Posted on 07/26/2015 4:57:56 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
The amusing thing is that Trump could actually win 30 of the state primaries, with the rest split among five candidates, and still lose the convention because of the VIP/special delegate rule (#13). They’d ensure he doesn’t win. By doing so....it would tick enough right-wing voters to just stay home and Hillary would win.
Maybe.
Trump is catching an emotional wave of anger that people feel toward the government, but Trump is a cerebral guy too. You don't make billions unless you're smart. Trump is smart. So the emotional side of his campaign is just part of the picture.
And as a Plan B -- If Trump flames out by over-playing the outrage and anger, we have Cruz who is more politically savvy, a very smart guy, and just about the best debater in the world.
If Trump doesn't go the distance, he will at least prepare the ground for Cruz to win it all. Full disclosure: Cruz is my #1 and Trump is my #2.
My aunt who lived in Atlanta, GA, actually met Wallace, and said that in person, he was quite charismatic.
And he was forced to hold his tongue.
Now as a candidate, Trump can say all the things he was thinking about lowlife politicans back then.
He's been unleashed....free to be....must feel good.
I agree.
Why would we want to hire this narcissist after what we’ve experienced with the current one?
Yes, Trump is saying all the right things. Saying them. And, many agree with his points, including me. But lets face it. He’s always been out for himself, and that’s not going to change.
These people are so clueless and smug. They really do not deserve to earn a living in this field. Sure, just compare him to george wallace or eugene mccarthy. It is articles like this that are so simplistic and yet off the mark that gives trump appeal. The author talks about pandering? The republican base has been pandered to for 30 years. This author will never grasp it.
Why nothing about Reagan, who's probably the best comparison to the Trump phenomena? Oh, shocker....Stephanopolous just gave an honest, objective appraisal. Has hell frozen over???
He's already got everything any man could dream of. He's more like wanting to be the pilot of the plane....he survives the ride and we'll survive. I want that pilot to be out for himself! His ultimate legacy will be saving the US!
I’ve heard that from a number of people who actually met the guy, including black people. One even told me he was more charming that Bill Clinton without the suspicion he was lying to you. All of that grandstanding about segregation early in his career was the only thing which was political and not sincere about him.
Of course none of this has to do with people tired of Obama and socialism. It is the lower intellectuals fighting against what is good for them.
Pray America is waking
I see things pretty much as you do: Cruz/Trump—in that order seems like a dream team to me.
I hope you’re right. I just can’t see it that way. Yes, he has everything any normal person could possibly need or want. A narcissist always wants more.
I believe his best use is to drive the narrative more to the conservative side and get more conservatives out to vote. He’d be useful in another role in a Cruz administration. But he would not settle for that. His talk about a third party run would only hand this over to the left, and he knows it.
The writer uses Wallace but never once mentioned he was a Democrat. How typical is that. All the better to set the stage later for Trump as a racist. They haven’t really played that card yet but sooner or later will.
The masses have always craved bold, strong leadership.
Hitler appealed to that craving, rising to power from war-torn Germany to lead a nation to the brink of world domination.
Trump and Cruz both appeal to the same desire. Neither one will be a Hitler, but, like Hitler, neither has a real track record beyond their speeches.
When you look close, you see disturbing signs. Trump’s support of abortion, liberals and gay marriage. Cruz’s support for Iran, TPA and H1-B visas.
Would either be better than Obama? Yes, but our standards should not be that low.
Would either accomplish much beyond their speeches? Nobody knows for sure. Look at Obama....nice speeches, no real accomplishments.
Neither Trump nor Cruz have shown an ability to bring people together. Like Obama or Hitler, both have a “my way or no way” mindset.
Reagan had true leadership because he brought people to his cause by explaining (in very simple terms) why he was right.
Cruz has some of this talent, but has not employed it in his role in the Senate. I would like to see 8 years of a Governor Cruz before I pass judgement on him.
Trump may have written “The Art of the Deal” but his negotiations were typically with only a handful at a time, not with 535 at a time.
I guess this “author” is trying to insinuate that those wanting a closed boarder are racist.
Why else use Wallace as an example?
What a pantload.
Are you high, drunk or both?
Comparing Trump to Wallace is just a transparent smear.
Maybe Trump, being of that era, wants to wake up the beast, US citizens, and also clean out the DC sewer? It's a common desire among my peers, whatever our politics.
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