Posted on 01/04/2016 6:57:51 AM PST by conservativejoy
Red State (and Erik Erikson) are limping into oblivion. They will never recover from their attempt to marginalize Trump last Summer.
Erick Erickson said in August about the Megyn Kelly comment..
“His comment was inappropriate. It is unfortunate to have to disinvite him. But I just don’t want someone on stage who gets a hostile question from a lady and his first inclination is to imply it was hormonal. It just was wrong.”
Then, Donald whacked him.
Maybe that’s it?
What a load of crap. Donald Trump is Donald Trump. He’s one of a kind and he’s the next President of the United States.
You shouldn't.
Cruz, the most conservative politician in the 2016 primary, is beating Hillary in head to heads while Trump continues to trail her. But, Trump is the one who can win? The guy with no ground game, huge negatives, a flip flopping record and friendship with the Clintons that will be exposed in 2016. Ill take my chances with the conservative who has the ground game and money in the bank. The whole idea that Trump is the only one who can win in 2016 is absurd, never has the country yearned more for a return to Reagan conservatism than it has now.
But Dean had held elected office. True, he and Trump were both Clinton supporters. True, Trump, has praised both the Clintons up until his recent run for president. I think the there is a big difference between Dean and Trump. Dean never pretended to be a Republican or a conservative.
You do your candidate more harm than Trump.
“I saw an interesting reminder that Isara posted in a thread yesterday. I may not have the figures exactly, but at this time in the race last election, Gingrich was at 37% and Romney was at 22% nationally. Just shows how the tide can turn quickly.”
But, Trump is not Gingrich. That makes a difference. I personally never thought Gingrich had a chance. He is too self-defeating.
Also, to carry out your analogy, Dean had the self-discipline and the intelligence to build a multi-billion dollar empire. He also had the discipline to come out from under a debt load of over a billion dollars.
I support Trump because I want the GOPe to be punished for ignoring and lying to the conservative base for decades. My fear for Cruz is that he has had to be too reliant on establishment money. My fear for Trump is that he’s not a movement, principled conservative like Reagan. I hope I’m wrong on Trump and that he doesn’t lean in some of the directions that McConnell and Boehner have in the past. He won’t be beholden to the moneyed class, true, but the government is a many-tentacled beastie, with a lot of people that have to be glad-handed in order to get things done.
Trump inherited a couple of hundred million dollars; he funded and supported the Clintons, and their ilk in crony capitalism. You can call that self-discipline, if you’d like. I call it being a Liberal elitist.
Lots of “Tea Party” conservative candidates were elected in 10 and 14. Where did that get us?
The country is yearning for more I agree, but I think this time they are probably gonna go with the real outsider, the non-politician. I really don’t see why freepers are so against Donald, as he has been the one in this election cycle who has set the talking points agenda and it sure ain’t liberal talking points, such as hardline immigration. Isnt that what we always wanted? A larger than life personality to crash through the media firewall?
Lots of “Tea Party” conservative candidates were elected in 10 and 14. Where did that get us?
The country is yearning for more I agree, but I think this time they are probably gonna go with the real outsider, the non-politician. I really don’t see why freepers are so against Donald, as he has been the one in this election cycle who has set the talking points agenda and it sure ain’t liberal talking points, such as hardline immigration. Isnt that what we always wanted? A larger than life personality to crash through the media firewall?
Howard Dean is demented and not stable.
Trump is the opposite of Dean
You shouldn't.
I didn't. Thanks,
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