aflanigan wrote: 
Forgive me. I'm from the UK and don't understand the finer points of your electoral system. It's hard not to get excited when you see Trump smashing everyone else in the polls. I still think you will be seeing this next year:

 

Trumps New Childrens Book

 rotekz wrote: 
Elections 101: To get nominated as the GOP candidate for president, you are required to actually win delegates to support you at the convention. And his total so far is . . . ?

 aflanigan wrote:
When I said 'winning' I meant his current battle to get nominated.

 rotekz wrote: 
Amazing. What's his delegate total so far?

 
"The hen is the wisest of all the animal creation because she never cackles until after the egg is laid". 

A. Lincoln 

 miamizsun wrote: 
I'm familiar with his tax plan and like it.  I am completely opposed to any consumption taxes or VAT's.  Would prefer a flat tax, but Trump's plan is decent.  Like his stance on immigration for the most part.  The hardest part to get past is his view of eminent domain.  But I would hold my nose on that because of the rest he brings to the table.  Currently, I see no one else on the horizon who can actually challenge the corruption.  No one owns Trump.  He will not be co-opted or bought and paid for by some one else before he gets to the WH.  That to me is the biggest deal of all.  

I have listened to him at length including many complete stump speeches, not sound bytes doled out to suit those serving up out of context quips.  I have thought he was a serious candidate as soon as he announced while most still think he's just fooling everybody trying to get more famous.

To those who think he is unqualified ...  Because he is a businessman ?   Only a politician is qualified to be POTUS ?  If that is your reasoning, I would offer that is 19th Century thinking.  Just the same as those who think term limits in Congress are bad because a good one will be forced to move on.  Turnover is needed to unseat the embedded corruption in Congress.  

To me, this election is just as much as killing corruption as much as all the other issues.  Trump is government corruption's biggest enemy because they cannot buy him out. 

 rotekz wrote: 
It's interesting, yes. Adams is actually predicting a Trump landslide in the general. But that's not an endorsement, and you seem to be confusing "leading in the polls" with "is a good choice to be president." As a country, we have to stop using "who we think is the likely winner" as the main criterion for our vote. There's no shame in voting for someone who ends up losing—it's not that kind of contest. Anyhoo, Adams is not talking about Trump's suitability as President, he's only talking about how Trump manipulates the process.

 miamizsun wrote: 
Trump is a 'Master Persuader' according to Scott Adams, the creator of the Dilbert cartoons. Check out his blog posts on the topic. He understands why Trump is winning and all his predictions have come true so far.

http://blog.dilbert.com/post/136261193951/ranking-the-best-political-pundits-of-2015

http://blog.dilbert.com/

if trump gets elected i think he might be somewhat ineffective due to congress (seems politicians on both sides of the corruption don't like him)

however, i read where he may even pick up dem voters (more than previously thought)

and some of his platform listed on his website, such as taxation, just might appeal to those who have read it

whether or not he gets it into action is another challenge

 RichardPrins wrote: 
I quite like this one.

 rotekz wrote: 

Terrifying events are happening in Europe that the media are not willingly reporting on. Watch this: http://www.breitbart.com/london/2015/11/11/watch-anti-migrant-video-going-viral-across-europe/

This is America's future if you don't learn from Europe's mistakes. Trump recognizes what is happening and is trying to save you. No one else will.

 Red_Dragon wrote: 
Nope. You must not. Fight with your mind and heart, not your frustration.

 oldviolin wrote:

 
Okaythen. Guess I'll just stfu now.

 Red_Dragon wrote: 

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Red_Dragon wrote: This thread is way more attention than he merits.   Maybe so, but the vein of frustration with the general state of things he's tapping into is very real. Doesn't matter how shallow his credible and applicable qualifications for the office. The current office holder was hired the same way. The 4th estate has become too much of a player in this whole party. Additionally, who is it that keeps them in business? Couldn't be the electorate could it? People still have the power. If we could only move past the grievance; past the soothe me now with gratification cult of personality and entertainment ...Otherwise and so fourth...

 ScottN wrote: 
I know all this. This was posted as humor. While intelligent, he does lack a lot of knowledge critical to the office, however.

 Red_Dragon wrote: 
Important thing is...Trump is very intelligent.  That's what makes him dangerous.  He can lose the election, or not even be his party's nominee, and still rain on this year's election.  Ignore him at your peril, imo.

 miamizsun wrote: 
There sure is.