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In response to "Seriously, the more Insanity Chaff, the better. " by Mel Profit

The people he's speaking to aren't nuanced. They don't care if the guy was American because he was from immigrant parents and BAM, ban them. They

Posted by oblique (aka kkuphal) Jun 13 '16, 12:30

don't care if you side with the NRA because banning guns = defenseless. He paints in broad strokes because the people that are listening to him view the world in broad strokes...

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and I'm all in favor of him talking like this right up to election night. I may be naive but I have to believe that we're more nuanced than that. - Mel Profit Jun 13, 12:32 6
- Right. I don't think there's been any question that his hardcore followers will follow him of a cliff. The question is whether he can 1) retain - pmb Jun 13, 12:42 5
  - It's interesting - Romney was clearly aware if not uncomfortable having to prove his belief in the cause where he had about 6 weeks to pivot. - Mel Profit Jun 13, 12:51 1
    - He's not used to having to play well with others. He's used to giving orders. -- nm - jnine Jun 13, 13:17
  - so far, he does a little better than Romney with white non-college voters, but substantially worse than Romney with white college-educated voters -- (link) - senor dentista Jun 13, 12:45
  - worst is if the large portion of the population that doesn't normally vote decides they want to... -- (edited) - oblique Jun 13, 12:43 1
    - A large part of that population that doesn't vote is young people and minorities. If anything this motivates them the other way. -- nm - pmb Jun 13, 12:49

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The people he's speaking to aren't nuanced. They don't care if the guy was American because he was from immigrant parents and BAM, ban them. They

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