Originally Posted by Runnin
He has no choice. The brilliant Virginia lawyer Ken Cucinelli is going to come up with a rule that anyone on the republican ticket in his state must pledge to stand behind the eventual nominee or they won't be on the republican ballot in Virginia.
Trump played the third party card well, imo. Used it as leverage.
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I like some things about Trump's policies, but others not so much. Sturg mentioned this subject earlier, but he's basically Al Gore when it comes to free/fair trade. I think he'll be great on immigration and veterans. Trump is actually pretty moderate on the issues outside of immigration, although his actions on immigration wii be more moderate than his words.
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He has proven so far that he may not only be the most popular Republican candidate, but also the most talented. If he does get the R nomination, he will have to start presenting a more palpable version of himself if he wants to have any chance, won't he???
South Carolina has the same rule. Don't know what's really so brilliant about it.
I don't think it curbs Trump's option regarding running as a third party candidate. He can always use "they stacked the deck against me" if things go south for him.
I didn't say it was brilliant.
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I personally think he will struggle with women and hispanics in the general. I think he can get the pub base on board by having someone like Carson or Cruz be his VP. I think those are two of the few candidates he hasn't gone after.
I will also say that I think he's the best presidential candidate from an articulation and authoritative stand point of any of the candidates on either side, and by a wide margin. While I would imagine Trump would have difficulty in the general election, I think he may be able to overcome it largely because I never would imagine him actually winning the GOP nomination. So I just can't put it past him. Plus the dems probably aren't going to put out a great candidate this year. There is no Obama or Bill on their side.
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You described Cucinelli as brilliant, which would also be wrong.
I said he's a brilliant lawyer. That's what I said. He's really really good at that job. That's my opinion.
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Let's get a Biden vs. Trump so we can have a who's the creepiest old-man contest.
goldfly (08-29-2015)
He's figured out what America really wants, a Mr. Outrageous.
Instead of the status quo?
Minnesota did it, California did it and then subsequently America did it with Reagan, which wasn't bad.
Last edited by Hawk; 08-29-2015 at 01:29 PM.
How many ballots do you think it would take to pronounce a winner in that contest?
Let's get a Biden vs. Trump so we can have a who's the creepiest old-man contest.
It was pretty bad in Minnesota.
jpx7 (08-29-2015)
You know I think our country is already receiving a dose of the wrath of God. How else do we explain this Trump-Sanders-Clinton load of crap that we've got - and that our fellow Americans are cheering? It's absolutely depressing. Well deserved, but depressing nonetheless.
You'd think a country of which a vast majority identifies as Christian would do better.
jpx7 (08-29-2015), The Chosen One (08-29-2015)
As for the Clinton thing, they're a powerful political family and a lot of Americans have their heads so far up their ass about her it's beyond repair. A major part of why Sanders and Trump are doing well is middle class angst. The causes they blame for a stagnant middle class are different, but the overall sentiment is the same.
You'd think a country of which a vast majority identifies as Christian would do better.
Indeed.
You can't discount Trump. He clearly has hilariously bad weaknesses, but his strengths are at an elite level in regards to presenting himself as a future president.
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And this is shaping up to be a protest election. People just don't want to vote for Jeb and Hillary right now.
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