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0rganism

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17. mixed bag, i think

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Sun May 29, 2016, 12:46 AM

May 2016

on the one hand, Trump seems to feed off the energy and so do his ardent supporters
on the other hand, someone who shows up to protest Trump is a visible voter lost to the GOP for this election cycle, and quite possibly their friends and family too

the police response to crack down on protests energizes a base which thrives on demonstrative repression of vocal minorities
at the same time, it shows many in the electorate that a Trump-run government would be unstable and repressive, which is still unpopular

so mixed bag, i think it's a wash.

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Poll: Will the anti-Trump demonstations hurt or help Trump? [View all] left-of-center2012 May 2016 OP

Solidifies support with the base.....don't know if the center moves his way beachbumbob May 2016 #1

Other, in that it's meat for his base, but will make independents wary of supporting him. OnDoutside May 2016 #2

Agree BlueNoMatterWho May 2016 #3

This. It depends on the nature of the protest. Ace Rothstein May 2016 #5

It bothers many of us on the Left too Reter May 2016 #15

This will not affect his base. If anything, the white supremacists will just be more enthusiastic. Agnosticsherbet May 2016 #4

I believe that Trump wanted televised conflict and violence in his campaign as a strategy. braddy May 2016 #6

I think that's why he came here to New Mexico left-of-center2012 May 2016 #7

Depends, and a lot depends on the reporting nadinbrzezinski May 2016 #8

There May Be a Lot of Things at Play, On the Road May 2016 #9

right now it's a draw..but if Cleveland Softail1 May 2016 #10

You mean what happened in San Diego nadinbrzezinski May 2016 #11

I agree with this assessment Skittles May 2016 #16

Marketing genius by his campaign madville May 2016 #12

And his supporters are doing this on the way out from the rallies nadinbrzezinski May 2016 #13

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2016 #14

mixed bag, i think 0rganism May 2016 #17