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Clinton, as much as I dislike her, went to yale law (when that meant a hell of a lot more than it does now), practiced, then served as senator and sos. She's married to someone who is a former governor and obviously president

And (as I’m sure you agree) she was outrageously incompetent and ruined everything she touched. I challenged Hillary supporters during the election to give me a single thing she’s done that would make for a good President, and save for her positions, not one provided me a single action she’s done that makes her qualified.

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trump built his own company and made billions in real estate...which means there is a long checklist of relevant qualities and skills that he possesses

And unlike the Hillary supporters, Trump supporters could name actions he’s done without a meaningless title. I still think Trump is a fricknut, but he may be the greatest brander and media player who ever lived. There’s something to be said about that skill.

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marco Rubio is a c student who eeked into Miami law school and didn't do all that well. he made the right friends in dade county. I no shite rather Hillary Clinton running the country than marco Rubio.

That does surprise me. I wanted Rand Paul to win, but he was out by the time it came to my state, and I hated Cruz, so I went with Rubio pretty much by default. I’m not the biggest Rubio fanboy, but I see how he can be useful getting the Hispanic vote.

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Posted by DelU249

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Posted on 11/28/17 at 11:34 am to OMLandshark

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she was outrageously incompetent

I think she's more than competent. I would say that she's outrageously corrupt...at best, she doesn't seem to give a shite about public faith in institutions otherwise she would have done things differently with the Clinton foundation, emails and maybe would have give a shite ton fewer speeches for big money.

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I challenged Hillary supporters during the election to give me a single thing she’s done that would make for a good President

it's true, but that's a tough argument to make for any candidate, but 30 years in DC, and she really doesn't have anything to hang her hat on. I said Obamacare was a double edged sword. not only were premiums way up making it unpopular, Obama stole her defining issue she spent her whole career attaching to her name.

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Trump supporters could name actions he’s done without a meaningless title

making billions in real estate suggests a high level of competence. I would say that for anyone running a business that successful that isn't some tech startup. Bill Gates whom I do not particularly like...is qualified...and so on. mark Zuckerberg...not so much.

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he may be the greatest brander and media player who ever lived

the core truths of ad marketing have not and will not change. trump is an ad marketing genius and in 2017 advertising and marketing is a lost art because people rely more on focus groups and polls so it's easy to lose sight of the basics.

then there is the way he herds the media and his opponents into the direction he wants with a vague but generally true statement, exaggeration, slight mischaracterization, etc. he gets them to focus on the issue or narrative he wants...and they fall for it every single time