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Fumesucker

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7. About a billion dollars in free advertising

Reply to YoungDemCA (Original post)

Thu Jun 2, 2016, 08:00 PM

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I don't understand how in the hell Donald Trump is the Republican nominee. [View all] YoungDemCA Jun 2016 OP

Stephen Hawking MFM008 Jun 2016 #1

I'm no Hawking, but this doesn't seem like rocket science, either. merrily Jun 2016 #28

I can tell you how... pangaia Jun 2016 #2

The Trump campaign strategy was literally tuning in to talk radio YoungDemCA Jun 2016 #4

I believe it. pangaia Jun 2016 #9

The GOP had been building this candidate SCantiGOP Jun 2016 #15

The voters chose him yeoman6987 Jun 2016 #3

Republican voters, that is gratuitous Jun 2016 #23

With a LOT of help from media and DWS, who delayed the debates so long merrily Jun 2016 #29

You know how congress has abysmal approval ratings? JVS Jun 2016 #5

People rate Congress as a whole low, but their own rep very high. merrily Jun 2016 #31

This is from decades of the anti-intellectual crowd finally getting what they want. Rex Jun 2016 #6

About a billion dollars in free advertising Fumesucker Jun 2016 #7

The media created him, his opponents could not get coverage for their own campaigns and braddy Jun 2016 #8

And Les Moonves (CBS boss) crowed that although Trump was clearly bad for tblue37 Jun 2016 #12

Profits over people seems to be our biggest azmom Jun 2016 #30

republican voters are.... dhill926 Jun 2016 #10

There's a lot of ignorant people in this country nt maryellen99 Jun 2016 #11

He destroyed all his opponents easily Jesus Malverde Jun 2016 #13

That's a problem alc Jun 2016 #14

"Appealing to their base" could not be... 3catwoman3 Jun 2016 #16

It baffles the shit out of me sorefeet Jun 2016 #17

It's a result of a combination of everything mentioned so far in this thread. It's what you said. ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2016 #22

Any of the Republican field becoming the nominee would have baffled the poop out of me. merrily Jun 2016 #33

Two Lines Intersected - The Fall Of The "Conventional" GOP And The Rise Of Teh Stupid hatrack Jun 2016 #18

He doesn't have "policy", he doesn't have "ideas", he doesn't have "positions" Jesus Malverde Jun 2016 #19

If he were marginally smarter, this would be a problem hatrack Jun 2016 #20

Reason will only take you so far. nt bemildred Jun 2016 #21

he's a 365 days a year mega media star. he has nothing to do with the republican party. spanone Jun 2016 #24

GOP establishment hasn't delivered. moondust Jun 2016 #25

It just goes to show that those active in Primary Season don't know WTF they are doing. Lil Missy Jun 2016 #26

Crowded field split the saner vote. cheapdate Jun 2016 #27

Republicans are stupid it's a simple as that. The_Casual_Observer Jun 2016 #32

Let's make the GOP toast then like the Cheshire Cat , make it fade away on Election Day Person 2713 Jun 2016 #34

Racist birthers love him. Starry Messenger Jun 2016 #35