Trumps is in!

[bobabode]

Looks like Ol' George Will is in a fine fettle this evenin'...somebody must've slipped something in his tea.

'The albatross of a Trump endorsement'
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opini...mepage%2Fstory

"Donald Trump’s distinctive rhetorical style — think of a drunk with a bullhorn reading aloud James Joyce’s “Finnegans Wake” under water — poses an almost insuperable challenge to people whose painful duty is to try to extract clarity from his effusions. For example, on Friday, during a long stream of semi-consciousness in Fort Worth, this man who as president would nominate members of the federal judiciary vowed to “open up” libel laws to make it easier to sue — to intimidate and punish — people who write “negative” things. Well.

Trump, the thin-skinned tough guy, resembles a campus crybaby who has wandered out of his “safe space.” It is not news that he has neither respect for nor knowledge of the Constitution, ... WaPo

[Pio1980]

Not bad for a career Kool Aid guzzler.

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[Dondilion]

And dispenser.

[HarmanKardon]

Originally Posted by bobabode

Looks like Ol' George Will is in a fine fettle this evenin'...somebody must've slipped something in his tea.

'The albatross of a Trump endorsement'
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opini...mepage%2Fstory

"Donald Trump’s distinctive rhetorical style — think of a drunk with a bullhorn reading aloud James Joyce’s “Finnegans Wake” under water — poses an almost insuperable challenge to people whose painful duty is to try to extract clarity from his effusions. For example, on Friday, during a long stream of semi-consciousness in Fort Worth, this man who as president would nominate members of the federal judiciary vowed to “open up” libel laws to make it easier to sue — to intimidate and punish — people who write “negative” things. Well.

Trump, the thin-skinned tough guy, resembles a campus crybaby who has wandered out of his “safe space.” It is not news that he has neither respect for nor knowledge of the Constitution, ... WaPo

Ahhh... this puts the first smile this morinng on my face...

Time to read a page of "Finnegan's Wake" again in order to enjoy WaPo's great image even more...

[merrylander]

Originally Posted by nailer

Which explains her OIF enthusiasm.

Thing is - she's almost heartless. (Giving her grandma points.)

Really? You can say that after all the work she has put in to help children?

[nailer]

Originally Posted by finnbow

I beg to differ. Dude nailed it.

Beg all you want, you're not getting a thin dime from me.

My post was not in regard to his commentary. If things were the way Menken would have them be he would have had no nails to drive home.

[nailer]

Originally Posted by merrylander

Really? You can say that after all the work she has put in to help children?

I did say almost.

[Tom Joad]

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/d...131541246.html

Trump had support from 49% of Republican and Republican-leaning voters nationally, according to the poll. That put him more than 30 points ahead of Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, who was at 16%, and Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, who was at 15%. Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson had 10% support in the poll, while Gov. John Kasich of Ohio rounded out the Republican field at 6%

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by Tom Joad

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/d...131541246.html

For a change, there's something interesting here.

The pollsters asked the question of whether voters would support their party's candidate it it wasn't their first choice.

Republicans:

If the nominee is Cruz, 20% would probably not and 11% would definitely not support him. (total 31%)

If the nominee is Rubio, 17% would probably not and 12% would definitely not support him. (total 29%)

If the nominee is Trump, 13% would probably not and 35% would definitely not support him. (total 48%)

So if, as seems likely, Trump is the nominee, turnout for Republicans is likely to take a huge hit. In terms of the "definitely not" side of things, about three times as many Republicans say they would refuse to vote for Trump as say they would refuse to vote for another candidate. And nearly half are at least unlikely to support Trump.

Democrats:

If the nominee is Sanders, 18% would probably not and 6% would definitely not support him. (total 24%)

If the nominee is Clinton, 13% would probably not and 20% would definitely not support her. (total 33%)

Hillary is suffering from the same "disease" as Trump. If she's the Democratic nominee, three times as many voters will refuse to support her as would refuse to support Bernie. But, overall, more Bernie supporters would vote for Hillary than Rubio or Cruz supporters would support Trump. But, in Hillary's case, the actual percentage is a lot lower than Trump's.

So, there's a good chance that a Hillary/Trump election will depress turnout for both parties but a Sanders/Trump contest will depress Republican turnout while having a significantly smaller negative effect on Democratic turnout.

[MrPots]

The area here in eastern Tennessee is awash with blue Trump signs.

This is not a wealthy area.

I guess it hasn't occurred to these people that "Make America great again" means something entirely different to a billionaire than it would to working class folks.

Wonder what those folks will think when minimum wage laws are eliminated, worker safety rules are gutted, and employers can work folks 80 hours a week and not have to pay overtime.

I guarantee he'll have no opposition from the GOP.

That's the good old days to a billionaire industrialist.