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I doubt he gets re-elected, so I would put forth the assertion that being non-civil and acting like a jackass doesn't work long term. People get a good look at

I doubt he gets re-elected, so I would put forth the assertion that being non-civil and acting like a jackass doesn't work long term. People get a good look at it and it isn't appealing when they can see it for what it is.

s73v3r_ 8y ago
It got him elected to start.
- jessaustin 8y ago
  1.5 years of wall-to-wall TV news coverage got him elected. Has the TV news started to cover something else? Not that I've noticed; they have to chase the ratings after all and Trump has been a godsend for them. So, yeah, Hillary will lose to him again.
- neffy 8y ago
  No, the Russians got him elected to start.
  - dragonwriter 8y ago
    Well, and the DNC by choosing the by-the-numbers weakest major party candidate in the history of polling (with slower negatives than Trump, sure, but much more committed negatives.) Russian interference couldn't have tipped the balance (assuming it even did) if it hadn't been within range in the first place.
TAForObvReasons 8y ago
He will be re-elected. Despite everything that was known before the election, he was elected. And he delivered on the major promises to his core supporters (Supreme Court, tax cuts, hard on immigration, rolling back regulations, etc). Uber is a great tech example of the same phenomenon. Many people on HN who rail about Uber's dubious business practices still use their services because it's convenient or because it is the cheapest. They may dislike the business but they aren't voting with their wallets. Uber "gets away" with slimy practices because "ends justify the means"
- PhasmaFelis 8y ago
  Depends on who the Dems run against him. But remember that Trump lost the popular vote by 3 million voters, and that even though a lot of left-wingers stayed home in protest of the Clinton-Sanders thing, and so far he's done a wonderful job of galvanizing fence-sitters against him.

s73v3r_ 8y ago

It got him elected to start.

jessaustin 8y ago
1.5 years of wall-to-wall TV news coverage got him elected. Has the TV news started to cover something else? Not that I've noticed; they have to chase the ratings after all and Trump has been a godsend for them. So, yeah, Hillary will lose to him again.
neffy 8y ago
No, the Russians got him elected to start.
- dragonwriter 8y ago
  Well, and the DNC by choosing the by-the-numbers weakest major party candidate in the history of polling (with slower negatives than Trump, sure, but much more committed negatives.) Russian interference couldn't have tipped the balance (assuming it even did) if it hadn't been within range in the first place.

TAForObvReasons 8y ago

He will be re-elected. Despite everything that was known before the election, he was elected. And he delivered on the major promises to his core supporters (Supreme Court, tax cuts, hard on immigration, rolling back regulations, etc). Uber is a great tech example of the same phenomenon. Many people on HN who rail about Uber's dubious business practices still use their services because it's convenient or because it is the cheapest. They may dislike the business but they aren't voting with their wallets. Uber "gets away" with slimy practices because "ends justify the means"

PhasmaFelis 8y ago
Depends on who the Dems run against him. But remember that Trump lost the popular vote by 3 million voters, and that even though a lot of left-wingers stayed home in protest of the Clinton-Sanders thing, and so far he's done a wonderful job of galvanizing fence-sitters against him.