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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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"This debate was — what a surprise — a sad spectacle, one in which, for all of his repeated claims that he would be the president of everybody, Donald Trump doubled down with his base, repeating all of right-wing radio’s talking points: emails, conspiracy theories, Benghazi, Benghazi, Benghazi."
From that quote, what does "doubled down with his base" mean??
From that quote, what does "doubled down with his base" mean??
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reinforced his standing with his core supporters made the people who like him like him more
- reinforced his standing with his core supporters made the people who like him like him more
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reinforced his standing with his core supporters
made the people who like him like him more
made the people who like him like him more
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Have a look at explanation #1.1 in the link below.
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/double_down
[ crossposted with Clive ]
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/double_down
[ crossposted with Clive ]
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