# 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:** 216
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2016, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/4303 "2016-08-15T23:49:00Z")
The way I read the latest stuff - I suspect he’ll be very inquisitive in his crusade. ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2016, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/4304 "2016-08-15T23:50:13Z")
[So Scott Adams has more thoughts on the latest round of polls](http://blog.dilbert.com/post/148949796271/polls-and-the-bs-detector)… > [@Scott Adams](#): > > Anything can happen. But I think there are more potential shocks on the Clinton side because any bad news about Trump’s character or business dealings are already baked into the cake. He is virtually shock-proof. Clinton is not. > > I still predict a Trump landslide, based on the 3rd act movie formula. Um… Wow. Now, he does make clear earlier in the post that he thinks the current polling is overstating Trump’s deficit, so to him, a landslide for Trump is still not out of the question. But still. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2016, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/4305 "2016-08-15T23:50:32Z")
> [@](#): > > …I suspect he’ll be very inquisitive in his crusade. I expect so. ---
**Author:** ![DSeid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dseid/32/20194_2.png) [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2016, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/4306 "2016-08-15T23:52:24Z")
> [@Leaper](#): > > [So Scott Adams has more thoughts on the latest round of polls](http://blog.dilbert.com/post/148949796271/polls-and-the-bs-detector)… Out of curiosity, why do you care what this cartoonist thinks about the election? ---
**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 16, 2016, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/4307 "2016-08-16T00:10:39Z")
> [@Leaper](#): > > [So Scott Adams has more thoughts on the latest round of polls](http://blog.dilbert.com/post/148949796271/polls-and-the-bs-detector)… > > Um… Wow. > > Now, he does make clear earlier in the post that he thinks the current polling is overstating Trump’s deficit, so to him, a landslide for Trump is still not out of the question. But still. That is possibly the most ignorant analysis I have seen since… well, since a few days ago when I posted some ignorant crap in GD about the $400 million sent to Iran. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2016, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/4308 "2016-08-16T00:13:10Z")
> [@DSeid](#): > > Out of curiosity, why do you care what this cartoonist thinks about the election? Because from what I can tell, as far as pro-Trump analysis goes, Adams is actually on the high side of intelligence and intelligibility? 🙂 ---
**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 16, 2016, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/4309 "2016-08-16T00:31:30Z")
> [@Leaper](#): > > [So Scott Adams has more thoughts on the latest round of polls](http://blog.dilbert.com/post/148949796271/polls-and-the-bs-detector)… I think Adams is channeling his character “Wally” for comedic effect. ---
**Author:** ![Backwater\_Under\_Duck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ba8739/32.png) [@Backwater\_Under\_Duck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Backwater_Under_Duck)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2016, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/4310 "2016-08-16T00:51:31Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > I think Adams is channeling his character “Wally” for comedic effect. I’m kind of thinking we need a mighty Scott Adams roast. But this is not the right thread. ---
**Author:** ![Junior\_Spaceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Junior\_Spaceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Junior_Spaceman)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2016, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/4311 "2016-08-16T00:55:52Z")
> [@Leaper](#): > > [So Scott Adams has more thoughts on the latest round of polls](http://blog.dilbert.com/post/148949796271/polls-and-the-bs-detector)… Don’t miss the real gold in there: [QUOTE=Adams] We also have to ask ourselves whether it is possible for all of the separate polls to be “rigged” in favor of Clinton. My B.S. filter says that whenever you have a situation in which there is a lot to gain, opportunity for cheating, and a low risk of getting caught, shenanigans always happen. So I expect, based on that universal law alone, that SOME of the polls are rigged **and SOME of the actual election will be rigged as well.** [/QUOTE] ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2016, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/4312 "2016-08-16T01:10:25Z")
So is Adams going to sign up to help Trump keep an eye on those schvoogies in Pennsylvania? ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2016, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/4313 "2016-08-16T01:14:54Z")
Trump spokesbot Katrina Pierson says Trump supporters are [literally beaten into submission by the media](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/katrina-pierson-trump-reporters_us_57b1de74e4b07184041204bc?section=): > [@](#): > > During a Fox Business interview, Pierson defended Trump’s incessant complaints about news coverage by suggesting “voters want someone who is going to fight back.” > > “They are tired of seeing left-wing reporters literally beat Trump supporters into submission, into supporting policies they don’t agree with,” she said. ---
**Author:** ![Gorsnak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gorsnak/32/7587_2.png) [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2016, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/4314 "2016-08-16T01:34:22Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Trump spokesbot Katrina Pierson says Trump supporters are [literally beaten into submission by the media](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/katrina-pierson-trump-reporters_us_57b1de74e4b07184041204bc?section=): Obviously she’s being sarcastic. ---
**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 16, 2016, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/4315 "2016-08-16T01:35:34Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Trump spokesbot Katrina Pierson says Trump supporters are [literally beaten into submission by the media](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/katrina-pierson-trump-reporters_us_57b1de74e4b07184041204bc?section=): My GOD! I bet they’re using nefarious tools like logic and quotes from Trump. Those bastards! ---
**Author:** ![F.U.Shakespeare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aca169/32.png) [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2016, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/4316 "2016-08-16T01:56:08Z")
> [@Gorsnak](#): > > Obviously she’s being sarcastic. _Literally_ sarcastic. ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2016, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/4317 "2016-08-16T02:04:38Z")
> [@F.U.Shakespeare](#): > > _Literally_ sarcastic. but not toooo sarcastic ---
**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 16, 2016, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/4318 "2016-08-16T02:14:20Z")
> [@F.U.Shakespeare](#): > > _Literally_ sarcastic. But not THAT sarcastic, ok? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2016, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/4319 "2016-08-16T02:35:09Z")
I was reading over the [deposition](http://static.politico.com/1e/84/efc8ae7f4f2eb374f3dd87792cb6/ex-a-donald-trump-dep.pdf) relating to the lawsuit that Trump has with Geoffrey Zakarian over the chef pulling out of one of his hotels. In this part they’re asking about businesses who have ceased business relationships with Trump over his campaign. > [@](#): > > Q: You also had a relationship with Serta? > A: Yes. Mattress. > Q: What was the nature of the relationship? > A: Mattresses. ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2016, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/4320 "2016-08-16T02:49:32Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > I think Adams is channeling his character “Wally” for comedic effect. Nah, Wally’s pretty intelligent but motivated to _not_ work, or to _anti_-work (that is, to actively impede progress on work tasks), due to some perverse structure which he likely created himself. Wally’s an engineer who engineers his workplace such that his job is one long in-cube vacation, and he’s freakishly good at it. Adams is channeling the Pointy-Haired Boss when he tries to analyze Trump: Someone who’s falsely convinced of their own competence to the extent they don’t even recognize their own failures. ---
**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 16, 2016, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/4321 "2016-08-16T03:24:39Z")
Giuliani has finally lost his mind: [No Islamic terrorist attacks in America before Obama took office.](http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/rudy-giuliani-claims-successful-radical-islamic-terror-attacks/story?id=41402651) Ummm. . . .Rudy? Does 9/11 ring a bell? It was in all the papers and you haven’t shut up about it since it happened. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2016, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/4322 "2016-08-16T03:31:22Z")
> [@Backwater\_Under\_Duck](#): > > I’m kind of thinking we need a mighty Scott Adams roast. But this is not the right thread. It should start soon, because when Trump loses Adams will have an excuse for every terrible prediction. He believes what he’s saying, though you have to parse through his doublespeak at times. What Adams and his “Master Persuader” belief seem to inexplicably miss is that Trump is persuading people not to vote for him - through the same behaviours Adams credits Trump for using to get people to vote for him. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901.md?page=215) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901.md?page=217)