It is a clever rhetorical play for several reasons:
Donald Trump addressed Hillary Clinton’s upcoming remarks on the “alt-right” movement during his campaign rally in New Hampshire on Thursday, saying it’s “the oldest play in the Democratic playbook” and that although Democrats always return to that same well, “the well has run dry.”
Trump stated, “The news reports are that Hillary Clinton is going to try to accuse this campaign, and the millions of decent Americans who support this campaign, of being racists. It’s the oldest play in the Democratic playbook. When Democratic policies fail, they are left with only this one tired argument. It’s the last refuge of the discredited politician. They keep going back to this same well, but the well has run dry.”
“She’s attacking all of the decent people — of all backgrounds — that support this incredible, once in a life-time movement,” he added, saying she isn’t just attacking him.
Hillary tried to out-group Donald by laying an accusation on him she felt would unite the public against him. Donald turned it around, subconsciously making it look like it was Hillary alone, attacking millions of his supporters, all while subconsciously side-stepping the accusation himself.
Donald is like a master Judo fighter, turning all of Hillary’s attacks around effortlessly. It would be very impressive if he had just found an expert and was following his advice this well. But that he is doing it himself, is just mind-blowing.
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Doing it on his own is very impressive . But when the debates come around, and you are absolutely doing it on your own, well……… bring on the debates.
@Davecydell, I believe the debates will never take place. You heard it here first. Hillary’s team will come to the realization that she has a lot more to lose by participating in the debates. She will come up with some lame excuse about not wanting to demean the process by debating a racist, misogynist, homophobe, etc etc. And she will get full flack cover by the media.