# 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:** 203
**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2016, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/4043 "2016-08-11T16:26:00Z")
Are you mistaking me for a Trump supporter? ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2016, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/4044 "2016-08-11T16:30:56Z")
> [@CarnalK](#): > > Are you mistaking me for a Trump supporter? It’s not hard to do. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2016, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/4045 "2016-08-11T16:34:21Z")
I’m not a Trump supporter and i find it incredibly annoying when people bump serious threads to spam their trolly bullshit. ---
**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2016, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/4046 "2016-08-11T16:35:49Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > It’s not hard to do. I don’t recall saying anything positive about Trump so maybe I’m not the issue. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2016, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/4047 "2016-08-11T16:39:55Z")
> [@CarnalK](#): > > I don’t recall saying anything positive about Trump so maybe I’m not the issue. Honestly, I don’t recall you having anything positive to say about much of anything, so you’ll excuse us for our confusion as to who or what you actually support. Now I also don’t track your every post, so I’m just going on the trend I’m seeing whenever I see your username, so forgive me if I’ve missed something. ---
**Author:** ![drad\_dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2016, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/4048 "2016-08-11T16:47:47Z")
> [@CarnalK](#): > > So 3 out 4 Dopers think pedophilia jokes never get old. Good to know. 4 out of 5? We have really got to look at this until we find out what the hell is going on. Sad. It lives until every inane utterance of his gets applied to it. If you’re tired of it tell him to slow down a little. ---
**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2016, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/4049 "2016-08-11T16:48:44Z")
Whatever, man. You said it’s not hard to mistake me for a Trump supporter for no other reason than I hate this NAMBLA joke campaign. ---
**Author:** ![MindsEye\_Watering](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindseye_watering/32/3619_2.png) [@MindsEye\_Watering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MindsEye_Watering)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2016, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/4050 "2016-08-11T16:52:01Z")
> [@CarnalK](#): > > That gag is wearing thin. Gag? ---
**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 11, 2016, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/4051 "2016-08-11T16:54:06Z")
> [@MindsEye\_Watering](#): > > Gag? The one Trump keeps chewing through. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2016, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/4052 "2016-08-11T16:57:39Z")
> [@CarnalK](#): > > Whatever, man. You said it’s not hard to mistake me for a Trump supporter for no other reason than I hate this NAMBLA joke campaign. I said no such thing. But like you said: whatever, man. ---
**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2016, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/4053 "2016-08-11T17:04:19Z")
Then please tell me why it’s so easy to mistake me for a Trump supporter? My lack of "yay for Hillary"s? ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2016, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/4054 "2016-08-11T17:04:38Z")
I wish the “I’m going to laugh about all this before I start crying” folks would start their own thread… …not saying i wouldn’t check it twice a day, but it is annoying to fill actual discussions with it. I keep thinking “Oh, good, a dozen new posts on what Trump’s campaign is up to now!” and am disappointed to just find NAMBY-pamby stuff. ---
**Author:** ![oft\_wears\_hats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7993a0/32.png) [@oft\_wears\_hats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oft_wears_hats)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2016, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/4055 "2016-08-11T17:04:55Z")
Apparently the Trump campaign has been embracing “Second Amendment solutions” for a while now: > [@](#): > > Vincent Bordini, who is identified as “a dedicated, loyal Trump Campaign staffer” in the suit, accused Earl Phillip of pulling a gun on him in February. > > … > > The suit also claims that Phillip brandished a gun at the campaign’s regional director of Western North Carolina, whom initially Bordini reported the incident to. “He was terrified,” the suit said. “Vincent then spoke with Stuart Jolly, the Trump Campaign’s National Field Director, about the incident. Nothing happened. Vincent came to hear of at least four other individuals on whom Phillip had pulled a gun.” > > … > > “In response, the Trump Campaign neither terminated nor suspended Phillip. In fact, at the time of filing, Phillip continues to work for the Trump Campaign,” according to the complaint. [Link.](http://www.politico.com/story/2016/08/trump-staffer-gun-allegedly-pulled-lawsuit-226909) ---
**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 11, 2016, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/4056 "2016-08-11T17:13:19Z")
CNN just played an old interview with Trump from 9 years ago. He straight up blamed Bush for going into Iraq and said the best thing the US could do is declare victory and get out. ---
**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2016, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/4057 "2016-08-11T17:20:34Z")
> [@oft\_wears\_hats](#): > > Apparently the Trump campaign has been embracing “Second Amendment solutions” for a while now: > > [Link.](http://www.politico.com/story/2016/08/trump-staffer-gun-allegedly-pulled-lawsuit-226909) [Donald Trump campaign official resigns as gun-threat suit emerges](http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/donald-trump-n-campaign-manager-pulled-gun-staffer-lawsuit-article-1.2747119) Well that was quicker than I would have expected. Lol. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2016, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/4058 "2016-08-11T17:29:17Z")
> [@digs](#): > > …not saying i wouldn’t check it twice a day, but it is annoying to fill actual discussions with it. I keep thinking “Oh, good, a dozen new posts on what Trump’s campaign is up to now!” and am disappointed to just find NAMBY-pamby stuff. Same here. If people think it can work and it so important, go spam somewhere people not in on the joke are reading. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2016, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/4059 "2016-08-11T17:32:15Z")
Trump made two major mistakes in an CNBC interview. During the interview, Trump stated _“I’m supposed to be the smart one”_ and _“I’m supposed to have a lot of good ideas”_. Neutral third parties have reviewed these statements and verified that neither of them is factually accurate. > **[Donald Trump balks at idea he has 'too many' campaign errors: 'You'll have to...](https://www.aol.com/article/2016/08/11/donald-trump-balks-idea-campaign-errors/21449662/)** > > "Everybody came to my defense because there was nothing said wrong." ---
**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 11, 2016, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/4060 "2016-08-11T17:36:45Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > The one Trump keeps chewing through. Ha! 😃 > [@Sam\_Lowry](#): > > It appears that people like Hillary Clinton the person/politician more than Hillary Clinton the candidate or candidate’s wife, seeing how her numbers seem to dip when she or Bill were running for office. I’m not sure what that says about voters, but I’d put money down that as president next year her ratings will go up a lot from where they are now. Agreed. > [@Merneith](#): > > I think it would be a mistake to over-refine on this, and I say that admitting a lot of the math is over my head. I’m not really challenging the numbers. I just think this is more of a “hm” than a “hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm”. > > But still - I thought it was neat. I agree–very interesting! ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2016, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/4061 "2016-08-11T17:39:07Z")
> [@Sam\_Lowry](#): > > It appears that people like Hillary Clinton the person/politician more than Hillary Clinton the candidate or candidate’s wife, seeing how her numbers seem to dip when she or Bill were running for office. I’m not sure what that says about voters, but I’d put money down that as president next year her ratings will go up a lot from where they are now. I think I remember some analysis on this a year or so ago saying it always happens to candidates. I’d guess when someone is just a person, partisanship isn’t as big an issue. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2016, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/4062 "2016-08-11T17:39:10Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Trump made two major mistakes in an CNBC interview. During the interview, Trump stated _“I’m supposed to be the smart one”_ and _“I’m supposed to have a lot of good ideas”_. > > Neutral third parties have reviewed these statements and verified that neither of them is factually accurate. > > [News, Politics, Sports, Mail & Latest Headlines - AOL.com](http://www.aol.com/article/2016/08/11/donald-trump-balks-idea-campaign-errors/21449662/) > [@](#): > > In an interview with CNBC, the Republican presidential nominee brushed off concern from campaign allies that his criticism about the father of a slain Muslim-American soldier was a mistake. > > “You’ll have to define what a mistake means,” Trump said. “It’s been put to bed for a long time, and I don’t think there’s any reason for you to reopen it.” Ah, I see. His trashing a Gold-Star family was not a mistake, because it’s in the past, and we should not talk about it any more. Down the memory hole it goes! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901.md?page=202) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901.md?page=204)