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Originally Posted by automaton 3
Trump has proven to adaptable and I would think he will change his strategy and messaging for wider appeal if he becomes the nominee. He is likely up against Hillary who is not a particularly strong candidate either, and we are about to see all of the Clinton baggage dragged out on the lawn.
This electoral cycle is like watching a slow motion car accident - horrifying and fascinating at the same time.
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While I think he has the potential to be adaptable, I'm not sure that most of the mainstream is willing to forget things that have previously been said. Let's say he's the nominee and it's October: is Trump getting up and sounding relatively reasonable in his stump speeches going to the main thing we hear, or is it going to be all the ridiculous, inflammatory stuff he's said early in the campaign, constantly brought up again by the Democrats?
I guess what I'm saying is sensational Trump draws media attention away from every other candidate. And March sensational Trump probably draws media attention away from rational October Trump. Trump apparently had a really reasonable, normal-sounding speech yesterday. It also got pretty-much zero coverage.
On a different subject, Rubio's presser this weekend was excellent: honestly the best he's ever sounded: sincere, passionate, articulate yet off-the-cuff and unrehearsed. Too late of course, he's going to get steamrolled today. But his campaign could have used more of this a few weeks ago.