“Is that the cause of your frustration & attack on Trump?”
Prez. Obama is a clear evil that nobody on this forum fails to see as such. It is obvious that he is bad news and does not need my attention...plus he is a lame duck.
Mr. Trump, on the other hand, is -IMHO- an insidious evil. He has many normally conservative voters (like here on FR) believing his rhetoric. Which - IMO - is just a lot of useless talk that he either has no intention of really doing, or will be totally incapable of doing. Either way, good people are being played for fools by a man that is either intentionally misleading many or is possibly deluded into believing his own propaganda.
I don’t have a “guy” per se. I am a social conservative and that is what I care about first and foremost. Mr. Trump is not remotely a social/morale conservative. I do plan to vote for Senator Cruz because he is the -IMO- rational choice of the field of candidates. He is close to my views, and I believe him to be genuine....something I do not think Mr. Trump is. Notice I will vote for Senator Cruz, but I am not a “supporter” per se. I am not sending him donations, nor do I plan to.
The honest truth is that I will not support Mr. Trump with my vote either in a primary or general election. This isn’t a “pout” that my guy didn’t get the nomination. I truly believe that a Trump administration would be a nightmare for everyone - and my conscience will not let me vote for him. He will not keep all the grandiose promises he is making, and when his currently ardent supporters turn on him (and I believe you will), he is going to turn on you. It will not be pretty. I feel pity of how disappointed so many are going to be when the reality of what has occurred about 6-12 months after a potential Trump victory. I believe there will be great buyer’s remorse.
This election cannot not be for me just about keeping Mrs. Clinton out of office, when I don’t see Mr. Trump as a true viable alternative. I don’t trust him, in fact I deeply distrust him. That is my opinion. If he wins the GOP nomination....I stay home or leave the ballot blank. I have voted for the GOP candidate since 1976 when I first left my 4 years of military active duty. I won’t vote for Mr. Trump, and take part in what I perceive to be a major train wreck in the making.
You said...
“Prez. Obama is a clear evil that nobody on this forum fails to see as such. It is obvious that he is bad news and does not need my attention...plus he is a lame duck.
Mr. Trump, on the other hand, is -IMHO- an insidious evil. He has many normally conservative voters (like here on FR) believing his rhetoric. Which - IMO - is just a lot of useless talk that he either has no intention of really doing, or will be totally incapable of doing. Either way, good people are being played for fools by a man that is either intentionally misleading many or is possibly deluded into believing his own propaganda.
I don’t have a “guy†per se. I am a social conservative and that is what I care about first and foremost. Mr. Trump is not remotely a social/morale conservative. I do plan to vote for Senator Cruz because he is the -IMO- rational choice of the field of candidates. He is close to my views, and I believe him to be genuine....something I do not think Mr. Trump is. Notice I will vote for Senator Cruz, but I am not a “supporter†per se. I am not sending him donations, nor do I plan to.
The honest truth is that I will not support Mr. Trump with my vote either in a primary or general election. This isn’t a “pout†that my guy didn’t get the nomination. I truly believe that a Trump administration would be a nightmare for everyone - and my conscience will not let me vote for him. He will not keep all the grandiose promises he is making, and when his currently ardent supporters turn on him (and I believe you will), he is going to turn on you. It will not be pretty. I feel pity of how disappointed so many are going to be when the reality of what has occurred about 6-12 months after a potential Trump victory. I believe there will be great buyer’s remorse.
This election cannot not be for me just about keeping Mrs. Clinton out of office, when I don’t see Mr. Trump as a true viable alternative. I don’t trust him, in fact I deeply distrust him. That is my opinion. If he wins the GOP nomination....I stay home or leave the ballot blank. I have voted for the GOP candidate since 1976 when I first left my 4 years of military active duty. I won’t vote for Mr. Trump, and take part in what I perceive to be a major train wreck in the making.”
Wow.
I don’t think I could have stated what you just did any better. I understand the Trump appeal to a degree, and I do think he could win with the sour mood the country is in right now towards the DC class, but whether one votes for Trump or not, they should never define him as a conservative. He’s not
If you perceive yourself as a mind reader, I am afraid you are far removed from reality. Any one who thinks he/she can read someone^s mind may have serious psychological problems.
As for Donald Trump^s historical record, he had deals with tens of thousands of other business people, and unless he had a sterling reputation as a dependable man to deal with, he could never have become 10,000 times richer than you and me.