re: #402 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

Although it was a valid observation and obvious to any objective observer, it was nonetheless a mistake; it gave her opponents a rallying point. And face it, many of them were not truly deplorable, just misled or ill informed.

And yes, Hillary could ill afford mistakes, whereas Trump could make as many as he wanted.

Trump had the advantage of being a carnival barker from the start. Early on I compared his campaign to the filthy joke “The Aristocrats” and by the time ‘grab them by the pussy’ came around I wasn’t alone.

Mistakes and misstatements were a feature for him, not a bug. Everyone waiting for him to pivot was waiting in vain…and he said that from the start - even as he secured the nomination he said he’d keep doing this his way because he thought he’d win.