If they do that then he'll run as an independent thus taking a chunk of republican votes with him.
2016 US Presidential Elections | Trump Wins
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik (@Rood) and Jamie (@Vault Dweller) are here to talk about United's dreadful home defeat at the hands of Big Ange's Tottenham Hotspur. Should this have been the end of Ten Hag? How long does he actually have left? And does Nik finally want ETH out?!
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How does that work if they were to announce it tomorrow? He could no longer compete in the primaries then right? Does he just twiddle his thumbs until the presidential election?
The primaries are just to choose the Republican nomination, if he ran as an independent in the general election he doesn't need to have anything to do with the Republican party, other than stealing some of their voters.
I don´t think that anyone could exclude Trump from participating in the primaries. Can anyone explain, what criteria do you need to comply with to participate in the primaries?
You need money Pedro. Lots of fecking money.
You really don't need any, just have a strong enough base of support that a run for winning your respective party's nomination isn't seen as a complete joke. The only "real" criteria is that you must be a registered member of said party to vote for who you think should be the nominee.
Cruz leading in Iowa. He got Carsons's voters. But Huckebee won Iowa too before.
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/president/early_primary_state_polls.html
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/president/early_primary_state_polls.html
Those are some scary numbers. 40% of Republicans think that Trump 'tells it like it is'.
I really think this will be the start of a 3rd party. Demographics will start to make that 40% more of a minority which will get angrier and angrier and firmer in their beliefs. Then, there will be a hole between them and the current democrat party.
Cruz is suddenly crushing it in Iowa. Expect Trump to pour it on him shortly.
Surging nationally as well - http://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-pre...w&hootPostID=f95016a3994688e86e9eca76e26b7d3a
Carson to drop out soon? Whole race could be decided on where his vote decamps to.
Cruz is getting Carson's voters. Plus if Trump drops off one would expect Cruz to get his voters as well considering he's a tea party darling.
Realistically looking like he could be the nominee. Jeez.
Realistically looking like he could be the nominee. Jeez.
Cruz is a complete nutter right?
Is he the one who wants to nuke the middle east
Kill a lot of Muslims and disprove science... Yeah I can see that actually being quite popular amongst certain sections of the electoratehe wants to do carpet bombing until the desert glows.
Cruz is actually an anti-interventionist who might impress some of our resident blame the USA for everything clowns.
I hadn't checked out his CV before, and was actually impressed. Princeton undergard and Harvard Law with honors, was already doing extra studies on free-market economics in high school... I liked that. But then scrolled down to check his policy positions (Wiki page) and realized why I'd dismissed him previously. He was in the Tea Party, and has said some pretty daft things over time (Obama being a socialist, he's likely not). All I'm left to wonder is whether he truly believes all this, or just has to play that line to get the primary and then get back to center if he wins the nomination.
Carpet bombing Syria until the sand glows is not an intervention?
Cruz has always been extremely right wing. He's a tea party favorite. It'll be pretty hard for him to suddenly position himself as a centerist in a general election.
He's actually against interventions, which has drawn criticism from Rubio and other pro-interventionist hawks.
He's a far right Republican so, by definition, yes.
I'm not concerned about Iowa though. The general will move towards the middle as we move along. Not that any of them will beat Hillary...
But he has also said he will carpet bomb Syria till the sand glows... That's intervention right...
The sand glows may imply he will nuke them? Perhaps it's just a stupid choice of words (though lawyers tend to be fairly good at picking the right words)... Either way nuke or just bombing a country till the sand glows with conventional weapons... Infact even if he is carpet bombing with glow sticks (which may be the best way to achieve his stated aim) is still an intervention
This is incredible
It reads like Trump wrote it himself. Words like "excellent" and "astonishingly excellent". He's a parody and he's winning. 
Putting aside the sheer ridiculousness of, you know, the whole thing; I take it this doctor has performed medical examinations on every President in history to be able to make that final statement?
"His physical strength and stamina are extraordinary"It reads like Trump wrote it himself. Words like "excellent" and "astonishingly excellent". He's a parody and he's winning.
He 100% wrote it. I can't help but read it in his voice.
"To whom my concern"
God it's amazing.I think Trump and Putin are gonna get on great...This is incredible
They will probably go bear chested horseback hunting before smashing Kim jong fatty at golf
Trump is a weak-minded feck who surrounds himself with weak-minded fecks.
he certainly believes in the tea party ideology. He is as far to the right as it gets. A proper lunatic. Usually the establishment would do everything to stop him, but he is better than Trump so they might have to get along with him when Rubio can´t close the gap.
They all in one way or another try to appeal to the 'base' of their party. I use the word base with the worst connetation. None of them will beat Hillary as you say.
Trump is center right...and no way as crazy as he sounds. The only reason the GOP establishment hate him is because they cannot control him.
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They hit him for his 'ban Muslims comments'. The fact is he summarised what all the other candidates were saying. Hillary ran an add to this effect.
I just don´t understand why you quoted me. MarceloFalcon talked about Ted Cruz and not Trump. Ted Cruz is as tea party as it gets. He isn´t some kind of cynic opportunist, who just says those things to appeal to voters. He really believes most of the stuff.
You said Cruz was better than Trump. No worries. I just used your post to make a point about Trump.
Yes, the GOP party establishment would prefer Cruz to Trump, despite hating his guts. If they have to, they´ll rally behind him against Trump.
Trump wanted to raise tax on Fund Managers. He is really saying the Super Rich as a rule have to pay more taxes.
He is a business guy who knows that the ordinary guy on the street is your customer. If your customer does not have money, he is not going to buy what he wants to sell.
Most of what he says is meant to appeal to his crazy base. Once in a while what he really thinks comes out.
He is a business guy who knows that the ordinary guy on the street is your customer. If your customer does not have money, he is not going to buy what he wants to sell.
Most of what he says is meant to appeal to his crazy base. Once in a while what he really thinks comes out.
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