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Originally Posted by RougeUnderoos
This is interesting, if not a little disconcerting. The Democrats are already laying the groundwork to damage potential Republican 2020 presidential candidates. Mostly by tying them to Trump.
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/1...lengers-230340
Maybe it was a little naive of me, but I didn't know this industry existed. You can get paid to figure out ways to hack on a guy who might not even be in politics in a couple years? You guess who your opponent might be decide on how to best attack them three years down the road? Kinda sickening. And apparently standard operating procedure for both sides.
Also of note, Obama fouls up the use of "begs the question" and that always makes me snicker when Mr. Smart Guys do it:
" He also called Donald Trump a dangerous con artist who has spent a career sticking it to working people,” Obama said in Miami Gardens last week. “Now, that begs the question, since we’re in Florida. Why does Marco Rubio still plan to vote for Donald Trump? Why is he supporting Donald Trump?"" |
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“We started the 2016 cycle the day after the 2012 election, and that was a successful model,” said David Brock, founder of American Bridge, the main Democratic opposition research group, which is helping to lead these efforts.
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uhh, was it successful? Would they even be winning if they hadn't been handed the worse candidate for president in the last 50 years as an opponent?
Seems pretty presumptive.