If Trump's Campaign Collapses, It'll Be For One Of These 6 Reasons

Townhall.com ^ | August 29, 2015 | John Hawkins

[4rcane]

if you’re efficient in spending your money you don’t need a large operation

[Dr. Sivana]

If you applied the old "Who would you like to have a beer with?” test that has probably determined far more elections than most Americans want to admit, Trump would beat everyone in the field combined twice over.

I wouldn't want to have a beer with him. The man doesn't drink.

[blackdog]

"In a time when the Republican Party has become timid, weak and utterly corrupt,"

So we've had that going for us since 1994.

[blackdog]

Funny how being a man who isn’t timid, weak, small minded, or concerned about being politicaly correct when speaking his mind, makes you presidential material. As a kid growing up, that was most the fathers on my street.

[nhwingut]

Trump is proving that most of a campaign’s funds are wasted on high priced useless consulting services.

I loved when he said, “what do I need a pollster for, the media publishes a new one every day. And I’m doing really good.”

[BRL]

#7. He could die

[Uncle Miltie]

Don’t limit yourself! There could be 13 reasons.

[PGalt]

If anything, Trump seems to be getting STRONGER.

HOORAY Truth

HOORAY Trump

[jsanders2001]

6) Opposition Research Could Be A Problem: Because Donald Trump has never run for office, he has not been fully vetted. In his case, that’s an area of particular concern because he’s a celebrity, playboy billionaire on his third marriage who has no qualms about saying outrageous things. As we speak, every book he’s written and every public appearance he’s ever made is being scrutinized. People who hate Trump’s guts are being interviewed, rumors are being chased down and whatever is found will be put into ads by Super PACS that will spend millions to saturate the airwaves. What will they come up with?

and yet we had an unvetted, undocumented, non-birth certificate holding, non flag saluting, fake social security number yielding narcissistic sociopath who had attorneys seal his college records before he ascended the throne 7 years that is just about to hand nukes to the Iranians who call us the Great Satan and say repeatedly that they want to kill us. And someone wonders why Trump is popular and is hedging bets that he will burn out? C'mon...

[jsanders2001]

6) Opposition Research Could Be A Problem: Because Donald Trump has never run for office, he has not been fully vetted. In his case, that’s an area of particular concern because he’s a celebrity, playboy billionaire on his third marriage who has no qualms about saying outrageous things. As we speak, every book he’s written and every public appearance he’s ever made is being scrutinized. People who hate Trump’s guts are being interviewed, rumors are being chased down and whatever is found will be put into ads by Super PACS that will spend millions to saturate the airwaves. What will they come up with?

and yet we have an unvetted, undocumented, non-birth certificate holding, non flag saluting, fake social security number yielding narcissistic sociopath who had attorneys seal his college records before he ascended the throne 7 years that is just about to hand nukes to the Iranians who call us the Great Satan and say repeatedly that they want to kill us. And someone wonders why Trump is popular and is hedging bets that he will burn out? C'mon...

[SunkenCiv]

1. How Conservative Will He Turn Out To Be?
2. He Could Top Out
3. Mistakes Pile Up
4. He Has Bad Polling Numbers Against The Democrats In 2016
5. He May Be Reluctant To Spend Money
6. Opposition Research Could Be A Problem

And the only *real* reason is -- media turns on him and sez his nomination and election are a done deal. I mean, think about it -- each time he's been pronounced dead his numbers go up five or ten points. Responses to those six:

1. He's conservative on immigration and some other issues, won't fight us the way (ahem) some alleged conservatives do on other issues
2. He could top out at 60-65 percent
3. Like what, email server? Benghazi? Illegal immigration? Media bias?
4. Where, on Mars?
5. He says otherwise, and has recently attended a fundraiser, regardless. He might have trouble getting donations, but then again, he may not.
6. Regarding what? Email server? Benghazi? Praising his pro-abort sister? Does anyone seriously believe his public positions that seem tolerant of lib crap were not carefully chosen to preempt criticism by the left? Ever notice that attacks on Trump are basically entirely ad hominem?

[usconservative]

My money's on #3 and has been since shortly after he announced.

Not that I want him to fail (I don't...) I just happen to think that he's said so many things, and so often contradicts himself that eventually those who support him will tire of defending what it is they think he's saying.

Trump doesn't have the discipline (IMO...) to know when to shut up. Case in point: Megyn Kelly @ Fox News. Why did he have to re-ignite that whole mess?

For the record: I like Trump. He speaks for so many people on immigration, the economy, government corruption and incompetence and more. I really just wish he'd develop a little discipline and know when to keep his mouth shut.

[MrEdd]

Number one is off the table as long as ¡Yeb! is still in the race.

As bad as Trump is, he is still lightyears ahead of an open borders globalist who avidly want to prevent future generations of Americans from being able to perform basic math through the imposition of Common Core.

[Leep]

Apparently the relentless attacks, from nearly every media outlet, is not going to stop him.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQtTlttvnf0

[Carthego delenda est]

“Trump is proving that most of a campaign’s funds are wasted on high priced useless consulting services.”

It would seem most consultants or consulting services tend to push candidates to the left. How’s that been working out? Lol

[mkjessup]

Trump doesn't have the discipline (IMO...) to know when to shut up. Case in point: Megyn Kelly @ Fox News. Why did he have to re-ignite that whole mess?

Because SHE re-ignited that whole mess on her first show when she came back from 'vacation', her entire program was oriented around Trump-bashing 'experts', she didn't have to say much of anything, just let her Trump-hating guests do the job for her.

[jmaroneps37]

This is an interesting example of how to build an empty shell and make it look like it has substance:

1) How Conservative Will He Turn Out To Be?
By accident Trump will be seen as conservative enough. In politics perception is reality. This author knows that.

2) He Could Top Out:
When you are lapping the field against guys who can’t get past 15% it is very hard to “Top Out.” If the primaries were held today Trump could start campaigning for the general election tomorrow and this author should know that too.

3) Mistakes Pile Up: Mistakes are called mistakes by his enemies. He called McCain out and no one could dispute him His campaign took off when he said Mexico sends criminals here – mistakes? Don’t think so.

4) He Has Bad Polling Numbers Against The Democrats In 2016:
Does the author REALLY really think Brain Damaged Joe or Granny will break 35% against Trump – I don’t because if Trump is nominated things will have had to change so much in this country that he will have no trouble winning the general.

When Trump pulls the big surprise and announces his team with Gowdy as AG Cruz at State Ichan at Treasury people will be voting for their candidate the way we voted not for McCain but for Palin who should be Sec. of Interior.

5) He May Be Reluctant To Spend Money:
What more does a 69 year old billionaire have to spend his money on? Please this is the stupidest “straw clutch” of this list.

6)Opposition Research Could Be A Problem:
People are supporting TRUMP and opo won’t dent him. Years ago when that scumbag Murtha kept getting elected a great opo team poured out hit after hit on the people of his district – the shrugged and said, “Jack wouldn’t do that.”

[MrEdd]

US pretends to be vaguely conservative doesn’t have the integrity to acknowledge that Megyn Kelly is a bimbo who poses seductively in lingerie and gossips about men’s penises on radio.

Trump’s exchanges with the tramp built him up rather than her in the eyes of people disgusted by tabloid trash. Trump has a lot of legitimate negatives, but not deferring to Megyn isn’t and can never be one of them.