I'm not quite so sure yet about Trump. Is he merely a siphon for the DEMS as some have stated? With his recent attack on Cruz and other GOP candidates as well, I do question him. Cruz is the most conservative candidate that is running and Trump has put focus and doubt on his eligibility to be President. Funny how it wasn't until Cruz is leading in the Iowa polls that Trump said anything negative about him. I realize that it was strictly a political move, but Trump at one point had made comment that he would select Cruz as his VP. Well, if Cruz isn't eligible to be president, he won't be eligible for the VP spot either. If Trump wasn't in the picture; perhaps Cruz (a true conservative) would be looking at taking it all right now.
In other news, Sanders is leading Clinton in New Hampshire. I still think we very well may see Sanders win the nomination instead of Hillary.
If Cruz gets the nomination his natural born citizenship status WILL be raised, by a Dem party desperate to hold on to the presidency. Since the Supreme Court has not definitively ruled on natural born status, it's an issue both sides can and do drag out. The thing is, some of the same conservatives who questioned Obola's citizenship status, such as Orly Taitz, are also questioning that of Cruz, Rubio and, not that it matters now, Jindal. They are being consistent, which is what we are always looking for, right? It'd be hypocritical to give Cruz and Rubio a pass on the question if Obola was queried.
Politics is ugly, and the gloves are off. Did we expect anything different? Trump is an asshole, I've said that all along, but he plays to win, so the idea that he's some sort of a plant is as ludicrous as that clip of Fonzie jumping the shark. I don't expect much in the way of gentlemanly, or ladylike, behavior from these candidates as the contest progresses. Ben Carson is an example of what happens to the nice guy in elections. He's got the tread marks all over him to demonstrate and his poll numbers aren't as good as they were.
I agree with Belle; Trump can go all the way. I've said it here from the beginning and despite all the sneering from the pundits, Dems and the liberal media in general he ain't going anywhere and neither are his supporters. In fact, I heard on FOX very recently that 79% of his NH voters are not planning to vote for anyone else. He's pulling support from everyone else because above anyone else he managed to capture the mood of the general populace best of all. And he's bold, brave and decisive, (someone and I don't remember who likened him to Godzilla stomping over all opposition) so in these times of uncertainly and downright fear he's a very attractive alternative to the same old status quo.
Unlike most of the others running, he's not spent his life holding down one political office after another, no matter how exalted. He's built companies, created tens of thousands of jobs and has been speaking out on the same issues he's raised during the campaign for years. I've read some of his earlier books. He has changed his position on some things, but he's been first and foremost a DOER, not a drain on the public till and he's determined to build America better than ever, like he did all those properties he acquired. And for God's sake, how many Americans have to be murdered in our own country for a common sense solution like a wall to be proposed. Donald saw and problem and took a wrecking ball to it; that's what you do with a rotten, broken down building before you rebuild and that's what you do to a rotten, broken down political system before you fix the corruption.
I don't see the Dems allowing Bernie to be the nominee; they're likely to draft Slow Joe the Grinning Groper. He's already made the comment that he regrets every day not running. Obola might allow Lynch to indict Hitlary just to clear the field for his favorite candidate. He could always sic his IRS on HER and Bill's asses instead of the Tea Party fund raisers too.
