Its all about hyperbole
Posted on 01/17/2016 4:19:26 PM PST by BlackFemaleArmyColonel
The standard political rules don't apply to Donald Trump.
We have seen him get through controversy after controversy that would have instantly ended the campaign of a traditional candidate and not only has he remained virtually unscathed but his poll numbers have actually increased.
Trump has struck a nerve in this country and capitalized on what is perhaps the most perfect window for him to run in thanks to the fact that people are more divided than ever and extremely frustrated with the establishment and status quo in both parties.
A recent poll from NBC and the Wall Street Journal puts into perspective just how convincing Trump's message has been.
From The Washington Post:
Donald Trump, as I tell anyone who asks, defies virtually every political rule I thought I knew. There's no better encapsulation of Trump's up-is-down-and-down-is-up effect on presidential politics than a new number from the just-released NBC/Wall Street Journal poll. The question asked is a simple one: Could you see yourself supporting [fill in the blank candidate] for the Republican nomination for president? When NBC/WSJ first asked GOP voters that question about Trump last March, fewer than one in four (23 percent) said they could see themselves voting for him.
Wow.
That's pretty remarkable when you consider everything that has happened over the last year.
The media has been bashing Trump left and right for everything he says. Celebrities have been freaking out calling him racist and threatening to leave the country if he wins. But yet, here he is with a significant amount of support that only continues to grow.
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Thankfully Trump doesn’t “count on “ polls. Polls are the effect, Trump is the cause.
Trump still sent more money to Cruz than you have.
...and Trump WAS born on AMERICAN soil, Cruz was born on CANADIAN soil...
Yep, it’s pretty much in the bag now. Cruz was the only one left standing, but his questionable birthright to run, plus some odd things on immigration is pretty ending that run. At this point all Trump opponents can do is drag up stuff that has been discussed ad nauseam for months now...pretty much the end game.
But I still Cruz would make a great VP and get finally have his eligibility settled at that point.
It was a long struggle, but it was worth it!
So what? I am not a birther obviously.
Cruz is a natural born citizen just like a child would be if a US soldier that was stationed over seas had a child. That child would be a natural born citizen as well.
Likewise
At first I thought "well he's just bombastic", but now I'm convinced he's just conning the American people.
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I see a person that votes against the greater evil at every opportunity and never gives up.
Like I said:
“Trump was BORN on AMERICAN soil, Cruz was born on CANADIAN soil”...deal with the truth....
Cruz is a natural born Canadian.
Its all about hyperbole
Interesting. The more I hear Trump speak, the less I like.
Your right...there is a difference what soil your born on and that was the answer to the question....there was nothing about citizenship...
Someday there is going to be a child of an ISIS, and because that child was born to an American, that child will have the right to be POTUS...how do you like the sound of that?
That remark wasn’t meant for you Proust....
That right there is gold...
Yawn.
The number of aborted children is the same either way. Abortion on demand continues.
But in any case, I’m a Christian, not a Utilitarian, so the number is not the issue. The humanity of each and every one of those who are made in the image and likeness of God, and the Constitution’s explicit, imperative equal protection requirements, are.
Trump will never get my vote.
Seminar poster?
“I USED to like Donald Trump, but now that he _____________ I really just can’t vote for him, and I’ll just have to vote for _________ instead.”
And Ted will? He said he wouldn’t when he was accepting that “New York Values” donation in that there Manhattan....
Birthers don't want to hear it. Natural born has always been any child born anywhere of a USA citizen. Naturalized has always been a non citizen who applied for and was granted citizenship.
Lol. I am not a billionaire unfortunately but the 2k was to Duncan Hunter. Not Cruz. Though that may yet happen.
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