# 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:** 13\ **Page:** 380
**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:** [September 30, 2016, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/7583 "2016-09-30T20:15:13Z")
> [@Raygun99](#): > > To be fair, having a Miss Universe nemesis would be acceptable were you also a beauty pageant contestant. But only a psychologically disturbed individual would ever consider admitting Trump to a beauty pageant as a contestant. Based on what we’ve learned, I think you’d need your head checked for agreeing to admit Trump to a beauty pageant for any reason at all. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2016, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/7584 "2016-09-30T21:01:38Z")
I saw this in an AP article: > [@Associated Press](#): > > Spokeswoman Jessica Ditto said via email that, “Of course Mr. Trump is going to defend himself” against what the campaign sees as a coordinated attack effort by the media and rival Hillary Clinton’s campaign. Trump has a spokesperson named _ **Ditto** _? You can’t make this up. ---
**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:** [September 30, 2016, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/7585 "2016-09-30T22:11:02Z")
Is she a dittohead? ---
**Author:** ![AnalogSignal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/analogsignal/32/1085_2.png) [@AnalogSignal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnalogSignal)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2016, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/7586 "2016-10-01T01:34:49Z")
This quote in a Wall Street Journal article sums it up nicely: “You want somebody who is 40 days away from possibly being president to be laying awake at night thinking about resolving the crisis in Syria or our national debt, not how he can win a petty feud with a beauty queen that he called Miss Piggy,” said Tim Miller, a Republican communications consultant who has been vocal in his opposition to Mr. Trump. ---
**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:** [October 1, 2016, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/7587 "2016-10-01T01:39:47Z")
> [@AnalogSignal](#): > > This quote in a Wall Street Journal article sums it up nicely: > > “You want somebody who is 40 days away from possibly being president to be laying awake at night thinking about resolving the crisis in Syria or our national debt, not how he can win a petty feud with a beauty queen that he called Miss Piggy,” said Tim Miller, a Republican communications consultant who has been vocal in his opposition to Mr. Trump. Seems legit. ---
**Author:** ![AnalogSignal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/analogsignal/32/1085_2.png) [@AnalogSignal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnalogSignal)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2016, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/7588 "2016-10-01T01:51:56Z")
> [@leftfield6](#): > > Seems legit. It is legit. All WSJ articles are behind a paywall. [http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-renews-attack-against-beauty-queen-1475279832](http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-renews-attack-against-beauty-queen-1475279832) ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2016, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/7589 "2016-10-01T02:03:41Z")
At this point, Julian Assange should probably reconsider his timetable if he wants to make a difference. ---
**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:** [October 1, 2016, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/7590 "2016-10-01T04:45:17Z")
A lot of people should be. ---
**Author:** ![coremelt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@coremelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coremelt)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2016, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/7591 "2016-10-01T05:50:50Z")
> [@Leaper](#): > > At this point, Julian Assange should probably reconsider his timetable if he wants to make a difference. I can only assume that Assange’s long confinement is un-hinging him because I cannot make any sense at all of his recent behaviour. He seriously seems to have the delusion that by attacking Clinton, she’ll be forced to withdraw and Bernie Sanders will swoop into the rescue! Of course if he did actually have anything substantial it would more than likely just cause a Trump victory, and Trump has already said he wants to change libel laws to restrict freedom of the press. So he’s directly helping someone who is total anathema to his beliefs. Of course the reality is he has nothing at all and he’s just become a rather pathetic attention whore. ---
**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:** [October 1, 2016, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/7592 "2016-10-01T06:14:12Z")
[Phoenix Police Department has sent a cease and desist letter demanding that the Trump campaign take down an ad implying that the Phoenix Police Department endorses Trump.](http://www.abc15.com/news/region-phoenix-metro/central-phoenix/phoenix-city-attorney-sends-cease-and-desist-letter-to-trump-campaign-over-ad-with-police-officers) ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2016, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/7593 "2016-10-01T07:08:41Z")
> [@coremelt](#): > > I can only assume that Assange’s long confinement is un-hinging him because I cannot make any sense at all of his recent behaviour. He seriously seems to have the delusion that by attacking Clinton, she’ll be forced to withdraw and Bernie Sanders will swoop into the rescue! Of course if he did actually have anything substantial it would more than likely just cause a Trump victory, and Trump has already said he wants to change libel laws to restrict freedom of the press. So he’s directly helping someone who is total anathema to his beliefs. > > Of course the reality is he has nothing at all and he’s just become a rather pathetic attention whore. The “theories” I’ve heard say that he’s just become very influenced by Russia, and that Russia thinks Trump will let them get away with anything. That’s about the only reason I could figure that Putin made a big deal of liking Trump. but then backed off when it seemed to hurt him. ---
**Author:** ![coremelt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@coremelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coremelt)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2016, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/7594 "2016-10-01T07:15:15Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > The “theories” I’ve heard say that he’s just become very influenced by Russia, and that Russia thinks Trump will let them get away with anything. Yeah but Assange being influenced by Russia makes no sense either. Journalists are regularly killed there for opposing the government and the internet and the press is heavily censored or controlled. Again it’s the opposite of what Assange is supposed to stand for. Russia only gives Snowden sanctuary because it annoys the US, they absolutely do not believe in anything he stands for. The only reason that makes sense is that Assange is doing Russia’s work in the purely selfish belief that Russia will somehow provide him sanctuary and protect him like they are for Snowden. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2016, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901/7595 "2016-10-01T10:26:18Z")
As previously announced, there’s now a thread for the stretch run. Let’s take it over there, people. May the voting saints be with you. [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=806031](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=806031) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-2016-general-election-campaign/753901.md?page=379)