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Donald Trump Bolts Republican Party, Eyeing Other 2012 Options
« on: December 23, 2011, 02:50:08 PM »
Yeah; who didn't see this coming...  :whatever:

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Donald Trump is officially a man without a party.

The real estate mogul whose flirtation with the 2012 presidential race has never really ended despite announcing seven months ago he would not seek the Republican nomination has been signaling he wants to find other ways onto a presidential ticket.

Trump took another step in that direction on Thursday, switching his party affiliation from Republican to “unaffiliated,” according to a source close to the reality television star.

According to the source, he did so because he is “disgusted” with the way Republicans are handling matters in Washington, including the recent payroll tax cut deal. But the move also sets Trump up for a potential third-party run for president — a possibility he began talking about almost as soon as he told his fans in May he wasn’t running.

Trump has sought to reach out to the group, Americans Elect, an online, independent presidential nominating organization that has already made it on the ballot in several states, including California.

“Couple Donald Trump’s name recognition with his extraordinary wealth and Americans Elect truly becomes a viable force in determining who the next president will be,” Trump’s top political adviser Michael Cohen told ABC News. “One thing is for certain, Donald Trump is adamant that Barack Obama must be defeated in 2012 under any circumstances.”
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Re: Donald Trump Bolts Republican Party, Eyeing Other 2012 Options
« Reply #1 on: December 23, 2011, 02:55:03 PM »
He's a clown.  Put a microphone and camera in front of him, and he'll put on a show.
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Re: Donald Trump Bolts Republican Party, Eyeing Other 2012 Options
« Reply #2 on: December 23, 2011, 04:51:22 PM »
Does anybody actually take that rughead seriously?
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Re: Donald Trump Bolts Republican Party, Eyeing Other 2012 Options
« Reply #3 on: December 23, 2011, 05:08:06 PM »
Quote from: DumbAss Tanker on December 23, 2011, 04:51:22 PM
Does anybody actually take that rughead seriously?

Apparently the breathless groupies in the State-run Propaganda ministries do.
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Re: Donald Trump Bolts Republican Party, Eyeing Other 2012 Options
« Reply #4 on: December 23, 2011, 05:23:42 PM »
Siphone off a few votes here, a few votes there, vote a few dead people, throw in some illegal alien votes and soon Obama is reelected.
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Re: Donald Trump Bolts Republican Party, Eyeing Other 2012 Options
« Reply #5 on: December 23, 2011, 05:34:34 PM »
Quote from: JohnnyReb on December 23, 2011, 05:23:42 PM
Siphone off a few votes here, a few votes there, vote a few dead people, throw in some illegal alien votes and soon Obama is reelected.

Yup.  Whatever it takes.
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Re: Donald Trump Bolts Republican Party, Eyeing Other 2012 Options
« Reply #6 on: December 24, 2011, 05:53:04 PM »
Color me surprised. I never thought Trump is a Republican.
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Re: Donald Trump Bolts Republican Party, Eyeing Other 2012 Options
« Reply #7 on: December 24, 2011, 06:20:06 PM »
Quote from: Ptarmigan on December 24, 2011, 05:53:04 PM
Color me surprised. I never thought Trump is a Republican.
He wasn't. He just played one on TV.
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