Posted on 07/29/2015 2:44:16 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
For Republicans eager to cast The Donald out of the GOP presidential primary, a warning: The only thing more difficult than a Trump in the race, may be a Trump who's no longer in the race.
The apoplexy over how much damage Trump is doing to the party brand—and its eventual non-Trump nominee—in his present role as a recalcitrant, incendiary, front-running candidate, may well be trumped (if you will) by the fulminations and machinations of an ex-candidate.
It would be one thing if Trump went graciously and serenely into surrogacy, whenever that moment came, giving a no-strings-attached endorsement to the eventual party nominee. But given everything we've seen so far—including his threats of running as a third-party candidate—that scenario seems highly improbable. More likely, Trump's nonaggression pact, let alone his endorsement, will require some careful calculations and significant Kabuki....
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The left will always tell you who they fear.
Isn’t this “when Trump bows out” theme getting old. He’s leading in the polls. Shouldn’t we be asking the poll losers to drop out? like those under 10%?
I was ambivalent about Trump until I watched him being interviewed by Greta last night. I realized that I haven’t listened to a GOP politicians in decades who actually sounded like he believed in America and that he was ready to fight for this country.
I’m sick of “compassionate conservatism”, reaching across the aisle, and all the other Surrender Monkey buzzwords. Trump talks like Reagan, and that scares the Left (of both parties) to death!
Careful, that set currently includes Cruz.
The fact that they are talking to Romney, should tell everyone the GOP
is still not listening or getting the Trump message,
Cruz was at 3% at this stage in his senate race.
Protective underwear, you know...
Their problem is that when Trump is President, he's not going to be beholden to the GOPe at all.
In related news...Totus is looking at an 8 year vacation.
I saw some of the Greta interview. He was good, honest. She didn’t give him softball questions, either. No gotchas, but good depth.
I saw some of the Greta interview. He was good, honest. She didn’t give him softball questions, either. No gotchas, but good depth.
Fatbutt cankles should be bowing out. So should her boring counterpart Jeb Bush.
Nobody wants either one of them.
You are so right!
Everyone - especially the GOPe - has underestimated our complete disdain for POLITICIANS.
Mr Trump tested the waters last time, but America wasn’t sick enough of all politicians yet. This time, after seeing the Uniparty, we are.
Good luck getting the genie back in the bottle.
McConnell is on his knees under Obama’s desk and the GOP is worried about what damage Trump is doing to the GOP “brand”.
Why do I get “page not found”?
I don’t control CNBC.
Cankles should be appealing her scheduled execution for Treason around now instead of running for head charity collector.
No no no. The runner-up to Romney was supposed to be the nominee. That’s how we always do it. The other candidates can jockey around and see if the second place guy can be the nominee in 2020. Of course a party approved leapfrog like Yeb is acceptable. This Trump thing was funny at first when it looked like a publicity stunt. But now it is causing a lot of expensive trouser fabric to get very puckered. They pushed us too dang far.
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