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Are you more or less likely to vote Trump after his speech from last night?

Are you more or less likely to vote for the Donald.

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How do they say it down Texas way? All hat and no cattle?

I bet he does well in Texas.

Well.....Rick Perry inexplicably defeated Kinky Friedman, so Texas elections are tough to predict.
 
Voting for Trump would get rid of the puppets and acknowledge the puppet master. If we are going to elect someone from the 1% at least find a good looking one such as JFK. I still think a token women is still needed before this county goes down the drain. If it comes down to Trump and Hilary My vote will be a write in. GUILLOTINE
 
take that back...he's a dam'd yankee from new yoooork city!

he'll do better among northern and mid western Republicans, i'd imagine.... though I doubt he'll do very well at all.

... if you call getting less than 20% of the Republican vote "doing very well". If you don't, which I do not, then you will conclude that he won't do well at all.

Instead, he cheapens an already cheap brand by virtue of being one of the biggest buffoons in the race. He is not a serious candidate; just an attention whore.
 
... if you call getting less than 20% of the Republican vote "doing very well". If you don't, which I do not, then you will conclude that he won't do well at all.

Meh....it's early and no one in the GOP is getting 20% of the vote.


Instead, he cheapens an already cheap brand by virtue of being one of the biggest buffoons in the race. He is not a serious candidate; just an attention whore.

Can't disagree with any of this.
I predict DT will leave the race as soon as he has to reveal how much he's really worth.
He's a rich guy, but he isn't worth his claimed $9 billion.
 
I have never been likely to vote for Trump.

And I never will vote for Trump.
 
I think a lot of people have seen it, or heard parts of it, but it is out there, coming down the escalator, with rocking in the free world blasting (without permission, from a Canadian who supports Bernie Sanders), comes the Donald.

Here are some of the beauties from that speech:


Isn't it heartwarming to know that at least, or so he assumes a few Mexicans that come to the US are "good people", he does not know but he assumes.

:2wave: Can you say bye bye Latino vote? And his birther status will make him unlikely to attract a lot of African American voters.

Here is what he had to say too:



Mr. Trump, you mean your buddies? Your fellow job creators? Mr. Trump is a special interest IMO, a man who want to buy power (which is what special interest is) for what he thinks is the right thing to happen.



So not only does he want to start a trade war with China (which is a no win solution) he wants the American people to pay 35% (or close to it) for their cars and parts. That is going to make him real popular with Ford and other car owners who also happen to have factories across the border.

And how is the Donald going to bring back jobs? Because if he starts trade wars with other countries, how does he think that brings back jobs? This coming from a man who wants to go back to Iraq and take oil from the Iraqi's because in Trump's mind, Iraq owes the US money.

But that's stealing, the guy thinks because the US "won the war" the US has the right to all the Iraqi's natural resources.

A man who complains that China is taking US jobs, and then lets his clothing brand be produced IN CHINA!!!!!

A man who is so loving of his own accomplishments that he needed to give his exact net worth to the listening public.

And the Trump was standing there and was telling totally untrue statements to the public. He had a huge company of accountants working for him, preparing his filing with the government and tallying up his "net worth".

If he had that many people, could he have hired 1 or 2 to check facts before he was going to make them public?

Here are just a few of the "false" information he had to bring to the public:


- Trump claimed that economic growth has “never” been below zero until last quarter’s drop, which is far from true. It has been below zero 42 times since 1946.

- He said “there are no jobs” to be had. In fact, there were 5.4 million job openings recorded at the end of April, the most in 15 years.

- He said the “real” unemployment rate is “anywhere from 18 to 20 percent” and “maybe even 21 percent.” We see no factual basis for this opinion.

- He boasted he would have blocked new Ford plants in Mexico by threatening to impose a 35 percent tax on vehicles and parts made in Mexico and shipped to the U.S. But only Congress can impose taxes and such a tax would violate the North American Free Trade Agreement.

- Trump claimed the five Taliban leaders exchanged for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl “are now back on the battlefield trying to kill us.” But all five remain in Qatar, where they continue to be monitored and are subject to a travel ban, according to the State Department.

- He also made the misleading claim that health care premium costs are going “up 29, 39, 49 and even 55 percent.” He’s talking about some proposed rate increases on the individual market that still need regulatory approval. There are also proposed rate decreases or single-digit increases that did not have to be submitted for review.

- He said there are no chevy's in Japan, not true, there are some. But if you produce left hand drive models for a right hand drive country, your sales are not going to be that spectacular.

- The Donald stated that ISIL had built a luxury hotel in Syria. Not true, they stole a hotel in Iraq which they are now using as luxury barracks, not a hotel.


And lastly, for the people who want to read the Donald's whole speech, you can find a transcript here Donald Trump Transcript: ‘Our Country Needs a Truly Great Leader’ - Washington Wire - WSJ

I didn't take the proposal seriously. He won't be President. Forget about him unless polls start showing I'm wrong.
 
The worst possible thing America could do is replace the political class with an already semi-political corporate class. The current trend of idiots running for president because they have the money to do so needs to be killed with fire.
 
Do I think Donald Trump will be or should be elected President. No.

Am I glad that he is in the race? Yes. Because he is so thoroughly un-PC and because he has zero to lose, he has a chance to make all the candidates step up and actually campaign instead of just parroting their memorized talking points. We might even get this guys to really talk about something real and important.
 
I liked much of what Trump said. That said, I have no intention of voting for him in the NH primary.
 
He's more accomplished than Hillary. Who do you trust more with the economy... a guy who is a self-made billionaire or a woman who happened to marry a man who went on to become a popular president?

What makes you think Trump will win the nomination?
 
President Trump would add to the sum of global entertainment 1000%.

Weetabix sales would also soar.
 
What makes you think Trump will win the nomination?

As candidates drop out for lack of financial support, the Donald will stay, probably to the bitter end. He is not polished like Jeb. He's not eloquent like Marco. He is bold and brash and says what's on his mind, right or wrong. It's refreshing honestly.
 
As candidates drop out for lack of financial support, the Donald will stay, probably to the bitter end. He is not polished like Jeb. He's not eloquent like Marco. He is bold and brash and says what's on his mind, right or wrong. It's refreshing honestly.

I'll be impressed if Trump makes it past the various March caucus events.
 
I never planned to vote for Trump in the first place because I don't think he'll ever make the cut. Looks like that choice is missing from the poll.
 
take that back...he's a dam'd yankee from new yoooork city!

he'll do better among northern and mid western Republicans, i'd imagine.... though I doubt he'll do very well at all.

Well, one thing for sure. As far as the job of winning the hearts and mind's of Texans, the crazy bar is set pretty high. Trump has his work cut out for him. It's going to be hard to beat the goofyness of a Perry or a Cruz.
 
I'll be impressed if Trump makes it past the various March caucus events.

Trump will take it as far as he wants. He won't run out of money.
 
Trump will take it as far as he wants. He won't run out of money.

And it is unlikely that he will be soliciting campaign donations from the high profile wealthy or big corporations that he will then be beholden to. And he won't be doing it to enrich himself. He will be doing it perhaps for his own legacy or just because he has the time and money to make a difference. And yes, his speeches and his interviews are somewhat rambling and unpolished which I find rather refreshing. Whether I can agree with him or not--and I do agree with him on several points he makes though not all--it is nice to hear it from the heart instead of off a polished script. I can't imagine that he will be the Republican nominee, but I still think he could change the national discussion and force everybody to deal with things that the American people really care about.
 
Trump isn't going to get the nomination so it's a non-starter.

Seriously, (whackos notwithstanding,) who actually takes a Trump candidacy seriously? I am reminded of when Kinky Freedman, the "Texas Jew-Boy," ran for governor of Texas.

I find The Donald to be VERY entertaining. But I didn't vote for Pat Paulson in 1968 and I ain't gonna vote for Donald Trump in '16. Neither is any other serious voter.

I agree, but in the meantime, what Trump is saying should, I hope, call for responses from top-tier candidates.

As for Kinky Friedman, he didn't take seriously his second run, but in 2006 he gained 15% of the gubernatorial vote, only one percent less than Carole Strayhorn.
 
And it is unlikely that he will be soliciting campaign donations from the high profile wealthy or big corporations that he will then be beholden to. And he won't be doing it to enrich himself. He will be doing it perhaps for his own legacy or just because he has the time and money to make a difference. And yes, his speeches and his interviews are somewhat rambling and unpolished which I find rather refreshing. Whether I can agree with him or not--and I do agree with him on several points he makes though not all--it is nice to hear it from the heart instead of off a polished script. I can't imagine that he will be the Republican nominee, but I still think he could change the national discussion and force everybody to deal with things that the American people really care about.


He'll write it off to advertising or branding. He can use the deduction.
 
It was never a question, there is almost no chance that Trump gets my vote. We have enough narcissistic camera happy lunatics up on the hill without electing Trump to the White House.
Pretty much this. There was nothing there to inspire me to vote for him to begin with. Nothing in that regard has changed.
 
He'll write it off to advertising or branding. He can use the deduction.

Political contributions and campaign expenses are not deductible, even if you are using your own money to run for office. But many of the permanent political class in Washington do enrich themselves and friends and family members by transferring contributions to their campaigns and leadership pacs in expenses and salaries--mega millions are funneled through the political system in that way every year. That is why so many people are willing to spend ridiculous sums to get a job that pays a relatively modest salary.

But with a Donald Trump, I'm pretty sure he won't be putting together any kind of leadership pac and probably won't be soliciting donations from anybody.
 
It a mistake for anyone to think he is a real candidate, he would need to give up his NBC job. Given that Fox will take only 10 candidate in their debate, Trump has the potential knocking out a real candidate.

He also will need to file financial disclosure information and his current tax returns with the Feds. That's not happening either.
 
And it is unlikely that he will be soliciting campaign donations from the high profile wealthy or big corporations that he will then be beholden to. And he won't be doing it to enrich himself. He will be doing it perhaps for his own legacy or just because he has the time and money to make a difference. And yes, his speeches and his interviews are somewhat rambling and unpolished which I find rather refreshing. Whether I can agree with him or not--and I do agree with him on several points he makes though not all--it is nice to hear it from the heart instead of off a polished script. I can't imagine that he will be the Republican nominee, but I still think he could change the national discussion and force everybody to deal with things that the American people really care about.

He is using this to enrich the Trump brand which is the basis for all his wealth. I do agree that he speaks to the heart of Republican values and he pulls no punches. It will be a revelation for voters come debate time.
 
He is using this to enrich the Trump brand which is the basis for all his wealth. I do agree that he speaks to the heart of Republican values and he pulls no punches. It will be a revelation for voters come debate time.

I don't pretend to know the heart or mind of anybody, and that includes Donald Trump. I try really hard to judge people by what they do, and not by their personal philosophy or ideology. And he doesn't NEED to do this to enrich the Trump brand. If anything he is taking a risk knowing that he is inviting scrutiny of every aspect of his personal life and business dealings should he start gaining any traction in the polls. They're probably already scouring for whatever dirt they can find or whatever they can make look like dirt even now. But yeah, I would pay good money to see Donald Trump debate Hillary. :)
 
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