Up until the last debate I was open to Trump. Not sure what to make of him, but open nonetheless. I was the guy laughing at Krauthammer and Kristol, watching their elitist forehead veins popping.
But something about that last debate and the way he has conducted himself since then has really turned me off to him. He let’s everyone get under his skin. He lies about the intent of his attacks on people, ie he was talking about Carly’s persona...and he even tucked his balls up into his thighs when he told her she was beautiful...which made me cringe for him.
I still think Krauthammer and Kristol are elite douchebags but I also think Trump is nothing more than a shiny object catching the attention of rightfully bored and pissed off gop’ers.
Trump is an amazing man full of accomplishments and courage second to none.
Trump defends himself . They do not get under their skin. He gets under their skin. Big difference. Period.
With respect to the persona thing I understood exactly what he meant. When you look at Fiorina’s face you see a sour puss, angry, bitter, hostile. A lot like Hillary.
And when he said she was “beautiful” he wasn’t kissing her butt. He was putting her down by saying that. She was raising a fuss about that so he called her beautiful to make her look small. Notice the double standard. Southpark has a rape scene of Trump not a peep from anyone. Fiorina is not condemning this, nor is Hillary, nor the conservative or liberal media. Do you think is there were a rape scene of Fiorina that the world would not come to a screeching halt?
Trump is playing this masterfully on his way to 40% approvals.
He was strategically defusing her argument in an effort to make her retort look mean.
It may or may not have worked on a conscious level, but you can bet that it sank into the subconscious minds of the viewers.
As a transaction, he was basically saying "I'm sorry--or I was wrong" (however much insincere) knowing full-well that she was about to give him hell...and in doing so damage her own image.
This is what he does and there is no better.
You bought into the CNN manipulation
First third was designed to put Trump in juvenile bickering by design of their questions. Thereby they could cover all the time he was given with non professional pival
The secord third they gave substantial questions on policy to those they wanted to shine
The third part was clean up. Trying to catch up to those they ignored or the general $10 dollar or other non relevant code name questions
The fact you fell for it was CNNs plan. Listen to his interview with Tim Scott. He was asked substitive questions and gave substantial answers.
who else running do you know who can go to Washington and totally implode those jackasses in both parties?.. The country is being destroyed by those people so fast we don’t recognize it anymore... if you have somebody in mind better than Trump to get the silent majority unleashed again to make this country great like it used to be again then feel to toss out that super candidate whomever that might be,, that person is not running now so it must be a secret.... I like Cruz but he’s not going to do it, neither is Fiorina or Carson.. so we’ll be waiting?