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spanone

(135,832 posts) Thu Jul 2, 2015, 10:00 AM Jul 2015

WaPo: As Donald Trump surges in polls, Democrats cheer

For Democrats, Donald Trump amounts to a kind of divine intervention.

With the Republican Party on an urgent mission to woo Latino voters, one of its leading presidential candidates has been enmeshed for two weeks in a nasty feud over his inflammatory comments about Mexican immigrants.

“They’re bringing drugs,” Trump said in his campaign announcement speech. “They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists.”

The comments — and many more since — have prompted an uproar among Latino groups and acrimonious breakups between Trump and various corporate partners. His outlandish rhetoric and skill at occupying the national spotlight are also proving to be dangerously toxic for the GOP brand, which remains in the rehabilitation stage after losing the 2012 presidential race.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/donald-trump-surges-and-democrats-cheer/2015/07/01/895d9e9e-1f5d-11e5-84d5-eb37ee8eaa61_story.html?hpid=z1

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WaPo: As Donald Trump surges in polls, Democrats cheer (Original Post) spanone Jul 2015 OP

Words I never thought would come from me: merrily Jul 2015 #1

I believe Democrats said this about Reagan - they were glad he was The Republicans nominee patricia92243 Jul 2015 #2

The Latino & minority vote will undo him, however. misterhighwasted Jul 2015 #3

the silence is deafening central scrutinizer Jul 2015 #4

telling father founding Jul 2015 #5

trump is tarnishing their brand...you gotta go real low to do that in this day & age spanone Jul 2015 #6

merrily

(45,251 posts)

1. Words I never thought would come from me:

Reply to spanone (Original post)

Thu Jul 2, 2015, 10:04 AM

Jul 2015

I've got Coulter's back on this one: I, too, want the nom to go to Trump. Unfortunately, though, I think she and I may be disappointed. I still think it will be Jeb, Walker or Rubio--and I'm not really sure about Rubio. They may make him wait "his turn." If the Kochs lean hard enough for Walker, he may make it. But, I think Jeb is the most likely.

patricia92243

(12,595 posts)

2. I believe Democrats said this about Reagan - they were glad he was The Republicans nominee

Reply to spanone (Original post)

Thu Jul 2, 2015, 10:16 AM

Jul 2015

because he could never win. Be careful what we wish for. Donald might win - just like Reagan did. The crazier a candidate is the more The Republicans like them. Donald is the king of crazy.

misterhighwasted

(9,148 posts)

3. The Latino & minority vote will undo him, however.

Reply to patricia92243 (Reply #2)

Thu Jul 2, 2015, 10:33 AM

Jul 2015

And move those voter blocks swiftly to the Dems.

But I do get your comparison to Reagan.
Should get interesting since Trump is no friend of the Bush's either.