"If this were a dictatorship it would be a heck of a lot easier... as long as I'm the dictator!"

Somewhere, Trump must have seen that and thought,"That's a great idea. I can do that!"

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Moderator, feel free to lock.

it buys into the theory that when he called the Clintons, they said he should run.

whatever he does or says inflates his own ego. He is making a new path (in his mind) that people want to follow - only he can fix everything. He is so convinced of his own greatness and those who do not agree just don't understand the magnitude of his brilliance. He and his family want the trappings of the presidency - not the work of it.

They're both narcissists. Both stupid and inattentive. Both think they're a lot more competent than they actually are. Both are astonishingly easy to manipulate. Bush hated preparing for debates, and said nearly as much at the debates. Trump is already maneuvering to avoid them altogether.

But what they both love is running for President. For narcissists, it seems to be the ultimate attraction, seeing themselves on the big screens and being cheered by the carefully selected, adoring crowds. That is what they really care about, that, and the illusion of unlimited power over others.

Bush showed us something else highly important as well, which is that a narcissist on his game is just a sociopath with a larger ego, with no empathy, no remorse, and no regrets. There are no limits to what Trump will say or do to realize his ambitions, and he has already surrounded himself with others like him, only smarter and more evil. His only limits are what he, an evil, totally incompetent fool, grandiosely thinks he can get away with.

or senile... or who knows?

But, if it is theater as in an extension of his foray into reality TV, his being the nominee alone could be a sick joke on us all. Many for falling for a hyperbolically ignorant, racist candidate, and many more for worrying about what a horrifying possibility it is.
What btter way to be powerful without having to do the real work? He wants to be seen as talented and powerful. Turning his candidacy into a fraudulant joke could deliver both.
We should not discount him AT ALL. But, he does seem to be an incredibly lazy candidate who isn't very interested in what it would really mean to conduct the duties of a president.

I very much agree with your analysis of Trump.

"10 ways to lose the presidency" but actually about politics.