Posted on 05/24/2015 2:18:23 AM PDT by Cringing Negativism Network
Are you not eagerly anticipating Donald Trump’s announcement about whether he will run for president? This is a serious question, despite all the mockery that is aimed at the real estate mogul. Skepticism about his potential candidacy is understandable, but the tone towards Trump would likely change dramatically were he to announce his candidacy.
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He is viable in the same way and to the same degree Mitt Romney was viable.
Well, okay Mitt does have better hair and did attract more shallow women than Donald can.
Nah. He isn’t even a has been. Donald is a never was.
This thread is good comic relief though.
Actually, we should match Trump and Huckabee up. Their advocates are pretty much on the same level.
That’s just the start.
Would Trump build a border, fix free trade and create jobs ?
Serious inquiry, because I think he would
“I’m sorry but I find it impossible to take Trump seriously when he says he’s the best choice to be president”
I’m not particularly a Trump fan, but he very well might be better than the choices we are give...
In my opinion, Trump is so far left on social issues that religious people fearing (justifiably) for their freedom in the wake of what is going on with prosecution of people who won’t embrace homosexuality as a virtue will not vote for him under any circumstances.
It will take any across the board conservative to get a fiscal conservative in because the social conservatives will not compromise at this point.
Of the people who appear to have their hats in the ring so far, I only see Walker and Cruz as electable.
Not only the pontificating, he reportedly gave $100K to the Clinton foundation. This really bugs me.
With all the rhetoric coming from Trump concerning liberals, you'd think he'd find a good conservative cause to get behind.
Then, the other day, I had a belly chuckle when I heard Trump call the lady (Geller) who put on the Muzzie cartoon event up in Dallas area....a blowhard. Imagine that, Trump calling someone a blowhard.
I agree with Cruz ... I say only that Trump is saying some good stuff
Trump is a populist like Bill O’Reilly.
He doesn’t have a cohesive world view and so you will find that his mixed bag of positions are often contradictory if you actually try to fit them into any sort of framework.
Trump is not a viable candidate and is just another siphon to pull votes away from a true conservative.
I don’t think that is really an issue.
Trump has to function in the world. He has a large number of significant business interests and they can be negatively impacted by either party.
I haven’t looked, but I wouldn’t be surprized if Trump has donated to both parties significantly.
And I believe his business deals, also keep him moderate about Islam to an extent.
All I am saying is, Trump appears to be serious this time around, and he seems to be saying the right things.
If you don’t support him (though you support the things he is saying) then why aren’t other candidates, saying the things he is?
He standing alone, and strongly standing up for America.
It has been an entire generation since anyone did that.
Just to distinguish, Perot was third party.
Trump is (apparently, anyway) going for the GOP nomination.
To that extent, he is doing this completely different than Perot did.
Ted Cruz is my candidate, but I have others in my bucket that I am willing to support. Trump being one of them.
I feel Trump would do great as VP or cabinet level. My lil ol pinion...Trumps ego/mouth will trip him up.
Hey..in the grand scheme, He’z a hell of a lot better than Christie, Jeb, Fiorina, Rubio, Graham.
I agree with you on that.
We may disagree on his value as a party leader, but as a party representative it sounds like we’re on the same page.
Best regards to you.
Well. There we have it. Moving on to the next flavor of the day.
If Trump runs ... he will (unless enough people can better define him (than I) .. ) be the same distraction ....
I want Trump out there speaking and stirring things up. He can say what most are thinking and still get on with it!
God bless and happy Memorial day.
Anyone?"
Yes, you do. On recent threads I've posted Trump's liberal positions in his own words, and you've refused to respond.
Link below...
"He raised the issue in the fall of that year when he announced on NBC’s Meet the Press that he was quitting the Republican Party. "I hate the concept of abortion, but I am strongly pro-choice," Trump said, adding that he would not favor a ban on so-called partial-birth abortion."
"He also told Fox News Sunday: "I'm totally pro-choice. I hate it and I hate saying it. And I'm almost ashamed to say that I'm pro-choice, but I am pro-choice because I think we have no choice.’’
"I want to see the abortion issue removed from politics," he told reporters in December 1999. "I believe it is a personal decision that should be left to the women and their doctors."
"In 1989, Trump co-sponsored a dinner honoring a leader of the National Abortion Rights Action League in New York, though he did not attend the event."
"Of the people who appear to have their hats in the ring so far, I only see Walker and Cruz as electable."
I agree with your assessment that any candidate must be acceptable to SoCons to get the nomination or have a chance of being elected in the general.
SoCons must perceive their candidate is God-fearing, goes to church, is opposed to Abortion and Gay Marriage and always has been.
On those they will not compromise.
Unfortunatly, that lets some pretty weak candidates into the tent:
Bush, Rubio, Huckabee, Santorum et al.
Sure, some of their positions slice with thin nuance, but their positions on the core social issues are, by and large, in conformance with SoCon principles.
And, ostensibly, acceptable.
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