Clinton slams Trump supporters saying half of them belong in a 'basket of deplorables'

[Dashinka 23,242]

Yep, I am sure everyone who votes Democrat are perfect.

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton said on Friday that half the supporters of her Republican rival Donald Trump belonged in a 'basket of deplorables' of people who were racist, homophobic, sexist, xenophobic, or Isalamaphobic.

Speaking at an evening fundraiser in New York, the former U.S. secretary of state said Trump had given voice to hateful rhetoric from such individuals through his behavior as a candidate for the White House.

'To just be grossly generalistic, you can put half of Trump's supporters into what I call the 'basket of deplorables,'' Clinton said. 'Unfortunately there are people like that. And he has lifted them up.'

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3782728/Clinton-half-Trump-supporters-belong-basket-deplorables.html#ixzz4JrBfapOw

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the shift goes from a strategy of attacking Donald Trump, her opponent – into attacking those who support Donald Trump. When a campaign begins attacking the supporters of the opponent’s campaign, they have lost their internal capability to outline their own message.....

[OriZ 3,157]

Yep, I am sure everyone who votes Democrat are perfect.

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton said on Friday that half the supporters of her Republican rival Donald Trump belonged in a 'basket of deplorables' of people who were racist, homophobic, sexist, xenophobic, or Isalamaphobic.

Speaking at an evening fundraiser in New York, the former U.S. secretary of state said Trump had given voice to hateful rhetoric from such individuals through his behavior as a candidate for the White House.

'To just be grossly generalistic, you can put half of Trump's supporters into what I call the 'basket of deplorables,'' Clinton said. 'Unfortunately there are people like that. And he has lifted them up.'

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3782728/Clinton-half-Trump-supporters-belong-basket-deplorables.html#ixzz4JrBfapOw

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Yet another brilliant comment by the side that never generalizes.

[Rob L 3,811]

I would love to see polling on the actual Trump rally attendees. Based on the notorious language coming from those attendees, Hillary is understating the bigotry and hatred this group holds onto.

Edited September 10, 2016 by Rob L

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I would love to see polling on the actual Trump rally attendees. Based on the notorious language coming from those attendees, Hillary is understating the bigotry and hatred this group holds onto.

Is Hillary Clinton Right About Trump Supporters? This Is What The Polling Data Says

Whether Clinton’s characterization is good political strategy is a matter of opinion. There is a case to be made that no matter how abhorrent a person’s views are we should seek to understand them, if not empathize.

But whether Clinton is correct is a factual matter. Let’s look at the polling data.

A survey taken this May found that about two-thirds of Trump supporters believe Obama is a Muslim.

PPP National Poll, May 6–9 2016

The same poll found 59 percent of Trump supporters believe Obama was not born in the United States.

PPP National Poll, May 6–9 2016

These views are incorrect but are also racist and xenophobic. They are rooted in the idea that a black man with an atypical name could not be a U.S.-born Christian but must be a secret Muslim born in Africa.

So when Hillary Clinton says half of Trump supporters hold bigoted views, she may be understating the issue.

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There is nothing secret about Obama's affection for muslims. He's pretty open about that. The first US city to engage in shariah law happened under his watch. Can't blame that one on Bush.

[The Nature Boy 7,659]

I would love to see polling on the actual Trump rally attendees. Based on the notorious language coming from those attendees, Hillary is understating the bigotry and hatred this group holds onto.

So does this mean since so many BLM protests turn to violence and civil disobedience all of them are lawless thugs.

Yet another brilliant comment by the side that never generalizes.

So you notice the constant hypocrisy parade also right

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So does this mean since so many BLM protests turn to violence and civil disobedience all of them are lawless thugs.

So you notice the constant hypocrisy parade also right

If the above is true, then does this mean that since so many Trump rallies have gotten violent and people have been assaulted, spit on, jumped, and removed for just speaking, they're lawless thugs?

And since not a single Trump supporter condemns it, does that mean it's accepted?

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

Yep, I am sure everyone who votes Democrat are perfect.

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton said on Friday that half the supporters of her Republican rival Donald Trump belonged in a 'basket of deplorables' of people who were racist, homophobic, sexist, xenophobic, or Isalamaphobic.

Speaking at an evening fundraiser in New York, the former U.S. secretary of state said Trump had given voice to hateful rhetoric from such individuals through his behavior as a candidate for the White House.

'To just be grossly generalistic, you can put half of Trump's supporters into what I call the 'basket of deplorables,'' Clinton said. 'Unfortunately there are people like that. And he has lifted them up.'

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3782728/Clinton-half-Trump-supporters-belong-basket-deplorables.html#ixzz4JrBfapOw

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No one is perfect. I snore in my sleep. But being racist, homophobic, sexist, xenophobic, or Islamaphobic are all things that you CHOOSE to be. And neither one of them is right.