IMO, Trump would lose to Hillary by a wide margin

[Chirpio]

Bush would have a small chance because some Hispanics would vote for him, and Trump makes him look sane. But Trump would have no chance as he would get no minority support and his radicalism would alienate many moderate whites.
I can see Trump losing by a whopping margin to Hillary.

[PoliticAverse]

1. Trump will not be the next president of the US. n/t

[HooptieWagon]

2. Trump would lose to Sanders by every bit as wide a margin.

Same probably goes for O'Malley and the others.

[Lil Missy]

3. A ham sandwich would beat trump in the general. n/t

[PATRICK]

4. Alienates fellow businessmen

who can't control him or trust his judgment. Will not get access to the cheat machine like Romney did so he will gamble even more on demagoguery. Will precipitate movement to the REAL GOP line of defense which is totally downticket. Where "moderates" will troll for future favors while solidifying power on the Hill.

The only presidential fuss the GOP will do, because it has the money, is to bluster away against a Democratic presidential mandate and completely interpret the election on legislative races- if they win. They don't have much room to blow command of the Hill and ever hope to keep a viable base.

[Maeve]

5. He won't get the nomination and will blow over like a short thunderstorm

Which, by the way, he has much in common with...

[TexasBushwhacker]

6. I agree, but I don't think Trump will be the nominee

Yes, he leads right now because there are so many candidates in the GOP clown car. 18% of the polled people said they wanted Trump, but 82% said they didn't. When the guys in the single digits start dropping out, they will throw their support to Jeb! or Walker.

I must say I'm looking forward the the GOP debates. We need a drinking game. What should the word be? "Obama"?

[uponit7771]

7. Unnnn, Mitt Romney out and out lied, Said crap like he didn't care about the very poor, was

... into "dressage", didn't care about the 47% along with being dead wrong about Americas auto industry.

Obama, who pulled America out of the Republican Great Recession with a couple of financial programs couldn't do double digits past the aforementioned horrid candidate.

conservatives will vote for anyone

[MineralMan]

8. Donald Trump will NOT be the GOP nominee.

Not a chance in Hell. Paying attention to Trump is a waste of all of our time.

[Sunlei]

10. Trump tops their polls. Unless Trump pulls a "Quitter stunt" like some republicans do.

heck I'll even vote for Trump in primary, to insure republicans get who they deserve

[MineralMan]

11. Those polls are silly right now.

Nobody has any sort of real lead. They're all going after the racist, bigot, fundamentalist vote right now. Trump has zero chance of being the nominee. Period.

[Sunlei]

12. I know. But to Republicans 'push' polls are the basis of their entire 'media campaign'

[Maeve]

15. Sometimes I feel like the only person who remembers the term 'silly season'

That point in summer when stupid stories dominate the media and people go along with it just for the halibut....
he's favored by 15% of less than 30% of the population? ooooo, I'm skeered!

[MineralMan]

16. A lot of people see numbers but don't understand them.

A lot of people see candidates, but don't really know much about them.

If you go somewhere besides DU, it gets even worse. The majority of voters in actual general elections for President know only what they've learned from TV ads, frankly. Some know only what Fox News tells them. Sadly, we do not have an informed electorate in the United States, generally.

[Maeve]

17. yeah, I see people who support him because he's rich

Never mind the bankruptcies (not him, only the companies he's destroyed and yet he wants to do the same for America)...or they like that he "makes liberals crazy" (no, dear, that's laughter)..or "because he tells it like it is" (he lies like a rug, or whatever that is on his head)

[Sunlei]

9. sure, Mrs. Clinton can beat any of them, Trump and the pack of 2nd place in primary republicans.

Polls show Trump will be Republicans primary winner. So all the losers will have to back the man republicans voters choose.

[madville]

13. He's the only person with unfavorable ratings higher than Hillary

He's at 58% unfavorable while Clinton is at
49%.

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[Buns_of_Fire]

14. He's their current Flavor of the Week.

The REAL Powers-That-Be will let him have his turn at stardom, until it comes closer to Opening Night. Then the hook will come out, and he and his TEN BILLION DOLLARS LOOK AT ME!!! act will be dragged off the stage, kicking and screaming all the way.