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If Donald Trump wins South Carolina this is OVER. S. Carolina however is not going to be an easy in my estimation. Very strange happenings there and many Evangelicals.
I am hoping for the best for Trump but SC is going to have a powerful say. The attack ads are already off the charts from all the candidates.
The Rock
Nope, they're just beginning, and I have a feeling Trump is going to be a very special guest of honor on the receiving end.
I think you may be right. You must remember they will have to be personal attacks because that is the only record they can move against. Trump has the distinct advantage in that the people are up in arms about our politicians ineptness, who can deny that.. not personal behavior from ancient history.
S. Carolina is also blue collar anti PC state where the sins that may be exposed of Trump personally could backlash against Washington and anyone connected to it.
Rafael Cruz is a sitting senator of the establishment no matter how hard he tries to deny it. A sitting senator who has been a part of a conservative majority who did NOTHING but fuq the people. He will not go unscathed personally or politically.
The Rock
If he becomes president, can we count on you to then post your outrage when he appoints liberal SCOTUS justices and governs more like a liberal than a conservative?
Hahaha....not.
Most of the best ads the Cruz campaign has put out against Trump so far have been video clips of Trump himself talking, in his own words. It doesn't get any more effective than that.
At any rate, the numbers in this poll are astounding. That's a huge lead. It could very well be a case of peaking early. Only time will tell.
"Who says he will govern more like a liberal. Why would he want to?"
Because his history shows us that's who and what he is.
Trump hasn't got a conservative bone in his body, nor a conservative thought in his head.
Does it not bother you that he never uses the words 'liberty' and 'freedom,' and that he never ever mentions the Constitution?
Exactly.
"Does it not bother you that he never uses the words 'liberty' and 'freedom,' and that he never ever mentions the Constitution?"
I'm pretty sure all Jim in Ohio hears when he hears Trump talk is "Build a Wall" and "They've Got to Go". He clearly doesn't hear the part about them "coming back".
Nor does he seem to know or care about the hundreds of illegals who helped build Trump's casinos and who to this day maintain his golf courses.
I know. Doesn't matter. Nothing will.
Man to be shot by Trump this evening on 5th ave. Shortly followed by a parade of his supporters.....
So true!
It doesn't have to be Trump at all. Any successful business person would do with the anger out there right now. It was almost Romney. Heck - it was even Herman Cain for a while. And Carly almost has something going. Carson even leaped to the front at one point. But Trump has held his lead throughout while saying and doing just about everything wrong. The people want to try something different. And say what you will, this Trump guy is different!
Will he govern to your personal uber-conservative mandate? No. However Cruz would just be more extreme partisan polarized gridlock of nothignness. And the people are apparently tired of washington gridlock. Period.
Nope, he's just better at pretending he is.
Trump will be taken to task by me if he screws us in any quarter.
I will be the first to rip him a new a$4hole and will join the chorus that has been smearing him here on the CF if he goes that route.
This is about our country not Donald Trump or Rafael Cruz. Both of them better get it right the FIRST time.
You Cruzheads can't see past your a$$es. One, and the most important reason is the people of this nation have allowed a Donald Trump to evolve into this monster that strikes fear into those who have believed the BS of Congress.
The Conservatives and Republicans politicians, everyone of them including your wonder boy, deceived the American people. How difficult is it to sell "I voted for" or "I voted against" when they knew the scoreboard in advance. "Their" vote did not mean a damned thing as they take turns show boating for their constituents. Listen to their disgusting pitch. I...I...I. You what? What did you do?
What you did was awaken SOME American people. The news just has not reached the CF as of yet.
The Rock
Just not pay it.
Trump can't make it either, and anyone who has been paying attention knows this. Trump has taken millions in donations. Regarding special interests, Trump has spent the better part of his life buying influence from politicians for his favorite special interest, Donald Trump. The Trump supporters love to talk about his deal making, and expect him NOT to play ball when he is the one with influence to sell? Get real!
2. Donald Trump knows how to negotiate. No one builds an international business empire the size of Mr. Trump’s without being able to win at the negotiating table.
That would qualify a lot of folks, wouldn't it Jim? Gates, Bloomberg, Zuckerberg, Soros, Oprah Winfrey, Michael Jordan. How many members of Sam Walton's extended family do you think that qualifies?
3. Donald Trump is an executive. The President of the United States is the Chief Executive Officer of our nation. We don’t need a policy expert or a legislator – we need someone who knows how to run an organization. Mr. Trump is the only candidate who has a proven record as a successful executive on a large scale.
I guess time would have to prove it out, but I just don't see the comparison. As president he is the Chief Executive Officer, governed by the Constitution, policed by the Supreme Court, limited by 535 legislators with their own agendas, and serving for 4 years at the pleasure of the voting public. I expect it would be another world altogether for someone like Trump, and one I doubt he would appreciate.
4. Donald Trump is honest. Mr. Trump is a man who tells the truth. He may not always say it in the most polished way, but our country has had enough suave liars. It is time for some straight forward honesty.
Which side of his face is the honest one? Is Hillary Clinton "terrific" and would make a great president, should have been Obama's running mate, one of the best Secretary of States ever, or what he is saying now? Does he identify more as a republican now? Because in 2004, he said he identifies more as a Democrat. Does he believe in the 2A, or does he support scary gun bans, and extended waiting periods? Does he still think Bush is the worst president in history? Does he still think Michael Bloomberg and de Blasio have been excellent mayors? Does it not give you pause to think he may have been being honest when he said all those things?
5. Donald Trump is decisive. We hear about his having business interests that filed for bankruptcy. In each case, he looked at the situation as it was, and then he cut his losses. We need someone who will look at government programs realistically and if they are failures; will end the wasteful Washington spending.
Can you honestly look at Trump's lifestyle and say that he has a single thought about wasteful spending? That is a laugher.
6. Donald Trump is courageous. Mr. Trump has been viciously attacked by the Washington establishment and the media – and he has not budged one inch. In other words, he is willing to take charge and lead.
Courageous enough to secure 4 deferments for Vietnam even. Some of us reserve words like that for people who show actual courage. Surviving an attack by Megan Kelly doesn't require courage.
7. Donald Trump listens. At Trump Presidential events, the audience gets to actually speak to him without being screened, and he responds without a teleprompter.
Ok. I've been to a thousand business meetings, and a few stockholder meetings that would dwarf any of Trump's events and seen the same from hundreds, but if it impresses you, fine.
8. Donald Trump understands that a nation without borders, language and laws is not a nation.
Does he? Have you ever seen anything regarding preventing the employment of illegal immigrants documented at any of his business holdings? Wouldn't you expect such from someone who holds that belief, and employs all the people he does?
9. Donald Trump has actually read the Bill of Rights, and is willing to defend its provisions. He is not afraid to speak about Christian persecution, and protecting gun rights.
We've touched on some of that already, but to that I'd add, be wary of someone who speaks about Christian persecution, but says "I'm not sure if I ever asked God's forgiveness." The two aren't mutually exclusive, but boy, it sure would make a man wonder.
10. Donald Trump loves this country – and says so. He wants to make America great again
If you say so. I don't believe much that comes out of his mouth.
Nothing personal Jim. I respect you as a poster here, and your opinions. I just don't share them in regards to Trump.
obama trump
Am I the only one who is scared by that?
I don't trust Trump. But I don't trust the GOP leadership anymore either. And I'm at the point where I believe that if Cruz did get elected they'd stick a knife in his back too, all the while pontificating on what they "can't" and "won't" do. What a crock of chit.
Torches and pitchforks!
X2.
With McConnell and Boner publicly vowing to defeat the Tea Party, I expect some on the GOP side to campaign for the Dem if Cruz is the nominee.
I would not be surprised to see ORomney, Boner, McCain, Graham and a few others at a Hillary campaign event, telling us how qualified she is and that she will work with the moderate republicans to get things done.
While I do not believe they'd do this publicly, I believe that they'd not only do it clandestantly, but that it's already in the works.
The above mentioned are Washington elite class politicians before they are anything else.
Call him whatever you like..but unlike...ahemmm...some here on the CF.... he will not run from a fight.
The Rock
Oh Dear. The Irony is strong in this one. Are you talking about the same guy who tweeted yesterday that if Ted Cruz doesn't stop being a big bad meanie that Trump will sue him?
Is this the same Trump who called Cruz a bit of a "maniac" and had bad temperament then when given the opportunity at the debate a few days later to reprise that attack, folded like a cheap suit?
Somebody call the Waaammmbulance.
Yes. That guy.
The Rock
You make the mistake of assuming that's why many Republicans are supporting Trump, versus the likely real reason, which is "I'll build a Wall!"
A lot of Republicans are getting exposed by their support for Trump, as Nationalists more than Conservatives.
