But the trustworthiness of the candidate doesn’t seem primary to voters in this election. According to one poll, Trump is only 4 points behind Hillary in terms of his trustworthiness. The two least trustworthy candidate are likely to be the options in the general.
There’s a size limit to the threads that, after a certain number of replies, they close them.
Speaks to the everyday man better than any Republican Presidential candidate since Reagan.
It reminds me of a handicap wrestling match where two 180 lb ‘wrestlers’ take on Andre the Giant.
I kind of wonder if maybe it would have been smarter for them to adopt this plan without announcing it? It would seem to me that this might backfire by rallying Trump supporters who believe he’s being unfairly targeted.
Well, I’m not convinced that there is an overabundance of smart strategists on the Republican side given their brilliant idea of nominating a banker in 2012 after bankers caused the economy to collapse in 2008. But you hit the nail on the head. Cruz is outplaying Trump on getting delegates lined up for 2nd, 3rd ballots and working the state conventions, but Trump is making a lot of hay out of how unfair. This just gives more ammo. Probably just cost Cruz Indiana through this move.
Yes but this one is a continuation of the original.
I think that another will be open for the other candidates that were locked today
Yes it is because it seems he’s the only candidate we’re allowed to discuss.
I DO have my facts straight. He also turned DOWN the offer of extra security twice! That can’t be denied. It happened. It’s a fact. It was also his choice to go to Benghazi. Hillary didn’t send him. Every three years, diplomats have to choose three places they WANT to be stationed. Stevens must have chosen Libya at one point. And please refrain from saying I’m blaming the victims. I’m not. But Benghazi wasn’t Hillary’s fault. It was the fault of the terrorists who attacked the compound in Benghazi. It was a tragedy. Terrorist attacks have become an unavoidable reality in the world today. Who was to blame for the Boston Marathon attack? Hillary? Of course not. It was the fault of the terrorists who planned it and carried it out. Same for Benghazi.
I have to wonder that, too. If it was post number, they could have opened a new thread for the others when they closed the old ones. Now we’re restricted to Trump! Or talking about all the candidates on one thread, which gets confusing.
Obama has not endorsed Hillary Clinton for president. He has endorsed no one. No one has offered any proof that Hillary Clinton did anything wrong with regard to Benghazi. If she had it would have come out before now. All the Senate hearings did was make her look more innocent and make Trey Gowdy look like a witch hunter. He may be a very nice person, but Hillary came off looking like a victim that day.
And you don’t think there’s a lot Hillary can throw in Trump’s face with all his flip-flopping on issues and his refusal to release his tax returns? Maybe he’s not nearly as rich as he’d have us believe? Or maybe he donates heavily to pro-abortion groups like PP? Maybe he paid no tax at all? We don’t know because even though the IRS says Trump can release his taxes, he refuses to do so, giving various excuses. I think the two are pretty evenly matched with ammunition. If Trump will be Hillary’s worst nightmare, then Hillary will be Trump’s worst nightmare as well. And what does that say about the voters when the two people who are hated the most and trusted the least are the front runners, likely to be the nominees?
I never heard that Romney was a banker. As for the system, it may not be fair in one’s opinion (as Trump rants), but it has been the system and all candidates knew how each state chooses its delegates before this Primary season began. Trump just thought he could do it his way, which discounted the way things work. Now he calls foul. I call him a whiner. He may very well get the nomination, but I think he will go down in defeat. The electorate has chosen to ignore all of the baggage that comes with Hillary and/or they can just brush it over because she is a Democrat and/or a woman.
Personally, I think Trump is complaining to rev up his base for tough battles like Indiana. Whether it’s fair or not, it comes across like the party elite will work against Trump despite the voice of the rank and file and that’ll work in his favor. To the rank and file, this comes across as undemocratic and unfair.
I think Cruz would be defeated in a landslide. With Trump, I think it would be much closer, but I still think he’d lose. Going against the polls - they said it was a close race between Clinton and Sanders in New York - I think Kasich would lose, too. He’s just not likable, and he doesn’t have the experience. He’s not a good debater, he’s not a natural politician. Oh, I know Hillary isn’t a natural, either, but she’s better at it than Kasich. She’s gotten better just since the primaries began.
