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2016-09-18 Home Front: Politix

Hildebeest campaign: ‘Nothing short of a disaster'

[Wash Times] The repercussions just keep rolling in: Hillary Clinton’s recent decision to call Donald Trump's fans a "basketful of deplorables" has turned into "nothing short of a crisis" for the Democratic presidential nominee, says veteran pollster John Zogby.

Ah, but it gets worse. "The entire fainting and pneumonia issue is nothing short of a disaster," he continues, noting that the distress and drama of Mrs. Clinton’s health challenges have prompted voters to ask visceral questions about her truthfulness and judgment.

"This has all been badly done. New polls have come out that show Clinton down 5 points in Ohio, down in Florida, New Hampshire, Nevada and Iowa -- and none of these polls reflect more than just one day’s sample. A new CBS Tracking Poll now shows her leading Trump 42 percent to 40 percent. I probably shouldn’t speculate, but I suspect she will lose a few more points," Mr. Zogby continues.

"But the real crisis here is how she gets back on track. She will most likely have a good debate performance on Sept. 26. But then she still has to deal with the 'deplorables' thing because of what it reveals about her and her supporters. And then the release of her emails in October. She is in a tough spot."

YOU MAY BE DEPLORABLE IF....

A round of applause for Boston Herald columnist Howie Carr, who reaches out to those who support Donald Trump, otherwise known as "deplorables" these days. But how do you know if you're a proud deplorable? A partial list of Mr. Carr's suggestions:

Posted by Besoeker 2016-09-18 00:21|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 The campaing focuses on vote counting?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2016-09-18 01:55|| 2016-09-18 01:55|| Front Page Top

#2 ...or more like vote buying. They've outspent the opposition by hundreds of millions, to include 'in kind' from the MSM, and yet barely able to keep above the water. The 'narrowing' is suppose to happen a week or two before the election. This is way early in the cycle.

Posted by Procopius2k 2016-09-18 07:47|| 2016-09-18 07:47|| Front Page Top

#3 She will most likely have a good debate performance on Sept. 26.

And why would you assume that? Trump is not 1960 Nixon, he knows what to do in front of a camera. If she has to stand there in hot lights............

Posted by AlanC 2016-09-18 08:47|| 2016-09-18 08:47|| Front Page Top

#4 Her campaign is a disaster? Just think what her presidency would be!

Posted by JohnQC 2016-09-18 08:48|| 2016-09-18 08:48|| Front Page Top

#5 She has never been a good debater. Before her faceplant, I expected her to start dropping in the polls after a debate.

Now I expect her numbers to completely crater if she debates.

Posted by DarthVader 2016-09-18 09:15|| 2016-09-18 09:15|| Front Page Top

#6 She has a long record of disasters on the national stage dating back to her attempt to create Hillarycare (and further back than that, of course).

I'm always amused by media types who act surprised by any of this.

Posted by charger 2016-09-18 13:46|| 2016-09-18 13:46|| Front Page Top

#7 After the debate is when I guess Michelle will announce for POTUS.

Posted by TopRev 2016-09-18 14:10|| 2016-09-18 14:10|| Front Page Top

#8 IIRC one handy method is to send teams into every city neighborhood, with absentee ballots, and help every resident vote. How can you possibly object to helping encourage everybody to vote? Everybody in friendly/dependent neighborhoods, that is.

Posted by james 2016-09-18 15:36|| http://idontknowbut.blogspot.com 2016-09-18 15:36|| Front Page Top

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