# Clinton v Trump: How did it end up like this?

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [August 26, 2016, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clinton-v-trump-how-did-it-end-up-like-this/763968 "2016-08-26T00:32:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2016, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clinton-v-trump-how-did-it-end-up-like-this/763968/81 "2016-09-09T20:43:07Z")

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I’m in Kansas City, and virtually all my clients are conservative, pro-life, gun-toting Republicans. And I have yet to find one who has anything good to say about Trump. So far, the only out and out Trump supporter I’ve heard from is the guy on the bus last night who didn’t want a fence on the Mexican border, he wanted a mine field.

Honestly, it looks like Hiliary took advice from Claire McCaskill and spent money in the Republican primaries to make sure she ran against the craziest sumbitch possible. All we need is Trump to talk about whether or not a rape is “legitimate” for the circle to be complete.

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**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2016, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clinton-v-trump-how-did-it-end-up-like-this/763968/82 "2016-09-09T21:18:38Z")

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> [@RickJay](#):
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> So? I’m not asking if you’d vote for him. DONALD TRUMP is carrying 41% of the vote. An outright clown. It is nonsense to pretend a real politician could not raise that figure significantly.
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> Many Americans actually are pro-life, pro-Second Amendment, or are willing to look past those things. You’re making the Pauline Kael error.

What makes you think he’d do any better than Romney or McCain? 2004 was 12 years ago, every election cycle the demographic swing in favor of democrats is in the millions. In 2012 an unpopular Obama beat the very strong ticket of Romney/Ryan, and that was four years ago. IMO the Democrats would have to nominate someone as bad as Trump for any Republican to have a chance at winning. 4 years from now Hillary will likely face a much stronger candidate than Trump, she will probably do better than she does this time around.

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**Author:** ![MacTech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2016, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clinton-v-trump-how-did-it-end-up-like-this/763968/83 "2016-09-11T21:02:43Z")

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> [@GIGObuster](#):
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> And I would like a pony too, but the Republicans had to settle with Discord before he reformed.\*
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> - (It helps to have a little niece to know that 🙂 )

True, but the Democrats are backing Nightmare Moon…

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