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Never Trump exists because most conservatives have seen this movie before. As a matter of fact, it was just two short years ago when Mitch McConnell and Boehner were pretending to be tea party conservatives. Conservatives didn’t believe them because they had a voting record which proved the exact opposite. Now Trump comes along, a man who has been fairly liberal for the first 67 years of his life but now you believe that he is Reagan 2.0? I don’t mean to troll the Trumpers but I have to ask them, do you believe there is a strong possibility that this is all “schtick” to boost his brand? Would you put that possibility at 10%? 50%? 90%?

do you believe there is a strong possibility that this is all “schtick” to boost his brand?

Well, we KNOW what the 'schtick' of the Republican majority in Congress is -- to hoodwink the folks back home while they wallow in power and money.

Trump is the quintessential outsider. He just happened to have acquired enough wealth to pay for his own campaign through the primaries.

Trump could turn out to be a sorry president. We know from experience what the last 3, no, 4, were. The alternatives are more-of-the-same: another Bush? status quo Republican? Clinton?

Trump has taken more 'incoming' from the media and GOPestablishment than any other candidate, except possibly Palin. He has survived their attacks and even thrived. He has stood up to the GOPestablish and to the media.

If President Trump only did 1/2 of what he promised, he would be 10 times better than the last 4 occupants of the Oval Office.

Over 10 million so far in the primaries are willing to give him a chance. We know what the alternative candidates will give us -- that same shaft they have been giving us for decades.

I do not believe this race has helped Trumps brand at all. If he wins, the company brand will be great during his Presidency.

Trump is more liberal than I on some social issues but those are now lost causes unless we change the minds of the people at large. As for caring about the country, economically, and security wise we have not had a candidate like him since Reagan.

Provide a future for my kids and grandkids and I will work on the social concerns. I am sick of so called conservatives than believe someone has to be pure on any issue or believe people who say they will change things but have never succeeded in creating a job or protecting an entity other than their own behind their whole life,

“Now Trump comes along, a man who has been fairly liberal for the first 67 years of his life but now you believe that he is Reagan 2.0? “

Trump’s policies are more conservative than any other candidate’s. Cruz ended up copying him, in fact. He will do as he says, because he’s not a politician and in his books he talks about having to follow through.

Looks like you are ignoring the message from Jim Robinson:
“Very sorry if your favorite candidate did not win the nomination and sorry if you cannot understand or agree with our mission, but those who can’t live with our immediate goal need to either keep it to themselves or sit it out (from FR) for the duration. Anti-Trump activities and NeverTrump trolling and recruiting efforts are not appreciated and are unwelcome on FR.”
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3429718/

Fredrick of Prussia asserted that audacity was the core attribute required for transformational leadership. Trump, despite his warts, has that in spades.
His naysayers will eternally look for any/every excuse to kick him in the shins, as they wouldn’t recognize leadership if it bit them in the butt. No surprise, as for more than 100 years we have had a succession a schmucks in the WH, w/two exceptions.
Lord Action correctly observed, as history attests, ‘good men are never great men’. Never! Is Trump a nice person and a good guy. Pray that he is not; anymore than Julius Caesar, Otto Von Bismarck, Winston Churchill, Douglas MacArthur; among many, were nice guys!!!!!

I don’t mean to troll the Trumpers but I have to ask them, do you believe there is a strong possibility that this is all “schtick” to boost his brand?

Of course not...How could it boost his brand if he turns on the millions of supporters who believe him???