[rae4palin]

I'm a Palin supporter. Trump is going to do what he thinks is best to insure Obama's defeat in 2012.

[Huck]

Trump is a smack-talking pied-piper and anyone who trusts him is a chump.

[Dr. Sivana]

Running as an Independent?! That would be 1992 all over again.

[KevinDavis]

If he runs as an independent, he is going help Obama get reelected..

[Durus]

If he ran as a independent it would insure Obama’s second term.

[Mr. Jazzy]

So, in other words, Donald Rump is going to play Ross Perot to whoever the GOP runs in order to split the conservative vote and keep Odumbo President.

Sounds about right for him to kiss and make up with all his big money elitist friends in the banking industry and Wall street.

[McGruff]

If you've been around long enough to remember Ross Perot's presidential campaign this is not good news.

[BobL]

I can’t blame Third Party types from rising up, after the performance of the House Republicans last week.

[struggle]

Wow, Soros sure is smart.

[ScottinVA]

Trump is going to do what he thinks is best to insure Obama's defeat in 2012.

BS.

Trump is finally exposing himself for the amoral, self-serving attention whore that he is. Going indie and splitting the GOP vote -- and he KNOWS that would happen -- is NOT doing what "is best to ensure Obama's defeat in 2012."

The GOP's chances of defeating Obama are slim to start with. Split that vote and there's no point in even fielding a candidate.

[RoadTest]

“Trump warns that he might run as independent”

That will assure Obama;s election, if that’s who the Demonrats put up. Trumpet will simply succeed in splitting the Conservative vote so that it loses an possibility of being a majority.

[xtinct]

Trump warns that he might run as independent

Ross Perot .... and

have been thinking that bringing up Obama's negatives this early ensures that the public will ignore those negatives when the time is right.

Trump is a tool for Obama ...

[ejdrapes]

I'm a Palin supporter.

Nuff said. You'd probably prefer Obama back in the White House if Palin doesn't run or doesn't get the nomination. Otherwise I'm not sure how you can be happy that Trump is blackmailing the GOP. If he runs as an independent now, after he's declared himself pro-life, pro-gun, pro-birther, etc. it's the GOP nominee he'll take votes from no Obama. So it will be 1992 all over again.

[Logic n' Reason]

IMHO....the "Trumpster" is about five steps ahead of all of us. What he is doing now is pre-planned.

Remember: he's wealthy, he's a consumate business man, he's a planner, he's smart, and he hates to lose.

His objective is to eradicate the stain.

The "Trumpster" knows the stain's handlers will attempt to "fire back".

The "Trumpster" knows it is much harder to hit a moving target. As it is now, they really don't know how to fight him.

And that is worth the price of admission.

And remember: he's doing all this without ever having officially announce his candidacy for anything!

[Road Warrior ‘04]

Trump to Bowbama: “We’ll divide and conquer!”

[Lazamataz]

Uh oh. Signs emerge, especially with this announcement, that he’s actively working with Soros to keep Obama in, after all.

[95B30]

I am not necessarly a Trump supporter BUT would like to remind all the Republicans out there that the Republican Party was the THIRD PARTY IN 1860! Without doing a search of it I belive they began working it in around 1835.

[Bringbackthedraft]

3rd Party running, = OBAMA WINS! There will be no run off between the 1st and 2nd winners. Its the OBAMA dream, bring on the 3rd Party, they couldn’t ask for more.

[mnehring]

Trump on the issues.

Just to put it in comparison, here is Rudy's policy chart.

..and Bill Clinton's chart

From ontheissues.org He is way closer to Bill Clinton than he is someone we all agree is a RINO. Heck, on a straight right/left paradigm, he is almost identical to Bill Clinton.

[jersey117]

Well he’s not getting any support from the GOP on the BC. They’re out there making fun of him along with the rats.

[Maelstorm]

Right now Trump is one of two candidates who don’t hold back when attacking/criticizing Obama the other is Palin. The recent dip in polling for Obama coincides with Trump’s increasing criticism of Obama which I think is helping push his numbers down along with compounding events which are showing Obama’s ineptitude. Trump is someone we want on our side.