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AZ Progressive

(3,411 posts) Thu Nov 26, 2015, 12:41 PM Nov 2015

Is Trump trying to reform the Republican Party or is just the biggest troll in America? [View all]

I have a sense that maybe Trump is trying to reform the Republican Party into more of a european far right party: closer to the left (or populist) on economic issues, but hard hard right on immigrants / minorities and also hyper nationalist.

Of course, he could just be America's biggest troll, feeding his super ego and in the process ruining the image of the Republican Party.

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Is Trump trying to reform the Republican Party or is just the biggest troll in America? [View all] AZ Progressive Nov 2015 OP

He's a narcissistic troll. This is all about feeding his ego. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2015 #1

He's the perfect mouthpiece for today's GOP. randome Nov 2015 #2

I just have trouble believing anyone with half a brain cell believes the crap he does dlwickham Nov 2015 #3

I think you'll be waiting a long time NastyRiffraff Nov 2015 #8

I know dlwickham Nov 2015 #12

Trump's a narcissistic moron who's using a rabid mob of right wing morons to inflate his own ego MrScorpio Nov 2015 #4

Trump is spraying his name on things... JHB Nov 2015 #5

On economics, he's just another "make the rich even richer" GOPer; so, World's Biggest Troll muriel_volestrangler Nov 2015 #6

Who says they're mutually exclusive? n/t malthaussen Nov 2015 #7

I've between wondering if they've let him be so outrageous so later they can say uppityperson Nov 2015 #9

There is no over-arching 'they'. The GOP is rudderless and headed for the rocks. randome Nov 2015 #11

Immature, malignant egomaniac on a new conquest. moondust Nov 2015 #10

At this point, I think he's seeing how much abuse the media will take gratuitous Nov 2015 #13

I wonder if he's testing the RW waters for just libdem4life Nov 2015 #14

I doubt he has an agenda beyond narcissistic-sociopathic self-promotion Douglas Carpenter Nov 2015 #15

Kind of hard to "reform" when you make fun of people with disabilities and 951-Riverside Nov 2015 #16

"ruining the image of the" Repuke party? From my angle, it's ruined to start with. UTUSN Nov 2015 #17