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Trump claims he is extending the Republican Party (based, I presume, on the heavily increased GOP primary turnout). Agree? Disagree?

Posted by ty97 Mar 2 '16, 05:51

Overall GOP turnout is way up and Dem turnout is way down.

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Disagree. Trump voters are Trump voters, not Republicans. -- nm - Ender Mar 2, 06:17 10
- Which to me prompts the question of why he didn't run as a Dem. -- nm - Reagen Mar 2, 06:52 3
  - Because xenophobic and misogynist demagoguery doesn't play as well for them. -- nm - znufrii, Neko Atsume addict Mar 2, 07:01 2
    - Surely he could have figured out the Dem version of that, since he doesn't believe what he's saying... -- nm - Reagen Mar 2, 07:20 1
      - His problem is that the dem version of that is plutophobia, which doesn't play well with his plutomania. -- nm - Ender Mar 2, 07:32
- But wouldn't that support his case? If these folks aren't (or weren't previously) Republicans, he drew them in. - ty97 Mar 2, 06:20 5
  - Except that they won't stick around if he's not the nominee, and he's losing the #NeverTrump Republicans. -- nm - Ender Mar 2, 06:40 3
    - I worry that the last part won't turn out to be true. - ty97 Mar 2, 06:46 2
      - (Not saying they'd vote FOR Hill, or that they wouldn't be back once Trump is off the ticket,) -- nm - Ender Mar 2, 06:49 1
        
        Right and right. I don't mean they'll vote for Hill, but can they stomach not voting against her? -- nm - ty97 Mar 2, 06:55
  - Right. And it's about as sustainable as a soap bubble - znufrii, Neko Atsume addict Mar 2, 06:33
Disagree...more people voting is a positive (as he implies) only if they're voting for you heavily. - Will Hunting Mar 2, 06:01 1
- I think he is drawing people that always voted in the general, but never saw much point in voting in primaries/caucuses. - TWuG Mar 2, 06:08
I think that's a very salesman way to say it. It assumes that moderate/establishment Republicans are going to stick with the party no matter what. -- nm - Roger More Mar 2, 05:59
I think he is pulling in people that do not normally vote, especially in primaries. - spamlet Mar 2, 05:59 1
- yep - and if Dems aren't worried about Drumpf they're dumbf. -- nm - Diva Mar 2, 06:11
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He's not wrong. -- nm - znufrii, Neko Atsume addict Mar 2, 05:55
Just like President Skroob *salutes* -- nm - budice Mar 2, 05:52

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Trump claims he is extending the Republican Party (based, I presume, on the heavily increased GOP primary turnout). Agree? Disagree?

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