Thursday, May 5, 2016

And then there were none

As Rachel Maddow ritually "poofed" the last two competitors for the Republican presidential nomination and enlarged The Donald's head to fill the screen, I'm sure a bunch of liberals had a sinking feeling.   After hearing about Trump's media mastery and the cheering crowds of mostly white males who abuse anyone who points out the stupidity of expecting a billionaire to care about their resentments, many Democrats, including the Divine Mrs. M feel like the general election will play out in the same fashion.  In this scenario, Trump will make mincemeat of Hillary and sweep to victory in November.  Unfortunately for him, there may be millions of angry white race baiting misogynists in this country, but they are not the majority by a long shot.  Women, people of color and liberal white men are by far the biggest electoral coalition and they are Clinton's to lose.  Trump led the in the polls for the republican race from the outset of the campaign, but most pundits refused to believe their lying eyes.   Similarly, he trails Clinton by double digits and has alienated or made enemies of a clear majority of voters.  Again, the pundits are willfully disregarding the polls and projecting their fears and/or hopes onto Trump.   It's going to get ugly for the next few months...

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