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Question: If Donald Trump were to attack another candidate, would it help or hurt him?
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The Last Northerner
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« on: November 14, 2015, 07:00:14 PM »

The basic premise is candiate physically attacking another candidate during a debate. There were some plausible moments during 2012 (Perry/Romney touching) but nothing in the end. Similar issues have happened, both in the United States and other countries.

A hypothetical situation is Kasich trying to be tough and ends up calling Trump's wife a whore or something personal. Trump angrily responses and knocks out the Ohio govenor before security being called in. The debate is obviously over.

I'm guessing that it wouldn't hurt a right-wing candidate as much as a left-wing one. Their base might want a 'tough' candidate.
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« Reply #1 on: November 14, 2015, 07:56:55 PM »

Has anyone seen that clip where John Howard offers Mark Latham a handshake, and Latham (a very tall man) shakes Howard round like a ragdoll? Lol.

And there was that time that John Prescott punched somebody in the face.
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« Reply #2 on: November 17, 2015, 12:31:15 PM »

I think a candidate could benefit if they goaded their opponent into sucker punching on camera. Rather than going down, the victim would have to immediately look at the camera and point out that if its this easy for them to get under the opponents skin, imagine the opponent negotiating with foreign leaders.
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« Reply #3 on: November 18, 2015, 04:25:49 PM »

I think a candidate could benefit if they goaded their opponent into sucker punching on camera. Rather than going down, the victim would have to immediately look at the camera and point out that if its this easy for them to get under the opponents skin, imagine the opponent negotiating with foreign leaders.

That sounds ds good for a movie, but the effect isn't the same with unprepared cameramen and a bloody nose.

I don't really see a positive in this. Maybe if another candidate called your wife a whore, it might go over ok..?
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« Reply #4 on: November 18, 2015, 09:16:31 PM »


And there was that time that John Prescott punched somebody in the face.

A pretty awkward punch
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« Reply #5 on: November 24, 2015, 03:18:18 PM »

Self-defense. That's all I can think of.
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« Reply #6 on: November 25, 2015, 03:24:01 PM »

Other scenario: could adultery help a candidate. Picture this scene:

Kasich: blahblahblah
Trump: I screwed your wife
Kasich: ...
Crowd: wow Trump emasculated that loser. What a hero, he should be president.
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« Reply #7 on: November 25, 2015, 05:34:39 PM »
« Edited: November 29, 2020, 01:20:01 AM by bagelman »

Other scenario: could adultery help a candidate. Picture this scene:

Kasich: blahblahblah
Trump: I screwed your wife
Kasich: ...
Crowd: wow Trump emasculated that loser. What a hero, he should be president.

Evangelical vote: Donald Trump is an adulterer! If he wins the nomination, we'll sit out this election.



✓ Hillary R. Clinton 394

Donald J. Trump 134

Non-adulterous third party conservative 10


Me in the future of 2020: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!
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