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10. Not so much him, as his supporters..

Thu Nov 19, 2015, 11:14 AM

Nov 2015

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I'm sorry, but this man scares the ever-living bejesus out of me. [View all] Tommy_Carcetti Nov 2015 OP

It's amazing that Donald Trump is the lesser of the Republican evils FLPanhandle Nov 2015 #1

No. He's not the lesser of the Republican evils. Far from it. Tommy_Carcetti Nov 2015 #2

Disagree FLPanhandle Nov 2015 #5

Unchecked ego trumps (pardon the pun) ideology in my books. Tommy_Carcetti Nov 2015 #9

The thing about Trump is that he is desperate to be liked Blasphemer Nov 2015 #13

But when politics gets to the point of a singular personality.... Tommy_Carcetti Nov 2015 #14

LBJ was something of an ego maniac. - nt KingCharlemagne Nov 2015 #15

To an extent, perhaps. Tommy_Carcetti Nov 2015 #17

oh yeah. trump is like LBJ on crack AND steroids - nt KingCharlemagne Nov 2015 #20

I totally agree. The man is terrifying. nruthie Nov 2015 #6

The whole thing feels like a bad dream... Phentex Nov 2015 #3

to any of them. ChairmanAgnostic Nov 2015 #11

After yesterday, Ted Cruz is the one who scares me the most... Punkingal Nov 2015 #4

I don't believe that Trump wants to be President elias49 Nov 2015 #7

He reminds me of Mussolini. yardwork Nov 2015 #8

His campaign slogan indirectly alludes to Il Duce's- nt KingCharlemagne Nov 2015 #16

Yes, there is a lot of overlap in the rhetoric. yardwork Nov 2015 #18

Not so much him, as his supporters.. mountain grammy Nov 2015 #10

He's exploited the market on crazy and fringe behavior. Tommy_Carcetti Nov 2015 #12

Capitalism + Fascism + Narcissism = the Trifecta! - nt KingCharlemagne Nov 2015 #19

He's a psychopath and would be a great dictator. Avalux Nov 2015 #22

What could go wrong? moondust Nov 2015 #24