Quote:You're going under the assumption that this is a smear campaign, probably organized by "the ruling elite".  That's just too damn simple.  You do realize that there are people who said the Left fixed the election by making sure your champion was the Republican nominee, right?  He was - by far - the most unelectable.

 

Just because it's simple, doesn't mean its not true.  The NYT specifically has been caught on at least two prior occasions fabricating stories about Trump, one of which was done by the same person that broke the initial accusations By Leeds.  If you can't admit the timming seems a little fishy then you're just not being objective. 


 

I'd bet the allegations are true, mainly because of who Donald has displayed himself to be over the past 20 years of public life.  What the women are alleging is completely in keeping with the profile of a sexual predator, and Donald even painted himself into a corner with a classic line that might have worked in the 1980s, but has long been exposed:

 

 

"Do you think I would have come on to THAT?"  Paraphrasing, but basically the classic rapist excuse that if one was going to rape, he'd at least go after someone more attractive.  It's about as trite as "Of course I tried to make it with her, look at how she's dressed.  She was asking for it."  My guess is that he'll use that one in the coming weeks before the election.

 

 

If that were his defense then you might have a point.  His point is that the woman in question claims that this happened around other people, who all deny it.  In the case of the airplane ride, 15 minutes?  Really?  in a public place?  We have another woman who's cousin has come out saying that she was speaking highly of Trump up until he didn't accept an invitation to her restaurant in April and Trump has e-mail proof of the invitation.  This 10 years after a HARROWING EPISODE with a sexual predator?  There's major holes in general there. 


 

 

Getting away from Donald for a moment, do you really think Kasich would have nominated a liberal justice to the Supreme Court?  I don't.  With a possible sweep of ALL branches of government for at least 2 years, do you think Kasich would have given any quarter to the Left?  I don't.  Do I believe Kasich would have beaten Hillary like a rug, based on his record, ethics, and experience in running the 5th most populous state?  Why yes, yes I do.

 

You're just wrong.  As I have said before, there is no constituency in this country for sending 200k troops to Syria for regime change.  There is no constituency in this country in open support for TPP.  There just isn't.  Trump's positions are in line with a worldwide backlash against globablization and more centralized government.  Kasich couldn't tap into that given his positions.  Not to mention the fact that he worked at Lehman brothers... 


 

The Republicans will hold the House, be in a virtual tie in the Senate, and lose the Presidency and a deciding Supreme Court majority after the election.  It's the best case scenario after nominating Sir Orange Combover Grabhands.

 

One more thing:  Trump was leading among white men, but that was about it.  He wasn't ahead in any legitimate poll nationally, and had a hard row to hoe through the swing states.  Don't pretend these women are somehow responsible for derailing a sure thing.

 

 

The day of the first election he was favored 54.8% by nate Silver and the polling was about split.  He was ahead in FL, NC, OH, NV AZ trending in CO within 5 in PA and had a clear path to 270 in the absence of PA.  He has also been enjoying a lead of plus double digits among independents and was polling at levels higher than any Republican in the last 30 years among Black voters. 

 

The first debate was bad, the tape was horrible, and these allegations will probably prove to be a mortal wound. 

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