetal86
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Evanescence.
It's just about vague emotional appeals. Rubio tried to hit him with that tonight but it failed because;
1) Rubio does the same thing.
2) Rubio is a sweaty mess who has something that America can't have in their President.
BinaryPork2737
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Let's dispel with this fiction that they don't what they're doing, they know exactly what they're doing.
CrocMother
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The more the media and establishment piles on Trump, the better he does in the polls. Tonight reeked of desperation.
Well said, it's very confusing.
That was before this debate. Before tonight, I would've agreed that Rubio was finished. Now I think he has a fighting chance.
balladofwindfishes
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Sometimes I can't tell if he's trolling or not.
I mean, I know he's probably not, but some of the stuff he says...
GoldenEye 007
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ugggh im almost swayed to vote Trump in the Texas primary over clinton
DragonSworne
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Trump has a pretty clear policy
- Build the wall
- Re-negotiate all trade agreements
- Univerisal Healthcare Coverage from the government
Already Torn
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The fact that you need to ask speaks volumes tbh
Yeah, Trump has had worse debates and went up in the polls.
Trump's secret is simple: He always acts as if he knows what he's talking about, even when he doesn't.
He can say any bullshit and as long as he says it confidently without skipping a beat, he comes out on top.
It was especially impressive tonight where he managed to keep talking consistently even as he was double-teamed and constantly interrupted by Rubio and Cruz.
TimeEffect
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Any highlights/links?
You ain't kidding. It's crazy right now.
plagiarize
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GOP voters seem to pick a candidate not base on how they're going to carrying out their platform, but on what they want to do, and how strong etc they seem.
So when Trump says 'Let's build a wall' the voters aren't really looking at the feasibility of that, but they know they want a President who wants that, because they want it. Etc.
They want to see someone talking passionately about something, never mind the details. Republican voters care less about facts, and more about morals and religious values.
BoboBrazil
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big shocker, i'm not even going to turn on the coverage, they are only worth watching for meltdowns after elections
GuyKazama
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You must have watched some other debate.
Anyway, with absentee votes much of this is locked in.
This guy is the real clown. Then again, he took a job no one else wanted.
balladofwindfishes
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They do every election. It doesn't really go anywhere, especially not against Hillary
Of course. The DNC was preparing to label the entire right as Trump, but the voters are saving them the trouble.
It's actually a pretty basic rule he's following with a plurality of voters in the GOP.
Be the most racist. Nothing else matters.
I mean the dude does give me serious Dexter vibes. Tell me that man doesn't have a "dark passenger"
Androidsleeps
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Time to replace the airhorn with the screaming woman (who I think is Barbra Bush)
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The debate took place in a socialist building... but don't tell them that
GoldenEye 007
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Well that's what's I mean. Vague policy stuff. So yeah I guess he's had policies. But I guess I mean specific stuff.
I was thinking it was a bad performance but it was really only bad at the beginning. More importantly I'm pretty certain no one would handle a pile on like that and come out on top. He wasn't his best but he was getting hit from all sides by desperate men.
That's what Trump supporters do: they conduct raids to spread their propaganda, cover over and minimize Trump's faults and meltdowns, deny they ever happen, and chant his slogans in the hope that people won't notice how worthless Trump is. They repeat lies over and over again until people start believing them. Trump supporters are fundamentally dishonest people, even worse than Cruz.
plagiarize
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I don't think you'll need to worry... but the polls over the next couple of days should be telling. Trump was gaining there before dismantling Cruz tonight.
The Lamonster
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Bernie supporters will happily tell everyone that he is the only socialist.
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