05-29-2016, 11:04 AM
It was predictable that Trump would flip flop three or four times about it before he finally said no to a Sanders debate.
Sanders has zero problem accurately summing up Trump in one or two sentences - in response to Trump kissing his ass or in response to Trump attempting to brand him negatively, doesn't matter which - and forcing the conversation back to the issues and the people. Trump hasn't shown any ability to move away from bragging about himself and branding his opponents long enough to delve into the issues in any of the debates. Trump is wise not to debate Bernie, but I sure would have loved to see it go down.
The funniest part of Trump's play on this one is his "final answer". He claims that he'd love to debate Bernie, BUT "it wouldn't be appropriate." Haha. All of a sudden Donald Trump cares about political correctness above all else.
Anyway, if being an honest, committed, consistent, elected, independent public servant for decades -- one who's managed to affect change and bring people into the political process on a massive scale while campaigning (self-funded) all over the country in his 70s -- is an example of how "old hippies" go "whacky", this country could use a lot more whacky old hippies. It's not an accurate characterization if one is objective, but I can see how narrow-minded Tea Party types who claim to be independent would go there. Obviously, Bernie Sanders and his supporters don't care one bit about such transparent branding and confirmation-bias 101 attempts though; I wouldn't either.
Anyway, Bernie Sanders and his supporters will be a huge factor in the outcome of this presidential race, with or without a Trump debate. Clinton and Trump are both smart enough to realize that fact. I'm very anxious to watch it all play out.
Sanders has zero problem accurately summing up Trump in one or two sentences - in response to Trump kissing his ass or in response to Trump attempting to brand him negatively, doesn't matter which - and forcing the conversation back to the issues and the people. Trump hasn't shown any ability to move away from bragging about himself and branding his opponents long enough to delve into the issues in any of the debates. Trump is wise not to debate Bernie, but I sure would have loved to see it go down.
The funniest part of Trump's play on this one is his "final answer". He claims that he'd love to debate Bernie, BUT "it wouldn't be appropriate." Haha. All of a sudden Donald Trump cares about political correctness above all else.
Anyway, if being an honest, committed, consistent, elected, independent public servant for decades -- one who's managed to affect change and bring people into the political process on a massive scale while campaigning (self-funded) all over the country in his 70s -- is an example of how "old hippies" go "whacky", this country could use a lot more whacky old hippies. It's not an accurate characterization if one is objective, but I can see how narrow-minded Tea Party types who claim to be independent would go there. Obviously, Bernie Sanders and his supporters don't care one bit about such transparent branding and confirmation-bias 101 attempts though; I wouldn't either.
Anyway, Bernie Sanders and his supporters will be a huge factor in the outcome of this presidential race, with or without a Trump debate. Clinton and Trump are both smart enough to realize that fact. I'm very anxious to watch it all play out.