Do you hope that Donald Trump wins the Republican nomination?

[Nye Bevan]

16 votes, 1 pass | Time left: Unlimited
	Yes! He's such a loathsome buffoon that there's absolutely no way he can beat the Democrat next year!
	9 (56%)
	No! The (slim) possibility of him winning the presidency is terrifying. I would prefer a saner Republican to win the nomination.
	7 (44%)
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[JonLeibowitz]

1. I selected "Pass" because there is a very real chance he could beat HRC

HRC is a weak establishment candidate with little to no indy/crossover appeal. There is far more than a slim possibility of Trump defeating HRC.

As for Bernie Sanders vs. Trump, now that is less predictable and very interesting to ponder.

I hope that Lindsey Graham wins the nomination.

[lastlib]

5. I kinda wish Bobby, er, Piyush, Jindal could win the nomination......

Then let our Dem candidate, whomever it may be, pummel him into electoral oblivion, and take the Repuglikkkan Party down with him!

[jmowreader]

19. Unfortunately, Piyush dropped out of the race already

[yuiyoshida]

2. Personally I think it would be

gratifying if all the Republicans were to say, "Ya know, the job is just too hard, I would probably make more money doing something else, Lets just all quit and not run anyone. Besides,who wants to live in that cold and dusty old house anyway?"

[RoverSuswade]

3. NO

I'm just tired of his shit.

[Logical]

4. YES, a guaranteed win for us. Get a clue people! Nt

[LonePirate]

6. Are there any saner Republicans than Trump?

As crazy and as bigoted as Trump seems to be, the others seem to be much worse and possess fewer left or centrist positions than Trump does. Trump would make an absolutely horrible president; but the others would be much, much worse.

[951-Riverside]

7. I'll take Kris Krispy Kreme over Donald Dump and Brainless Ben

[Katashi_itto]

8. Trump is likely the most sane candidate they have.

Considering Carson.

With that in mind, Hillary running, gives have a serious chance of winning.

[lovemydog]

9. I don't care a whole lot one way or the other.

They're all espousing abhorrent policies. I think we as democrats should be like the team that says 'I don't care who we play.' Never underestimate the strengths of the opponent. Do the ground work. Work hard in practice every day. Be prepared. Get our act together. Come game time do our absolute best and give them a whupping.

[Nite Owl]

10. I had to pass

Buffoon or not he could win. We got not just one term of W but 8 painful years.

None of the GOP candidates has very much going on in the sanity dept.

[Douglas Carpenter]

11. That is very hard to say. I don't want to tempt fate. What if some major unknown future event or

events were to happen that unexpectedly threw the election to Trump?

But baring that - he would make the election entertaining and he would more than likely lose by a massive landslide with the GOP establishment maneuvering against him or giving him only the most feigned and watered down support.

[H2O Man]

12. Recommended.

Great question -- and one we should all be seriously thinking about.

I think that few things would serve as more accurate measures of the decay within our political system, than Trump winning the republican nomination. More, if he did, I think it would be possible for him to win the general election. And that is absolutely unacceptable.

Thank you for this.

[Snobblevitch]

13. I do not respond to DU or other internet polls,

but I do not want Trump to win the republican nination because right now, he has the best chance of winning the general election over HRC.

[loyalsister]

14. No way

His popularity has made me cynical enough.

[Quixote1818]

15. 100% Yes because he can't get even close to what he needs when it comes to

Hispanics. He would need about 42% and would be lucky to get 15%. He simply can't win the General.

[Kalidurga]

16. No F'n way

Here is why. T-Rump is an openly racist bigot. Bigotry and racism cause stress on POC and it lowers their life expectancy. So, while I think T-Rump would get creamed in the GE, I don't want him stressing POC out. Come to think of it, that shit stresses me out too.

[ericson00]

17. I don't know. As much as its tempting to think he'd be easy,

his ability to be teflon against everything is scary.

[pampango]

18. I don't want him spewing his xenophobic, racist bile for another 12 months, though given the nature

of the republican base, we seem destined to put up with such bile until their nominee is chosen.

Though he may be relatively easy to beat in 2016, his constant appeal to hatred, bigotry and our baser instincts may do long term damage to our country and world. Short term: he will be easy to beat in 2016. Longer term: the damage he does will not be worth the short term gain.

[underahedgerow]

20. Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes!!! By usurping jeb? he removes rove from the equation which means there

might actually be a nearly honest election.

Think of trumperella as this race's palin/mccain contenders.. Best thing that could happen to the democrats. trumpie doesn't stand a chance, he's just a buffoon.

[AngryOldDem]

21. For those who voted yes...

...I wish I shared your belief/faith in the innate intelligence of the American people to wake up and see Trump for what he is before next November.