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« on: April 25, 2016, 03:49:13 PM »
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/04/25/game-changer-bobby-knight-campaign-trump-indiana/83509764/

Legendary basketball coach Bobby Knight is slated to appear with Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump at a rally in Indiana this week, the Trump campaign announced Monday.

While Knight has not commented on a potential endorsement, his support for Trump has been known for months. During a New York Times interview last fall, Knight called Trump and said over speakerphone: “No one has accomplished more than Mr. Trump has.” And Trump hinted Saturday that the coach who once famously threw a chair across the court would be campaigning for him in Indiana.

The announcement Monday just makes it official. Trump and Knight will appear at Indiana Farmers Coliseum in Indianapolis Wednesday evening, the campaign said.
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« Reply #1 on: April 25, 2016, 03:52:07 PM »
This is potentially bigger than the Cruz-Kasich deal. This man is worshiped in the state of Indiana.
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« Reply #2 on: April 25, 2016, 03:57:06 PM »
Wow! What an honor!

I know if my basketball coach handed in an endorsement for someone that would hugely swing my vote. Maybe even for Ted Cruz (though he could be an exception - a classy guy would not endorse Lyin' Ted anyway)
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« Reply #3 on: April 25, 2016, 03:57:34 PM »
I thought he died years ago.
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« Reply #4 on: April 25, 2016, 04:04:15 PM »
In Indiana, a Bobby Knight endorsement cinches it for Trump.
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« Reply #5 on: April 25, 2016, 04:05:02 PM »
Those protestors might not want to show up for this once. It could get quite ugly!
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« Reply #6 on: April 25, 2016, 04:07:25 PM »

He did, his body just hasn't caught up yet.
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« Reply #7 on: April 25, 2016, 04:07:29 PM »
https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=200159.10
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« Reply #8 on: April 25, 2016, 04:09:10 PM »
Conversely, this means a certain Cruz victory in IN-04. Boiler Up!
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« Reply #9 on: April 25, 2016, 04:17:47 PM »

Sad I wish Bellows had won.
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« Reply #10 on: April 25, 2016, 05:32:51 PM »

No one cares about a stupid author. We care about Tom Brady and Bobby Knight.
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« Reply #11 on: April 25, 2016, 05:50:45 PM »
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« Reply #12 on: April 25, 2016, 05:59:22 PM »

Who's this we? There's just you, proudly displaying the word CUCK in your signature. (We already knew, of course).
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« Reply #13 on: April 25, 2016, 06:12:24 PM »
I actually knew this on Saturday.  He said Bobby Knight was the biggest endorsement you could get in Indiana and "boy if I could have any one, I'd want that one".  Obviously he wouldn't say that if it wasn't a done deal.

He met with the governor too - Mike Pence.  That'd be another big get.
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« Reply #14 on: April 25, 2016, 07:01:16 PM »
Quote from: Skill and Chance on April 25, 2016, 05:35:56 PM
Fascinating, and this will probably help Trump noticeably in Indiana.  Coaches and professional athletes seem quite Trumpy in general.  Any idea why?
I thought we would have seen a Harbaugh endorsement back during the Michigan primary.  Jim Harbaugh has a VERY Trump-esque personality, minus the ethnic platitudes.
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« Reply #15 on: April 25, 2016, 07:09:21 PM »
My guess is that anyone who would vote for Trump simply because Bob Knight endorses him....is probably already voting for Trump. Don't think a Knight endorsement is moving Cruz/Kasich voters to Trump.
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« Reply #16 on: April 25, 2016, 07:41:12 PM »
Quote from: Skill and Chance on April 25, 2016, 05:35:56 PM
Fascinating, and this will probably help Trump noticeably in Indiana.  Coaches and professional athletes seem quite Trumpy in general.  Any idea why?

Simple - birds of a feather flock together.

They are celebrities and so is Trump. If he was not so lazy, he would have clinched this month's ago.
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« Reply #17 on: April 25, 2016, 07:52:25 PM »
Quote from: Skill and Chance on April 25, 2016, 05:35:56 PM
Fascinating, and this will probably help Trump noticeably in Indiana.  Coaches and professional athletes seem quite Trumpy in general.  Any idea why?
Trump used to own the New York/New Jersey Generals of the (now defunct) USFL. He made a run at the Buffalo Bills. Quite a few of the Yankees own/owned apartments at the Trump properties in the NYC area.
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« Reply #18 on: April 26, 2016, 04:35:29 AM »
Quote from: Gass3268 on April 25, 2016, 03:52:07 PM
This is potentially bigger than the Cruz-Kasich deal. This man is worshiped in the state of Indiana.

Agreed.

Quote from: tinman64 on April 25, 2016, 04:04:15 PM
In Indiana, a Bobby Knight endorsement cinches it for Trump.

And agreed.
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« Reply #19 on: April 26, 2016, 07:19:46 AM »
Quote from: Skill and Chance on April 25, 2016, 05:35:56 PM
Fascinating, and this will probably help Trump noticeably in Indiana.  Coaches and professional athletes seem quite Trumpy in general.  Any idea why?

lots of concussions in sports
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