Subject: Re: McCain/Trump
From: "Joshua Alcorn" <[email-masked]>
To: "Eric Schwerin" <[email-masked]>
Cc: "Hunter Biden" <[email-masked]>, "Alexander S. Mackler" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2015 10:04:34 -0400

I think Trump knows exactly what he's doing. He's spending a lot of his
money, and parts of his business are suffering (pagents, Jose Andres
pulling out of Trump in DC, The Apprentice). Why hurt your bottom line
(even if you've got all the money in the world) if you don't really, really
believe these things?

You're right Eric, there's a group of people who'll support him no matter
what. Those people will keep him afloat in the polls for a while and give
him a chance to be on a few debate stages. Where he'll continue to say
outrageous things and make Cruz and others look reasonable.

He's the ultimate self promoter. Imagine Floyd Mayweather running for
office, but with less fucks to give.

Also, someone (maybe you Hunter) said they'd pay thousands of dollars to
see JRB debate Trump. I sure would.
/ja

On Sun, Jul 19, 2015 at 6:52 PM, Eric Schwerin <[email-masked]
> wrote:

> Can I play a little bit of the contrarian on this Trump/McCain thing?
>
> First, the press says this comment is the beginning of the end for Trump.
> Like he was really going to get the nomination anyway?
>
> Second, I don’t think this changes a thing with Trump.  There is
> definitely a 15% of the GOP primary electorate who likes his message who
> won’t be swayed by this comment.   If they didn’t support Trump they’d be
> supporting crazy Cruz or someone else.  All this does is freeze out Cruz
> and the others and lock up the crazy vote for Trump.
>
> And finally, even I have to admit that I like the fact that Trump didn’t
> back down after he said it.  One, he has a minor point that McCain hasn’t
> exactly been a great supporter of veterans.  And we know he’s played up the
> “hero” thing when it is advantageous to him.  I think a lot of outside the
> beltway voters like it when a candidate stands up to the establishment and
> the media and doesn’t immediately apologize and say how he misspoke.
> Particularly the people who support Trump.   Even if you disagree with
> Trump you have to admire that he’s owning his opinions and isn’t shaped by
> a focus group or polls.
>
> Again, typical media pattern of trying to legitimize Trump for ratings and
> then tear him down when he never was legitimate to begin with.  And now the
> pundits are all trying to look smart by saying this is the beginning of the
> end for Trump.  It is like Herman Cain, Michelle Bachman, etc. all over
> again.
>
>
>
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