# Hillary Clinton's Presidential Campaign Discussion **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [May 4, 2016, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-clintons-presidential-campaign-discussion/753873 "2016-05-04T11:09:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 79
**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 29, 2016, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-clintons-presidential-campaign-discussion/753873/1563 "2016-09-29T16:04:12Z")
Some people seem to be [pretty worked up](http://www.politico.com/blogs/on-media/2016/09/arizona-republic-receives-death-threats-for-clinton-endorsement-228889) about the Arizona Republic’s endorsement. > [@](#): > > The Arizona Republic has reportedly received death threats for its decision to endorse Hillary Clinton for president earlier this week. > > “It’s been crazy around here,” Phil Boas, the director of Arizona Republic’s editorial page, told Arizona’s 12News. “We’re getting a lot of reaction both locally and national.” > > The Republic’s endorsement of Clinton marks the first time the newspaper has endorsed a Democrat in its 126-year history. The decision has sparked some outrage. In addition to the death threats, the paper’s endorsement has prompted “countless subscription cancellations,” according to 12News. Did the Dallas Morning News also get a response like this? ---
**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:** [September 29, 2016, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-clintons-presidential-campaign-discussion/753873/1564 "2016-09-29T16:09:05Z")
It’s the internet age, so I would not be surprised. ---
**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:** [September 29, 2016, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-clintons-presidential-campaign-discussion/753873/1565 "2016-09-29T16:17:40Z")
> [@Personal](#): > > Just a nit: I think 1892 would have been the first presidential election endorsement opportunity. Well to further examine the nit before eating it like any good baboon grooming its fellow pack member would … it is nevertheless still accurate to say that it is the first time they have ever endorsed a Democratic candidate for president since they came into being, in 1890, which also means “their first since 1890” or “ever” or “since 1892” are all true statements. You all know of course that nits are louse eggs, yes? So most of the time nit-picking is a pretty lousy thing to to. Sometimes good to resist the itch! 🙂 ---
**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:** [September 29, 2016, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-clintons-presidential-campaign-discussion/753873/1566 "2016-09-29T18:18:34Z")
Today is the first day of voting for the general election. Iowa begins early voting today, and Hillary Clinton is campaigning there. At the end of her speech, she did something that Donald Trump’s campaign would never do: she directed the entire audience to the early voting booth (the Auditors office, where everyone can vote, regardless of precinct) 2 blocks away. > Trump, meanwhile, is tag-teaming with Newt Gingrich, all 600lbs of them pounding away at some poor “overweight” Miss Universe. ---
**Author:** ![Crybaby\_Boobie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crybaby_boobie/32/545_2.png) [@Crybaby\_Boobie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crybaby_Boobie)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2016, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-clintons-presidential-campaign-discussion/753873/1567 "2016-09-29T19:07:26Z")
I voted via absentee ballot today (NJ). So I am covered in the event of alien abduction within the next 40 days. It’s going to be a long wait to see if my vote matters! ---
**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 29, 2016, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-clintons-presidential-campaign-discussion/753873/1568 "2016-09-29T20:26:56Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > …Trump, meanwhile, is tag-teaming with Newt Gingrich, all 600lbs of them pounding away at some poor “overweight” Miss Universe. In fairness, more people would want to see _her_ in a swimsuit. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2016, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-clintons-presidential-campaign-discussion/753873/1569 "2016-09-29T20:32:13Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > Trump, meanwhile, is tag-teaming with Newt Gingrich, all 600lbs of them pounding away at some poor “overweight” Miss Universe. Dude, that is some **really** unfortunate word choice there :eek:. ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2016, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-clintons-presidential-campaign-discussion/753873/1570 "2016-09-29T20:46:44Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > People in Hispanic markets _and beyond_ are used to hearing commercials in Spanish, thank you very much. 😉 > > [Hispanic markets](http://www.stationindex.com/tv/hispanic-tv-markets). I see a lot of TX, FL, and AZ in the top 20. > > ([Primary cite](http://www.nab.org/mpres/BroadcastTVandRadio-HispanicCommunities_NAB.pdf) for above. PDF. The chart on page 6 is kind of eye-opening.) Plus, people who would get angry that an ad isn’t talkin’ 'merican are probably not planning on voting for Clinton either way. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2016, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-clintons-presidential-campaign-discussion/753873/1571 "2016-09-29T20:51:18Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > Trump, meanwhile, is tag-teaming with Newt Gingrich, all 600lbs of them pounding away at some poor “overweight” Miss Universe. Remember when Newt was one of the VP finalists? Someone noticed that it was going to be the Henry VIII ticket… with a total count of 6 wives for them. 🙂 And now even on the fat side they have an uncanny similarity, each seems to be close to the 300 pounds of the late monarch. > **[How fat did Henry VIII get? | All About History](https://www.historyanswers.co.uk/people-politics/how-fat-did-henry-viii-get/)** > > Was the infamous British monarch really as fat as is believed? ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c57346/32.png) [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2016, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-clintons-presidential-campaign-discussion/753873/1572 "2016-09-30T07:56:24Z")
Things get interesting. [Arizona Republic gets death threats for endorsing Clinton.](https://www.yahoo.com/news/us-paper-facing-threats-endorsing-hillary-clinton-214743986.html) USA Today urges readers to oppose Trump, a candidate it said is [dangerous and unfit for the presidency.](https://www.yahoo.com/news/not-vote-demagogue-trump-usa-today-tells-readers-003958816.html) ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2016, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-clintons-presidential-campaign-discussion/753873/1573 "2016-09-30T09:16:46Z")
> [@Crybaby\_Boobie](#): > > I voted via absentee ballot today (NJ). So I am covered in the event of alien abduction within the next 40 days. It’s going to be a long wait to see if my vote matters! Just got mine in the mail yesterday for Florida. The presidential vote is a no-brainer, but I’m going to research the downticket candidates over the weekend. Got to do this thing right. ---
**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:** [September 30, 2016, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-clintons-presidential-campaign-discussion/753873/1574 "2016-09-30T15:24:02Z")
Goodbye my “biggest ever thread”! It’s been fun! ---
**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 30, 2016, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-clintons-presidential-campaign-discussion/753873/1575 "2016-09-30T15:29:05Z")
It has indeed. On Cleveland-area radio I’ve lately often been hearing a pro-Hillary ad by Michelle Obama (praising her for fighting for all the right causes, and for being a friend and ally to the President), and another by a Republican former soldier (saying Trump is insulting to women and unfit to be CINC). I’ve also heard, less often, an ad arguing Hillary has done nothing for black America and saying that, since Ben Carson has endorsed Trump, he must be OK. ---
**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:** [September 30, 2016, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-clintons-presidential-campaign-discussion/753873/1576 "2016-09-30T15:40:47Z")
> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > Dude, that is some **really** unfortunate word choice there :eek:. No… the word you’re looking for is “purposeful.” 😉 ---
**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, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-clintons-presidential-campaign-discussion/753873/1577 "2016-09-30T20:44:07Z")
[The _San Diego Union Tribune_ has endorsed a Democrat for President for the first time in its 148-year history.](http://www.politico.com/blogs/on-media/2016/09/san-diego-union-tribune-endorses-hillary-clinton-for-president-228967) ---
**Author:** ![Chisquirrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6bbea6/32.png) [@Chisquirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chisquirrel)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2016, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-clintons-presidential-campaign-discussion/753873/1578 "2016-09-30T20:45:35Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > It has indeed. > > On Cleveland-area radio I’ve lately often been hearing a pro-Hillary ad by Michelle Obama (praising her for fighting for all the right causes, and for being a friend and ally to the President), and another by a Republican former soldier (saying Trump is insulting to women and unfit to be CINC). I’ve also heard, less often, an ad arguing Hillary has done nothing for black America and saying that, since Ben Carson has endorsed Trump, he must be OK. Does Michelle ever say Trump’s name? I’ve noticed the tendency from both Obama’s to never actually say the word “Trump”. Is it the new “radical Islamic terrorism” or “law and order”? ---
**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, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-clintons-presidential-campaign-discussion/753873/1579 "2016-10-01T04:46:19Z")
No, she praises Hillary but doesn’t mention Trump by name. Why give him even a tiny bit of publicity? ---
**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, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-clintons-presidential-campaign-discussion/753873/1580 "2016-10-01T10:27:18Z")
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/hillary-clintons-presidential-campaign-discussion/753873.md?page=78)