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Egnever

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5. I think you misunderstand trumps motives

Reply to forgotmylogin (Original post)

Fri May 6, 2016, 09:33 PM

May 2016

He doesn't want to win, never has. He is in it for the publicity.

A month or so back his campaign manager defected and admitted that is what he is going for. All indications are he will have pulled it off perfectly.

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Has Donald Trump read the job description? [View all] forgotmylogin May 2016 OP

I have a feeling that Presidential press conferences... dchill May 2016 #1

He strikes me as the type who hasn't cracked a book since he got out of prep school Warpy May 2016 #2

1. His command of a stage notwithstanding, his reading comprehension is probably not silvershadow May 2016 #3

Congress and the Senate and the bureaucrats, and the government agencies will chew him alive. braddy May 2016 #4

I think you misunderstand trumps motives Egnever May 2016 #5

you are so wrong Skittles May 2016 #7

"President of the United States" was all he needed to know Skittles May 2016 #6

He thinks it's like winning one of his beauty pagents. nt TeamPooka May 2016 #8

And would he really divest himself of all his business interests? tanyev May 2016 #9

yes mnmoderatedem May 2016 #10

Which scenario is most Trump-like: 1) slogging through a very expensive general election which wiggs May 2016 #11

A frightening assessment. nt UtahJosh May 2016 #12

How much would Adelson, the Kochs, Romney, and the GOP pay Trump to wiggs May 2016 #13

#3 is really frightening! forgotmylogin May 2016 #14

So, what if he did win and quit after 2 sorefeet May 2016 #15