# 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:** 173
**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:** [August 2, 2016, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/3443 "2016-08-02T20:10:35Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > I’ve read the transcript of Eric Trump’s comments three times now and honestly I can’t understand what the hell he’s saying. > So yeah, like father, like son. I think. It’s not just the lack of basic human decency-- it’s the low IQ. In the video, he not only said “she wouldn’t allow herself to be OBJECTED to it” (when he meant “_subjected_ to it”)–he also proved that he can’t tell the difference between three and four: > [@](#): > > “I mean you see anybody who dies for their nation, dies **for the three of us at this table** , made the ultimate sacrifice, but you know for my father, in terms of the Kahn family, it’s not about a soldier …” Yeah, there were FOUR people at the table. Math is hard! (All in all, I think we have to agree that Eric Trump was very wise in his choice to have been born rich. Being born less-than-rich would not have worked out for him at _all_.) > **[Eric Trump weighs in on father's feud with fallen soldier's parents](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/eric-trump-weighs-in-on-his-fathers-comments-on-the-khan-family/)** > > He tells "CBS This Morning" that Donald Trump's message is not "anti-Muslim," but "anti-terror" ---
**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, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/3444 "2016-08-02T20:16:06Z")
> [@CarnalK](#): > > IIRC, it was soldiers in charge of American money, brought there to make settlements/payoffs to Iraqis, that he accused. [Nope.](http://www.politico.com/story/2016/06/trump-us-troop-stole-millions-and-millions-in-iraq-224352) > [@](#): > > “They didn’t really want to fight for Iraq because Iraq is a corrupt government, you know. Remember when they were handing 50 million dollars of cash? Cash! They were going through Afghanistan paying off, I want to know who were the soldiers that are carrying cash of 50 million dollars? Cash! How stupid are we?,” Trump said. **“I wouldn’t be surprised those soldiers, I wouldn’t be surprised if the cash didn’t get there, I have to be honest.”** The bolded part is where he implies it’s American soldiers. Naturally, he offers no proof. ---
**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, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/3445 "2016-08-02T20:20:27Z")
Trump/Clinton tied in GA, which hasn’t gone blue since 1992. [Clinton, Trump deadlocked in latest Georgia poll – WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta](http://www.wsbtv.com/news/politics/clinton-trump-deadlocked-in-latest-georgia-poll/415167092) ---
**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, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/3446 "2016-08-02T20:49:13Z")
Aaaand… Christie’s gone. > **[Christie Breaks Rank To Criticize Trump’s ‘Inappropriate’ Khan Attacks](https://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/chris-christie-trump-khan-attacks-inappropriate)** > > New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Tuesday broke from the candidate he is campaigning for, telling reporters that Donald Trump’s attacks on Khizr and Ghazala Khan are “inappropriate” and the Khans have… ---
**Author:** ![SlackerInc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slackerinc/32/275_2.png) [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2016, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/3447 "2016-08-02T20:50:16Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > There’s only room for one red-faced, whining crybaby in the room. Ha, well played. There were several funny followups too. But in all seriousness, I’m beginning to have to at least slightly reconsider whether he is trying to lose this election. At minimum, I’m going to be curious to see how many times, after all is said and done, I will have said some version of “I didn’t think he could still shock me” or “I didn’t think it was possible, but he has hit a new low”. He was already teetering on the brink of losing Utah, which is unthinkable for any other Republican. Now I think he just lost it. They are all about babies in that state. ETA: Wow, Christie. They have been friends for years! ---
**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:** [August 2, 2016, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/3448 "2016-08-02T20:52:47Z")
> [@davidm](#): > > Aaaand… > > Christie’s gone. > [Christie Breaks Rank To Criticize Trump’s ‘Inappropriate’ Khan Attacks - TPM – Talking Points Memo](http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/chris-christie-trump-khan-attacks-inappropriate) No he’s not. He’s just spoken out against these particular Trump comments. He hasn’t withdrawn his endorsement or anything close to being “gone”. Pretty much every other elected Republican has done exactly the same thing. ---
**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, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/3449 "2016-08-02T20:55:14Z")
Here is what appeasement gets you: Trump refuses to endorse Paul Ryan and John McCain in their contests. [https://twitter.com/SopanDeb/status/760574507971141633?s=09](https://twitter.com/SopanDeb/status/760574507971141633?s=09) ---
**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:** [August 2, 2016, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/3450 "2016-08-02T20:56:30Z")
> [@SlackerInc](#): > > … But in all seriousness, I’m beginning to have to at least slightly reconsider whether he is trying to lose this election. … I don’t think so. I think it’s the narcissist’s power trip of “I can do ANYTHING and people still adore me!” I mean, he said it flat out, back in January: > [@](#): > > “I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn’t lose any voters, OK?” That’s what all this bad behavior is–attacking gold star parents, ordering babies out, dissing fire marshals, and all the rest of the long, long list: it’s not that he’s trying to get people to reject him. It’s that he’s getting off on how he can do anything he wants to do, with no negative consequences. ---
**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, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/3451 "2016-08-02T21:01:09Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > No he’s not. He’s just spoken out against these particular Trump comments. He hasn’t withdrawn his endorsement or anything close to being “gone”. Pretty much every other elected Republican has done exactly the same thing. He might not be gone, but the countdown to his departure has likely begun. ---
**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, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/3452 "2016-08-02T21:03:30Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > No he’s not. He’s just spoken out against these particular Trump comments. He hasn’t withdrawn his endorsement or anything close to being “gone”. Pretty much every other elected Republican has done exactly the same thing. I don’t know. He’s made some pretty strong statements against Trump’s attack on the Kahns. It’s kind of hard to continue publicly supporting someone after that and still be taken the least bit seriously. How long can Republicans continue to criticize him and still maintain their support? Past a point (and I think it’s long past that point) you start to look ridiculous. ---
**Author:** ![Catamount](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/catamount/32/2840_2.png) [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2016, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/3453 "2016-08-02T21:05:40Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > A woman at a Pence rally stated that she was the mother of a military man, and asked how Pence, a military father, could tolerate Trump’s continued attacks on veterans. She was [loudly booed](http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/pence-attendee-boo-khan-question) by the audience. To Pence’s credit, he shushed the crowd and said “That’s what freedom looks like, and that’s what freedom sounds like.” Then he went on to say how much Trump loves the military and veterans. :rolleyes: That’s the sound of a man trying to bail out a sinking ship with a slotted spoon. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2016, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/3454 "2016-08-02T21:09:43Z")
> [@SlackerInc](#): > > But in all seriousness, I’m beginning to have to at least slightly reconsider whether he is trying to lose this election. At minimum, I’m going to be curious to see how many times, after all is said and done, I will have said some version of “I didn’t think he could still shock me” or “I didn’t think it was possible, but he has hit a new low”. Tomorrow, he’s going to push an old lady down the stairs and spit on an apple pie. But he’ll still poll around 40%. ---
**Author:** ![AngelSoft](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/angelsoft/32/440_2.png) [@AngelSoft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelSoft)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2016, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/3455 "2016-08-02T21:16:18Z")
You know, I was really curious how the super Trump supporters were spinning all this garbage going on. So I went to a few conservative/Trump groups my dad follows on Facebook and they’re not even mentioning it. I don’t know why I was surprised but literally not a word about anything he’s said or done that’s been in the news. It’s all about how awful Hillary is and how awesome Trump is. I mean, I understand sticking your head in the sand but this is ridiculous. I looked at four or five of them and they all were doing the same thing. It’s shit like this that makes me worry he’ll actually get elected. ---
**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, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/3456 "2016-08-02T21:28:57Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > [Trump’s July fundraising numbers released: $35.8 million.](http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/trump-calls-clinton-devil-boasts-about-meager-35-million-fundraising-n621406?cid=sm_fb) > > Romney raised over $100 million in the same time period four years ago. Yet Trump still brags about his $35.8 million haul calling it “unheard of.” > > His full quote: “It’s gonna be announced tomorrow or the next day: we’ve raised, we think, about $35.8 million. This is unheard of for Republicans, $35.8 million.” > > I anxiously await Ms. Clinton’s July numbers. Even if she drops 40% from her June fundraising total, she’ll have out-raised him yet again. But Fat Don somehow thinks he’s knocking it out of the park. Over $90m for Hillary in July: [http://www.politico.com/story/2016/08/clinton-fundraising-totals-july-2016-226553](http://www.politico.com/story/2016/08/clinton-fundraising-totals-july-2016-226553) Avg donation size: $44 ---
**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, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/3457 "2016-08-02T21:36:53Z")
Clinton and affiliated PACs have reserved $98 million in TV ad buys through the fall. Trump and his allies have reserved not quite $1 million in ad time. > **[Clinton Camp And Allies Book $98M In TV Ads To Trump Allies’ Less Than $1M](https://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/trump-clinton-ad-buy-differences)** > > Here's another indication of just how bonkers this election season is: NBC News reported Tuesday that Hillary Clinton's campaign and its allies were set to spend $98 million in TV ads through the fall… On the one hand, he’s doing frighteningly well without buying ads. On the other hand, what exactly is his campaign spending on? ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2016, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/3458 "2016-08-02T21:44:27Z")
Trump told a woman with a crying baby at one of his rallies that it was okay and he loved children. Moments later he changes course, says he was just kidding, [and tells the lady to get the baby out of there](http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/donald-trump-kicks-crying-baby-rally-article-1.2735605). I seriously think the guy is losing it. Of course his fans ate it right up. ---
**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, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/3459 "2016-08-02T21:46:03Z")
> [@Bayard](#): > > Clinton and affiliated PACs have reserved $98 million in TV ad buys through the fall. Trump and his allies have reserved not quite $1 million in ad time. > > [Clinton Camp And Allies Book $98M In TV Ads To Trump Allies’ Less Than $1M - TPM – Talking Points Memo](http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/trump-clinton-ad-buy-differences) > > On the one hand, he’s doing frighteningly well without buying ads. On the other hand, what exactly is his campaign spending on? Payments to Trump hotels for events whenever possible. ---
**Author:** ![SlackerInc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slackerinc/32/275_2.png) [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2016, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/3460 "2016-08-02T21:46:17Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > Tomorrow, he’s going to push an old lady down the stairs and spit on an apple pie. But he’ll still poll around 40%. LOL…or 30%, anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2016, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/3461 "2016-08-02T21:49:16Z")
> [@Catamount](#): > > That’s the sound of a man trying to bail out a sinking ship with a slotted spoon. I would be the most unsurprised person on the planet to learn that the woman was a shill, only there so Pence could spout his “compassionate Trump” nonsense. ---
**Author:** ![zoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/71c47a/32.png) [@zoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoo)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2016, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/3462 "2016-08-02T21:55:27Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > It’s the Night Of The Short Fingers. Thank you, that was great! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901.md?page=172) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901.md?page=174)