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In response to "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. " by Mel Profit

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

Posted by pmb (aka pmb) Jun 13 '16, 12:42

traditional republican voters who are not rabid idiots, but would be inclined to prefer voting republican and hate Hillary (and this kind of thing makes them more likely to at best stay home) and 2) appeal to independent voters. Again, not likely to sway many beyond those that are in tune with him already.

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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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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

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