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What is the primary reason that Donald Trump is running for the President of the U.S.

What is the primary reason that Donald Trump is running for the President of the U.S.

  • Ego/glory?

    Votes: 22 61.1%

  • To improve America?

    Votes: 10 27.8%

  • To make himself richer by improving the Trump name value?

    Votes: 2 5.6%

  • Other?

    Votes: 2 5.6%
  • Total voters
    36
Re: What is the primary reason that Donald Trump is running for the President of the

AlbqOwl said:
Personally I think it is that he wants to be remembered as somebody who made a difference in a major way. And I think his motives are purely to leave a legacy of a country in much better shape than it was.

Does he have the right ideas of how to do that? I don't know. I am just trusting that he couldn't possibly be any worse than what we have had and we have at least a chance that he might be pretty darn good.
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That is soooo naive.
 
Re: What is the primary reason that Donald Trump is running for the President of the

AlbqOwl said:
Personally I think it is that he wants to be remembered as somebody who made a difference in a major way. And I think his motives are purely to leave a legacy of a country in much better shape than it was.

Does he have the right ideas of how to do that? I don't know. I am just trusting that he couldn't possibly be any worse than what we have had and we have at least a chance that he might be pretty darn good.
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That's all you have to go on. If we're reduced to that at this stage and level, we really are screwed.
 
Re: What is the primary reason that Donald Trump is running for the President of the

Fearandloathing said:
That is soooo naive.
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I'm sure anybody who is a Trump hater or opponent would say that. Naivete is not something I am generally guilty of however.
 
Re: What is the primary reason that Donald Trump is running for the President of the

Regardless of the reason he is by far the best choice.
 
Re: What is the primary reason that Donald Trump is running for the President of the

radcen said:
That's all you have to go on. If we're reduced to that at this stage and level, we really are screwed.
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Only if the trust is misplaced. Whenever we elect a leader to ANYTHING, we are TRUSTING that the person will govern as he or she campaigns, that he/she is competent to carry out his/her duties, and that the best that is in that person is the one who shows up.

IMO it is an absolute certainty that the reason Bernie Sanders has been able to give Hillary Clinton such grief and Donald Trump has clinched the GOP nomination is because our trust has been too consistently misplaced in the professional politicians that we have been electing for decades now.

Maybe the Donald will also betray our trust. But experience makes it almost a guarantee that the professional politicians will.
 
Re: What is the primary reason that Donald Trump is running for the President of the

MaggieD said:
I'll vote in your poll when you tell us why everyone else runs.

Hint: No one runs to improve America.
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All presidential candidates think they will be improving America when what they are doing is having their personal ideologies foisted on the American people.

First it was SCOTUS. Now it's the executive branch (it could be the other way around). Anyway, the donating class also has the say and power. The poor American is shoved around by government.
 
Re: What is the primary reason that Donald Trump is running for the President of the

AlbqOwl said:
Only if the trust is misplaced. Whenever we elect a leader to ANYTHING, we are TRUSTING that the person will govern as he or she campaigns, that he/she is competent to carry out his/her duties, and that the best that is in that person is the one who shows up.

IMO it is an absolute certainty that the reason Bernie Sanders has been able to give Hillary Clinton such grief and Donald Trump has clinched the GOP nomination is because our trust has been too consistently misplaced in the professional politicians that we have been electing for decades now.

Maybe the Donald will also betray our trust. But experience makes it almost a guarantee that the professional politicians will.
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We (collectively) have misplaced our trust far too many times in the past, and that is precisely why where are where we are now. But, as far as individuals go, there needs to be some substance first, on which to base said trust. The Donald has not provided that by any objective measure, not in his private corporate life and certainly not in his campaign where his events are nothing but pep rallies for losers who cheer at hearing other people called names. Any trust placed in him is simple naive desperation.
 
Re: What is the primary reason that Donald Trump is running for the President of the

radcen said:
We (collectively) have misplaced our trust far too many times in the past, and that is precisely why where are where we are now. But, as far as individuals go, there needs to be some substance first, on which to base said trust. The Donald has not provided that by any objective measure, not in his private corporate life and certainly not in his campaign where his events are nothing but pep rallies for losers who cheer at hearing other people called names. Any trust placed in him is simple naive desperation.
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Sorry, but I can't agree. His followers are in the 'let's make America great again' camp--they are not the ones who are out on the street assaulting people, destroying property, and terrorizing neighborhoods. And so long as the thugs and goons are behaving that way, a little name calling is quite innocuous by comparison. And his accomplishments eclipse those of almost all professional politicians.
 
Re: What is the primary reason that Donald Trump is running for the President of the

iguanaman said:
LOL Like he left those Trump University graduates....They are in so much better shape. Hes' coning you the same way he did them. He's nothing but an empty suit.
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Of the two major parties, you're left to choose between a cheap con man or a traitor and major criminal.
 
Re: What is the primary reason that Donald Trump is running for the President of the

It's no big secret - every candidate for President has a massive ego. How else could they possibly think they are qualified and capable of managing the job.

Every politician believes wisdom erupts from their ass on a daily basis. Ego and glory drive them, plain and simple.
 
Re: What is the primary reason that Donald Trump is running for the President of the

Bootlace said:
I voted ego. I think it would be a trophy for him.
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I didn't vote ego because I cannot say that it his only motive. But I do believe it comes from a desire to be remembered well. His 'trophy' would be to be remembered as somebody who made a difference and somebody to be admired.

And who runs for President, arguably the most powerful office in the world, who doesn't have a huge ego? That would take a lot of hutzpah.
 
Re: What is the primary reason that Donald Trump is running for the President of the

CanadaJohn said:
It's no big secret - every candidate for President has a massive ego. How else could they possibly think they are qualified and capable of managing the job.

Every politician believes wisdom erupts from their ass on a daily basis. Ego and glory drive them, plain and simple.
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Ego, glory and also self serving interests--power, prestige, influence, and personal wealth. I think that is the huge lion's share of the motivation of all of the permanent political class that makes up the bulk of the U.S. government.

It is purely because Trump has all the name recognition, money, and opportunity that money can buy that he can possibly use in the rest of his lifetime or that of his children and grandchildren, that I don't think personal wealth is the force that is driving him here.

It sounds a bit cheesy, but I think the desire to be loved and admired is his primary goal. He wants to be remembered in history as one of the greats--somebody who threw the status quo out the window and made a real difference. And it is because I see that in him that I tend to trust him to at least try to do the right thing as he sees it.
 
Re: What is the primary reason that Donald Trump is running for the President of the

AlbqOwl said:
Sorry, but I can't agree. His followers are in the 'let's make America great again' camp--they are not the ones who are out on the street assaulting people, destroying property, and terrorizing neighborhoods. And so long as the thugs and goons are behaving that way, a little name calling is quite innocuous by comparison. And his accomplishments eclipse those of almost all professional politicians.
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His followers are naive and gullible to think that he has even a chance to the promised land. All you're doing is confirming my observation that they're desperate if they're willing to follow him.
 
Re: What is the primary reason that Donald Trump is running for the President of the

CanadaJohn said:
It's no big secret - every candidate for President has a massive ego. How else could they possibly think they are qualified and capable of managing the job.

Every politician believes wisdom erupts from their ass on a daily basis. Ego and glory drive them, plain and simple.
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To be fair, at that level you have to have a huge ego. You wouldn't even get as far as running if you didn't, let alone winning.

That being said, a large ego does not necessarily equate to competence once they do win.
 
Re: What is the primary reason that Donald Trump is running for the President of the

radcen said:
His followers are naive and gullible to think that he has even a chance to the promised land. All you're doing is confirming my observation that they're desperate if they're willing to follow him.
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And all you are doing is confirming that you are name calling while accusing him of being a name caller. The term most people use to describe that particular thing starts with an "h".
 
Re: What is the primary reason that Donald Trump is running for the President of the

Because he has an ego as big as the Great Outdoors and an understanding that there is a percentage of the American people that will fall for any pitch man that tells them what they want to hear.
 
Re: What is the primary reason that Donald Trump is running for the President of the

AlbqOwl said:
And all you are doing is confirming that you are name calling while accusing him of being a name caller. The term most people use to describe that particular thing starts with an "h".
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*facepalm*

Sometimes if you wait a little longer to respond, you can come up with something better. Better than an equivalent of, "Am not, you are!"
 
Re: What is the primary reason that Donald Trump is running for the President of the

Definitely ego and power. He may be a moneymaker, but at his age and with his wealth, money hardly justifies engaging in such a high stakes game. He must've realized money's limits in matters of glory and power.
 
Re: What is the primary reason that Donald Trump is running for the President of the

AlbqOwl said:
Ego, glory and also self serving interests--power, prestige, influence, and personal wealth. I think that is the huge lion's share of the motivation of all of the permanent political class that makes up the bulk of the U.S. government.

It is purely because Trump has all the name recognition, money, and opportunity that money can buy that he can possibly use in the rest of his lifetime or that of his children and grandchildren, that I don't think personal wealth is the force that is driving him here.

It sounds a bit cheesy, but I think the desire to be loved and admired is his primary goal. He wants to be remembered in history as one of the greats--somebody who threw the status quo out the window and made a real difference. And it is because I see that in him that I tend to trust him to at least try to do the right thing as he sees it.
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Good morning AO,

We differ on our views of Trump, which is not a bad or unexpected thing. I don't think there's anything altruistic about Trump - it is entirely an ego play by a man who believes he's the most qualified and capable of doing anything. He's similar in his makeup to President Obama, who also believes he's an expert on every subject. There's zero humility in either man, and that makes Trump unfit for the office, and perhaps dangerous, just as much as Obama has proven to be, in my view.
 
Re: What is the primary reason that Donald Trump is running for the President of the

Ego. Nothing more, nothing less.
 
Re: What is the primary reason that Donald Trump is running for the President of the

CanadaJohn said:
Good morning AO,

We differ on our views of Trump, which is not a bad or unexpected thing. I don't think there's anything altruistic about Trump - it is entirely an ego play by a man who believes he's the most qualified and capable of doing anything. He's similar in his makeup to President Obama, who also believes he's an expert on every subject. There's zero humility in either man, and that makes Trump unfit for the office, and perhaps dangerous, just as much as Obama has proven to be, in my view.
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Yes we can amicably agree to disagree. I just don't see him in quite the negative light many of you do. I don't see him as seeing himself as the only one who can do it. I see him as somebody who believes he can do it and wants to try. Entirely pure motives? Of course not. I don't expect that of ANYBODY running for high office. The difference between Trump and Obama is that Trump doesn't want to change society. I've never felt he was anything other than pure libertarian in that regard--he seems to be a 100% live and let live guy. My impression Trump wants a shot at fixing what's broken in the economy and making it work again. Obama has always fundamentally wanted to bend the people themselves to his will. For Trump, those who don't want to fix what's broken, get out of the way. For Obama, those who don't think like he thinks are evil.
 
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