# 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:** 284
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2016, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/5663 "2016-09-02T15:13:09Z")
In that event, she only has to quote the Blustering Buffoon who has left such a strong and wide trail, to keep him from getting any traction. ---
**Author:** ![Ambrosio\_Spinola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9de0a6/32.png) [@Ambrosio\_Spinola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambrosio_Spinola)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2016, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/5664 "2016-09-02T15:14:55Z")
On a somewhat lighter note, various media outlets have been poring through the [lengthy non-disclosure form](http://www.vox.com/2016/9/2/12769084/donald-trump-volunteers) the Trump campaign is requiring its volunteers to sign. The form purports to require the volunteers to never say anything negative in public about Trump, his family, or any products bearing the Trump label - for life. They’re also required to prohibit anyone they employ from saying anything negative about Trump et. al. or volunteering for any campaign other than Trump, which is totally not enforceable and may be illegal. ---
**Author:** ![Lok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e8c25b/32.png) [@Lok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lok)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2016, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/5665 "2016-09-02T15:23:50Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > The Internet is using “Taco trucks on every corner” as a reason to vote \*\*\*for \*\*\*Hillary. Well duh! > [@coremelt](#): > > Wait are they Tex-Mex or genuine Mexican style Taco’s? That makes a big difference. Nah, I’m easy, I’ll take either. Or better yet, both! > [@Leaper](#): > > Pardon if I missed it, but did anyone mention Trump’s charity making a donation to the campaign of the Florida Attorney General, [who then conveniently decided not to pursue charges against Trump University](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/09/01/trump-pays-irs-a-penalty-for-his-foundation-violating-rules-with-gift-to-florida-attorney-general/?postshare=1571472754914051&tid=ss_tw)? Same thing happened in Texas. ---
**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:** [September 2, 2016, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/5666 "2016-09-02T15:26:22Z")
You people are bastards. I live in a taco wasteland and you keep talking about taco trucks. First candidate to promise me a taco truck gets my vote. ---
**Author:** ![Wolf333](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf333/32/3460_2.png) [@Wolf333](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolf333)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2016, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/5667 "2016-09-02T15:55:06Z")
I am now singing Taco Wasteland to the tune of Baba O’Reilly. ---
**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:** [September 2, 2016, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/5668 "2016-09-02T15:58:02Z")
> [@Wolf333](#): > > I am now singing Taco Wasteland to the tune of Baba O’Reilly. You mock my pain! ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2016, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/5669 "2016-09-02T16:00:46Z")
> [@jsgoddess](#): > > You mock my pain! Life is pain. Anyone who tells you differently is selling something. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2016, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/5670 "2016-09-02T16:03:31Z")
> [@Wolf333](#): > > I am now singing Taco Wasteland to the tune of Baba O’Reilly. Earworm!!! And a tasty one. And I’ll take them both TexMex AND traditional. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2016, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/5671 "2016-09-02T16:17:10Z")
Depends on the meaning of “traditional”. I had a “street” taco in Juarez once, my asshole still slams shut when I think about the ensuing three days. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2016, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/5672 "2016-09-02T16:50:50Z")
Well, that seals it. I’ll definitely be voting for Hillary on [del]November 8[/del] Taco Tuesday. ---
**Author:** ![Bridget\_Burke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@Bridget\_Burke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bridget_Burke)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2016, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/5673 "2016-09-02T16:56:14Z")
I got a taco from an Austin food truck that was decorated with pictures of Ren & Stimpy. I can’t blame them for the result–the graphics \*did \*try to warn me. Taco trucks on every street corner will allow us to choose from Tex-Mex versions, offersings from the various regions of Mexico (Baja Fish Tacos!) & even some of those Austintatious Fusion Versions. (Just–nothing to do with Ren & Stimpy. Trust me on this.) ---
**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:** [September 2, 2016, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/5674 "2016-09-02T18:08:08Z")
> [@iiandyiiii](#): > > Life is pain. Anyone who tells you differently is selling something. Anyone who tells you “life is pain” is trying to sell you pain relievers. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2016, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/5675 "2016-09-02T18:50:52Z")
> [@iiandyiiii](#): > > I agree – and unless my memory is faulty, at this time in the election, Hillary is doing better. She has been slipping on a daily basis and is now at a 73% chance to win, so I don’t think she’s doing much better if at all. The latest national polls suggest a close race. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2016, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/5676 "2016-09-02T18:54:11Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > She has been slipping on a daily basis and is now at a 73% chance to win, so I don’t think she’s doing much better if at all. The latest national polls suggest a close race. Slipping from a huge lead to a big lead. I don’t think it’s wrapped up by any means, but right now, Hillary has a significant lead. And unless my memory is faulty, a larger lead than Obama in 08 or 12. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2016, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/5677 "2016-09-02T18:55:53Z")
Nate Silver has talked about these kinds of twists at length. That the trend is down for a few days says nothing about whether it will be down tomorrow. It’s just as likely to go back up tomorrow as it is to go down. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2016, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/5678 "2016-09-02T19:01:18Z")
The variation appears to be mainly from whatever the latest North Carolina poll says. The colored map doesn’t really change from week to week elsewhere, nor is it likely to. ---
**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:** [September 2, 2016, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/5679 "2016-09-02T19:33:45Z")
> [@coremelt](#): > > Wait are they Tex-Mex or genuine Mexican style Taco’s? That makes a big difference. You will entrust Hillary with the nuclear codes if it’s… which? > [@BobLibDem](#): > > Trump should pay for the therapy these kids will require as well as the nausea their routine causes. Maybe you just need a nice taco. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2016, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/5680 "2016-09-02T19:33:52Z")
> [@iiandyiiii](#): > > Slipping from a huge lead to a big lead. I don’t think it’s wrapped up by any means, but right now, Hillary has a significant lead. And unless my memory is faulty, a larger lead than Obama in 08 or 12. If 538 is right and Trump has nearly a three in ten chance of winning, that is not a “Big lead” at all. It’s a SLIGHT lead. If she had a big lead, the Now-Cast would state Clinton was essentially certain of victory were it held today. “Big leads” don’t leave the possibility of either side winning. Clinton has never had a huge lead at any point in the race. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2016, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/5681 "2016-09-02T19:40:48Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > If 538 is right and Trump has nearly a three in ten chance of winning, that is not a “Big lead” at all. It’s a SLIGHT lead. If she had a big lead, the Now-Cast would state Clinton was essentially certain of victory were it held today. “Big leads” don’t leave the possibility of either side winning. > > Clinton has never had a huge lead at any point in the race. Semantics. The Now-Cast has her up by 4-5 points in the predicted popular vote, and I think that’s a big lead. In early August, it had her up in the mid 90s %-wise (not sure about popular lead) – I think that qualifies as a huge lead. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2016, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/5682 "2016-09-02T19:47:44Z")
Have there been any Big Major polls since Il Douche told Latinos to go fuck themselves? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901.md?page=283) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901.md?page=285)