[2ndDivisionVet]

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[OldDeckHand]

I think Ziegler nails it. Politics today is FAR more about celebrity, personality & charisma than it is about anything else, to especially include ideology. I bet most people in the US couldn't accurately describe the differences between conservatives, democrats, libertarians and communists.

Trump is popular because he's exceedingly well-known, charismatic, filthy sticking rich and not afraid of a fight - probably in that order.

[Logical me]

It means tired of the old GOP and the entire Democratic machine and looking for someone that has fire in the belly. Trump has that and speaks out, although not exactly right in everything, but this is a real man with gonads.

[evad]

This guy might be helping

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/donald-trumps-political-pit-bull-meet-michael-cohen/story?id=13386747

[DeusExMachina05]

Trump sucks. Anybody backing him on FR knows nothing about conservatism.

[lewislynn]

Trump?
Romney?

Trump in a heartbeat.

[EGPWS]

Because he is entertaining.

[Genoa]

It's not about what kind of president Trump would make. It's about his willingness to speak truth to power. People are more fed up than we thought. Trump's not afraid of the government-media-academic establishment like so many GOP "leaders" seem to be. People admire courage. This is instructive for others. Will they learn from it?

[Jim W N]

I don't know. The whole thing's starting to look like the theater of the absurd. Actually kind of funny.

I hope Obama gets bounced and I like Trumps attacks on him and the MSM but I hope Palin pulls it out somehow.

[OddLane]

Very astute analysis.

I don't see him impacting Pawlenty that much, although I suppose anyone who sucks up publicity probably takes it from a legitimate presidential candidate.

Otherwise, I completely agree.

[Baynative]

It won't mean much when enough people go to Mark Levin's Show from Friday 4/15 and move the scroll bar forward to 15:30!

[WilliamofCarmichael]

Me thinks that the reason that the pundits of all stripes are atwitter was kinda answered in 1972, Pauline Kael's infamous quote "I don't know anyone who voted for Nixon."

Surprise, elitists.

All we are saying ♩♪♫
is give release a chance ♩♪♫

[Eva]

No, it’s not about celebrity status. It’s about standing up to Obama and media without flinching. I cannot even estimate the number of Democrats who voted for Obama that are now telling me that they love Trump because he is standing up to Obama, Democrats who feel that they were betrayed by Obama, that fell for his hope and change garbage.

I know die-hard Democrats who now believe that they voted for a Muslim, who wants to destroy this country. They wouldn’t believe it before the election, but they believe it now.

[AmericanVictory]

The author’s credibility is undermined, despite his obvious credentials, by his dismissal of anyone who raises the issue of Soetoro/Obama’s NBC status as a “tinfoil hat” wearing “birther.” He gives no explanation for this dismissive attitude toward a genuine issue being raised.

[marron]

Trump is catching fire with some because he isn’t cowed by the Dems or anyone else.

And he is catching fire with others because he isn’t Palin, and anyone who isn’t Palin is exciting to them.

Trump is not particularly conservative, not particularly principled, not particularly consistent in his beliefs. But he has stood up and asked questions that the main-stream media have preferred to ignore and thats good. If he mounts a third party run, he is playing into Obama’s hands though, or Hillary’s hands, and that means four more years of you-know-what. Trump may be another case of the enemy trying to pick our candidate, like McCain, or he may be another Perot.

[Eva]

Aw-oh- from Drudge- Donald Trump's Political 'Pit Bull': Meet Michael Cohen Not What You Might Think, Top Trump Aide Voted For Obama In 2008

Trumps political advisor voted for Obama and did Democrat volunteer work

[Andy from Chapel Hill]

Trump’s 15% wealth tax (in lieu of the death tax) is brilliant.

His experience in working through bankruptcy is valuable in that he has had to put everything on the table and sort out a path of recovery, all while maintaining credit-worthiness.

He could make Obama look like a crying child in a debate.

The mission is to legally remove Obama from the office through the election process. Second to that is the mission of optimizing the Republican candidate’s conservative credentials.

[cicero2k]

In 2003 in CA it was Arnold vs. mMcClintock for the repub side for the governor. The true conservative lost and Arnold was a disaster. Just saying. Full Disclosure: I worked the Arnold side :(.

[JoeFromSidney]

No way could I vote for Trump. But to the extent that he weakens our Marxist Muslim _Resident in the White House, more power to him.

[JoeFromSidney]

No way could I vote for Trump. But to the extent that he weakens our Marxist Muslim _Resident in the White House, more power to him.

[ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton]

Much better than 0bama. Check.

Better than 2008 retreads Romney, Huckabee. Check.

Able to withstand withering attacks from the left and media as he rolls back Rat agenda. Check.

I don’t think anyone would have trouble beating 0bummer with 5 dollar gas, the U6 unemployment number in the mid 20’s and the Middle East coming apart at the seams.

However, if Trump doesn’t get the nomination I am afraid he will make a 3rd party run. This could hand the election to 0bummer again.