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2016 Postmortem

Willie Pep

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3. I agree. Trump has forced people to really think about what we want in a president.

Reply to Zing Zing Zingbah (Reply #2)

Tue Oct 25, 2016, 11:27 PM

Oct 2016

People might have given a pass to George W. Bush's cowboy act but Trump was just a step too far. Clinton, on the other hand, has shown people what a president is supposed to be. I think the debates really helped her in this sense.

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Donald Trump Has Irrevocably Changed How We Will Grade Our Presidential Candidates [View all] TomCADem Oct 2016 OP

The new standard: Not as bad as Trump... Wounded Bear Oct 2016 #1

Maybe Hillary has brought the bar up higher? Zing Zing Zingbah Oct 2016 #2

I agree. Trump has forced people to really think about what we want in a president. Willie Pep Oct 2016 #3