[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!

[ScottinVA]

What he is doing now is pre-planned.

So's splitting the GOP vote, IMO.

[bkepley]

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

Or he could be just an immoral narcissitic megalomaniac who enjoys taking everyone for a ride and has no real values.

[RockinRight]

Your Freepname is accurate.

Here’s my $0.02. Trump will run only if he can win, and only TO win. He’s not going to be someone else’s stalking horse, that’s not what he does.

He’s throwing this out there on purpose, and it’s not to get Obama re-elected. In fact, if polling were to show that an Independent run by The Donald would re-elect Obama, he wouldn’t do it, if only because that means he himself would lose, and Trump doesn’t do things if he knows he’s not going to win.