Now that it looks like he actually might, I am positive he's Perot II.
If he actually runs, his only goal will be to divert enough conservative votes from Palin to hand Obama a second term.
A vote for Trump will be a vote for Obama.
Perot ran as a third party candidate. Trump would be running as a Republican nominee.
I don’t know whether or not he will really run, but I am enjoying that he talks straight, not afraid of anything or anyone and he is making the “great O” shake in his boots.
He's entertainment value only.
If he becomes a viable candidate for POTUS then we are much further gone than most realize as a nation.
He will NEVER be POTUS, as you stated E., Trump can only be the reason for an Obama reelection nothing more.
What is wrong with a little competition?
The great thing about Trump is that he will make Romney, Huckster and all the mealy mouthed establishment candidates look like wimps, and they will get out early.
If Palin, Bachmann and Trump duke it out until the end, I think it will be good for the party, because they will go after Obama instead of each other.
If Trump goes 3rd party, it is only because the math of the Electoral College will work.
If the choice is between Romney, Trump and Obama, are you really going to vote Romney or the Huckster?
A lot of conservatives won’t vote for Romney of Huckabee and they are the leaders of the pack right now.
This is the cork in Little Barry's bathtub!
He will not run as a third party if the GOP person can defeat Obama .
But if the GOP has a weak candidate ( hello Romney,Daniels , Pawlentry< Huckabee ) who is polling behind Obama and his internal polling shows he can defeat Obama then he will run.
He has said a few times its all about stopping Obama !
I don’t recall Perot having this much impact. Enlighten me if you recall something different.
I don’t think Trump likes to lose. If he’s really going to run, I think he really wants to win.
Not if he wins the Republican nomination. Only if he runs independant. That’s what I’m waiting for to play out.