The second person who pitched Trump to me...

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Was the best sales person I know.

Sometime in May, he said to me "It's all over."

"The GOP nomination?" I asked him.

"No, the election: Trump is going straight to the White House. Clinton is a horrible sales person."

Watching her the last few months, I have to agree. If the Democratic Party was giving away a luxury villa overlooking the Mediterranean, we'd all sign up for it. But after Hillary pitched it to us for a half hour or so, we'd say, "You know, thanks anyway, but I really don't need a villa."

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  1. Lord8:45 PM

    Because all we need is another used car saleman?

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    1. gcallah12:06 PM

      My friend sells real estate. But in any case, no one said anything here about "need," did they? This was a prediction of who *would* win.

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