Ok. So the biggest mistake that was made resulting in Trump as the GOP candidate was

[Jitter65]

that the media gave him free air time disproportionally to any of the other candidate. If you really want to hurt Trump, they should have just IGNORED him, not reported on anything outrageous that he was saying...cut away from his speeches and rallies. But that would not be a ratings-getter. So I blame the media for giving us Trump as the GOP candidate more than anything or anyone else.

Hillary should learn from this and basically ignore him on the campaign trail and just talk about her issues and what she intends to do for people. Just ignore him and his bluster no matter what he says. That's on the campaign trail..but when it comes to the debates she should let loose. It is a waste of time for her to respond to his every smear...let her surrogates do the responding or respond in ads but not in person. It diminishes her message to respond on the trail. Let the ads an surrogates do the attacking and responding.

[Thinkingabout]

1. Well, it wont be Trump talking about issues, he doesnt have a position.

[kimbutgar]

2. I agree 100% focus on the issues facing Americans and ignore the bluster of trump the ignoramus.

I thought what President Obama did at Rutgears not naming him was the way to go.

[Agnosticsherbet]

3. I blame the voters who voted for this dumb ass. Most of the media coverage was not flattering.

On national TV, he said and did monumentally ugly things. Neither MSNBC, CNN, NBC, ABC, or CBS did puff pieces that made him look good.
It reminded me of the coverage of Palin in 2008. Once she was the VP nominee, she got a lot of press, and most of it was honest, which amounted to a negative portrayal. Not surprisingly, she did more to hurt McCain than about anything else.

For some reason, his outrageous actions made absolutely no difference to his voters.

I do not give the media a pass. They should have been more even in the coverage. I understand why they covered the way they did. He is a movable trainwreck. And when you add in the open conspiracy in the Republican party to get rid of him, it was a drama that kept ratings high.

I have even wondered if the whole Dump Trump movement and his outrageous acts were planned. It kept the media turned in and everyone watching.

[DesertFlower]

4. makes you wonder what kind of person votes

for trump, i.e.. racist, sexist, not too smart.

and his fellow candidates. JEB should have called him out as soon as he said what he did about mexicans. JEB's wife is mexican.

[Agnosticsherbet]

9. I continue to think that anyone who votes for a racist, sexist, not too smart candidate

is racist, sexist, not too smart.

[Freddie]

5. Failure of the GOP to get behind one non-Trump candidate until

The Cruz-Kasich "agreement" which came WAY too late.
Rubio or Kasich would have been a far more viable contender in the fall and they all knew this. Thought voters would too.
I've read that Kasich is on Trump's short list for running mate. Will he destroy what's left of his political career or does he have nothing left to lose?

[Her Sister]

6. I blame the media for the coverage!

GOP candidates for having 18 plus candidates!
The racist voters for voting and enabling this clown and now pushing him to the forefront for the whole of 2016!
People that encouraged this clown throughout the years to run for President, including Oprah!
Trump the Fuck for Trump the Fuck!

[SharonClark]

8. Agree 100%

[BootinUp]

7. Yep.

Thats what she is going to do.