Posted on 08/28/2015 8:59:19 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd
I imagine Trump is kicking himself now for sliding into the crowded Republican race instead of the Democratic race. But who knew a few months ago that Hillary would implode leaving the Democratic race with NOBODY as a possible?
Sure Trump is enjoying a double digit percentage lead in the Repub polls, but imagine his ratings (75%? 85%?) if he ran basically unopposed as a Democrat?
No
If it was Trump VS Bush the answer is YES! I would cleanse my voting finger for a year after I did it!
your question is an irrelevant hypothetical
since it is not reality, it doesn’t matter
>>Don’t be so sure. If 5 years ago someone told you that Trump would be running as a conservative republican AND would have a runaway lead in the polls - would you have believed that?
No, but almost 30 years ago, before The Apprentice, when Trump was a household name as a wealth creator in a prosperous America, my friends and I were serving on a submarine and one guy who was really into economics and politics at the time declared that Trump was Presidential material. We laughed a little, but agreed with him.
What a stupid question. Democrats don’t campaign on the need for a border wall. They do NOT speak of the illegal invaders as rapists and murderers. They would die before admitting that not only has Obama decimated the military, but that it needs to be rebuilt—and that will be a major priority of the new administration.
Drop the Trump hatred long enough to be rational. The Dems love illegals and hate the military. They also love Obama, and Trump has been brutally critical of him as well. Finally, Dems don’t appear alongside Cruz to condemn Obama’s Iran deal.
Get a grip.
Then the answer is simple.
I am for the things he is promoting, which, when boiled down to a phrase, will make America great again.
R, I, D, makes no difference, I would vote for him.
Life isn’t that simple though, a lot of baggage goes with D, and I can’t imagine under which circumstances he would ever saddle himself with all that evil.
IF that is so, then WHO is "CLOSE" to taking the primary? Cinton? She is closer to taking an orange jumpsuit. Biden? Oh. Dear. Lord.
“irrelevant hypothetical”
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There is no right or wrong answer here.
Except YOUR answer.
I think you’re only the 2nd person who failed to engage their brain and give serious consideration to the question.
Many answered yes. Many answered no.
Why don’t YOU join the 99 percent of thinking FReepers here and come up with an answer?
Who would he be running against? Jeb? Christie? Rubio? No thanks. Invalid argument. To get the rat nomination, he would have to be open borders, anti business to get the nod. Nice try, bad pretense.
How about this question for you. If Jeb were running as a democrat, would you vote for him?
I bet your buddy had read ‘The Art of the Deal” (1987)
I’ve not read it, but those who have said it is brilliant.
because the question is hypothetical and therefore irrelevant
Well - bye.
While it may seem sudden to someone who knows a person, or thinks they do. However, people do change to conservative thinking when that light bulb finally gets so bright they can no longer ignore it. That time span of course varies from person to person when the epiphany hits, and for some it is literally overnight.
While I haven't yet been swayed from Ted Cruz to Donald, and was really kind of taking Donald as a joke at first, I am happy that he has gotten into the race. He is a catalyst for us who are unhappy with the establishment Republican leadership. He is bringing up salient points that hit home with a lot of Americans, points that establishment Republicans won't bring up. Some think that is because they are afraid to, or they are complicit. Either way the Republicans are having their eyes opened by the normally silent majority who are now emboldened by Trump.
Well - bye.
I understand your position, and fully agree with what you say about Trump. I’m merely saying that if any candidate has to lower himself to run as a Democrat merely for the sake of winning an election, they do not deserve my support.
As far as my voting for Repubs in the 2014 election, I did not. I live outside the US, and regardless of what the official story is about absentee voting, it doesn’t work that way in reality, at least in some cases. I am registered as a Republican in Arizona, but try as I might, I cannot get the attention of anyone to send me a ballot. I have not voted for the past few elections even though I went through every single requirement listed on the Department of State website for obtaining and submitting a ballot. I contacted the local US Embassy to no avail.
The State Department rules allow only a very small window of time for them to send a ballot and for the voter to return it, and if it is late it will not be counted, as per their site. International mail, at least to some countries, does not work that fast, thus many expats are, intentionally or otherwise, disenfranchised.
Who would he be running against? Jeb? Christie? Rubio? No thanks.
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Did you understand the question?
Jeb, Christie and Rubio are not running as democrats.
Thinking is just TOOOO hard for you, huh?
Well if you won’t answer that question, try this one.
Would you vote for a liberal with an (R) after his name?
No, I would still be supporting Ted Cruz.
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