MSNBC just announced Donald Trump has changed his voter registration to independent

[think]

Last edited Fri Dec 23, 2011, 05:58 PM - Edit history (1)

Run Donald run!

I can't find a link to the MSNBC story but here are links to other outlets that are breaking the story:

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/201217-trump-registers-as-independent-keeps-door-open-to-white-house-run

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2011/12/donald-trump-bolts-republican-party-eyeing-other-2012-options/

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-57347940-503544/donald-trump-switches-party-affiliation-to-independent/

[pinto]

1. Trump / Cain ticket?

[MADem]

8. Picture the leering "I Am America" ads, with Cain on one side and Trump on the other...

Cain with the creepy grin, and Trump with a porcelain-toothed grimace and that squirrel on his head!

One voice...united we staaaaaaaaaaaaaand!!!

It's a winning ticket, I tell ya--a real pair of "winners!"

[roguevalley]

13. splinters on the right help the left. go for it. the nitwit ticket

[MADem]

19. +1. Love "the Nitwit Ticket!!!" nt

[marasinghe]

49. Touche'.

just read another thread, on Perry not qualifying for the VA 'Puke primary.

made me wonder if this country should have a "Shadow Presidency", along the lines of the Brit "Shadow Cabinets", or the various Govts. in Exile; or, perhaps, the High School Conferences' "Model UN General Assembly".

all these whackjobs can have their own supporters, run their own campaigns, elect their own congress & president, and pretend to govern a virtual US & nuke the rest of the planet -- either in cyberspace, or the Nevada desert, where they would have negligible effect on the real World. Kind of a low expectations version of "World of Warcraft"; call it something on the lines of "Dumbones & Deranged".

[Joe Bacon]

54. Let Trump run for President on The Birthday Party ticket.

[pinto]

15. They could do a combined campaign / book tour. 9-9-9 becomes 2-for-1.

[usrname]

25. 2-for-1

I think is Little Caesar's Pizza, a competitor of Cain's Godfather Pizza.

[cstanleytech]

37. Dont forget the popular 6-6-6

which is 6 slices of pizza with 6 hot wings and a 6 oz coke.

[housewolf]

23. it would surely turn the Repub ticket into a losing one

Can you IMAGINE the commercials????

[frazzled]

2. Gary Johnson is already going to run on the Libertarian ticket

And that's nothing to sniff at, actually. There are a lot of people out there (crazy, in my opinion) who are hardcore libertarians. I welcome him, and hopefully The Donald, to the general election race.

[rocktivity]

3. Oh, haven't you heard? Trump has got the black vote

all tied up!


rocktivity

[aaaaaa5a]

11. I heard he was........."Good with the blacks!"

[Fantastic Anarchist]

76. Trump has got to "step into that asshole" like Leon told Larry David to do.

[Seedersandleechers]

4. Trump maybe needing more attention

and more money.

[MADem]

5. He is such a prostitute for media attention! He's getting rather pathetic!

He just cannot stand that the focus isn't on his angry, reddened face and that squirrel atop his head!

I hope he does run--only Republicans will be stupid enough to vote for his raddled old ass!

[sarcasmo]

6. Here we go, Trump/ Palin

[think]

12. Jon Stewart's dream ticket? :D

http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-june-1-2011/me-lover-s-pizza-with-crazy-broad

[usrname]

30. That was excellent

Was thinking at the end that De Niro would step in to help out.

[tomp]

64. hysterical bit at that link. thanks. nt

[CarmanK]

7. Guess he milked the GOP gig for all it was worth, now he'll start speculation over 3rd pty run!

Any station that gives him mileage on this are fools. But, then again the MURDOGS need to fill a lot of space and the bigger the lies, all the better.

[randome]

17. I think it's more likely he wants to prove himself relevant.

With the GOP sinking in the polls, maybe he wants to distance himself from them. Not that it would really change anyone's mind about him. He's still a douche bag.

[dotymed]

69. IMO, it is all about profit.

Can he get matching funds? He would love to get a few extra million $ by getting donations to a presidential campaign. These bastards (especially him) are only interested in money and all the toys and power it can buy them.

GO OWS!
Amerika, love it or leave it, if you can. The majority of us cannot leave it because of money and or "laws." We must fight for our rights.

[SlimJimmy]

71. Agree. It's not like he *really* held many hardline conservative views. One

look at his *actual* record, not what he has said lately, would tell us that. He is really more of a moderate Democrat (conservadem) on most policy issues if we look at what he's said in the not too distant past. With that said, I don't think he would garner that many votes as a third party candidate because of the very negative ads that would be fielded by the Republican nominee.

But, we can always hope it happens.

[JoePhilly]

9. HUUUUGE!!!!!

[northoftheborder]

10. Heh!

[rurallib]

14. did he have to show his birth certificate to do that?

[tridim]

16. His hair went independent years ago.

[MADem]

21. Ha ha ha! That is probably one of the most complex comb-overs in world history! nt

[Surya Gayatri]

22. Bwaaaaahaaaaa!

n/t

[emilyg]

40. Duzy. LOL

[lunatica]

59. That's his swan do

[Rosa Luxemburg]

65. LOL!

[Splinter Cell]

68. LMFAO!

[dotymed]

70. Imagine, he dates and marries models. Beautiful, shallow women

who want money. It is a business propisition that would be called prostitution if we did it. Yep, a great leader for Amerika.

[SmittynMo]

18. Who really cares about this loudmouth?

This guy is so full of himself, it makes me sick.

[Myrina]

20. Awww, poor widdle Donny is upset nobody wanted to come to his debate ...

To quote the ever-so-profound Nelson Muntz: "HAH HAH!!"

[housewolf]

24. Who on MSNBC announced that?

Did he or she have a straight face?

I have images of the entire MSNBC news team all doubled over with giggles and laughter

[think]

27. I'm sorry I don't remember. I was working at the time and just briefly heard it mentioned.

But I sure cracked a smile!

[Fearless]

26. Will you provide a link, it is required in the LBN.

[think]

29. My apologies. I didn't know that.

I can't find a link to the MSNBC story.

Here are links to other outlets that are breaking the story:

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/201217-trump-registers-as-independent-keeps-door-open-to-white-house-run

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2011/12/donald-trump-bolts-republican-party-eyeing-other-2012-options/

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-57347940-503544/donald-trump-switches-party-affiliation-to-independent/

[Fearless]

38. That'll definitely do... Have a great evening!

EDIT TO ADD: It is kind of confusing right now... the Statement of Purpose for the forum infers that a link is needed by saying... "News stories must have been published within the last 12 hours. Use the published title of the story as the title of the discussion thread."

Back in DU2, it was much more clear. Hopefully they clear up the language soon.

Happy posting!

[RoccoR5955]

28. There is no "independent" in NY to register as.

It's called "not affiliated" in NY. Some people confuse a non affiliated voter with someone on the Independence Party. It figures MSGEBE would do this.

[inna]

32. good point, thank you

[inna]

31. what was he before?

[benddem]

33. I really wish he would run

so he could see how unpopular he is. This man's ego knows no bounds.

[think]

35. Just think. The Donald could pick his running mate on "The Apprentice" n/t

[Berlin Expat]

34. As Jon Stewart called him,

"'....a circus peanut with a badger on its head.'"

I hope and pray The Donald decides to make a grab for the brass ring, personally. It'll split the Republican vote and all but guarantee a second term for President Obama.

Trump/Cain? My God, it'll be beautiful.

[Mira]

36. I will buy stock in popcorn. n/t

[Hulk]

39. Does ANYONE care??

This comb-over can burn his draft card.....nobody really gives a shit.

[Glimmer of Hope]

47. I think if no one paid attention he would go away.

[marasinghe]

50. ah, no; please? let's keep him. better entertainment than much of the reality drivel.

[Survivoreesta]

57. I care>

Because a split in the nutbucket vote all but guarantees Obama's 2nd term!

[Kahuna]

41. I've said it before and I'll say it again...trump is suffering from some

kind of mental defect. Dementia maybe.

[think]

43. Megalomania perhaps?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megalomania

[eyewall]

74. I can't think of any Republicans

currently in the race (or just in the news for that matter) who don't appear to be suffering from some kind of mental defect. It's the party of cartoon politics.

I'm waiting for Mrs. Palin to announce a new independent political party, the Joe Sixpack Party!

[BadtotheboneBob]

42. So what?

A voter's political registration is no concern of mine. Even Trump's...

[Kahuna]

44. In that case, I'm surprised you bothered to respond to the thread. nt

[BadtotheboneBob]

63. Because sometimes I need to say, "I don't care".

Is that OK with you? If not, I don't care about that, either.

[Corruption Winz]

45. This just confirms what we've always known about Trump..

He's not a Republican or a Democrat. He's a Trumplicat. He's out for himself. In that sense, Independent suits him quite nicely.

He went Republican here because he'd have run against a Democrat. Chances are, he'd have at least remained Independent if the president were a Republican. Opportunistic douche, clearly.

[olddad56]

46. The only person I could see Trump taking votes away from would be Herman Cain

[brooklynite]

48. Following in Michael Bloomberg's footsteps...

Ten years ago, I was at a Democratic "Unity Dinner" in NYC for Mark Green's mayoral campaign (I didn't vote for him but the Party is the Party) and Donald Trump was there. I think The Donald is bouncing between affiliations based on his personal ambitions, rather than any smidgen of political philosophy...

[Fire Walk With Me]

51. Wait! Do you hear that? It's quiet but it's slowly getting louder...

...circus music.

[Dragonbreathp9d]

52. Only because there isn't a Trumparty yet

[tinrobot]

53. He'll never run because he'd have to quit his TV show...

He'd also have to state his income, which is a lot less than he claims.

[truthisfreedom]

55. Toupe'.

Achoo!

[JohnnyRingo]

56. Please let it happen...

I've been a good boy all year, and I pick up my room every day. Please Santa Claus, all I want for Christmas is for Donald Trump to siphon off the Tea Bagger votes.... and a pony.
The Donald first, then the pony.

Thanx Santa
Little JohnnyRingo

[lunatica]

58. He did have pizza with Sarah Palin way back when

It was obviously a photo op, what with using dainty forks and all. You gotta admit Trump is a man of the peoples. Who wouldn't want to have a beer with him and his VP Palin?

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

60. I'm not registered as a Democrat

As far as I know, I am simply registered to vote, I don't remember registering a party affiliation. The only thing "Democrat" I do is to select the Democratic ticket in the voting booth.

Registering "as" a party loyalist - is this common?

[JohnnyRingo]

72. Does that mean you vote in both primaries?

In Ohio we're given the ballot that suits our registration. Independents can vote for either, but only one.

In Ohio many hard line conservatives brag about their independent status, but it was because Limbaugh ordered them to change during "Operation Chaos" so they could vote to put Hillary on the ballot instead of Obama. Only a minority did, and they're too lazy to change back.

Perhaps your state has open primaries where you can vote for both parties. In my opinion, that skews the will of the people because if I was voting in the Republican primary, I'd pick the wackiest nutjob possible and cancel the vote of an earnest GOP member. That would make Santorum look quite popular when he isn't. I wouldn't want to miss out on the Democratic primary just to throw a wrench in the GOP.

Do you pick either a dem or repub ballot when you vote in a primary, or do you get both? What state is this?

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

77. No, I can only vote in one party's primary

But I don't have to declare the party ahead of time.

Michigan.

Edit to add: Go Blue!

[ChairmanAgnostic]

61. I guess all those loyal GOP candidates who dutifully went to kiss his ring

Might be feeling a bit put out about now.

[24601]

62. I grieve for the independents...n/t

[Rosa Luxemburg]

66. Mr. 0.5%

or maybe he is so wealthy that he is the 0.005%?

[Splinter Cell]

67. LOL

What a circus this race has already become.

[musiclawyer]

73. Is he secretly a democratic plant ?

Seriously. I have friends who think if you wanted a Trojan horse HE is how you would do it

[Fantastic Anarchist]

75. He should change his registration to "defendent" ...

Fucking fraudster that he is.