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Originally Posted by
Dan Druff
Trump was very subdued and calm in his speech.
You can tell he's now trying to appeal to the Republicans he alienated, as well as come off as a serious candidate in order to set the stage to beat Hillary (which he won't be able to do).
Turnout will be yuuuuuuuuuuge in this election though. That's for sure.
You have been in denial the entire time. The turnout will be huge, but do you honestly think it's going to be huge for Hillary Clinton? -- Like, are people really excited over her? I am not at all on the Trump train, I just think it's ridiculous for someone to count him out at every stage of this process, yet see him jump every hurdle and succeed. The last thing in his path is Hillary, and the dude is batting a 1000. In the radio chat a month or two ago, I mentioned that he would pick Susana Martinez as his running mate and move the campaign back a little to the center and turn it down a notch, which he is doing. He is also going to break the bank on negative attacks on Hillary, something Bernie should have done from the start. He might actually of had a shot if he did. That will make the difference for Trump. In observation from people under 40 that I know and through social media, she has declined across the board in support steadily. The Bernie supporters are never going to vote for her, and she inspires basically no one. You might say that people will turnout to vote against Trump, but those people who would are also Bernie supporters for the most. Among young Bernie voters, they have turned against Hillary so sharply, that they are actually doing Trump a favor by spreading negative information -- I just don't see them 180ing in the general election. The blacks, Latinos etc. just aren't going to turn out like they did for Obama.
When you put all of that together, it's going to be close. Saying he can't beat her is asinine.
The VP pick is usually not that big of a deal, but for trump it could be huge, especially if he can get Martinez on board. It shuts up a lot of his criticism almost instantly.