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sarisataka

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21. Donald Trump is Democrats' greatest gift: Why his buffoonish politics threaten to bring down his ent
Wed Nov 16, 2022, 11:09 AM
Nov 2022
Donald Trump is Democrats’ greatest gift: Why his buffoonish politics threaten to bring down his entire party

The GOP embraced and enabled him at every turn. Now he's become a yoke they may not be able to shed before 2016

BILL HUMPHREY AND STEPHAN RICHTER, THE GLOBALIST


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Rather, the problem emerged from the inside of the tent of the Republican Party. It is commonly called the “Donald Trump problem.”

The worst part for the Republicans is that Trump has the same effect as a Trojan horse. (Beware of the “Greeks” bearing gifts, Republicans of the United States!)

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Outside of the 20% of voters who enthusiastically vote for Ross Perot types, people don’t love Trump. They love to hate him. They live to see his humiliation and failure, whether through his next bankruptcy (of which he has had quite a few) or in other venues.

Donald Trump may not win the nomination, but the Republicans will have a very hard time to rein him in or control him. To the Democrats’ great delight, he is setting the tone and terms of the race on the Republican side of the field.
https://www.salon.com/2015/07/10/donald_trump_is_democrats_greatest_gift_why_his_buffoonish_politics_threaten_to_bring_down_his_entire_party_partner/
Depends if he is still getting free media attention and significant campaign donations Freethinker65 Nov 2022 #1
Absolutely - as long as he benefits he continues. BTW - there is no jeopardy walkingman Nov 2022 #11
Yes. Donations, free media exposure, ... Hortensis Nov 2022 #32
When is the first primary? at140 Nov 2022 #2
Probably Feb 2024 relayerbob Nov 2022 #6
Iowa caucus should be late January 2024, and New Hampshire primary DemocraticPatriot Nov 2022 #7
I thought the Iowa caucus was going the way of all obsolete Better Days Ahoy Nov 2022 #15
I'm not even inclined to do the caucuses Bettie Nov 2022 #19
Thank you for that information! nt at140 Nov 2022 #42
That's what we said in 2016 and look what happened. nycbos Nov 2022 #3
Absolutely not what I said ... relayerbob Nov 2022 #5
He may not be "over" until he is defeated in another general election... DemocraticPatriot Nov 2022 #8
He'll never see another election relayerbob Nov 2022 #9
Maybe not. Maybe so. DemocraticPatriot Nov 2022 #10
It's not 2016. BannonsLiver Nov 2022 #24
I'm hoping by then they won't let him out of... Enter stage left Nov 2022 #4
Heard that before sarisataka Nov 2022 #12
How many Dems will cross over and vote for him? MichMan Nov 2022 #13
Imma gonna kill a goat or chicken or whatever in prayer to whomever for Trump to be the GOP nominee Kennah Nov 2022 #14
👍 + 10000 Tribetime Nov 2022 #44
Probably not. The real question is GoCubsGo Nov 2022 #16
100% agreed relayerbob Nov 2022 #17
Donald Trump is Democrats' greatest gift: Why his buffoonish politics threaten to bring down his ent sarisataka Nov 2022 #21
He has a non-zero chance of dropping dead long before then Johonny Nov 2022 #18
They don't care one bit about his health Cosmocat Nov 2022 #20
I don't think the GOP will nominate a dead man Johonny Nov 2022 #35
He has gained weight and speech is slower than usual at140 Nov 2022 #43
Tha's what I said obnoxiousdrunk Nov 2022 #22
It's not 2015 anymore BannonsLiver Nov 2022 #25
You weren't paying attention relayerbob Nov 2022 #27
The day he announced his candidacy in 2015 sarisataka Nov 2022 #31
If there are more than two other Republicans running... kentuck Nov 2022 #23
Nope relayerbob Nov 2022 #26
If I had a nickel for every wrong prediction made on DU about Trump I'd be able to pay his lawyers onenote Nov 2022 #28
Yawn relayerbob Nov 2022 #29
+1. N/T obnoxiousdrunk Nov 2022 #37
See this report. This tells it like it is relayerbob Nov 2022 #30
The Palmer Report. onenote Nov 2022 #33
RW elites do not BASE JCMach1 Nov 2022 #39
He's going nowehere fast without the support of Fox News and the Murdochs ZonkerHarris Nov 2022 #34
This is pretty funny and very telling .... relayerbob Nov 2022 #36
This. GoodRaisin Nov 2022 #38
and the WSJ for the serious types. It's nice to own an empire. ZonkerHarris Nov 2022 #40
Indeed. GoodRaisin Nov 2022 #41
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