Hopefully the Dems dont listen to him as he's prob right
Trump could be formidable in November, warns former Obama campaign chief
By MATTHEW NUSSBAUM
03/15/16 11:48 PM EDT
Democrats should not underestimate Donald Trump, David Plouffe warned Tuesday night.
Plouffe, who managed President Obama’s 2008 campaign and served as a senior adviser to the president, said Trump is a more dangerous candidate for Hillary Clinton than Sen. Ted Cruz.
“We’ve never seen anything like this in politics,” Plouffe told Fox News. “Democrats should not be popping champagne corks since Donald Trump is doing so well.”
The coalition of young people, minorities and women that twice sent Barack Obama to the White House should not be taken for granted, Plouffe said.
“It is the Obama coalition, it’s not the Democratic coalition or the Clinton coalition. It’s got to be earned,” he said.
Trump scored a big victory in Florida's winner-take-all primary on Tuesday night, edging him closer to the 1,237 delegates he needs to clinch the nomination, but John Kasich's win in Ohio may set the GOP party on the path to a contested convention.
Clinton, who sidelined Bernie Sanders on Tuesday night with decisive wins in Ohio and Florida, is turning her focus to defeating Trump, but her campaign has been dismissive of him as a serious threat. Joel Benenson, Clinton's primary pollster, told POLITICO's Glenn Thrush that he isn't especially worried about Trump in the fall.
Plouffe on Tuesday night specifically contrasted the relatively low turnout on the Democratic side with the new voters Trump is drawing to the Republican contest. Bringing new voters into the fold has become a staple of Trump’s campaign message.
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“He’s clearly bringing people into the process, and Democrats better be very mindful of that because at the end of the day to win a presidential election you have to maximize your turnout,” Plouffe said.
He offered some advice for the Clinton campaign to make sure Trump does not get off the ground with the national electorate.
“She’s got to define the race, what it’s about, she’s got to define Donald Trump before he moves to the center,” he said. “And I think he’ll try to do that.”
Plouffe said Trump will have the most difficulty appealing to Hispanics and suburban women. But he noted that Cruz would likely have the same woes, and that Trump has “more upside” in that he appeals to blue-collar voters who tend to lean Democrat. And with Trump, Plouffe noted, there is always the factor of the unknown.
“He’s defied every prediction, every convention,” Plouffe said.
Trump could be formidable in November, warns former Obama campaign chief
By MATTHEW NUSSBAUM
03/15/16 11:48 PM EDT
Democrats should not underestimate Donald Trump, David Plouffe warned Tuesday night.
Plouffe, who managed President Obama’s 2008 campaign and served as a senior adviser to the president, said Trump is a more dangerous candidate for Hillary Clinton than Sen. Ted Cruz.
“We’ve never seen anything like this in politics,” Plouffe told Fox News. “Democrats should not be popping champagne corks since Donald Trump is doing so well.”
The coalition of young people, minorities and women that twice sent Barack Obama to the White House should not be taken for granted, Plouffe said.
“It is the Obama coalition, it’s not the Democratic coalition or the Clinton coalition. It’s got to be earned,” he said.
Trump scored a big victory in Florida's winner-take-all primary on Tuesday night, edging him closer to the 1,237 delegates he needs to clinch the nomination, but John Kasich's win in Ohio may set the GOP party on the path to a contested convention.
Clinton, who sidelined Bernie Sanders on Tuesday night with decisive wins in Ohio and Florida, is turning her focus to defeating Trump, but her campaign has been dismissive of him as a serious threat. Joel Benenson, Clinton's primary pollster, told POLITICO's Glenn Thrush that he isn't especially worried about Trump in the fall.
Plouffe on Tuesday night specifically contrasted the relatively low turnout on the Democratic side with the new voters Trump is drawing to the Republican contest. Bringing new voters into the fold has become a staple of Trump’s campaign message.
Trump twists the knife on Rubio
By NICK GASS
“He’s clearly bringing people into the process, and Democrats better be very mindful of that because at the end of the day to win a presidential election you have to maximize your turnout,” Plouffe said.
He offered some advice for the Clinton campaign to make sure Trump does not get off the ground with the national electorate.
“She’s got to define the race, what it’s about, she’s got to define Donald Trump before he moves to the center,” he said. “And I think he’ll try to do that.”
Plouffe said Trump will have the most difficulty appealing to Hispanics and suburban women. But he noted that Cruz would likely have the same woes, and that Trump has “more upside” in that he appeals to blue-collar voters who tend to lean Democrat. And with Trump, Plouffe noted, there is always the factor of the unknown.
“He’s defied every prediction, every convention,” Plouffe said.
