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Trump Eyes Run as 'Americans Elect' Presidential Candidate
ABC News/VIA Yahoo News ^ | Dec 14, 2011 | Amy Bingham

Posted on 12/15/2011 1:37:21 PM PST by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!

The Donald is at it again. After citing his possible independent presidential bid as the reason only two GOP candidates agreed to attend his Newsmax-sponsored debate, which he backed out of moderating on Tuesday, Donald Trump is continuing to stoke the rumors that he will launch a presidential bid, this time as a possible Americans Elect candidate.

"Thousands of e-mails from folks urging me to seek the Americans Elect Presidential nomination," Trump tweeted from his @realDonaldTrump Twitter account Wednesday morning.

Americans Elect is the first online, independent presidential nominating convention that aims to gain ballot access in all 50 states. According to Elliot Ackerman, the group's chief operating officer, Americans Elect is not a third party , but a second way to nominate a presidential candidate.

They have already secured a spot on the 2012 general election ballot in 11 states, are waiting for confirmation on their submitted petition signatures in three states and are in the process of collecting signatures in 15 others. So far 2.1 million people across the country have signed the Americans Election petition in support of ballot access.

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TOPICS: Front Page News; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: eyes; presidency; trump
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To: Vigilanteman

Guess he intends on building in chi-cago


21 posted on 12/15/2011 2:17:47 PM PST by ronnie raygun (V)
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To: xkaydet65

22 posted on 12/15/2011 2:19:54 PM PST by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
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To: Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!

You always get this Trump for Prez talk whenever the Obama Eligibility issue becomes hot. Sherrif Joe about ready to lower the boom on Obama


23 posted on 12/15/2011 2:28:19 PM PST by RealImmigrant (National Security begins at the Border)
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To: Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
And Gingrich, I'm afraid, is McCain with an encyclopedia.

Couldn't have said it better myself. To which I might add

  1. Perry is McCain with a Texas accent.
  2. Romney is McCain with better hair and more polish as a speaker.

At this point, I can only hope we can get a brokered convention where a real conservative rides in to the rescue.

24 posted on 12/15/2011 2:38:46 PM PST by Vigilanteman (Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
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To: Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!

He is not a conservative. He was praising Obama until about a year ago or something. He is a phony. A saboteur.


25 posted on 12/15/2011 3:01:48 PM PST by GeronL (The Right to Life came before the Right to Pursue Happiness)
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To: Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
"Thousands of e-mails from folks urging me to seek the Americans Elect Presidential nomination," Trump tweeted

When Trump bloviates about his self importance in the presidential race, he is just as important to the process as is an elephant passing gas to the circus. Both are unpleasant, distracting and thankfully, of short duration.

26 posted on 12/15/2011 3:49:35 PM PST by varon (Allegiance to the Constitution, always. Allegiance to a party, never!)
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To: RealImmigrant

Holder is going to have Arpaio in a federal lockup long before anything discovered by a county sheriff in Arizona is vetted. And to be honest, if he spent county resources on a matter outside his office’s competence he is liable for state prosecution as well for misallocation of county tax monies.


27 posted on 12/15/2011 3:56:34 PM PST by xkaydet65 (IACTA ALEA EST!!!')
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To: Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
"Thousands of e-mails from folks urging me to seek the Americans Elect Presidential nomination," Trump tweeted from his @realDonaldTrump Twitter account Wednesday morning.

"The lurkers support me in e-mail!"

28 posted on 12/15/2011 4:16:09 PM PST by Burkean Buckleyite
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To: newheart

Correct and the sitting president lost, Bush 41. It would be pretty shrewd if one of ours could hijack that AE.


29 posted on 12/15/2011 5:47:27 PM PST by Fred (On Newt Gingrich - He is a sociopath, but he is our sociopath)
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To: GeronL

I did always say he loves the Clinton’s too much too really want to save this country.


30 posted on 12/15/2011 6:02:14 PM PST by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
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To: pallis; All

True, Trump will be the Republican’s Ralph Nader.


31 posted on 12/15/2011 10:59:09 PM PST by gleeaikin
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To: gleeaikin

“True, Trump will be the Republican’s Ralph Nader”

More like another Ross Perot.


32 posted on 12/16/2011 8:35:31 AM PST by pallis
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