# 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:** 168
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2016, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/3343 "2016-08-02T01:32:09Z")
> [@Drum\_God](#): > > I’m 48 and I chuckled. I also figured that would totally go over the head of the youngsters around here. 🆒 I’m 46 and don’t get it. ---
**Author:** ![coremelt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@coremelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coremelt)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2016, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/3344 "2016-08-02T01:34:14Z")
An Attorney that worked for Donald in the 80s speaks out on why he shouldn’t be President: > **[I Was An Attorney For Trump. Trust Me, You Don't Want Him As President.](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-hired-me-as-an-attorneyplease-dont_b_579e52dee4b00e7e269fb30f)** > > Bullies will always exist somewhere, but the White House should not be that somewhere. ---
**Author:** ![Biffster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biffster/32/339_2.png) [@Biffster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffster)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2016, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/3345 "2016-08-02T02:12:54Z")
> [@JRDelirious](#): > > At least the dude half of that population is all for it if its two hot girls and they can watch, as long as nobody can prove they watched. > > Yes he does. Or of an Anime. Oh dear. > > Hey, it’s America, if it were one of the rags from across the pond you’d get the whole thing crystal clear in the inside pages. And the guys at Graphics were bored with the censor strips, they wanted to try out the pixellator tool. > > People all over Europe are surely trying to find out if they have in some attic a January 1996 issue of _Max_. Watching eBay… It’s like saying you can’t see the mountains because there’s clouds obscuring the snow on the very top. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![Biffster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biffster/32/339_2.png) [@Biffster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffster)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2016, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/3346 "2016-08-02T02:13:54Z")
> [@leftfield6](#): > > I know, scary isn’t it. But, on the positive side, I live in Georgia, and I think this is the first time that Georgia has been PINK, not RED. Merely “leaning Republican” instead of “solidly Republican” is progress. > > Still, Atlanta is a blue dot, and most of the rest of the sate is solid red. A pale blue dot. Signs of civilization! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ---
**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:** [August 2, 2016, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/3347 "2016-08-02T02:14:48Z")
[Trump has lost the VFW.](http://www.politicususa.com/2016/08/01/republicans-nearing-state-collapse-vfw-strongly-condemns-donald-trump.html) ---
**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2016, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/3348 "2016-08-02T02:16:08Z")
Mark Cuban ripped into Trump at a rally in Pittsburgh, full on endorsed Hillary. Since TRump calls Michael Bloomberg “Little Michael,” and Bloomberg is worth 10x what Trump (per Forbes) - think he’ll now go after Cuban? How about Buffett? ---
**Author:** ![leftfield6](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leftfield6/32/18780_2.png) [@leftfield6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leftfield6)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2016, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/3349 "2016-08-02T02:33:43Z")
Good lord. Trump just tweeted a picture of himself sitting on his private jet, getting ready to eat. I swear, you can’t make this shit up, he has a bucket of KFC and what looks like two large side items. Are you fucking shitting me? Wow. Just wow. ---
**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:** [August 2, 2016, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/3350 "2016-08-02T02:38:53Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > [Trump has lost the VFW.](http://www.politicususa.com/2016/08/01/republicans-nearing-state-collapse-vfw-strongly-condemns-donald-trump.html) A retired Marine general gives a full-throated endorsement of Clinton. Republican members of Congress repudiate Trump. The VFW repudiates him. How many core constituencies does Trump have left to alienate? The white supremacists are still on the bandwagon. Can he somehow piss them off? ---
**Author:** ![AndrewL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@AndrewL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AndrewL)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2016, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/3351 "2016-08-02T02:40:13Z")
What the DNC needs to do now is to somehow goad Trump into insulting the NRA. ---
**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:** [August 2, 2016, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/3352 "2016-08-02T02:55:05Z")
> [@leftfield6](#): > > Good lord. Trump just tweeted a picture of himself sitting on his private jet, getting ready to eat. I swear, you can’t make this shit up, he has a bucket of KFC and what looks like two large side items. > > Are you fucking shitting me? Wow. Just wow. I just downloaded the picture, its big(2048x1914) It’s not quite sharp enough to see clearly but it looks like the date is in July. Anybody able to match the partial headline to a date? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2016, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/3353 "2016-08-02T02:57:39Z")
Trump’s latest attack on Khan: [he’s mad at me because I’ll keep terrorists out.](http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/trump-khan-was-mad-i-ll-keep-out-terrorists) ---
**Author:** ![leftfield6](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leftfield6/32/18780_2.png) [@leftfield6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leftfield6)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2016, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/3354 "2016-08-02T03:02:15Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > I just downloaded the picture, its big(2048x1914) It’s not quite sharp enough to see clearly but it looks like the date is in July. > > Anybody able to match the partial headline to a date? 😃 He posted it 37 minutes ago and added "leaving PA, on my way to VA. Definitely implied that this was a current pic. Of course Donald can tell little lies just as well as big ones. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2016, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/3355 "2016-08-02T03:03:44Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > I think the faithless voter will give Hillary a much larger margin that most predict. By faithless voter, I mean the voters who profess to support Trump, but in the privacy of the voting booth, they vote for Hillary, or a third party, or a write in. I don’t think it will even be close. I think the [Bradley effect](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradley_effect) suggests just the opposite – there will be a large number of voters who won’t support Trump publicly, but will vote for him. ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2016, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/3356 "2016-08-02T03:05:57Z")
Yeah, but what about Trump’s style and the reasons for his popularity suggest that people who would vote for him would be at all ashamed to admit it? That goes against his very image, the reason he’s the nominee. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2016, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/3357 "2016-08-02T03:09:34Z")
By the way, if you can’t tell by the language if it is his tweet or the staffs, Trump uses an Android phone, while his staff uses iPhones. Also, what sort of idiot eats bone-in fried chicken with a knife and fork? ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2016, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/3358 "2016-08-02T03:09:46Z")
> [@Derleth](#): > > So “Cherish” is a word he’s using to break up The Association between him and Trump? > [@Knorf](#): > > I’m 46 and don’t get it. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/DD94tZgPuvc/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AHeA4AC6AKKAgwIABABGFIgXShlMA8=&rs=AOn4CLAXTQ8t_Fk6qS0RWOpLtc7Z1d3qcQ "Association Cherish 1966") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DD94tZgPuvc) ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2016, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/3359 "2016-08-02T03:10:37Z")
> [@AndrewL](#): > > What the DNC needs to do now is to somehow goad Trump into insulting the NRA. Trump already got halfway there with his comments on Orlando, which led to a bit of a verbal smackdown by [the NRA.](http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/06/donald-trump-nra-guns/487781/) ---
**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:** [August 2, 2016, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/3360 "2016-08-02T03:16:14Z")
> [@kunilou](#): > > I think the [Bradley effect](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradley_effect) suggests just the opposite – there will be a large number of voters who won’t support Trump publicly, but will vote for him. That’s about how I see it, too. Alas. ---
**Author:** ![coremelt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@coremelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coremelt)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2016, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/3361 "2016-08-02T03:24:14Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Trump’s latest attack on Khan: [he’s mad at me because I’ll keep terrorists out.](http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/trump-khan-was-mad-i-ll-keep-out-terrorists) Surely this has got to stink to at least a few of Trump’s supporters? Khan has been speaking out against Terrorism for a quite a while now: > **[2015 interview of Khizr Khan](https://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/7/30/1554777/-2015-interview-of-Khizr-Khan)** > > I came across an interview from last year of Khizr Khan. He talked about his son Humayun and criticized Trump along similar lines as his recent comments. “Muslims are American, Muslims are citizens, Muslims participat\[e\] in the well-being of this... His fucking son died fighting against insurgents who used terrorist tactics. How can they possibly believe he wants to let terrorists into the US? ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2016, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/3362 "2016-08-02T03:25:52Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Trump already got halfway there with his comments on Orlando, which led to a bit of a verbal smackdown by [the NRA.](http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/06/donald-trump-nra-guns/487781/) Wait wait… what? Wayne LaPierre thinks that there’s someplace where you shouldn’t have a gun? mumble mumble… Trump… President… mumble mumble… LaPierre… limits on gun rights… What universe am I in? 😕 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901.md?page=167) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901.md?page=169)