[entropy12]

Wonder what all the prognosticators who claimed:

1) Trump not serious 2) Trump will never file formal papers 3) Trump will never file financials 4) Trump is not as rich as he says 6) Trump will flame out quickly

are saying now? If they have been so ridiculously wrong so far, why should we pay any attention to Trump-haters?

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Why do leftist pundits always equate conservatives with Republicans? We hate the GOP too!

[dfwgator]

I say, “Good!”

[Signalman]

I can see some lib “journalist” putting out a column on 1/20/2017 as Trump takes the oath of office:

“The GOP’s Trump problem just got worse”.

[Gaffer]

Hard to say. But I do see here a perverse delight and some committed, almost insistent, perseverance here to point out all his ills, foibles, thoughts and dreams to us. About how fake he is, how he's not an R but a D or and I or all that.

The one thing that I see that is invariably lacking in these condemnations is the announcement by those same of who they support and detailing all the greatness of their candidate.

Frankly, I personally don't want him as a candidate. Cruz is my guy. But I can still revel in Trump's calling out of the seminal issues this country is presented with - namely illegal aliens, crime, cost and devaluation of our sovereign country. To the extent he does this and helps out those fence sitters, appeasers, equivocators and liars on our side, all the better.

[PGR88]

Let’s see - the Left hates him, Democrats hate him, the media hate him, Government employees hate him, Republicans hate him, illegal immigrant groups hate him

Remind me again why I’m supposed to hate him?

[Lorianne]

I don’t care for Trump and don’t think he would be a good President (even though that bar is pretty low so who knows?).

However, I like that he says whatever he damn well pleases and doesn’t kowtow to political correctness. That in itself is refreshing.

[LS]

Funny thing, it’s really the DEMS’ “Trump problem” because regardless of where polls are now-—people still thinking in terms of their own candidate-—if Trump battled in a campaign vs. Hillary the way he is now, he would win. Not sure how big, but he would win.

[Diogenesis]

The poor hyperventilating author
is confused ... that Trump is HIS problem.

[Bringbackthedraft]

The debates should prove very interesting. I hope Trump is prepared for Cruz. (If Cruz makes it there.) Lets face it, the BIG $$$$, decides who will or not be there. Its all part of the control game.

[conservativejoy]

The prognosticators are whining and shivering behind their keyboards. Lots of night sweats going on. :)

[nhwingut]

Jonathan Allen

In January, I went to work for Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, a Florida Democrat whom I had admired as a reporter and whom I continue to hold in high regard.

I thought then I was making a permanent career change. In those first days after taking the job, I tried hard to show — after years of staying scrupulously on the sidelines and keeping my views to myself — that I could be a loyal Democrat. I made some effusive comments in an interview. My wife and I made a small contribution to the reelection campaign of Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.). I was excited to be allowed to root for someone — anyone — other than the Washington Nationals.

But it didn’t take long for me to figure out that partisan politics wasn’t the right fit for me. I’m not a rah-rah guy. I like to point out inconsistencies. Like the annoying kid in fourth grade, I want to share all the information I have all the time. I hate going to meetings — particularly if I have to stand inside the doors.

From the outset, I felt like I was a reporter just masquerading as a political operative.

Now, as I leave my job at Wasserman Schultz’s political action committee to make the transition back to journalism at POLITICO, there will be some who wonder whether I am a political operative just masquerading as a reporter.

It’s a fair question for the Republicans who may now view me with a skeptical eye, for the 300-plus congressional Democrats for whom I did not work and, above all, for POLITICO’s readers.

Most reporters for straight-news organizations do not talk about their ideology or partisan preferences. After writing this, I intend to go back to that myself. But, in the midst of this admittedly unusual career twist, I should lay my cards on the table.

[tennmountainman]

Trump is gaining ground, not losing ground.
The coming debate will expose and weed out the weak links.

Watch for Trump and Cruz to team up in the debates and run the table.

[BobL]

“’1) Trump not serious 2) Trump will never file formal papers 3) Trump will never file financials 4) Trump is not as rich as he says 6) Trump will flame out quickly”

Hey DINGBAT, you forgot to mention #7, that Trump is only in it to make Hillary look good. LOL!

[fieldmarshaldj]

“Trump can’t win a second term !” - 2019 rag

[GilGil]

What Trump has going for him which is huge is that he is underestimated. I hope they continue to not take him seriously. As long as this attitude lasts he will eat their lunch because Trump is also a world class manager.

I saw interviews with his chief of staff and his special counsel Michael Cohen. These people are very disciplined. They are ferocious like Trump and they defend their boss at any cost. You can tell the one thing in these people’s minds is that they play to win. It is obvious that the Trump team is a juggernaut.

Americans want to win. They have lost for the lest 30 years. They want to win and Trump is only interested in winning. He could care less about political correctness or the prissy rules of politics. He wants to win,win,win and Americans are starved for a winner.

People seem to forget that the “you are fired” moniker is the cornerstone of the Trump approach. Either you get results or you are out. His campaign is run this way. Trump wants results first and if they are not forthcoming someone else takes over.

So far it looks like the whole Trump campaign is run on results and performance. This is an approach no one knows how to get except Trump. You notice even in the press interviews of Trump they just let him say pretty much anything he wants and they are not challenging him that much. The press is letting him just do infomercials on their dime.

Amazing!

[SamAdams76]

Add to that that many were saying Trump was only in this race as a "stalking horse" for Shrillary. Yet he was on national TV today (and in Iowa yesterday) calling Shrillary a criminal and stating that she has no business running for president.

Some stalking horse!

As if Trump, with his massive ego, would allow himself to be used as a tool.

So far, the anti-Trump folks have been proven wrong about everything.

[ZOOKER]

Trump is low-hanging fruit for Democrats, IMHO.

I have heard that Trump's empire includes interests in more than a few golf courses. Who do you suppose does the maintenance on all those greens and fairways? How about all those hotels he has, who changes the sheets? Don't know, but I can guess.

If word was to get out that Trump was employing illegals, he'd be branded a liar and hypocrite and lose the Republican base overnight. He's already lost the Latino vote, legal or otherwise.

It would be easy for the MSM to put a few disgruntled former (illegal) employees on camera, and the feeding frenzy would begin. Trump would go from front runner to single digits overnight.

[WilliamofCarmichael]

The Party’s worst fears are that Trump has the money to finance his presidential campaign so there will not be any hundreds of millions of dollars of contributions to share with the candidate. (IMO.)

[Flying Circus]

Trump is a Clinton plant and stalking horse. They know well what the people want and exactly how they will not give it to them.

[Lizavetta]

why should we pay any attention to Trump-haters?

Why do you do the typical lib tactic and call anyone not FOR someone as a hater?

I think Lorianne has a common perspective .... he's a drawback in some ways, a buffoon, and I think his act has a shelf life.

But he is right on plenty of things, says what needs to be said and is a breath of fresh air when compared with the typical word parsing mealy-mouthed politically correct cowards that we're stuck with.