[thinkthenpost]

I’m sorry folks, IMO Donald Trump didn’t defeat most of his opponents in the policy realm or by exchanging ideas. Again IMO he bludgeoned them until they quit or until they were no longer viable candidates. It worked and Mr. Trump will be the nominee, following the Convention but to expect all of his opponents to forgive and forget is unrealistic IMO. Hell, some of you Freepers around have been carrying around torches for maltreatment or perceived slights for years, maybe approaching decades and you really think people that had enough ego and delusions of grandeur to run for POTUS are just going to kiss and makeup? When you go personal you run the risk of burning your bridges. You can trot out all the cliches you want about the future of the Republic et al, but the bottom line is some candidates may never fall in line, and whether their candidate does or not some of those candidates supports won’t. The Donald Trump campaign had better start putting together some numbers on his likely voters and Clinton’s what the real numbers look like and if leading how to stay ahead and if trailing how to catch her. Finally, if those that are so put out are a large enough number to sway the outcome they better have a better plan than,..... what are you going to do throw away your vote!
Anyone that has spent very much time here knows those leaning Right have and will on ocassion cut their nose off to spite their face, I’m not sure that’s an option anyone should choose this time, but EVERYONE just can’t pass up the chance to just get in on more dig!
Just a few thouguts, rant off .

[Enchante]

They took the pledge, so they are proving that they have no character.

Oh, and yes, we should expect them to put country above their personal butthurt. So, again, they are proving that they have no character.

[CottonBall]

“I’m sorry folks, IMO Donald Trump didn’t defeat most of his opponents in the policy realm or by exchanging ideas. Again IMO he bludgeoned them until they quit or until they were no longer viable candidates. “

Of course Trump won with ideas. What do you think was and is so popular with the GOP base? All the common sense policies that the base has wanted and the elites have refused - deporting illegals, putting America first, bring companies back, quit importing people who want to kill us.

The others lost because they backed the establishment’s agenda. Trump only bludgeoned them with his fresh ideas and by refusing to be PC and speaking the truth. If they couldn’t handle it, they’d never be able to handle Hillary. But that wasn’t why they quit - it was because voters didn’t want them.

[lodi90]

When you go personal you run the risk of burning your bridges.

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Nope. Opposition to Trump is policy based. Trade and immigration. Billions are at stake with TPP and amnesty. Fabulous fortunes will be made if Trump is kept out of the White House. So naturally they fight Trump like they never fought Obama.

OTOH, The Dems “went personal” on Romney. Accused him of causing cancer, IIRC. Now he happily plays for Team Hillary Rotten Criminal. Rubio & Cruz duked it out. Now they are besties because their big donors want the same thing.

[erkelly]

You are forgetting the fact that in everyone of those instances where Trump “bludgeoned his opponents” — those opponents started the fight, they attacked him first, over and over and over. Since the Barry Goldwater/LBJ contest, I never saw anything as wicked and as twisted as the attacks on Trump by his own party! Trump just finished the fights they started, Trump just reacted to the vicious attacks from every quarter. Trump is not the bad guy here — THEY ARE, they started as nasty slanderous backstabbers, every last one of them, and they finished as nasty slanderous backstabbers.

And by the way, while Trump is not an orator, he has a way about him that appeals to people and he gets his points across. Furthermore, his published position papers are well thought out and on point, so I don’t see how you can say he is not strong in the policy realm.

You could not be more wrong, Trump’s defense against these lying corrupt opportunists, is a good offense. Who cares whether these puny self-serving corrupt aslo-rans endorse him or not.

You are mixing Trump with Romney. Romney is the one who turned on his opponents, who had not slandered him or attacked him, and “bludgeoned” them into non-viability, not Trump.

These dishonorable liars, who picked the fights with Trump in the first place, deserved what they got. And I hope with all my heart their political careers are over!

[iontheball]

So you think The Donald's strategy that put away 16 or so of his opponents is somehow going to turn into a losing strategy in the general election. I must say it doesn't sound very logical to me. Why is it when it comes to Trump that supposed intelligent people sacrifice all credibility? My theory is that decisive leaders like Trump will always have a cadre of detractors yapping at their heels because in the detractors’ upside down world they view decisiveness as a sign of weakness and insecurity. Indeed, this is how the Hildibeast has described Trump's decisiveness. They subscribe to the professorial committee approach of problem solving, where nothing gets done, but most importantly, no one can be held accountable. They believe Trump needs to “tone it down” to move to that happy middle ground. This Obozo/Kerry/Hildibeast, ‘don't stand decisively for anything approach’ is just another way of saying you must film flam or placate (lie) to everyone, especially your die-hard opponents. It has now become politically correct and expected that politicians must pussy foot around the edges of issues, which is viewed as the refined, sophisticated political way of doing business where all sides are doped into believing they have won something. In reality, everyone loses along with the country. Just look at where this BS nice guy approach to politics has gotten our country.

[freeandfreezing]

All of those thoughts about how politicians have feelings too may be true, but Kasich and his colleagues very publicly forced Donald Trump to agree to support the Republican nominee, whoever it was. They then made the same pledge.

But now, since he isn't the nominee Kasich reneged on his promise. That shows he is just another typical politician who will say one thing to try to get elected, and then completely ignore his promises to the public.

Among the public in general that kind of behavior isn't rewarded, and it isn't something honest, trustworthy people do.

[CodeToad]

” Again IMO he bludgeoned them until they quit or until they were no longer viable candidates. “

BS. People want someone that represents America and Americans. Trump just points out his opponents obvious flaws with that.