# Donald Trump's 2016 General Election Campaign **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [May 4, 2016, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901 "2016-05-04T02:37:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 156
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2016, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/3103 "2016-07-29T14:10:50Z")
_The Onion_ on Trump’s latest beef with the MSM: [Trump Sick And Tired Of Mainstream Media Always Trying To Put His Words Into Some Sort Of Context](http://www.theonion.com/article/trump-sick-and-tired-mainstream-media-always-tryin-53375) ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2016, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/3104 "2016-07-29T14:26:38Z")
> [@Bayard](#): > > Looks like it’s different per state. You’re in TX? I switched the state to TX and I see those sections. When I put it back to MO, they go away. > > Missouri is a swing state, dammit!! Right? Well, we used to be. ☹ A [new poll](http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/trump-clinton-in-virtual-tie-in-missouri/article_ecbca03a-ea36-5bef-bf8c-fcb817cc7c31.html) of likely voters in Missouri, with options of Clinton/Trump/Johnson/Stein/Undecided, has Clinton and Trump tied. One of the interesting things to me was that Trump didn’t muster a majority of white voters. If he’s not getting a majority of whites in Missouri, that’s a bad sign for him. (Albeit a good sign for my sense of state pride.) ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2016, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/3105 "2016-07-29T14:33:39Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > _The Onion_ on Trump’s latest beef with the MSM: [http://www.theonion.com/article/trump-sick-and-tired-mainstream-media-always-tryin-53375](http://www.theonion.com/article/trump-sick-and-tired-mainstream-media-always-tryin-53375) That reminds me; do public figures ever publically object to things \*The Onion/I] says about them? I don’t recall ever seeing anything to that effect. Not that I could see any reasonable rebuttal by the Trumpster that wouldn’t make him look even more silly, in this case. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2016, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/3106 "2016-07-29T14:53:01Z")
> [@Bayard](#): > > A [new poll](http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/trump-clinton-in-virtual-tie-in-missouri/article_ecbca03a-ea36-5bef-bf8c-fcb817cc7c31.html) of likely voters in Missouri, with options of Clinton/Trump/Johnson/Stein/Undecided, has Clinton and Trump tied. One of the interesting things to me was that Trump didn’t muster a majority of white voters. If he’s not getting a majority of whites in Missouri, that’s a bad sign for him. (Albeit a good sign for my sense of state pride.) Interesting. Though this quote gave me pause: “Mason-Dixon pollster Brad Coker said the results suggest Missouri may be returning to the national barometer status it held before 2008.” What was different about the Democratic candidate in 2008 and 2012? Hmmm…let me think… (Hint: Where did the folks came from who burned down an entire city – Lawrence, Kansas – because they believed African Americans shouldn’t be free?) ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2016, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/3107 "2016-07-29T15:12:51Z")
> [@JKellyMap](#): > > Interesting. Though this quote gave me pause: > > “Mason-Dixon pollster Brad Coker said the results suggest Missouri may be returning to the national barometer status it held before 2008.” > > What was different about the Democratic candidate in 2008 and 2012? Hmmm…let me think… > > (Hint: Where did the folks came from who burned down an entire city – Lawrence, Kansas – because they believed African Americans shouldn’t be free?) Don’t harsh my mellow, man. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2016, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/3108 "2016-07-29T15:21:46Z")
> [@JKellyMap](#): > > Interesting. Though this quote gave me pause: > > “Mason-Dixon pollster Brad Coker said the results suggest Missouri may be returning to the national barometer status it held before 2008.” > > What was different about the Democratic candidate in 2008 and 2012? Hmmm…let me think… > > (Hint: Where did the folks came from who burned down an entire city – Lawrence, Kansas – because they believed African Americans shouldn’t be free?) Looking at the details from that article, the difference may have more to do with the Republican candidate than the Democratic one. Mr. Trump has some very high unfavorables there. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2016, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/3109 "2016-07-29T16:04:28Z")
> [@Bayard](#): > > Don’t harsh my mellow, man. 🙂 I agree the main message of this poll is wonderful news. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2016, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/3110 "2016-07-29T16:59:41Z")
Melania’s website is down, perhaps because she claimed a degree she didn’t have: [http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/28/politics/melania-trump-website/?iid=ob\_lockedrail\_topeditorial](http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/28/politics/melania-trump-website/?iid=ob_lockedrail_topeditorial) ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2016, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/3111 "2016-07-29T17:24:25Z")
A pro-Trump PAC has been formed to go after [the all-important Amish vote](http://www.cpbj.com/article/20160728/CPBJ01/160729761/lancaster-county-billboards-put-trump-before-the-amish?utm_source=CPBJ+Daily&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=http://www.cpbj.com/article/20160728/CPBJ01/160729761/lancaster-county-billboards-put-trump-before-the-amish&utm_campaign=Lancaster+County+billboards+put+Trump+before+the+Amish): > [@](#): > > Two billboards for the Amish PAC, a Virginia-based political-action committee looking to gain votes for GOP candidates from among the plain communities of Pennsylvania and Ohio, have been put up in Lancaster County… > > The Amish and other plain communities are known for being socially conservative and focused on business issues. The PAC’s campaign seeks to draw their attention to those aspects of Trump’s personality and platform, describing him on the billboards as “hard working, pro-life, family dedicated … just like you.” > > In a state with more than 8 million registered voters, the total number of potential Amish voters has been estimated around 2,000 in this region. Yep, Old Order Amish folk, The Donald is just like you. Yep. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Ace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6bbea6/32.png) [@Johnny\_Ace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ace)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2016, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/3112 "2016-07-29T17:31:39Z")
> [@DSeid](#): > > [In this clip.](http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/28/politics/donald-trump-dnc-response/index.html) > > “I was all set … I was gonna hit a number of those people so hard … that why I don’t have a number of people still endorsing me, they still haven’t recovered …” > > Has he physically “hit” a number of people so hard that they haven’t recovered from their heads spinning, with those big hands of his? I don’t think Trump needs to prove his penis size. He’s a colossal prick. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2016, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/3113 "2016-07-29T17:40:30Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Melania’s website is down, perhaps because she claimed a degree she didn’t have: [http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/28/politics/melania-trump-website/?iid=ob\_lockedrail\_topeditorial](http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/28/politics/melania-trump-website/?iid=ob_lockedrail_topeditorial) She was also shilling “beauty products” that involved smearing caviar on your face. [Washington Post reporter denied a credential, patted down, refused entry to a Pence rally.](http://www.stltoday.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/washington-post-reporter-barred-patted-down-at-pence-rally-near/article_b9500890-8f31-544a-a4ff-7c8107df5ba5.html) ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2016, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/3114 "2016-07-29T17:46:25Z")
I actually had some real caviar once, long time ago. So, not entirely ignorant, but I think it would be better smeared on your face than eaten. Tastes like catfish look. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2016, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/3115 "2016-07-29T18:58:34Z")
[Trump spokeswoman Katrina Pierson says ISIL is Bill Clinton’s creation because he allowed Osama Bin Laden to “get away”.](http://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/bill-clinton-isil-trump-226432?cmpid=sf) Erm uh, get away from what? ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2016, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/3116 "2016-07-29T19:02:57Z")
Trump wants to hack the DNC, but he was only kidding. :rolleyes: Trump wanted to “hit” those speaking negatively of him at the DNC. But he didn’t mean “hit” as we know it. :rolleyes: Trump need a full time lobby to follow him around and explain what he really meant. See, Trump will create new jobs after all. ---
**Author:** ![Merneith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@Merneith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merneith)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2016, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/3117 "2016-07-29T19:07:32Z")
The Donald is still dunning foreign politicians for donations. Maybe they need a restraining order? > That’s the former PM of Finland, there, with a photo of the letter. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2016, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/3118 "2016-07-29T19:14:43Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > [Trump spokeswoman Katrina Pierson says ISIL is Bill Clinton’s creation because he allowed Osama Bin Laden to “get away”.](http://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/bill-clinton-isil-trump-226432?cmpid=sf) Erm uh, get away from what? [World Trade Center bombing 1993](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1993_World_Trade_Center_bombing) 1993 [World Trade Center bombed](http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/world-trade-center-bombed) > [@](#): > > After the 1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, U.S. investigators began to suspect that Yousef had ties to Saudi exile Osama bin Laden, the head of the anti-U.S. al Qaeda terrorist network. **Whether bin Laden was in fact involved in the 1993 twin tower attacks has not been determined** , ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2016, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/3119 "2016-07-29T19:19:53Z")
Mike Pence said that Obama shouldn’t have said the things he said at the convention because “there is no room for name calling in politics.” hahahahahahahahahahaha ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2016, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/3120 "2016-07-29T19:24:25Z")
> [@Merneith](#): > > The Donald is still dunning foreign politicians for donations. Maybe they need a restraining order? > > [x.com](https://twitter.com/alexstubb/status/759065237303783425) > > That’s the former PM of Finland, there, with a photo of the letter. One would guess that Trump has been devoting quite a lot of whatever cogitating capacity he possesses, to ideas on making the Presidency pay. Here, he thinks he’s hit on a super-duper money-maker: extort cash from foreign leaders from the Oval Office via the implicit threat that Bad Things Might Happen to Your Little Country if you fail to pay up. And you’d better get on his good side by paying up _before_ he takes office! ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2016, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/3121 "2016-07-29T19:38:50Z")
[Monty Python]“Tanks break, Colonel.”[/Monty Python] ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2016, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/3122 "2016-07-29T20:31:25Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > [Trump spokeswoman Katrina Pierson says ISIL is Bill Clinton’s creation because he allowed Osama Bin Laden to “get away”.](http://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/bill-clinton-isil-trump-226432?cmpid=sf) Erm uh, get away from what? Clinton had eyes on Bin Laden in Afghanistan and could have ordered a cruise missile strike, but didn’t. That was before predators and due to the flight time it very likely could have missed. He was also hanging out with some Emirati big wigs and the collateral damage would have been bad. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2016/02/16/bill-clinton-and-the-missed-opportunities-to-kill-osama-bin-laden/](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2016/02/16/bill-clinton-and-the-missed-opportunities-to-kill-osama-bin-laden/) That doesn’t really have anything to do with ISIL though. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901.md?page=155) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901.md?page=157)