tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post5570519629666313586..comments2024-03-27T17:15:37.606-04:00Comments on Triablogue: Trump: At Least He Was Better Than RomneyRyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17809283662428917799noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-41448383704769149582016-11-10T12:22:30.810-05:002016-11-10T12:22:30.810-05:00I agree: Hillary was very bad. I agree: Hillary was very bad. John Bugayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17728044301053738095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-53014760135761026812016-11-10T12:22:08.794-05:002016-11-10T12:22:08.794-05:00I allowed (as did the author) that it was "ap...I allowed (as did the author) that it was "apples vs oranges". John Bugayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17728044301053738095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-19559652182632511662016-11-10T11:41:21.388-05:002016-11-10T11:41:21.388-05:00I think you forgot to mention an equally important...I think you forgot to mention an equally important point which helped in the victory:<br /><br />Hillary: at least she was worse than Obama!rockingwithhawkinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10550503108269371174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-88308059575973192242016-11-10T11:22:23.193-05:002016-11-10T11:22:23.193-05:00John Bugay
"For those who are inclined to sa...John Bugay<br /><br />"For those who are inclined to say that Trump was a bad candidate for the Republicans to nominate,"<br /><br />Being a good or bad candidate is not only about winning or losing. It's not less than that, but it's likewise more than that.<br /><br />"consider that, in this admittedly "apples to oranges" analysis, at the very least, he out-performed Romney in 2012:"<br /><br />Trump outperforming Romney doesn't tell us how another GOP nominee would have fared in comparison to Romney. How would it? It's a counterfactual. For example, we could speculate it's possible Rubio or Walker or even Cruz could have outperformed Trump, who outperformed Romney. We could use various models, plug in various numbers, run various scenarios, etc. but it'd still just be a hypothetical.rockingwithhawkinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10550503108269371174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-38723925427551052402016-11-10T10:15:05.119-05:002016-11-10T10:15:05.119-05:00Which means next to nothing given that even on the...Which means next to nothing given that even on the comparison Obama still would win the EV and that the comparison doesn't even make sense when you consider that people were considering Clinton vs. Trump, not Obama vs. Romney.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05690738239872948496noreply@blogger.com