10. So Trump would need to win a Reagan 1984 style landslide among whites, but is a much more polorizing figure than Reagan.
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11. Trump fans like to think he won't need 63% or more of white vote because they think he can chip off black voters from Dem. A fantasy.
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12. Idea that Trump can win over black voters ignores fact he's an Obama birther & Obama is around to remind black voters of that.
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13. Aside from being an Obama birther, Trump called for the execution of 5 black men (Central Park 5) for crime they did not commit.
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14. Latinos typically vote in lower percentages than blacks and whites. But Trump as candidate will mobilize Latinos as never before.
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15. Also, Trump getting 63% of white vote means getting 60% plus of white women. His misogyny has barely been a campaign issue.
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16. If you look at GOP race, Trump has not been attacked on racism & sexism. He has been attacked for "not being a conservative"
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17. Jeb Bush has attacked Trump basically for being uncivil, Cruz has attacked Trump for recondite heresies against conservatism.
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18. GOP rivals have not attacked Trump for racism & sexism because they suspect (rightly) these are things much of the base like about him.
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19. GOP rivals have treated gingerly for fear of alienating base. In general election Clinton or Sanders have no such incentive. Gloves off.
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20. The simple fact is the very qualities that make Trump a viable GOP nominee are also toxic to wide swaths of the general electorate.
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21. Leaving aside the the racism & sexism, there is also Trump's business activities.
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22. In 2012 there were extremely effective ads from Newt Gingrich & Dems that painted Romney as a "vulture capitalist" who hurt workers.
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