Politico: Democrats wanted Trump to run

[Eryk]

Clinton associates' wariness of Bush and his likely financial firepower was still acute: Democratic pollster Celinda Lake wrote to Clinton adviser Minyon Moore to warn her that she’d been testing Bush’s economic message for a client. “It has been remarkably strong. Getting even half of african americans and democrats and two thirds of latinos. Some thought it ended too harsh. But the perspective on the economy has really worked. Now we didn’t tell people this was from bush. But it’s a warning."

So to take Bush down, Clinton’s team drew up a plan to pump Trump up. Shortly after her kickoff, top aides organized a strategy call, whose agenda included a memo to the Democratic National Committee: “This memo is intended to outline the strategy and goals a potential Hillary Clinton presidential campaign would have regarding the 2016 Republican presidential field,” it read.

An agenda item for top aides’ message planning meeting read, “How do we prevent Bush from bettering himself/how do we maximize Trump and others?"

“The big fear in Democrats’ mind—and it wasn’t a huge fear, because it was entertaining to think about—was the chaos on the floor of the GOP convention if they tried to deny Trump the nomination,” explained South Carolina Democratic Party Chair Jaime Harrison.

http://www.politico.com/magazine/st...linton-2016-donald-trump-214428#ixzz4PKGADnbt

 

[Aryeh Jay]

I knew it was rigged!!! Rigged by crooked Hillary and her Commie Nazi Socialist Elitist Racist Sexist Feminist cronies!

 

[KCfromNC]

Legitimately understanding the weaknesses of your opponent and using them to your advantage? That's crazy talk. What you really need from a leader is incoherent middle of the night Twitter rants.