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FrodosPet

(5,169 posts) Tue Jul 14, 2015, 09:50 PM Jul 2015

A lot of people think Trump is an embarrassing joke, and thus could never win

No G.O.P. establishment support, says stupid stuff, any of our nominees will wipe the floor with him.

Especially considering how many Dems are saying they would never ever ever in a million years vote for Hillary Clinton, if we are not careful the U.S. Marine band may be playing "Hail To The Hairpiece" in 2017

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A lot of people think Trump is an embarrassing joke, and thus could never win (Original Post) FrodosPet Jul 2015 OP

You Can Never Be Sure Of Anything. TheMastersNemesis Jul 2015 #1

i lot of people thought -- heck, *knew* -- that shrub was an embarrassing joke. unblock Jul 2015 #2

Good point. hay rick Jul 2015 #3

He is duh G.O.P. base's dream and the leadership's nightmare FrodosPet Jul 2015 #4

yep. catrose Jul 2015 #8

If Trump wins the nomination, the GOP will fall in line. Agnosticsherbet Jul 2015 #5

I swore I would leave the country if Bush won (both times) Nevernose Jul 2015 #6

It could happen. It happened with RAYGUN. n/t UTUSN Jul 2015 #7

I am seeing signs of support on Facebook. And of course, he is polling strong. FrodosPet Jul 2015 #9

TheMastersNemesis

(10,602 posts)

1. You Can Never Be Sure Of Anything.

Reply to FrodosPet (Original post)

Tue Jul 14, 2015, 10:12 PM

Jul 2015

The electorate is volatile and a large number are nuts or stupid or both. The media and GOP has so many people twisted and believing in fantasies and are filled with hatred of the black man. The GOP plays into this hatred. And there are enough voters who want revenge for Obama being elected you have to wonder.

unblock

(52,253 posts)

2. i lot of people thought -- heck, *knew* -- that shrub was an embarrassing joke.

Reply to FrodosPet (Original post)

Tue Jul 14, 2015, 10:15 PM

Jul 2015

and they installed him in the white house for 8 years anyway.

hay rick

(7,624 posts)

3. Good point.

Reply to unblock (Reply #2)

Tue Jul 14, 2015, 10:24 PM

Jul 2015

Shrub was clearly unfit. Thinking the bar has since been raised to exclude a clown like Trump is wishful thinking. Best Trump put down I've seen so far from a piece by Carl Hiaasen: "the only way Trump gets elected is if the Democrats nominate Bill Cosby."

FrodosPet

(5,169 posts)

4. He is duh G.O.P. base's dream and the leadership's nightmare

Reply to unblock (Reply #2)

Tue Jul 14, 2015, 10:27 PM

Jul 2015

Just like 2000, Trump does not need the majority of votes, merely the majority of electoral votes.

catrose

(5,068 posts)

8. yep.

Reply to unblock (Reply #2)

Tue Jul 14, 2015, 11:09 PM

Jul 2015

That's what I thought. Sigh.

Agnosticsherbet

(11,619 posts)

5. If Trump wins the nomination, the GOP will fall in line.

Reply to FrodosPet (Original post)

Tue Jul 14, 2015, 10:30 PM

Jul 2015

Trumps right wing populist campaign could pull all of the traditional Republican constitution cessation under one hairpiece.

Nevernose

(13,081 posts)

6. I swore I would leave the country if Bush won (both times)

Reply to FrodosPet (Original post)

Tue Jul 14, 2015, 10:34 PM

Jul 2015

This time I mean it.

If we elect a reality TV star (not to mention the fact that he's terrible at business), this country really is done for.

UTUSN

(70,710 posts)

7. It could happen. It happened with RAYGUN. n/t

Reply to FrodosPet (Original post)

Tue Jul 14, 2015, 11:03 PM

Jul 2015

FrodosPet

(5,169 posts)

9. I am seeing signs of support on Facebook. And of course, he is polling strong.

Reply to UTUSN (Reply #7)

Wed Jul 15, 2015, 04:02 AM

Jul 2015

The G.O.P. establishment talking him down will probably help him more than hurt.

Part of me wonders if he is a mole, a walking talking embodiment of Poe's Law, trying to make Republicans look as backwards as they really are.

However, I am worried that he is legit, and that the electoral math leaves us with President Ha Ha Wait What.

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