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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Sun Jul 19, 2015, 02:08 PM Jul 2015

Guardian: Has America gone nuts? Could Republican frontrunner Donald Trump really become president?

TOM MCCARTHY, THE GUARDIAN
19 JUL 2015 AT 10:46 ET

For two serene months after Donald Trump announced in March that he was forming a presidential exploratory committee, he failed to register in national political polls. People basically thought he was kidding.

Then something funny happened. Trump, the developer and reality TV star, began hiring staffers in early voting states. He travelled to political rallies. He held a campaign launch event. And his poll numbers began to climb.

Now Trump has climbed all the way to the top. In three of the last four major national political surveys, Trump is the leader in the race for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination. A Fox News survey this week had Trump ahead of the Wisconsin governor, Scott Walker, 18-15, with Jeb Bush third. Thousands of enthusiastic citizens have been flocking to Trump rallies, from Arizona to New Hampshire.

The effect of Trump’s controversial weekend attack on 2008 presidential candidate John McCain , over his time in captivity in Vietnam, remains to be seen. But should Trump ride out the storm – as he has flourished in the squalls stirred up so far – the question will have to be asked.

Has American politics collapsed? Has the Republican party lost its collective mind? Is the Trump “surge” for real?

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Guardian: Has America gone nuts? Could Republican frontrunner Donald Trump really become president? (Original Post) DonViejo Jul 2015 OP

Yes, and some of us do take Trump that seriously nadinbrzezinski Jul 2015 #1

It's possible he could hurt the republican party and it's possible he could win. mucifer Jul 2015 #2

i don't believe our media has asked this very relevant question and it's a scary one for the world spanone Jul 2015 #3

I can't tell how is Trump worse than anyone else they've run since 2000? Johonny Jul 2015 #4

No - even if he became the repug nominee - no lame54 Jul 2015 #5

If he is elected president, THEN we are nuts. Letting 'nuts' run for president is not a bad thing. pampango Jul 2015 #6

Trevor Noah (Jon Stewart's replacement) is looking forward to the campaign: IcyPeas Jul 2015 #7

Nixon became president olddots Jul 2015 #8

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)

1. Yes, and some of us do take Trump that seriously

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sun Jul 19, 2015, 02:11 PM

Jul 2015

time the rest do

mucifer

(23,542 posts)

2. It's possible he could hurt the republican party and it's possible he could win.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sun Jul 19, 2015, 02:13 PM

Jul 2015

Hard to say at this point.

Whichever it is. It sure isn't funny.

People suffer when he stirs up racism.

spanone

(135,832 posts)

3. i don't believe our media has asked this very relevant question and it's a scary one for the world

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sun Jul 19, 2015, 02:16 PM

Jul 2015

can you imagine trump 'confronting' china or iran? fuuuuck us.

Johonny

(20,851 posts)

4. I can't tell how is Trump worse than anyone else they've run since 2000?

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sun Jul 19, 2015, 02:20 PM

Jul 2015

The only thing about Trump is that he tells you upfront how much he hates everyone not named Donald Trump. If all the GOP candidates were as honest as Donald then the GOP could set about fixing its real problem. No one in that party gives a damn about anything but $$$ for themselves.

lame54

(35,290 posts)

5. No - even if he became the repug nominee - no

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sun Jul 19, 2015, 02:23 PM

Jul 2015

pampango

(24,692 posts)

6. If he is elected president, THEN we are nuts. Letting 'nuts' run for president is not a bad thing.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sun Jul 19, 2015, 02:33 PM

Jul 2015

To prevent this you would need group that screens potential presidential candidates and only allows 'approved' candidates to run. That sounds kind of dangerous.

IcyPeas

(21,871 posts)

7. Trevor Noah (Jon Stewart's replacement) is looking forward to the campaign:

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sun Jul 19, 2015, 02:40 PM

Jul 2015

He was funny on the Tonight Show with Fallon talking about the race and he certainly has a different perspective being from South Africa: Gives you an idea what some people in the rest of the world think of us.

http://www.nbc.com/the-tonight-show/video/trevor-noah-compares-2016-presidential-race-to-game-of-thrones/2881671

olddots

(10,237 posts)

8. Nixon became president

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sun Jul 19, 2015, 02:45 PM

Jul 2015

Anything can happen in this world ,look at the dip shit running North Korea .lf we don't complain the planet will die sooner than later .

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