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WhiteTara

(29,715 posts)
Fri Mar 4, 2016, 03:57 PM Mar 2016

Trump threatens a third-party bid: Why the GOP must take him seriously

Trump threatens a third-party bid: Why the GOP must take him seriously

In yet another taunt to the Republican Party, Donald Trump is, once again, dangling the threat of a third-party run.

The businessman-turned-GOP frontrunner said Thursday he is being treated unfairly by the Republican establishment and is considering running as an independent.

“I am watching television, and I am seeing ad, after ad, after ad put in by the establishment, knocking the hell out of me, and it’s really unfair,” Mr. Trump said on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.” "They're spending now $100 million on negative, phony ads on Trump University."

“But if I leave, if I go, regardless of independent, which I may do – I mean, may or may not. But if I go, I will tell you, these millions of people that joined, they’re all coming with me,” he added.

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Trump threatens a third-party bid: Why the GOP must take him seriously (Original Post) WhiteTara Mar 2016 OP
We should be so lucky Stinky The Clown Mar 2016 #1
Pretty please? nt cyberswede Mar 2016 #2
Ah the GOP is reading this completely wrong nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #3
That would be an excellent move on Donald's part. In_The_Wind Mar 2016 #4
AHHHH - and the donald will take all his hating, bigoted voters with him and asiliveandbreathe Mar 2016 #5
I'm confused. I thought that the GOP was firmly against him now. Would they not be happy patricia92243 Mar 2016 #6
They are schizophrenic WhiteTara Mar 2016 #7
 

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)
3. Ah the GOP is reading this completely wrong
Fri Mar 4, 2016, 04:03 PM
Mar 2016

They will rue the day they created this monster, starting a decade or so ago. (And so will the rest of the country)

asiliveandbreathe

(8,203 posts)
5. AHHHH - and the donald will take all his hating, bigoted voters with him and
Fri Mar 4, 2016, 04:12 PM
Mar 2016

leave what is left of the republiklan party with their voters who are what, again???

Split that party fur shur! -

patricia92243

(12,595 posts)
6. I'm confused. I thought that the GOP was firmly against him now. Would they not be happy
Fri Mar 4, 2016, 05:28 PM
Mar 2016

if he left the party.

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