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#109351: Jan 23rd 2016 at 12:05:20 PM

I know it's Godwin, but I expect people felt the same way about Hitler

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#109352: Jan 23rd 2016 at 12:06:04 PM

"This whole Jew thing is surely just a joke, right guys?"

Oh really when?
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#109353: Jan 23rd 2016 at 12:06:09 PM

Trump has been unironically compared to Hitler on numerous occasions; the parallels are uncanny. The good news, if one can call it that, is that he's almost certainly not going to get elected, not without an unprecedented economic or military crisis this year.

Do all of those Republicans who are now calling Trump their preferred alternative to Cruz not remember only a short while ago when they were saying he was the doom of the party and needed to be stopped at all costs?

edited 23rd Jan '16 12:07:41 PM by Fighteer

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#109354: Jan 23rd 2016 at 12:16:18 PM

Does anyone remember how during the Romney campaign people were saying "the Republicans are saving their serious candidates for 2016?"

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#109355: Jan 23rd 2016 at 12:21:02 PM

[up]Hilarious in Hindsight.

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#109356: Jan 23rd 2016 at 12:26:53 PM

[up][up] You mean their...Trump card? [lol]

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#109357: Jan 23rd 2016 at 12:28:59 PM

CNN are saying that Bloomberg is considering an independent run by the way.

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#109358: Jan 23rd 2016 at 12:30:51 PM

[up][up] *ba-dum-tss* [lol]

[up] Yeah, not sure how much of a shot he'd have though.

edited 23rd Jan '16 12:32:33 PM by Shawnsummer7

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#109359: Jan 23rd 2016 at 12:34:53 PM

I think those praising Trump right now just want to ensure Cruz loses. Moment he does, they'll go back to wailing about him.

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#109360: Jan 23rd 2016 at 12:45:55 PM

How to Make Donald Trump President:

  1. Nominate Bernie Sanders
  2. Bloomberg makes an independent run
  3. Democrats defect to Bloomberg

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#109362: Jan 23rd 2016 at 12:46:59 PM

You'd expect more republicans to defect than democrats, right?

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#109363: Jan 23rd 2016 at 12:47:47 PM

Hardly. Who in the Trumposphere is going to jump ship to a New York elitist?

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#109364: Jan 23rd 2016 at 12:51:49 PM

They do realize Trump himself is an New York elitist right?

An article on Bloomberg's plans. He may run if Hillary Clinton is severally weakened, or if Sanders is nominated.

edited 23rd Jan '16 12:53:15 PM by JackOLantern1337

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#109365: Jan 23rd 2016 at 12:53:34 PM

Trump supporters aren't known for being particularly smart, so perhaps not.

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#109366: Jan 23rd 2016 at 12:53:48 PM

[up][up] And the son of a (Scottish) immigrant?

edited 23rd Jan '16 12:53:56 PM by Greenmantle

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#109367: Jan 23rd 2016 at 1:06:31 PM

"Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups."

"Imagine how stupid the average person is, then realize that half of them are even stupider than that."

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#109368: Jan 23rd 2016 at 1:47:19 PM

They do realize Trump himself is an New York elitist right?
That doesn't matter. smile

He walks, talks and acts like a blue-collar American who got rich. He sounds authentic in the same way Dubya did.

And yeah, Bloomberg probably means President Trump. Remember, a more than insignificant number of Democrats are centrists who believe both parties do it and we need to be more moderate, so Fighteer's right.

On the other hand, Trump despite his massive bigotry, would be probably. Uh. Arguably a remoderation of the Republicans to their Centrist elements. He might be a fascist and a bigot but he's pretty much said he wants Government. Keep Medicare and Social Security at their current levels. And keep out the dangerous foreigners with the funny names.

But the point is he's not a Tea Partier. Which has to be calming to the Republican Elite, who after 6 years of the Tea Party, probably want "Business as usual".

edited 23rd Jan '16 1:47:57 PM by PotatoesRock

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#109369: Jan 23rd 2016 at 3:46:02 PM

So did any of you guys see Bernie's livestream?

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#109370: Jan 23rd 2016 at 4:06:40 PM

[up][up]Even so, I don't know if it would end up being "business as usual." You're right, he would have the government doing something, and it could be good for a lot of people. But only if they're not on his shit-list.

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#109371: Jan 23rd 2016 at 6:04:54 PM

Not that I have anything to base this on, but what are the chances that the real reason the establishment is backing Trump is because they know he can't win? Cruz is a bigger slime-ball but he seems to be better at hiding his evil than Trump.

Either one, if elected, would be disastrous for the country - especially the conservative brand which would get the blame. Maybe they figured it would be best just to bite the bullet for this election and hope the next one will produce a better crop.

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#109372: Jan 23rd 2016 at 6:22:33 PM

The establishment is, at the very least, hundreds of people. Somehow I doubt they're doing this out of anything other than that Trump looks like the likely winner of the primaries. Neither party looks to choose someone they think can't win, because that's the stupid way to do things.

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#109373: Jan 23rd 2016 at 8:40:01 PM

I know that "the establishment" isn't some hive mind, or a group with formal membership and strict hierarchy. So it's not so cut and dry to say that Trump has its support or not.

I'm just having trouble wrapping my head around Trump being the preferred candidate and not just a political version of the load that the GOP is forced to take.

PotatoesRock Since: Oct, 2012
#109374: Jan 23rd 2016 at 8:44:20 PM

He's not Cruz, from what I reading, is the thing.

Cruz might be have the conservative bonafides, but he's a completely intolerable person. Nearly every other person interviewed about him on Capital Hill or are Party Elders in recent weeks have said in one way or another Cruz is a complete asshole, and not a team player. Which is exactly what they don't need.

Cruz's personality is that toxic and that much of a deal breaker.

edited 23rd Jan '16 8:45:16 PM by PotatoesRock

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#109375: Jan 23rd 2016 at 9:03:49 PM

So let me get this straight...

Right now, Ted Cruz is the greater of two evils when compared to Donald friggin' Trump?

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