The Trump Candidacy

[gatoveintisiete]

Well there certainly isn't a Berniebutthurt thread is there.

You republicans better get one started because he's definitely going to win New Hampshire and if he wins Iowa as well it will be over.

The American people will elect him president or choose someone else, no biggie.

[renocat]

Will Trump arnold our schwarzeneggers?  Everyone thought Arnold reestablish conservativism in California.   He was a celebrity, and no one questioned his position.  He was considered a hairy can do man.   California got a liberal that was a little less screwy than Democrats.  I worry about the unknown of Trump.

[sonofdaxjones]

Hey man, just some observations. 

[treysolid]

there's a funny thing about the "observations" of people wearing blinders.

[sonofdaxjones]

Where did I say I liked Trump.  Damn Trey.

[treysolid]

i never said you did like him. i read the part where you said you didn't agree with much of the stuff he says. but surely you can understand that it's not fair to accuse people of being close-minded when the opinions in question don't hold much merit.

[Cartierfor3]

Hillary is only a thing because there is nobody of note running against her.

Hillary is a thing because she has worked in politics for 45 years. She is a former Secretary of State, former Senator, she is a part of a political dynasty, she lived in the white house while being involved in policy for eight years. The only thing that she doesn't have that every atypical presidential candidate has is a crank. You can call her a liar or whatever but comparing her candidacy to a guy who has only addressed foreign policy with "I will be so good at the military, your head will spin" is rough ridin' insane. Anyone who asks why is Hillary a candidate when cornered about Trump is either a gigantic rough ridin' moron or a misogynist, there's no other explanation.

pretty much. Its like, yeah I don't like the idea of Hillary Clinton for president, but I understand her campaign, and why others would vote for her. see, supporting Hillary isn't my perspective, but I get it.

I don't get how Donald Trump for president is a thing. I'd rather vote for Triumph the Insult Comic Dog

[sonofdaxjones]

You were painting with a much broader brush earlier Trey.   That's okay, typical.

[treysolid]

You were painting with a much broader brush earlier Trey.   That's okay, typical.

yep, i'm just a typical ProgLib marching in lockstep with all my lemming brethren, dax. no need to listen to me.

[wetwillie]

Trump won't be the candidate if that helps everyone.

[MakeItRain]

Trump won't be the candidate if that helps everyone.

Have you been following the polls? I don't mean who is leading in Iowa, but the trends, the supposed issues. He is somehow making gains with women, people are viewing him as more trustworthy with each passing day; it's crazy. Ben Carson emerging also helps him because frankly Carson is Trump without the insults. One likely two of the traditional canidates need to emerge to make this uncomfortable for Trump and Carson. It's even starting to look like that Trump may be scandal proof so if the establishment is holding on to some bombshell it better be a big one because his supporters don't seem to care.

[sonofdaxjones]

Dax's voter registration-Party:  Unaffiliated.

[sonofdaxjones]

Starting to pay attention more to the theory that Trump is a plant.  Rarely, if ever attacks the criminal Dem front runner.   Reportedly got talked into running by Bill Clinton.   

But at least in my social media world the liberal meltdown is quite funny.  Now with threats about ramifications regarding friendship etc etc  if anyone votes for Trump.   

I'm thinking, well, we're over a year away from the elections, and months away from the convention, but reality won't stop a good meltdown.

[steve dave]

Post those in the political Facebook/Twitter thread Dax!

[wetwillie]

Trump won't be the candidate if that helps everyone.

Have you been following the polls? I don't mean who is leading in Iowa, but the trends, the supposed issues. He is somehow making gains with women, people are viewing him as more trustworthy with each passing day; it's crazy. Ben Carson emerging also helps him because frankly Carson is Trump without the insults. One likely two of the traditional canidates need to emerge to make this uncomfortable for Trump and Carson. It's even starting to look like that Trump may be scandal proof so if the establishment is holding on to some bombshell it better be a big one because his supporters don't seem to care.

So it is your prediction that trump wins the nomination?

[star seed 7]

This is one of your more entertaining meltdowns dax, please keep going

[michigancat]

Post those in the political Facebook/Twitter thread Dax!

Yes!

[sonofdaxjones]

Yes, I'm melting down Lib.

[sonofdaxjones]

Post those in the political Facebook/Twitter thread Dax!

Yes!

I can't find the one from this morning, one my high school classmates, a very nice person but a total ProgLib drama queen, just a real jackboot for the ProgLib agenda 'liked' a post from one of their friends where their friend posted that if anyone who was a 'friend' of of her's voted for Trump, then they would be 'unfriended'.    They also posted some article about how Trump hates women, which might be true, and it had a picture of Donald with 3 Hooters Girls.   

[michigancat]

Now that's what I call #outrage

[sonofdaxjones]

Now that's what I call #outrage

outrage is in the high of the non outrager cRusty.

The ProgLib camp is so defensive these days.   

[Yard Dog]

Well there certainly isn't a Berniebutthurt thread is there.

You republicans better get one started because he's definitely going to win New Hampshire and if he wins Iowa as well it will be over.

Are you referring to the primary here? The interesting thing at this point is that none of the republicans have mentioned Bernie in their speeches. I think that if Bernie is the dem nominee, then he will struggle to win the main election. I just don't think he will connect with anyone in the middle or the right. He definitely has all the far lefties, but unless he is running against Trump, I don't think that anything is over if he wins a few states in the primary.

I think as we have a few more debates and hopefully some Pub candidates start dropping out, we will have more time to show the general electorate that Trump actually has zero plans for his presidency and that there are better candidate options.

I'm also looking forward to the first democratic debate, I'd like to see how civil Bernie and Hillary are with each other. I think that it is possible that Hillary has some dirt on Bernie that she is saving for when things heat up. The Clinton machine will destroy all who stand in its way!

[star seed 7]

Now that's what I call #outrage

outrage is in the high of the non outrager cRusty.

The ProgLib camp is so defensive these days.

lol

[steve dave]

a Trump v. Sanders general election would be so lol for the moderates (like sd). what the eff am I supposed to do here? I guess Sanders because he's less likely to have us in a nuclear war his first month in office and probably won't replace a nuclear physicist with sarah palin as the head of the dept of energy. but, he's going to try to reduce my take home by like 50% so that sucks. unless I get universal healthcare for free and don't pay property taxes or something.

[AbeFroman]

Sanders is less likelier to be the Dem candidate than Trump is to be the Repub.

Trump vs. Clinton (or Biden)