09-10-2016, 08:19 PM
Clinton says dumb things sometimes, but I don't think the statement about half of Trump supporters being deplorable was one of them.
She made a point of acknowledging that half of those supporting Trump are worried about jobs and the economy and such. She clearly differentiated them from the half who are calling for her to be shot or jailed, who supported Trump's baseless conspiracy theories about Obama's citizenship/religion and the Mexican government, who supported Trump's call to unconstitutionally strip some Americans of their birth right citizenship, who supported Trump's proposal to ban all Muslims from entering the U.S. based on their religion, who accept Trump's broken promises and refusals in regards to releasing his tax returns, who overlooked or agreed with Trump's statements about how men need to treat women like shit, etc....
The latter group of hard-core Trump supporters was never gonna vote for her anyway. But, she may have made some in the former group think twice about voting for Trump and attracted some undecided voters by reminding them of the 'deplorable' views/positions Donald Trump advocates.
She made a point of acknowledging that half of those supporting Trump are worried about jobs and the economy and such. She clearly differentiated them from the half who are calling for her to be shot or jailed, who supported Trump's baseless conspiracy theories about Obama's citizenship/religion and the Mexican government, who supported Trump's call to unconstitutionally strip some Americans of their birth right citizenship, who supported Trump's proposal to ban all Muslims from entering the U.S. based on their religion, who accept Trump's broken promises and refusals in regards to releasing his tax returns, who overlooked or agreed with Trump's statements about how men need to treat women like shit, etc....
The latter group of hard-core Trump supporters was never gonna vote for her anyway. But, she may have made some in the former group think twice about voting for Trump and attracted some undecided voters by reminding them of the 'deplorable' views/positions Donald Trump advocates.