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SummerSnow

(12,608 posts) Fri Jul 10, 2015, 07:07 PM Jul 2015

on MSNBC right now...GOP fears losing Trump voters

RNC can't reason with Trump to tone down the anti-Latino rhetoric, Trump threatens running on a 3rd party ticket. Trump attacks all of his fellow conservative running mates.August 8th is going to be awesome.

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on MSNBC right now...GOP fears losing Trump voters (Original Post) SummerSnow Jul 2015 OP

it's sad that the republican party is no longer participating in the betterment of our nation spanone Jul 2015 #1

You're right.We're a very divided nation.Sad sad. SummerSnow Jul 2015 #2

They haven't been since the late 1970s hifiguy Jul 2015 #13

I wonder of this is going to have a reverse effect Renew Deal Jul 2015 #3

I thought the same thing.Maybe a ploy to get the Latino vote. SummerSnow Jul 2015 #5

The problem is that the GOP has pursued anti-Hispanic policies Cali_Democrat Jul 2015 #8

Delusional works over there, not here . orpupilofnature57 Jul 2015 #4

Maybe Trump is the Democratic Trump Card? Quixote1818 Jul 2015 #6

He is a gigantic floating turd in the Repuke punchbowl hifiguy Jul 2015 #12

Make no mistake, the GOP's predicament can be traced back to Obama taking over the Oval Office in 09 Cali_Democrat Jul 2015 #7

Is August 8th the first debate? Fun! n/t pnwmom Jul 2015 #9

His odds of winning the presidency right now are 50 to 1 Quixote1818 Jul 2015 #10

This is delicious. This is a de facto admission hifiguy Jul 2015 #11

He originally was a GOP tool to make the rest of their candidates look half sane. But, B Calm Jul 2015 #14

A third Tea Party ticket would be great! Kablooie Jul 2015 #15

Thom Hartmann floated a theory this morning stopwastingmymoney Jul 2015 #16

spanone

(135,844 posts)

1. it's sad that the republican party is no longer participating in the betterment of our nation

Reply to SummerSnow (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 07:09 PM

Jul 2015

SummerSnow

(12,608 posts)

2. You're right.We're a very divided nation.Sad sad.

Reply to spanone (Reply #1)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 07:10 PM

Jul 2015

hifiguy

(33,688 posts)

13. They haven't been since the late 1970s

Reply to spanone (Reply #1)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 07:55 PM

Jul 2015

when the religulously insane and plutocrats united behind Raygun.

Renew Deal

(81,861 posts)

3. I wonder of this is going to have a reverse effect

Reply to SummerSnow (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 07:11 PM

Jul 2015

Where it makes some of the other republicans look reasonable, especially compared to him. It might drive republicans that want to win to the sane choice faster.

SummerSnow

(12,608 posts)

5. I thought the same thing.Maybe a ploy to get the Latino vote.

Reply to Renew Deal (Reply #3)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 07:14 PM

Jul 2015

Cali_Democrat

(30,439 posts)

8. The problem is that the GOP has pursued anti-Hispanic policies

Reply to SummerSnow (Reply #5)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 07:19 PM

Jul 2015

While many candidates may not be as blunt as Trump, they pretty much agree with him.

orpupilofnature57

(15,472 posts)

4. Delusional works over there, not here .

Reply to SummerSnow (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 07:12 PM

Jul 2015

Quixote1818

(28,944 posts)

6. Maybe Trump is the Democratic Trump Card?

Reply to SummerSnow (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 07:16 PM

Jul 2015

hifiguy

(33,688 posts)

12. He is a gigantic floating turd in the Repuke punchbowl

Reply to Quixote1818 (Reply #6)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 07:54 PM

Jul 2015

Saying openly what they all really thing.

Cali_Democrat

(30,439 posts)

7. Make no mistake, the GOP's predicament can be traced back to Obama taking over the Oval Office in 09

Reply to SummerSnow (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 07:17 PM

Jul 2015

This is a party, after all, that has spent close to the entirety of the Obama administration stoking right-wing populism, encouraging conspiracy theories about the president and his policies, and deploying wildly irresponsible rhetoric about the dire threats posed to the nation by mainstream members of the Democratic Party. Trump's campaign, which is powered almost entirely by demagogic bluster and insults, is a kind of apotheosis of the party's strategy these past several years.

http://theweek.com/articles/565446/gop-doesnt-have-donald-trump-problem-angry-conservative-base-problem

The GOP should have thought twice before pursuing that strategy against Obama.

pnwmom

(108,980 posts)

9. Is August 8th the first debate? Fun! n/t

Reply to SummerSnow (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 07:20 PM

Jul 2015

Quixote1818

(28,944 posts)

10. His odds of winning the presidency right now are 50 to 1

Reply to SummerSnow (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 07:47 PM

Jul 2015

People who bet are usually pretty careful about things. Trump can't be taken seriously in the least and the Republican establishment knows this big time. Love to see him fucking things over.

http://www.paddypower.com/bet/politics/other-politics/us-politics?ev_oc_grp_ids=791149

hifiguy

(33,688 posts)

11. This is delicious. This is a de facto admission

Reply to SummerSnow (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 07:53 PM

Jul 2015

that they cannot win with out the slimiest and most ignorant of bigots and the rest of the pond scum in their corner.

I do larf, and hope the orangutan with the dead muskrat on its head sticks around in the Repuke race for a good long time. :rogl:

B Calm

(28,762 posts)

14. He originally was a GOP tool to make the rest of their candidates look half sane. But,

Reply to SummerSnow (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 08:04 PM

Jul 2015

now with Trump's poll numbers rising along with his already inflated ego, they have a big, big problem. Hopefully the GOP leadership will piss Trump off enough to run on a 3rd party ticket.

Kablooie

(18,634 posts)

15. A third Tea Party ticket would be great!

Reply to SummerSnow (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 08:18 PM

Jul 2015

And he's the perfect patsy to draw away all those Republican votes.

stopwastingmymoney

(2,042 posts)

16. Thom Hartmann floated a theory this morning

Reply to SummerSnow (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2015, 09:22 PM

Jul 2015

That Trump has volunteered to do all of this in an effort to knock Jeb out of the running because the Koch Bros really want Scott Walker and Jeb is standing in the way.

It does make a certain sense.

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