Will Trump's comments about Russia hurt him?

[Joe Biden is your president. Deal with it.]

Definitely yes and he is promoting cyber terrorism.

[Frozen Sky Ever Why]

No, bigoted white America with give it's usual clapping seal response to the sociopath.

[Free Bird]

In theory it should, but all he needs to do is rebound it at the debate when Hillary inevitably brings it up by mentioning her uranium deals with the same people.

[Pandaguineapig]

No of course not

[Fargobison]

He picked the wrong day to do this...Obama and Biden can bring the hammer down when tens of millions will be watching tonight. This cry for attention just pumps up the hype for their speeches.

I don't think it will have a huge impact but it is just another thing that scares away educated voters.

[Likely Voter]

Not sure how much alone it will hurt, but I think it is becoming part of a bigger story about Trump and Russia. And if the notion that Trump is going to be soft on Russia seeps through, that will hurt him. Especially as Trump has made being tough with other countries (notably China and Mexico) such a big part of his brand.

[DrScholl]

Yes. There really are not too many people out there who want Russia committing espionage on US servers.

[SUSAN CRUSHBONE]

neh. 90-95% of anyone still supporting him at this point is a cultist whose mind (such as it is) will not be changed by anything.

[Classic Conservative]

Watch it help him. The only people freaking out really are people that aren't going to vote for him.

[Yank2133]

Not really.

[Free Bird]

neh. 90-95% of anyone still supporting him at this point is a cultist whose mind (such as it is) will not be changed by anything.

Alas, as is party politics.

[Ljube]

Watch it help him. The only people freaking out really are people that aren't going to vote for him.

[RI]

Nope. Once again, we're talking about Hillary's emails. lol

[Phony Moderate]

As they came from Trump, no.

[Yank2133]

Watch it help him. The only people freaking out really are people that aren't going to vote for him.

So minorities and college educated whites, that is like 3/4 of country.

The comments won't hurt him or help him.

[SUSAN CRUSHBONE]

thanks to c.c. and ljube for rushing in to provide such good examples!

[Citizen (The) Doctor]

If it leads to more about Trump and Russia and makes it look like he's deeply beholden to them, it should. But if it doesn't under those circumstances, I think that would show a rather significant shift toward how Americans view themselves in the world, no?

[Bandit3 the Worker]

Why do Republicans like right-wing dictators so much? David Perdue even lived in Singapore for awhile because he admired the dictatorship there.

[Pyro]

"Will Trump's comments about _____ hurt him?"
Fill in the blank with anything you want. It will not hurt him.

[Stranger in a strange land]

They should, but they won't: the media will treat it as a joke and the Right will make excuses for him.

[dirks]

nyet

[TomC]

GOP neocons Nevertrump leanings have been affirmed. It helps a tad.

[Mehmentum]

I would say yes.  The feed into a narrative that has been building for a while now.  Honestly, the timing of these comments couldn't be worse for him.

[Podgy the Bear]

It will hurt him a little at the margins--and may have a slight impact in the swing states.  But it's not a game changer.

[Gass3268]

I would say yes.  The feed into a narrative that has been building for a while now.  Honestly, the timing of these comments couldn't be worse for him.

Especially with a bunch of heavy hitters, a lot with a defense background, coming up tonight.