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Seriously.. Can you imagine the limitless joy we will experience when Trump begins his inevitable collapse.
The Shit which will be coming out of his mouth...My God..
Donald is one sick puppy..who has really fucked up the Republican Primary Season..Other candidates just cant figure how to handle him..Ignoring him only makes matters worse..
http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2015/08/trumpmentum-has-been-losing-steam-ever-debate
randys1
(16,286 posts)A. hate Women and consider them to be judged on their looks
B. hate anyone who is not white and hetersexual
C. hate anyone who is educated or not from Murika
This is the platform of the GOP.
This is NOT an exaggeration.
I want the world to know this.
hifiguy
(33,688 posts)Shanghai, Seoul, Rome, Moscow, istanbul, Calcutta, Rio, and other world cities think when they look at the Klown Kar.
They must swing between puzzlement, fits of laughing, and sheer, pants-loading terror.
Can't say I blame them a bit.
JCMach1
(27,559 posts)Trump embodies all of the base Republican ideas.
Only 25% of the party identify as moderates...
Evangelicals = 30%
Tea Party = 22%
http://www.usnews.com/opinion/blogs/robert-schlesinger/2013/07/23/poll-shows-republicans-divided-by-tea-party-evangelicals-and-moderates
I seem to remember Trump leading two of those three groups, so 25% is not his ceiling
As people drop out, he will pick-up more voters from two of the three biggest factions.
busterbrown
(8,515 posts)PeteSelman
(1,508 posts)I want him to stay in all the way to the convention. And then when they jerk him off, he'll run third party.
I won't be happy if he leaves.
JoePhilly
(27,787 posts)0rganism
(23,957 posts)and oh i so hope you're correct
LongTomH
(8,636 posts)I still expect him to arrive at the convention with a strong lead; but, not enough to win on the first ballot. By the second ballot, expect delegates to converge on one or two establishment candidates, probably Bush and Walker. By the third ballot, I expect that Scott Walker will win the nomination, meaning that the Koch Brothers will effectively be in charge of the GOP.
stevenleser
(32,886 posts)Possibly even a good portion of Huckabee's support Trump can get.
The only folks for sure he can't get are Rand's and Jeb's. And right now that's not a lot of folks.
pampango
(24,692 posts)JCMach1
(27,559 posts)I think Cruz and Trump have made a delegate agreement between them..., so there is also that.
busterbrown
(8,515 posts)Hes really crazy.. Someone or something will piss him off and he wont be able to control himself.
He just wont survive..He might not even want to...
Freelancer
(2,107 posts)So, I realize it varies, but are most state electors bound to vote for a candidate that gets 34% of the vote, or only if a candidate get's over 50% ?
hifiguy
(33,688 posts)who are getting 3-5% or less and I think it's a lot closer to 35-38%.
ipfilter
(1,287 posts)is an experiment in Poe's Law.