Donald Trump: I’m Ready To Run For NY Gov, But I Want Clear Path To GOP Nomination

NY Daily News ^ | January 29, 2014 12:29 PM | Glenn Blain

[Olog-hai]

The drama surrounding Donald Trump's potential campaign for governor appears headed for an extended run—at least until Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino makes a formal announcement about running.

Trump, appearing on an Albany radio station this morning, said he is “ready, willing and able” to run for governor but will not do so if Astorino or anybody else enters the race. Trump also ruled out taking his potential candidacy to the state GOP convention in the spring.

“I really want unity,” said Trump, who is scheduled to address a GOP fundraiser in Buffalo Friday. “I want to go in there right from the beginning and I want to go in swinging right from the beginning. I don’t want to be knocking Rob or knocking anybody else to win a primary.” …

[GOPsterinMA]

“Those who seek to achieve things should show no mercy.”
-Kautilya, Indian philosopher third century B.C.

[BillyBoy]

NY Governor? We could kill two birds with one stone and get Trump to announce Jeanine Pirro as his running mate! The useful idiot wing of the GOP would erupt into orgasms.

The same conservatives that worship Trump were fooled by her, for exactly the same reasons (some ultra liberal RINO douchebag who is a non-starter as a "candidate" goes on TV every night and starts screaming about how they're going to "expose" Obama)

[yongin]

trump disliked gw bush. in 2ØØØ and 2ØØ4, trump kept calling bush as not very bright. when obama won in 'Θ8, trump said its exciting to have a smart president. now that trump demanded to see obama's birth certification, some conservatives see trump as a tea party hero.

[sickoflibs]

RE :”Asking “What if Trump had been elected President”? is kinda like asking “What if Barney the Dinosaur had starred in Jurassic Park.”
I have trouble seeing President Trump as a realistic scenario.”

Nicely put, my exact same thoughts. Its too unrealistic for me to be imaginative about, my mind comes back with 'You question is in error'. He and Palin are Show People, and they are good at it.

To move to a slightly more more relevant direction : What if Romney beat Obama?

Now that one I can imagine. I didn't think it would happen but it was possible.

I will let you all go first.

[fieldmarshaldj]

If Willard had won ? We’d get shamnesty, federal spending would still be sky high and they’d be attempting to “manage” ZeroCare rather than kill it dead. The GOP would be headed towards dramatic losses in this year’s election (losing the House at the minimum, dropping to 40 or fewer Senate seats, loss of 10 Governorships). Hillary measuring the drapes for 2016. Pretty much a complete RINO fiasco.

[sickoflibs]

RE :”If Willard had won ? We’d get shamnesty, federal spending would still be sky high and they’d be attempting to “manage” ZeroCare rather than kill it dead. The GOP would be headed towards dramatic losses in this year’s election (losing the House at the minimum, dropping to 40 or fewer Senate seats, loss of 10 Governorships). Hillary measuring the drapes for 2016. Pretty much a complete RINO fiasco.”

Well put,
That is pretty much the vision that I saw too.

Bush had ‘national security’ to keep many Republicans with him to the end, even though by 2008 the GOP polled lower than Dems on both that and taxes.

But what base supporters would Romney have had last year as he made deals with Dems (as Bush did in 2008) and tried to get GOP House to pass them? I think even less than GWB did in 2008.

It would have been very ugly as you articulate above.

[NFHale]

“..We’d get shamnesty, federal spending would still be sky high and they’d be attempting to “manage” ZeroCare rather than kill it dead. ...”

Like what we already have.