Opinion of the Basket of Deplorables comment

[IceSpear]

Freedom comment, of course. One of my favorite moments of the 2016 campaign.

[AtorBoltox]

HC. Saying only half of Trumps supporters belonged in the basket was giving his voters way too much credit

[IceSpear]

HC. Saying only half of Trumps supporters belonged in the basket was giving his voters way too much credit

Yeah, Hillary was way too generous.

[Yellowhammer]

Freedom comment because it probably cost Hillary the election

[IceSpear]

Freedom comment because it probably cost Hillary the election

LOL, how absurd. You really think millions of Americans based their vote on this comment? It was already a distant memory by election day anyway.

[Yellowhammer]

Freedom comment because it probably cost Hillary the election

LOL, how absurd. You really think millions of Americans based their vote on this comment? It was already a distant memory by election day anyway.

Could've tipped the scales in WI, MI, and PA.

[IceSpear]

Freedom comment because it probably cost Hillary the election

LOL, how absurd. You really think millions of Americans based their vote on this comment? It was already a distant memory by election day anyway.

Could've tipped the scales in WI, MI, and PA.

If it was enough to tip ~77,000 votes in those states combined, then you're talking hundreds of thousands of votes or potentially even millions of votes nationally. Does that past your smell test? Most people who were offended about it were already solid Trump supporters. And if the comment had that big of an impact, then Hillary wouldn't have had big leads in the polls from Access Hollywood (which was after basket of deplorables) until the Comey letter. In fact, it had barely budged her numbers at all, which were already in decline during that period of time for unrelated reasons. Even thinking it flipped Michigan alone is a stretch, because it would mean 11,000 individuals who wouldn't have otherwise voted for Trump did so solely because Hillary used the phrase "basket of deplorables" 2 months ago, which is silly. Especially when you account for how short the attention span of the average American is, much less the average "swing voter."

[Peanut]

Freedom Comment, clearly.

[DINGO Joe]

Even truer now.

[Fuzzy Bear]

It was aimed at millions of decent, hardworking Americans whose social and religious views Hillary Clinton, personally, cannot abide.  It was aimed at far more than "extremists" and the "alt-right".

It was aimed at my wife and I, and millions like us.

Voting for Donald Trump was the easiest Republican vote I have cast in my life.  This is a former Democratic Party activist speaking; a person raised in a household of Democrats where Adlai Stevenson was my Mother's #1 FF.  Hillary made it easy.  I may well vote for Democrats in the future, but I'll NEVER vote for a Democrat I consider to be a Clintonite.  Period.

[Since I'm the mad scientist proclaimed by myself]

Hillary Clinton was bad, but hating her for this out of context "gaffe" is dumb.

[America Needs a 13-6 Progressive SCOTUS]

Completely accurate.

[IceSpear]

It was aimed at millions of decent, hardworking Americans whose social and religious views Hillary Clinton, personally, cannot abide.  It was aimed at far more than "extremists" and the "alt-right".

It was aimed at my wife and I, and millions like us.

Voting for Donald Trump was the easiest Republican vote I have cast in my life.  This is a former Democratic Party activist speaking; a person raised in a household of Democrats where Adlai Stevenson was my Mother's #1 FF.  Hillary made it easy.  I may well vote for Democrats in the future, but I'll NEVER vote for a Democrat I consider to be a Clintonite.  Period.

Because Trump never aimed at millions of decent, hardworking Americans with his rhetoric?

[OSR stands with Israel]

HP of course

[Tartarus Sauce]

Accurate comment.

Also:

It was aimed at millions of decent, hardworking Americans whose social and religious views Hillary Clinton, personally, cannot abide.  It was aimed at far more than "extremists" and the "alt-right".

It was aimed at my wife and I, and millions like us.

Voting for Donald Trump was the easiest Republican vote I have cast in my life.  This is a former Democratic Party activist speaking; a person raised in a household of Democrats where Adlai Stevenson was my Mother's #1 FF.  Hillary made it easy.  I may well vote for Democrats in the future, but I'll NEVER vote for a Democrat I consider to be a Clintonite.  Period.

Because Trump never aimed at millions of decent, hardworking Americans with his rhetoric?

[OSR stands with Israel]

It was aimed at millions of decent, hardworking Americans whose social and religious views Hillary Clinton, personally, cannot abide.  It was aimed at far more than "extremists" and the "alt-right".

It was aimed at my wife and I, and millions like us.

Voting for Donald Trump was the easiest Republican vote I have cast in my life.  This is a former Democratic Party activist speaking; a person raised in a household of Democrats where Adlai Stevenson was my Mother's #1 FF.  Hillary made it easy.  I may well vote for Democrats in the future, but I'll NEVER vote for a Democrat I consider to be a Clintonite.  Period.

Because Trump never aimed at millions of decent, hardworking Americans with his rhetoric?

But Hillary personally may have  attacked people like Fuzzy Bear .

[Ohioguy29]

At the time I didn't really care, and I even gave her credit for not smearing all Trump supporters. Now I'm like, if I condemn Romney for his 47% comment (and I do), then I shouldn't abide by this either. Writing off a huge chunk of America as irredeemable isn't just politically stupid, it's wrong. There are deplorables in America, of course, but half of all Trump supporters? Incredibly divisive and insulting.

[IceSpear]

There are deplorables in America, of course, but half of all Trump supporters?

Yeah, she way lowballed it.

[smoltchanov]

HP of course

Sure. Politically - because it showed absolute stupidity of Hillary: sane politician doesn't speak in this way, ESPECIALLY when she hunts for votes. In additition to being absolutely idiotic, this showed "human side" of her too: callous, naughty and, again, stupid. I know persons in my family, who decided to vote for Trump after that in protest. And they voted for Obama before. In short - with this comment Hillary has shown himself to be as foolish as Trump was. But everyone knew that about Trump, so it wasn't important. Discovery of the same features in Democratic candidate was VERY unpleasant surprise.

[Technocracy Timmy]

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- HRC


Hmmmm

55% of Republicans back family separation policy

45% of Republicans want the government to shutter “biased or inaccurate” media

52% of Republicans would support postponing the 2020 election

43% of Republicans think Obama is a Muslim

47% of Republicans believe Trump won the popular vote

46% of Republicans believe Pizzagate - leaked emails from the Clinton Campaign talked about pedophilia and child trafficking

68% of Republicans believe million of illegals voted in the 2020 election

74% of Republicans believe Obama wiretapped Trump Tower

61% of Republicans say FBI is framing Trump

44% of Republican voters agree with false claim about Trump inauguration attendance

Majority of Trump supporters 'don't believe Trump Jr attended Russian lawyer meeting'

Number of Republicans' confidence in Russia's Vladimir Putin has doubled

51% of Republicans see the media as the "enemy of the people"

51% of Republicans say fake ‘Bowling Green massacre’ justifies travel ban executive order

50% Republicans say Trump is a genius

42% Republicans think it is ok to bodyslam reporters

30% of GOP voters support bombing Agrabah, the fictional city from Aladdin

[DavidB.]

Freedom comment because it probably [helped] cost Hillary the election

[DC Al Fine]

Kind of funny given Hillary's non-POTUS status.

[fhtagn]

Freedom comment because it probably [helped] cost Hillary the election

[OSR stands with Israel]

It was aimed at millions of decent, hardworking Americans whose social and religious views Hillary Clinton, personally, cannot abide.  It was aimed at far more than "extremists" and the "alt-right".

It was aimed at my wife and I, and millions like us.

Voting for Donald Trump was the easiest Republican vote I have cast in my life.  This is a former Democratic Party activist speaking; a person raised in a household of Democrats where Adlai Stevenson was my Mother's #1 FF.  Hillary made it easy.  I may well vote for Democrats in the future, but I'll NEVER vote for a Democrat I consider to be a Clintonite.  Period.

Would you vote for a Sanderite

[Fuzzy Bear]

It was aimed at millions of decent, hardworking Americans whose social and religious views Hillary Clinton, personally, cannot abide.  It was aimed at far more than "extremists" and the "alt-right".

It was aimed at my wife and I, and millions like us.

Voting for Donald Trump was the easiest Republican vote I have cast in my life.  This is a former Democratic Party activist speaking; a person raised in a household of Democrats where Adlai Stevenson was my Mother's #1 FF.  Hillary made it easy.  I may well vote for Democrats in the future, but I'll NEVER vote for a Democrat I consider to be a Clintonite.  Period.

Would you vote for a Sanderite

Possibly for Bernie, less so for his minions.  And it would depend on what the choice was.