[DoughtyOne]

Superficial pop culture helped create this guy.

First Trump had to become successful.  Then he was hired to do a program for NBC.  Pop culture did nothing to create this guy.  He created his own success very step of the way.

Sure, he took the multi-millions he inherited from dad and went on to use crony capitalistic connections with the Democrat party to become a billionaire.

Frederick Christ "Fred" Trump (October 11, 1905 – June 25, 1999)  By the time of his death, (Fred) Trump was estimated to have amassed a fortune worth $250 to $300 million.  LINK

Meanwhile, Forbes estimated that (Donald) Trump's net worth in 1988 was $1 billion, growing to about $4 billion in 2015...  LINK

By all means moron, please explain how Donald inheritied his dad's fortune 11 years before he died.  While you're at it, explain how Trump became worth $1 billion before inheriting his dad's wealth.  You might also want to exlain how his dad's weath at his death in 1999 was only $250 - $300 million, but by that time Donald was worth billions.

But at the end of the day, there are many rich real estate developers richer than even THE DONALD.

Oh damn, and here I was voting for Trump because I thought he was the richest real estate developer...., you do realize what an idiot you are, right?

Trump is a candidate today because of his comfort with tawdry pop culture.

In your pathetic excuse for a mind, this is what makes sense to you.  Of course it's pure nonsense.  Trump is a candidate today because he felt he could help make the nation better.  I would venture to state that this is the mindset of just about every presidential candiate.  He developed a platform, ran as a Republican, and the people liked what they saw and heard.  

Let's look at pop culture for a moment.  Do you think PeeWee Herman, Cindy Lauper, Adam Levine, Carson Daily, Paula Abdul, Howard Stern, or Heidi Klum could run for president and turn out public opinion like Trump has?

I'd don't, and I doubt many other people think so either.  Trump has been a valuable producer for the people who work for him, and his platform has resonated with the public.  You are an absolute fool if you buy the idea only his on-air personna was afforded him this success.   

Think about and his many donations to Democrats when he tries to split the conservative vote and claim he’s really been with us all along.

Trump donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to Republicans who did not hold office in his state.  Did that make him a Republican?  It's would be strange for anyone who read your post here, to wonder why you attribute his donations to Democrats to infer he was a devout Democrat, but massive donations to Republicans didn't mean he was a devout Republican.  You folks who post this rot on the forum are not only dishonest with everyone else, but you're even dishonest about it with yourself.

He’s as faithful to us as his vows to his three wives.

You are despicable and dishonest.  Ronald Reagan was faithful to us.  We don't know why Trump was divorced twice.  Was it his fault, or the fault of his wives?  What has that to do with him running for the presidency?

[Finalapproach29er]

Trump is a candidate today because of his comfort with tawdry pop culture
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Might add that our current leader has the Oprah seal of approval.

[Cronos]

First Trump had to become successful. Then he was hired to do a program for NBC. Pop culture did nothing to create this guy.

He used pop culture before that -- the glitzy guy was well known as a pop icon before the NBC show

You are right that the direct inheritance from Fred Trump was not a factor in his rise, but Fred did give Donald a number of breaks to start off his career -- perhaps elhombre refers to that?

[MinuteGal]

Excellent analysis and response to a totally uninformed, bitter-with-life, loser poster.

Leni

[exit82]

Well done, DO.

I cannot understand the vehemence of the Cruz supporters against Trump.

Trump is the only one actually out there, fighting day and night, for positions we hold as conservatives: a wall, protecting the 2nd Amendment, reducing taxes, getting American jobs back,stopping the migration of so-called Syrian refugees to our shores, slamming the corrupt media, calling out the crimes committed by Hillary Clinton.

Cruz cannot win a national election—he is smart, but he does not have the crossover appeal of Donald Trump in this unique election cycle. He also does not have the business, executive ability and experience needed to run the government. He also is funded to a large extent by certain wealthy people, and that concerns me. People don’t give a lot of money like that without expecting something in return.

Trump is funding himself, and that means a lot.

A 69 year old billionaire doesn’t need the headache of running this dysfunctional government and trying to right the ship of state. He will inherit a severely crippled America upon taking office. Twice now, Trump has warned of an economic bubble looming—and he is right.

Trump wants to fix America for his family and for ours to have a better future.

No candidate in my lifetime, save Reagan, had the same desire to truly want America to succeed.

2016 is for all the marbles. The best fighter in the ring is Trump. The last six months have proven that to be true.

Thanks, DO, for your stalwart defense of Trump.

[elhombrelibre]

You’re right. If Trump dumps another foreign babe and picks up a fourth wife, he should get a pass, too. We conservatives are not like Dems. Now, by your standard, we don’t expect a conservative to marry a hag for life, like Clinto did, while cheating on her. We expect him to dump the woman, and he should be considered a man of conservative principles. Trump is the face of dilettante conservatism.