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FSogol

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14. +1. Exactly. Also his value system is based on Rich=good, Bad=poor, so he goes for dazzle

Reply to apnu (Reply #10)

Mon May 9, 2016, 11:45 AM

May 2016

and hires all the wrong people to assist him. Ben Carson is heading his VP committee and Christie is his transition team? None of them are capable of doing the hard work to make good decisions. I doubt his campaign is even paying close attention to swing states.

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Ok, back to firmly believing Trump wants to lose. [View all] Laura PourMeADrink May 2016 OP

He wants to lose ghostsinthemachine May 2016 #1

The more I hear xloadiex May 2016 #6

Leopard and spots and all that jazz. Tommy_Carcetti May 2016 #2

I think he wants to win. I don't think he's an idiot. He won the nomination Agnosticsherbet May 2016 #3

He wasn't an idiot - he knew how to gather up the crazies to win the GOP Laura PourMeADrink May 2016 #9

I thinks it is more a case of hubris and arrogance than a lack of smarts. Agnosticsherbet May 2016 #22

To be issue oriented avebury May 2016 #4

ya gotta dance with the one that brung ya CincyDem May 2016 #5

YEP Cosmocat May 2016 #12

oh he wants to win.... Takket May 2016 #7

He is a major idiot who wants BlueMTexpat May 2016 #8

None of it makes any sense to me. I always watched Laura PourMeADrink May 2016 #13

I don't think he's got the brains for this. apnu May 2016 #10

correct answer. DCBob May 2016 #11

+1. Exactly. Also his value system is based on Rich=good, Bad=poor, so he goes for dazzle FSogol May 2016 #14

Considering his only real challenger was the creepiest guy in the pack who had a solid ground game? apnu May 2016 #15

This! smirkymonkey May 2016 #16

i don't know if it's a lack of brains or a lack of motivation 0rganism May 2016 #17

There is definitely a lack of intellectual curiosity. Just think, if you were Laura PourMeADrink May 2016 #23

I think he's doing fairly effective things to position himself to win. David__77 May 2016 #18

I see him telling his low-educated (I love the low-educated people)...now Laura PourMeADrink May 2016 #24

I think he wants to win but... Doctor Jack May 2016 #19

The campaign trail is brutal Tsiyu May 2016 #20

That has been his plan from the start Egnever May 2016 #21

Was it that? or just the shock and surprise along the way. Never believed they Laura PourMeADrink May 2016 #25

No outright said he did not want to win Egnever May 2016 #26

I don't think he wants the job of President edhopper May 2016 #27

He really wants the job of God but this is the closest he can run for. n/t pnwmom May 2016 #29

He has a major personality disorder that renders him unable to control himself. pnwmom May 2016 #28