Posted on 04/12/2011 10:59:42 AM PDT by mandaladon
According to the CNN/Opinion Research Corp. survey, Trump and Huckabee are the first choice of 19 percent of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents, with former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin coming in at third with 12 percent.
But the one trait those three top-runners – making up exactly 50% of the first choice candidates of those polled - have in common? They all seem much less likely than other GOP competitors to actually mount a run for president.
While Trump could certainly deploy his news-cycle monopolizing publicity if he decided to run, the requirement that candidates publish a lengthy financial disclosure statement could preclude the business magnate from participating in the race.
Huckabee, who enjoyed a meteoric rise to national prominence during the 2008 election, would have to give up a lucrative television presence to run again in 2012. (Huckabee has reportedly been meeting with potential financial donors, although he has made clear that he will not make a decision on a run until this summer – far later than most of the more well-organized candidates in the race.)
And Palin, who has taken a much less high-profile role in recent months, appears to have made few formal moves towards a run so far. Additionally, her perch as a top conservative female candidate has been increasingly occupied by Tea Party favorite Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota. (Bachmann stood at five percent in the CNN survey.)
According to the CNN poll, regardless of whether they support her, 53 percent of Republicans say they would like to see Palin run while 47 percent would prefer she sit the 2012 contest out. The numbers are similar for Trump, whom 56 percent of GOP-affiliated respondents would like to see run, compared to 43 percent who would rather see the coiffed tycoon stay in the private sector.
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You must mean Huckleberry.
You are correct in that if Trump runs as 3rd party we are screwed. So far he has not said that. But I was never good at reading other people’s minds. So I will go by what I heard him say so far, which is that if he decides to run, it will be on a republican ticket.
You are correct in that if Trump runs as 3rd party we are screwed. So far he has not said that.
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I’m guessing that you did not, then, see this article and thread earlier today.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2703454/posts
Well it is actually a GOP problem. I would say the reason Trump is out there is because the GOP is even more wishy washy than Trump. For crying out loud, don’t blame a guy for just filling a vacuum. The country club dominated GOP richly deserves 4 more years of Zero if they can’t dig themselves out of this sandtrap.
No, I had not seen that! Have been busy painting the house!!
“Donald Trump will “probably” run as an independent candidate for U.S. President in 2012 if he does not receive the Republican party’s nomination, he told the Wall Street Journal in a video interview on Monday.”
Above statement clearly states that he is running for nomination as GOP candidate. But if he does not win GOP nomination, why would any one blame him for making an independent run? He feels strongly enough about the country that he may not want to sit on the sidelines and see the country go down the drain.
After all Trump owes GOP nothing. He has not received one dime from RNC or any other GOP money. That is exactly why I prefer Trump over the others who are all professional politicians, with tons of money received from various interest groups ALREADY and will beg for more.
No, I had not seen that! Have been busy painting the house!!
“Donald Trump will “probably” run as an independent candidate for U.S. President in 2012 if he does not receive the Republican party’s nomination, he told the Wall Street Journal in a video interview on Monday.”
Above statement clearly states that he is running for nomination as GOP candidate. But if he does not win GOP nomination, why would any one blame him for making an independent run? He feels strongly enough about the country that he may not want to sit on the sidelines and see the country go down the drain.
After all Trump owes GOP nothing. He has not received one dime from RNC or any other GOP money. That is exactly why I prefer Trump over the others who are all professional politicians, with tons of money received from various interest groups ALREADY and will beg for more.
Transcript from Rush Limbaugh:
RUSH: "Okay, gonna try to get Trump on one day this week. We should be able to do that. Actually, you know, I think Trump might actually be the real illegal alien here. I mean, you say what you will, but he is once again actually doing a job that most Americans wouldn't touch. He fits the bill in that regard."
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