US Politics Mega-thread - Page 3742

On May 05 2016 10:41 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:
Absolutely BRUTAL attack ad by Hillary on Trump:

http://m.motherjones.com/politics/2016/05/hillary-clinton-wont-let-republicans-forget-never-trump

On May 05 2016 11:02 Mohdoo wrote:


Good lord. What do people even say to this?

On May 05 2016 11:01 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:


And the best part is that she doesn't need to say anything at all, or even quote Democrats. She can just quote Republicans all day long.

On May 05 2016 11:07 Slaughter wrote:
Not sure if showing clips of people whom the public largely dislikes or hates saying bad things about Trump will do much. Didn't do anything when they did it.

On May 05 2016 10:41 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:
Absolutely BRUTAL attack ad by Hillary on Trump:

http://m.motherjones.com/politics/2016/05/hillary-clinton-wont-let-republicans-forget-never-trump

On May 05 2016 11:10 xDaunt wrote:

Bingo. Here's the critical point that people need to understand: nothing that Hillary is going to do will ultimately matter in all likelihood. This election is about Trump. Either his populist, pro-working class message is going to resonate or it won't.

On May 05 2016 11:34 darthfoley wrote:


Sorry but i think this is terrible. Weird music in the background, followed by a bunch of disliked POLITICIANS saying whiny things about a guy who kicked their asses.

I'm very liberal so I strongly dislike Trump, but this ad sucks.

On May 05 2016 11:36 kwizach wrote:

The ad is precisely not targeted at liberals or at Trump's base. Its aim is keep moderate Republicans away from Trump.

Neither George HW nor George W Bush, the only two living former Republican presidents of the United States, will endorse Donald Trump.

In statements released to the Guardian on Wednesday evening, spokesmen for both former presidents said they would be sitting out the 2016 election. Freddy Ford, a spokesman for George W Bush, told the Guardian: “President George W Bush does not plan to participate in or comment on the presidential campaign.”

The statement by the 43rd president was echoed in one released by his father. Jim McGrath, a spokesman for George HW Bush, told the Guardian: “At age 91, President Bush is retired from politics. He naturally did a few things to help Jeb, but those were the ‘exceptions that proved the rule’.”

The non-endorsements come as Trump has become the presumptive nominee and many party figures have tried to come to terms with the fact that the demagogic reality television star will be their party’s standard-bearer in November.

While some such as senators Dean Heller of Nevada and Ben Sasse of Nebraska have made clear they will not vote for Trump in November, others such as senators Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire and Rob Portman of Ohio have said they will vote for the party’s nominee but not endorse him.

Ben Carson has a plan for Ted Cruz now that the Texas senator has dropped out of the GOP presidential race: attorney general, then Supreme Court justice under a Trump administration.

When Fox News Radio’s John Gibson asked Carson on Wednesday whether it would be “smart” for presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump to offer Cruz a position on the Supreme Court, he said yes.

“I think he would be terrific on the Supreme Court, or I think he would be a terrific attorney general. Or he could be both,” Carson said. “He could be attorney general first, you know, go ahead and prosecute Hillary, and then go on the Supreme Court.”

Gibson went on to ask the former presidential candidate whom Trump should choose as his running mate.
“I wouldn’t advise him to pick me,” Carson said. “I would advise him to pick someone who really is willing and able to take a significant part of the load.”

The retired neurosurgeon endorsed Trump in March after he dropped his own presidential bid. Trump said on Wednesday that Carson would serve on his selection committee for his future running mate.