I hope people in Hillary's campaign read @willwilkinson's essay since it points to a genuine danger.
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Do I think Trump will win? No. But he'll campaign in way that will do massive damage to Clinton & to American democracy.
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earnest Q in pursuit of persuasive reassurance: why do you think Trump won't win?
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Replying to @JeffSharlet @HeerJeet
Fallacy here is assuming that the entirety of Obama's coalition will just transfer neatly over to HRC.
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Also: generic GOP was always favored this year after two consecutive, polarizing Dem terms. There's denial about that
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I think a generic GOP could beat HRC. But Trump will keep non-whites, single women, young, etc. in Dem camp.
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listen to Trumka & Steelworkers prez & u can practically hear the Obama coalition eroding. But very much hope yr right.
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Well other thing is to shore up GOP support Trump is backtracking on economic populism (on tax cuts, etc)
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He is keeping the same line re: no cuts to social security / Medicare
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Trump is trying to square the circle by saying contrary things (his usual strategy) but will be easy to tie him to GOP
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Michael Tracey Retweeted Democracy Now!
Also, past time for Dems to stop downplaying this as a "nothingburger"https://twitter.com/democracynow/status/737000628862488576 …
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Trump is very likely to pick up way more nonwhite voters than Romney or McCain, celebrity appeal transcends.
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The public opinion polls show Trump has WORSE favorability with non-whites than Romney or McCain.
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