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Donald Trump Dominates Sunday Shows, Even Without Being on One
WSJ ^ | Elizabeth Williamson and Ryan Tracy

Posted on 08/30/2015 8:24:56 AM PDT by RoosterRedux

It was a rarity that Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump didn’t appear on Sunday’s morning talk shows, but his presence was felt nonetheless, prompting the other GOP candidates to make the case that they remain relevant despite sagging support.

Introducing Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, NBC’s “Meet the Press” host Chuck Todd summarized the mood of the GOP race this past week: “[Mr. Walker] was supposed to be the favorite in the race for some, the conservative Republican from a blue state, who beat the unions and got things done. But like so many of the Republican candidates right now, Walker has been swept away by the Trump storm.”

Mr. Walker responded that in October 2007, President Barack Obama was running far behind Hillary Clinton, and went on to win. “I think the biggest spark for us is getting the message out that now’s not the time to put in place someone who hasn’t been tested before.”

Mr. Walker repeatedly denied that Mr. Trump’s success has caused him to shift gears: In recent days, he’s been criticized for moving to the right of his past positions on issues like same-sex marriage, the death penalty, and immigration.

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To: RoosterRedux

He’s living rent-free in their heads 24/7 just like Palin!


21 posted on 08/30/2015 9:31:26 AM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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To: grania
I could see advantages to a Trump/Jindal ticket with Cruz staying in the US Senate while that cesspool is cleaned up.

The cesspool will never be cleaned up.

The advantage of a guy like Trump is he knows how to divert the sewage into useful directions.

22 posted on 08/30/2015 9:34:45 AM PDT by papertyger (Trump: Throwing off such Government!)
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To: crager

That’s poor lost Mittens!


23 posted on 08/30/2015 9:51:07 AM PDT by lostboy61 (Lock and Load and stand your ground!.)
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To: RoosterRedux

Ask yourself why the MSM is giving Trump so much coverage and ignoring the real issues. If they really did not like Trump, they would not give him so much coverage.

It’s all part of the sham.


24 posted on 08/30/2015 9:52:41 AM PDT by GeronL (Cruz is for real, 100%)
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To: EagleUSA

I’m interested in all his comments, if simply to see if he can out stupid his last one. The man is on a roll...


25 posted on 08/30/2015 9:54:29 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (It's beginning to look like "Morning in America" again. Comment on YouTube under Trump Free Ride.)
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To: GeronL

Yep. That Jorge Ramos is literally crazy about Trump...and so is Megyn Kelly.


26 posted on 08/30/2015 9:57:53 AM PDT by RoosterRedux (First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win. Mahatma Gandhi)
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To: GeronL
If they really did not like Trump, they would not give him so much coverage.
I thought they liked Jeb.
It’s all part of the sham.
It's all about the ratings because really who wants to be put to sleep by a sleepy eyed, lawyer that looks like he's just been scolded for something?

Besides, they might get accused of asking a MSM liberal question that he stumbles over the answer to.

27 posted on 08/30/2015 10:12:12 AM PDT by lewislynn (Meghan Kelley...#sand--Rosie, the Don was right-- Hillary, lipstick on a pig)
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To: BigEdLB

He’s even gotten inside my leftist minister’s head. She told us today that she doesn’t like him at all. I’m a Cruz man first, but my minister just gave a great endorsement.


28 posted on 08/30/2015 10:26:48 AM PDT by EvilCapitalist (1 of 172)
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To: BigEdLB

You are clever with words!


29 posted on 08/30/2015 11:10:07 AM PDT by entropy12 (Trump is incorruptible. He is the only one who can run a campaign without rich donors.)
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To: LS

Why was Kelly not hosting her show yesterday? Another vacation?


30 posted on 08/30/2015 11:13:08 AM PDT by entropy12 (Trump is incorruptible. He is the only one who can run a campaign without rich donors.)
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To: quantumman
"One minute they say “Did he just say that?” and the next minute they say “He can’t say that”.

And in the end, they hop on the bandwagon and pretend they've been saying the same thing all along.

31 posted on 08/30/2015 11:16:08 AM PDT by Joe 6-pack (Qui me amat, amat et canem meum.)
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To: entropy12

Her show is only M - F, not Saturday, AFAIK.


32 posted on 08/30/2015 11:22:14 AM PDT by Jane Long ("And when thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek")
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To: Catsrus

This is very true. The media is drowning out the other candidates. This is one thing that still bothers me about all of this. The media in essence is helping Trump’s campaign at this point. That is very odd.


33 posted on 08/30/2015 11:22:46 AM PDT by American Faith Today
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To: papertyger
The advantage of a guy like Trump is he knows how to divert the sewage into useful directions.

Good one!

34 posted on 08/30/2015 11:24:13 AM PDT by exit82 ("The Taliban is on the inside of the building" E. Nordstrom 10-10-12)
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To: Jane Long

Oops sorry, I meant on Friday. I was on travel all day yesterday and never watched TV lol. I am retired and lose track of which day it is!!


35 posted on 08/30/2015 11:36:47 AM PDT by entropy12 (Trump is incorruptible. He is the only one who can run a campaign without rich donors.)
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To: American Faith Today

But, most of the coverage isn’t positive. The majority still despise him. He’s good for ratings and that’s all they care about.


36 posted on 08/30/2015 11:38:58 AM PDT by Catsrus (The Great Wall of Trump - coming to a southern border near you.)
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To: Joe 6-pack

Agree....they all do try to hop on to the bandwagon and claim they’ve been saying the same thing, all along.

But, Trump keeps swatting them off.


37 posted on 08/30/2015 11:43:04 AM PDT by Jane Long ("And when thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek")
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To: entropy12

I do that, too. And, I’m not even retired..so, I don’t have that as an excuse :-/


38 posted on 08/30/2015 11:44:30 AM PDT by Jane Long ("And when thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek")
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To: Catsrus

It still makes me leery. I suspect you’re right. But wasn’t it Chuck Todd himself who said something in a round table of his fellow “journalists” that the more they talk about Trump the stronger he gets?

They’re still talking about him, and he’s seemingly getting stronger. I even saw, just saw a post at the Independent Journal Review that said the previous upside down favorability ratings for Trump are now right side up-at least in Iowa. More people in Iowa now view him favorably than unfavorably.

So really there’s only two options here. Either the media isn’t that stressed out by the thought of a Trump presidency because there’s some aspect of it they still don’t take seriously-which is actually still my theory.

Or, he is indeed that much in their heads and even though they know they shouldn’t give him so much free publicity, they can’t help but do so.

I truly do hope if he is in fact elected that it’s the latter and not the former.


39 posted on 08/30/2015 11:54:44 AM PDT by American Faith Today
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To: American Faith Today

It wasn’t like this in the beginning. They were all making fun of him. I suspect they think he has a good chance of winning and they want to play nice with the future president if they don’t want locked out of interviews. Remember the Des Moines Register dust up? He goes after them with a venegeance and they are helpless.


40 posted on 08/30/2015 11:57:32 AM PDT by Catsrus (The Great Wall of Trump - coming to a southern border near you.)
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