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NAO

(3,425 posts)
Wed May 4, 2016, 02:42 PM May 2016

Politico: Enough opposition research to ‘knock Trump Tower down’

Politico ran a story quoting David Brock, who claims American Bridge (non-profit research organization) as having a massive quantity of opposition research on Trump.

While many hardcore Trump supporters and what Rush Limbaugh calls "low information voters" will selectively ignore this information, it could be significantly undermine Trump from the moderate/independent/average voters who may have casually decided to support Trump for vague reasons or because he is a TV star.

I hope the Democratic candidates and the DNC aggressively propagate this material, and I hope individuals like us DU'ers will do the same at the "water cooler" & etc.

Brock: Enough opposition research to ‘knock Trump Tower down’
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/david-brock-donald-trump-221823

EXCERPT

...“American Bridge is building a database of all the regular people — from unpaid vendors to harassed tenants to defrauded students at Trump University — who got screwed over for one reason only,” said Brock. “They took Trump at his word.”

Brock asserted that, if Trump does win the GOP nomination “a bare-knuckles campaign is necessary” to brand him as a greedy. misogynistic racist, and “a danger to the Constitution, a menace to democracy, and a threat to the nation as a whole.”

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/david-brock-donald-trump-221823#ixzz47iJqGxQV
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Politico: Enough opposition research to ‘knock Trump Tower down’ (Original Post) NAO May 2016 OP
If Brock can stop smearing progressives for 5 minutes, maybe his life will be worth something. arcane1 May 2016 #1
Trump is a celebrity... Blanks May 2016 #2
Fund raising ploy' Send me money, I've got dirt...must send me millions, dirt will come later' 4139 May 2016 #3
Wrong! Hillary has had oppo research on Trump for well over a year leftofcool May 2016 #4
it will take more than oppo research 6chars May 2016 #5
The problem with Trump firebrand80 May 2016 #6
Hell, he's a threat to the whole WORLD maxrandb May 2016 #7

Blanks

(4,835 posts)
2. Trump is a celebrity...
Wed May 4, 2016, 02:49 PM
May 2016

That's my biggest concern. It's kind of like Eddie Murphy in 'the distinguished gentleman': The name you know.

The most difficult thing to overcome in this day and age.

4139

(1,893 posts)
3. Fund raising ploy' Send me money, I've got dirt...must send me millions, dirt will come later'
Wed May 4, 2016, 02:52 PM
May 2016

-0- respect for Brock... Which rhymes which crock

leftofcool

(19,460 posts)
4. Wrong! Hillary has had oppo research on Trump for well over a year
Wed May 4, 2016, 02:53 PM
May 2016

She also had it on Bush, Cruz and several others.

6chars

(3,967 posts)
5. it will take more than oppo research
Wed May 4, 2016, 02:59 PM
May 2016

everyone already knows he is a sleazeball. oppo research won't depress his vote or get out hers. she needs to
1) be able to defend against his attacks so as not to lose her own support
2) provide a positive message that gets more of her supporters/anti-Trump Rs to go to the polls

firebrand80

(2,760 posts)
6. The problem with Trump
Wed May 4, 2016, 03:04 PM
May 2016

Is that there's almost too much oppo reseach. If you use all of it, you run the risk of your message getting muddled. You have to be strategic about it and pick your battles.

maxrandb

(15,320 posts)
7. Hell, he's a threat to the whole WORLD
Wed May 4, 2016, 03:08 PM
May 2016

not just the nation.

Want to stop Trump? Bring back the Draft. Not a single person with military age kids, spouses or nieces and nephews would vote for that ass-clown.

Republicans not only nominated a turd...they've convinced themselves they can pick it up by the "clean end".

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