Posted on 04/11/2011 9:38:25 PM PDT by Uncledave
{snip} “I hate what’s happening to the country,” said Mr. Trump, a real estate tycoon and host of the NBC show “Celebrity Apprentice.” He will not formally make a decision until June, however, when this season of his television show is over. “I can’t run during the airing of that show,” Mr. Trump said, “I’m not allowed to.” But he said he would make an announcement “by June” and his candidacy looks increasingly likely.
Mr. Trump’s candidacy would complicate matters for the GOP as it looks to front someone who can unite the fractious party and mount a serious challenge to President Obama’s reelection bid. A recent Wall Street Journal/NBC poll recently found Mr. Trump tied for second place with former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee among likely voters in a GOP primary. Mitt Romney, the former Massachusetts governor who moved a step closer to formally declaring his own candidacy Monday, is still the frontrunner, though not by a wide margin.
“I think the Republicans are very concerned that I [may] run as an independent,” Mr. Trump said. His support is highest among the conservative wing of the party, not least because he is among the so-called “birthers” who doubt that President Obama in fact was born in the U.S. “It’s a very important issue,” Mr. Trump said of demanding that President Obama show his birth certificate, which has separately been reviewed by the media and deemed legitimate. “I’m not ashamed of having raised that issue.”
“I am very conservative,” said Mr. Trump. “The concern is if I don’t win [the GOP primary] will I run as an independent, and I think the answer is probably yes.” Mr. Trump said he thought he “could possibly win as an independent,” adding, “I’m not doing it for any other reason. I like winning.”
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Damn... here comes Perot again...
I suspected Trump could pull a Ross Perot when all this started.
lol
I see no GOP effort to stop Obama. Do you? They seem to be praising him to me.
ASA Vet, I see you posting similar things to this often, so I assume you’re the go-to-guy when it comes to people being natural born citizens.
I’ve been wanting to ask you, then, what are the statuses of Jindal and Rubio?
Word. No Mitt. No Huck. If either is the candidate, a vote for Trump will at least do better than the write-in I’d otherwise have to use.
Not true.... if either had brought up the BC thing in 08 Obama wouldn’t be the CIC...
It's almost if he's presenting himself to Republicans as “Me or Obama”.
Placemark.
Haven’t looked into either one of them.
No.
I am in too. GOP is a real let down. How could it be worse to elect an Ind.. If we would have elected Perot we would not be in this mess. No WTO trade scam.
Still better than a Mitt... Did you expect it to be easy?
I watched the video instead of just reading the brief summation.
He says he’ll only run 3rd party if he knows he’ll beat Obama.
Well, given the choice between Trump and Romney, I know RomneyCare was way before Obamacare.
I would rather my vote go to Trump than Mittens.
Yes, without an exception,
Then he better win the GOP nomination.
Both partys look pretty much the same to me right now. Except for a few social issues that stick out like abortion and Gay perverts.
I am inclined to your view. If they give us another handpicked Rino loser, I think the GOP will come in third if someone more conservative can mount a challenge. It would make it tough to win, but Marco Rubio did it, and it can be done nationally with a well funded effort. Trump is not someone I trust by any means, but if it’s between him and Willard, I’ll go with Trump. If Trump tries to take on a genuine conservative, well then, we will have to fight that.
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