Quote from: MACMan on September 03, 2015, 12:11:36 PM
"Loyalty" to the crime cartel known as the Republican party?! 

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/09/03/rnc-presses-trump-to-pledge-no-independent-2016-run/

Now that's funny, and sadly true.

I think this was an important move and solidified my support of Trump.  Before this I feared another Ross Perot incident.  Now let the best man or woman win the Republican nomination.  In 2010 we secured the House to no avail, in 2014 both the House and Senate to no avail.  I am sick of lying politicians and nominees from Washington or with close associations with DC and I believe most potential Republican nominees are in that boat, otherwise why is Trump, Carson and Fiorini so high in the polls which shows most Americans agree...I want a LEADER that will appoint great executives and be forceful as only a business person can be.  I love Carson but he is not a business person which leaves Trump and Carly...POTUS and VP 

For those worried about Trump running his mouth and losing...everytime he is politically INCORRECT, his numbers go up.  He does not vacillate or back down from his indicated plans when elected...Romney did not lose because he was too rich, he lost because he ran such a mealy race.  Trump never backs down.

Signed under duress, by intimidation. That will never hold up.

Whoever becomes the Presidential nominee becomes the ranking member of that party.  Should NY also have a Senate nominee, just sayin, then that person would become 2nd highest in that state, say NY.  Same Texas, CA, MD, whoever winds up with it.

This means the GOP biggies can push Trump all they want. In the event he should start winning some primaries, they will have second thoughts, though probably not enough to overcome the native stupidity of the average politician.

Quote from: fraggle on September 03, 2015, 02:17:02 PM
He does not vacillate or back down from his indicated plans when elected...Romney did not lose because he was too rich, he lost because he ran such a mealy race.  Trump never backs down.

Trump has changed his mind on so many things it blows my mind!!!

The last was when he vowed not to sign the pledge!!!   

Quote from: fraggle on September 03, 2015, 02:17:02 PM
I think this was an important move and solidified my support of Trump.  Before this I feared another Ross Perot incident.  Now let the best man or woman win the Republican nomination.  In 2010 we secured the House to no avail, in 2014 both the House and Senate to no avail.  I am sick of lying politicians and nominees from Washington or with close associations with DC and I believe most potential Republican nominees are in that boat, otherwise why is Trump, Carson and Fiorini so high in the polls which shows most Americans agree...I want a LEADER that will appoint great executives and be forceful as only a business person can be.  I love Carson but he is not a business person which leaves Trump and Carly...POTUS and VP 

For those worried about Trump running his mouth and losing...everytime he is politically INCORRECT, his numbers go up.  He does not vacillate or back down from his indicated plans when elected...Romney did not lose because he was too rich, he lost because he ran such a mealy race.  Trump never backs down.

Trump will find a way to end his campaign before the first of the year! By then he will have totally destroyed the RINO's he hates( Bush, Graham and Crusty) and be in the position to throw major support to someone he likes. I would bet Cruz!

Think about it! His negatives with Hispanics are about 82% but he isn't worried? If he could transfer his supporters to the Cruz camp that negative rating wouldn't mean squat Ted could reverse it!

Quote from: redbeard on September 03, 2015, 02:37:14 PM
Trump will find a way to end his campaign before the first of the year! By then he will have totally destroyed the RINO's he hates( Bush, Graham and Crusty) and be in the position to throw major support to someone he likes. I would bet Cruz!

Think about it! His negatives with Hispanics are about 82% but he isn't worried? If he could transfer his supporters to the Cruz camp that negative rating wouldn't mean squat Ted could reverse it!

I just heard that 34% of hispanics support Trump's candidacy.  That doesn't square with your 82% negativity with hispanics.

Quote from: kroz on September 03, 2015, 02:46:20 PM
I just heard that 34% of hispanics support Trump's candidacy.  That doesn't square with your 82% negativity with hispanics.

Latest ABC poll!

QuoteTrump is much farther under water than Clinton, rated favorably by 37 percent of Americans and unfavorably by 59 percent. That reflects a slight 4-point rise in favorability since mid-July, entirely among whites, +6 points. Nonwhites see Trump negatively by a vast 17-79 percent, unchanged among Hispanics and more negative among blacks, by 16 points, since midsummer.

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/clinton-water-trump-polarization-grows-poll/story?id=33461702

May bad 79%

Quote from: redbeard on September 03, 2015, 02:47:35 PM
Latest ABC poll!

hhmm... okay.  My info was from FOX News.

Wondering if there was some kind of agreement struck behind closed doors.

Trump: "Screw your loyalty BS - you're not supporting ME!"

GOPe:  "We can keep you off the ballots, make life difficult, Bush will bloody you, he's got a wad of cash."

Trump: "Why is it so hard for you knuckleheads to see I'm your only hope of winning the WH?  You bet on a sissy, hen-pecked, Bush that prefers Spanish over English and the base is with ME!"

GOPe:  "SHUSH already!   Ok, ok, if you keep that up, and the base finds out - OMG!  He might go up another 5 points in the pols!"

Trump:  "I will be totally pledging my allegiance to the Republican Party and to the CONSERVATIVE PRINCIPLES for which it stands."   (meaning Ted Cruz...  Not the RINOs)

GOPe whispering among themselves:  "We got him right where we want him..."

Trump thinking:  "I got them right where I want them...  too bad for them, they didn't read my book!"   

Quote from: redbeard on September 03, 2015, 02:37:14 PM
Trump will find a way to end his campaign before the first of the year! By then he will have totally destroyed the RINO's he hates( Bush, Graham and Crusty) and be in the position to throw major support to someone he likes. I would bet Cruz!

Think about it! His negatives with Hispanics are about 82% but he isn't worried? If he could transfer his supporters to the Cruz camp that negative rating wouldn't mean squat Ted could reverse it!

Not gonna happen. He's in it to win it. If you do not understand that, you don't understand human nature.

Everybody's got their "idea baby." Every body wants to be the smartest guy in the room. Sometimes it's best just to sit back and enjoy the show.

Quote from: kroz on September 03, 2015, 02:46:20 PM
I just heard that 34% of hispanics support Trump's candidacy.  That doesn't square with your 82% negativity with hispanics.

Because the term Hispanic is a lie. Now if they were to be honest and narrow the field to "South Americans", South of the US border then that 82% makes total sense.

Quote from: carlb on September 03, 2015, 03:47:05 PM
Not gonna happen. He's in it to win it. If you do not understand that, you don't understand human nature.

Everybody's got their "idea baby." Every body wants to be the smartest guy in the room. Sometimes it's best just to sit back and enjoy the show.

I can't get past the government accountability act 1975! by law Trump would have to put his assets into a blind trust  if elected president. I don't see him doing that but it is a requirement by law! I think he has some real objectives in this election and going all the way I'm not convinced of. (YET)

Quote from: carlb on September 03, 2015, 03:47:05 PM
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Everybody's got their "idea baby." Every body wants to be the smartest guy in the room. Sometimes it's best just to sit back and enjoy the show. 

  White Popcorn is tastes better than yellow, although it doesn't pop as big.    We put butter and Parmesan cheese on ours, the Russians like to put SUGAR on theirs.      We buy 50lb bags of popcorn, and have a commercial popper in the kitchen/dining area. 

Has anyone else noticed the sudden interest in politics?   This is GREAT!  People that didn't give a rat's behind, are actually talking about the political arena - thank you Donald Trump!!!  and we got sooooo...... much time before the primaries, people are actually getting educated (a little bit) on the candidates!    psst!  pass that bowl over here....!     The more they learn about the candidates, the more Ted Cruz stands out.

Quote from: redbeard on September 03, 2015, 04:08:27 PM
I can't get past the government accountability act 1975!
by law Trump would have to put his assets into a blind trust  if elected president.
I don't see him doing that but it is a requirement by law!
I think he has some real objectives in this election
and going all the way I'm not convinced of. (YET)

Did Nelson Rockefeller put his assets in a blind trust
when he was made Vice President?

I find where there was a bill like you mention in 1975 but I cannot find that it was ever enacted. Do you have a link to what you were reading please?