Upcoming Primaries
October 15th, 2015 at 12:19:56 PM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25010 | I have new respect for Donald Trump. I finally looked him up and read his families history and was impressed. He actually has kind of a family dynasty going. He German immigrant grandfather made his fortune in the hotel business. His father, Fred Trump made a real fortune in NYC real estate. Donald grew up in a very wealthy family. He was no spoiled brat, he went to a good military school for 8th thru 12th grade, and good colleges after that. He took over the family business, worth about 200mil in 1971, and grew it to the 9 bil it's worth today, no easy feat. Even Trump's kids are very successful, especially Ivanka. If there's any scandal in this family, it's well hidden. No drug addicts or closet alcoholics, just a bunch of hard working well educated ambitious people who are living the American dream. Even Donad's siblings are all successful. His sister is a retired federal judge and his younger brother is president of his father's property management company. All this is very impressive to me, it makes me think differently about Trump. Even the winners of the orig Apprentice show, the ones that went to work in the Trump business, have nothing but praise for how Trump went out of his way for years to mentor them and help them in their careers. Trump does not own the rights to the show, but does have a big financial stake in it. NBC didn't fire him, he quit because of the campaign. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
October 15th, 2015 at 1:42:23 PM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25010 | "The 2016 election appears to be one about presidential leadership, rather than policy issues. Republican voters are less concerned about the details of Trump's tax plan than about his track record of putting together deals or his promise of making the United States great again," says McLennan "It is about the voters’ perceptions of Trump as a leader rather than the details of his policy positions, or even the political positions he has held in the past." I know this is the reason for Trump's popularity. He's flamboyant, he makes the rest of those running seem dull and lackluster. It's his style, he's a self promoter, a salesman. But he also finds ways to get things done, he knows how to surround himself with good people. He gets people excited about what he's selling. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
October 16th, 2015 at 2:25:23 PM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25010 | I saw a bit of Sanders on Ellen. My god, he looks and acts like he's 80. I was embarrassed for him. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
October 16th, 2015 at 10:38:00 PM permalink | |
Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
With Trump and Carson polling at nearly 50% between them, the candidates outside of Rubio, Fiorina, Cruz and Bush could do us a favor and drop out and reduce the noise. As no state is allowed to vote all it's delegates to the winning candidate unless he/she earns 50% of the vote, it seems unlikely that any state will put all delegates for one candidate. The best money bet is that they enter the convention without a candidate. As it is still the Democratic candidates election to lose, we may get a Carson/Trump or a Trump/Carson ticket. I have to admit that I am surprised. I thought that the early hub-bub would die down. |
October 16th, 2015 at 11:10:47 PM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25010 | Trump has a bigger than life personality that fills any room he's in. You want the guy to like you and be your friend. It even comes across on TV. He believes in himself, he's like the Tony Roberts of real estate. Somebody hit it on the head today. Trump is so big he makes all the other candidates look small and weak. That's exactly it, I even think about Bush and Rubio and the rest as small people in my mind. I don't even like Trump, but there is something compelling about him. He's a powerful alpha male, a natural leader. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
October 17th, 2015 at 5:19:22 AM permalink | |
AZDuffman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 135 Posts: 18136 |
No need to worry, the field has already shrunk and will continue to do so. We will have a candidate. If we do not, it will be because of a conservative/establishment split, not because of a wide field. Wild card is how Trump continues. He is getting more results by spending less than anyone else. Most of his money is going to T-Shirts and other swag, little to polling or other stuff candidates are supposedly supposed to do. He is sort of some pre-WWII businessman bringing out a product and saying "the people will love it" with no care for research. He may be right and he may be wrong, but he will not let analysis paralysis set it. The people are loving that so far. You ask Trump about something he tells you. You ask Hillary and she goes and asks her pollster. The President is a fink. |
October 17th, 2015 at 6:47:10 AM permalink | |
Nareed Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 346 Posts: 12545 |
The Democrats would love that so much. Donald Trump is a one-term LOSER |
October 17th, 2015 at 10:27:32 AM permalink | |
DRich Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 51 Posts: 4944 |
That's funny because when I see the name EvenBob I immediately envision Bernie Sanders (not politically just appearance wise). At my age a Life In Prison sentence is not much of a detrrent. |
October 25th, 2015 at 3:47:36 PM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25010 | A couple polls had Carson beating Trump earlier in the week in IA. I have a Google request that sends any story about Trump polls to my inbox, I get dozens a day. You would have thought the race was over, from some of the stories I read. Trump was finished, it had finally happened. Of course today polls have them tied or Trump leading in IA again, but for a couple days there you would think Trump was quitting at any minute. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
October 25th, 2015 at 5:06:12 PM permalink | |
AZDuffman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 135 Posts: 18136 |
It is a weird coalition of lefties and establishment GOP that want Trump to quit. They sort of are saying, "he had his fun and now he needs to go home." What they miss is he is an alpha-male and he does not care who knows it. He refuses to play the media, "you have to apologize for saying that" game. He generates several times the energy that Hillary does. He is a total wild card, which the political class hates because they cannot use their usual playbook. The President is a fink. |