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secondwind

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26. I don't think Trump will be elected. Christians will NEVER vote for this guy.. NEVER.. they will

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Fri Aug 21, 2015, 12:38 AM

Aug 2015

sit it out, and devil be damned. They are very principled. And the Christian Right is the BASE of the GOP.

Think about it: Trump polling at X sounds nice, but there are 10 or more whose combined polling is HIGHER

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Nah. He'll never become our President [View all] Stinky The Clown Aug 2015 OP

I was 100% convinced there was NO WAY Bush would be elected. cyberswede Aug 2015 #1

he didn't win grasswire Aug 2015 #11

Vigilance indeed!! ailsagirl Aug 2015 #56

He would be worse than Bush, if such a thing is possible. CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2015 #2

And I never would have thought.... daleanime Aug 2015 #3

I agree completely. herding cats Aug 2015 #7

Bush actually made me a flaming liberal! Kath1 Aug 2015 #14

Your life story illustrates the old medieval concept of 'felix culpa' (or 'good KingCharlemagne Aug 2015 #45

Thank you! Kath1 Aug 2015 #58

I never paid much attention either about politics before bush kimbutgar Aug 2015 #53

Same here. Kath1 Aug 2015 #59

It could go either way. I believe little of what he is saying right now as far as policy positions stevenleser Aug 2015 #18

Thank you for your incisive comments. CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2015 #25

To be worse than Bush ... JustABozoOnThisBus Aug 2015 #40

Me too JustAnotherGen Aug 2015 #54

As I've seen mentioned here before. Rod Beauvex Aug 2015 #4

People, like me, who remember Kennedy sure did. immoderate Aug 2015 #17

What I meant was.... Rod Beauvex Aug 2015 #19

In 1960, Nixon was the sitting vice president Art_from_Ark Aug 2015 #23

Oh yes. Nixon was a punchline after Kennedy beat him. immoderate Aug 2015 #27

I thought the same thing. hifiguy Aug 2015 #52

Never. Again. Starry Messenger Aug 2015 #5

One problem... MrMickeysMom Aug 2015 #6

Regardless it never should have been that close yeoman6987 Aug 2015 #15

How many Democratic vice presidents Art_from_Ark Aug 2015 #24

As in every election, the "shoulda-coulda-woulda" theory is pretty empty... MrMickeysMom Aug 2015 #36

Despite the U.S. Supreme Court shenanigans, Chimpo never was my President aint_no_life_nowhere Aug 2015 #8

Ever since Nixon was elected, I have never taken an election for granted. hedgehog Aug 2015 #9

It Could Possibly Happen, Yeah. DEMTough Aug 2015 #10

I believe Kerry won in 2004 if not for Kenneth Blackwell ALBliberal Aug 2015 #12

And fucking locking people out from the building where the ballots were held. lonestarnot Aug 2015 #16

Yup - only in America would clowns vote for this clown. Marie Marie Aug 2015 #13

Reagan comes to mind too. . B Calm Aug 2015 #20

Who was the "No one"? former9thward Aug 2015 #22

K&R! Kath1 Aug 2015 #21

I don't think Trump will be elected. Christians will NEVER vote for this guy.. NEVER.. they will secondwind Aug 2015 #26

TUESDAY September 22, 2015 is underthematrix Aug 2015 #28

K & R. Thanks for the cold reality. I need that great chart showing devolution of the appalachiablue Aug 2015 #29

I was actually very concerned that Bush would become our next President... C Moon Aug 2015 #30

After the horrific happenings in 2000, I believe ANYTHING is possible. I completely nirvana555 Aug 2015 #31

Yeah. And if anyone can dredge up a great Hollywood-esque marketing team, it would be Trump. C Moon Aug 2015 #32

I'm old enough to remember yet another ridiculous candidate with no chance of becoming the President Beta Male Aug 2015 #33

"My heroes have always been cowboys". Stupid bumper sticker. Boomerproud Aug 2015 #48

Arnold Schwartzenfuhrer shanti Aug 2015 #60

As bad as it hurts to admit... W. Bush > Trump. phleshdef Aug 2015 #34

a billion dollars can onethatcares Aug 2015 #35

Why even bother to vote when your $Billion can throw limitless propaganda and change elections? MrMickeysMom Aug 2015 #37

I also thought that about Reagan nt LiberalElite Aug 2015 #38

Electronic voting machines make almost anything possible. stillwaiting Aug 2015 #39

These unoriginal if not ubiquitous minatory moans always get it wrong whatthehey Aug 2015 #41

May God have mercy on the soul I don't have but I'd prefer Trump to several other Republicans Fumesucker Aug 2015 #42

I never thought Rick Scott would be elected governor of my state. Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2015 #43

Amen brother onethatcares Aug 2015 #47

Not the same treestar Aug 2015 #44

Not without election fraud, anyway. LWolf Aug 2015 #46

Actually, I remember vividly when people scoffed at the idea that Ronald Reagan could be elected n/t markpkessinger Aug 2015 #49

Don't forget the Zombie King himself, Raygun. hifiguy Aug 2015 #50

Nah. And THIS never happened: seaotter Aug 2015 #51

Scary shit liberal N proud Aug 2015 #55

It was a horrific 8 years of Bush. Remember this headline... ariesgem Aug 2015 #57