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The O'Reilly Factor 6/9/16 | Bill O'Reilly on Donald Trump chances to win, what's next for Sanders?

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The O'Reilly Factor 6/9/16 | Trump's only chance to win; Watters' World: Bernie is done edition Bill O'Reilly says Donald Trump's "only chance to win the presidency" rests on the economy. "With the media and other powerful left wing interests allied against Mr. Trump, his mandate to win the election is to convince the majority of voters that he can bring a vibrant economy back to America," he said in tonight's Talking Points. He said that the economy hasn't come back from the recession it plunged into more than eight years ago, "no matter what kind of propaganda you hear." And yet, he said, Hillary Clinton would only continue President Obama's failed policies of high taxes and heavy regulation. "So Donald Trump has the economic field pretty much all to himself." But O'Reilly says the candidate must "get very specific" on policies to return jobs, saying that plans involving trade with China and a wall on the Mexican border may not pan out. "Nothing is ever easy in the economic precincts. But that is where Donald Trump will either live or die as a presidential candidate." Donald Trump's Only Chance to Win the Presidency "With the media and other powerful left wing interests allied against Mr. Trump, his mandate to win the election is to convince the majority of voters that he can bring a vibrant economy back to America. It has now been more than eight years since greedy banks and mortgage companies ignited one of the worst recessions in the nation's history. That is more than enough time for the powers that be in Washington to get this country back on the fast track economically, but that hasn't happened, no matter what kind of propaganda you hear. Median income for American families is up less than one percent on President Obama's watch. Nearly 14 million Americans have stopped looking for work since he took office, an increase of more than 15%. And the Gross Domestic Product, which measures the health of the economy, has risen less than 3% every year since 2009. Mr. Obama will go down as the first modern president to not produce GDP growth of more than 3% in any one year. Yet Hillary Clinton continues to say she will carry on the policies of Barack Obama, which have mandated high taxes and an avalanche of regulation. Puzzling. To be fair, the President now says he wants to cut the corporate tax rate. But it's a little late, is it not? So Donald Trump has the economic field pretty much all to himself. The polls say American voters are not happy with the Democratic Party's economic programs. But Trump must do more than promise, he has to get very specific. The truth is, China may not be intimidated into a better trade deal with the USA, and Mexico is certainly not going to pay for a billion-dollar wall. And while bringing jobs back to America is achievable, it will require a big carrot as well as a thick stick. Nothing is ever easy in the economic precincts, but that is where Donald Trump will either live or die as a politician. Social issues matter little this year, and while terrorism is important, the situation is so complicated that voters cannot possibly predict outcomes. However, the folks know what's in their bank accounts and they know President Obama has not helped them out very much. Advantage Trump." FNC's Eric Bolling and Geraldo Rivera joined The Factor with their reactions to the Talking Points Memo. "Here is the advice I would give Hillary Clinton," Rivera began. "I agree that the president has delivered a very mediocre performance in terms of the economy, but she should point to George Bush as the president who presided over the collapse. And she should go back to the 1990s and Bill Clinton's administration, a prosperous era." Bolling advised Trump to focus on the woes of ordinary American families. "Every voter out there cares about the middle class and the median net worth is down by 25%. Things have been great for Wall Street under President Obama, but wages are flat and the middle class is not doing any better." What Will Sanders' Supporters Do? Now that Bernie Sanders has been vanquished, who will get the support of his far-left base? The Factor posed that question to Sanders fans Amer Zahr and Erica Payne. "If Hillary Clinton is on the ballot," Payne pronounced, "I will vote for her 100%. But Bernie Sanders has been important in American history and influencing the direction of the Democratic Party." In contrast, Zahr implied that he is not likely to pull the lever for Mrs. Clinton. "I'm not there yet, a lot has to happen over the next few weeks. We don't like Hillary Clinton's connections to Wall Street and her militarism, and we want to find a way to integrate