Trump's GOP dominance continues

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Republicans should choose the candidate that best represents their views. It seems like that may be Mr. Trump.

This seems like the reverse of the 2012 primary. The establishment wanted Governor Romney and the rank and file wanted anyone but Governor Romney. Now, it seems like the establishment wants anyone but Mr. Trump and the rank and file like him more and more.
 
Crossbones said:
Republicans should choose the candidate that best represents their views. It seems like that may be Mr. Trump.

This seems like the reverse of the 2012 primary. The establishment wanted Governor Romney and the rank and file wanted anyone but Governor Romney. Now, it seems like the establishment wants anyone but Mr. Trump and the rank and file like him more and more.
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Good observation. I wonder if the possibility that he may actually become POTUS has clicked in Trump’s own mind.
 
Trump will not win the GOP nomination. Do you remember this time 4 years ago when the GOP voters were flirting with Herman Cain, Michelle Bachmann, and Newt Gingrich? None of them were viable, just as Trump isn’t viable now. Nate Silver has given Trump a 2% chance to win, and political scientist Larry Sabato - who has been studying politics for decades - said that Trump is unelectable. You guys are putting way too much stock in these early polls.
 
The talking toupee [who’d a tought it],already owns Scotland.What more do you need
 
Mulligan2 said:
Trump will not win the GOP nomination. Do you remember this time 4 years ago when the GOP voters were flirting with Herman Cain, Michelle Bachmann, and Newt Gingrich? None of them were viable, just as Trump isn’t viable now. Nate Silver has given Trump a 2% chance to win, and political scientist Larry Sabato - who has been studying politics for decades - said that Trump is unelectable. You guys are putting way too much stock in these early polls.
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do you know of a scandal against Donald Trump they are waiting to use? that is the reason Herman Cain dropped out.
 
EIF5A said:
Would/could any scandal really affect Teflon Don?
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Doesn’t the nickname Telfon Don refer to John Gotti (late NY mafioso)?

I don’t know if Donald Trump has adopted the same nickname.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gotti
n the face of previous Mafia convictions, particularly the success of the Commission trial, Gotti’s acquittal was a major upset that further added to his reputation.[82] The American media dubbed Gotti “The Teflon Don” in reference to the failure of any charges to “stick.”[83]
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EIF5A said:
Would/could any scandal really affect Teflon Don?
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He’s been in the spotlight for such a long time, and so much dirty laundry has already been aired, that I doubt a secret/scandal would bring him down. I think he’s more than likely going to crash and burn on his own as the campaign goes along, but we’ll have to wait and see.
 
I doubt a scandal will bring Trump down, but in the next few weeks there will be another discussion headed by CNN this time, not Fox, and he’d better be prepared. So far he hasn’t been very clear on issues, and CNN won’t be treating him any fairer than Fox. Megyn Kelly shouldn’t have attacked him even though Fox claimed they treated him fairly, because since then it’s just made him a martyr because of it ands upped his popularity.

If they keep the personal stuff out of it with him and other candidates, another may squelch his popularity, but the news media, when it comes to the Republican Party, can’t seem to confine itself to issues such as the economy, jobs, Iraq, and healthcare reforms. Instead they emphasize with “the war on women” (how dare anyone attack birth control or even worse Planned Parenthood) and other issues from the past, while Hillary goes unscathed.

I like Trump, but his defense on women’s health is a little fuzzy despite the Planned Parenthood videos. If his daughter, Ivana, is so concerned with this she should look into the tiny percentage of clinics that offer mammograms and such and their real purpose abortion. I sure can’t support a candidate that thinks that way.
 
I doubt this nation would elect a person with such a massive ego to the presidency. I predict the downward trend will begin soon.
 
Mulligan2 said:
Trump will not win the GOP nomination. Do you remember this time 4 years ago when the GOP voters were flirting with Herman Cain, Michelle Bachmann, and Newt Gingrich? None of them were viable, just as Trump isn’t viable now. Nate Silver has given Trump a 2% chance to win, and political scientist Larry Sabato - who has been studying politics for decades - said that Trump is unelectable. You guys are putting way too much stock in these early polls.
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Nate’s got his finger on the scale if he thinks a candidate in an 18-person primary that is currently polling 36% only has a 2% chance to win the nomination. I think people find Nate’s work entertaining, but I have my doubts on its validity.

The reality was that the rank and file were flirting with Cain, Bachmann and Gingrich and Governor Romney opened up the purse strings and trashed them in negative campaigning. As others have already said, I have my doubts that negative campaigning will work with Mr. Trump. Whether or not people like it, it is possible that Mr. Trump best represents the beliefs of Republican voters.
 
Mijoy2 said:
I doubt this nation would elect a person with such a massive ego to the presidency. I predict the downward trend will begin soon.
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Was there any President in modern times who did NOT have a massive ego? Perhaps Gerald Ford or Jimmy Carter, but very few others. True, Donald Trump flaunts his ego more than most.
 
utah_rose said:
I doubt a scandal will bring Trump down, but in the next few weeks there will be another discussion headed by CNN this time, not Fox, and he’d better be prepared. So far he hasn’t been very clear on issues, and CNN won’t be treating him any fairer than Fox. Megyn Kelly shouldn’t have attacked him even though Fox claimed they treated him fairly, because since then it’s just made him a martyr because of it ands upped his popularity.

If they keep the personal stuff out of it with him and other candidates, another may squelch his popularity, but the news media, when it comes to the Republican Party, can’t seem to confine itself to issues such as the economy, jobs, Iraq, and healthcare reforms. Instead they emphasize with “the war on women” (how dare anyone attack birth control or even worse Planned Parenthood) and other issues from the past, while Hillary goes unscathed.

I like Trump, but his defense on women’s health is a little fuzzy despite the Planned Parenthood videos. If his daughter, Ivana, is so concerned with this she should look into the tiny percentage of clinics that offer mammograms and such and their real purpose abortion. I sure can’t support a candidate that thinks that way.
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the next debate is Sept. 16th and I am sure CNN is working hard with the left to create traps to ensnare those who pose the most threat to the democrats
 
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