Here's How Donald Trump Could Become President

[Disgustipated]

YUGE win.

His ex-wives make up 1/3 of the NY vote.

 

[toubab]

YUGE win.

I'm just glad to see Cruz get his ass handed to him.

 

[nerfhearder]

The more that asshole wins the more the more I dislike redneck bigots and I already disliked those fuckers quite a bit.

 

[richard_daily]

His ex-wives make up 1/3 of the NY vote.

Maybe they're part of his plan to build a wall and make Mexico pay for it?

 

[toubab]

https://theconservativetreehouse.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/hitler.jpg?w=640

 

[renard_ruse]

If Trump can remake himself as a responsible sounding statesman with centrist views on at least some issues and a willingness to reach out in a bipartisan fashion, while still holding firm on his basically nationalist and populist platform, he still has a chance to win in November.

He is starting to do that a little, but can he be disciplined enough to keep doing it? Hillary is a weak candidate, and a calm, rational sounding Trump using bipartisan "happy" rhetoric (see Kasich for example) could still have an outside chance.

 

[renard_ruse]

Maybe they're part of his plan to build a wall and make Mexico pay for it?

The wall can easily be built on the model of Israel's security barrier. I wish he would start using that as a concrete example (no pun intended) of how it can be accomplished. Plus Americans love Israel for some reason so that makes it an even stronger argument.

 

[toubab]

If Trump can remake himself as a responsible sounding statesman with centrist views on at least some issues and a willingness to reach out in a bipartisan fashion, while still holding firm on his basically nationalist and populist platform, he still has a chance to win in November.

He is starting to do that a little, but can he be disciplined enough to keep doing it? Hillary is a weak candidate, and a calm, rational sounding Trump using bipartisan "happy" rhetoric (see Kasich for example) could still have an outside chance.

That's a little like saying if a pig had wings it could fly. I think Trump could definitely win enough delegates to win the nomination, and then the general election, if he could do all that, but he is not the most disciplined individual I've ever seen, to put it mildly. I think he'll get the nomination, but beating Hillary is another matter. It would be a huge upset.

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

No, the only thing I do is vote. I have no interest in becoming "politically involved" other than that. The way I see it, those who are "politically involved" by your description are usually assholes.

If you are not part of the process, you have no right to bitch and moan about the process.

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

The loser came in third!

*chuckle*

An interesting observation...

Do not be fooled by first impressions.

Donald Trump might have rolled to 60 per cent of the Republican vote in New York Tuesday night, but he came in a distant third in the big scheme of things nonetheless. Keep in mind, this is the candidate and the campaign that constantly pouts about one-man one-vote and popular vote totals. They threaten to both call the lawyers about this concept and to riot in Cleveland over this. Thus by Trump's own standards, Trump got thrashed in New York. Both Hillary and Bernie Sanders destroyed Trump in raw vote totals.

I'm not saying Trump didn't win the NY Republican Primary big. He did. I'm not even arguing that Trump is cheating to get 90% of the delegates with only 60% of the vote -- although I could do just that, again using Trump standards and Trump's own words and Team Trump talking points. It would be easy. All I'm pointing out is that even in a yuuuuuuuge win, the numbers put the lie to the Donald Trump campaign. This was his best night so far, and yet, the seeds of disaster are obvious for any who would but pay attention.

That popular vote totals should bring the pom pom clan back to earth.

C. Edmund Wright​

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog...g_third_place_finish_in_ny.html#ixzz46SC2XMFw

 

[Sean Renaud]

He's a Republican, he wasn't gonna win New York to begin with.

 

[Hypoxia]

Kasich beat Tromp in Manhattan.

Yawn.

 

[toubab]

Donald Trump (Black Version)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkBs2tw89dk


"DONALD TRUMP (BLACK VERSION)"

"Honey baby, you truly know it. You truly know it.

You look good. Tryin' your best to show it.

If I were you, I would. True love and affection.

These are nice, so nice but when a money man walks in the room, girl, you look more than twice.You look once, you look twice.

Can I rap to you sugar tonight?

(chorus)

Donald Trump (black version), maybe that's what you need.

A man that fulfills your every wish, your every dream.

Donald Trump (black version), come on take a chance

A 1990's love affair, the real romance."



Interesting people, Prince and Donald Trump. Apparently Prince was once an admirer of Trump. Perhaps he still was, to the end. I don't know. Trump is still an admirer of Prince, obviously:

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/04/22/21/33731C9800000578-3554508-image-a-75_1461355509663.jpg

 

[toubab]

Interesting polling results:

https://mediarelations.gwu.edu/amer...ace-affecting-voters-new-gw-battleground-poll

"WASHINGTON (April 25, 2016)—The 2016 presidential election is on the top of most Americans’ minds, according to the latest George Washington University Battleground Poll. Despite, or perhaps because of, the high level of engagement, voters have negative views of almost all major candidates, and report the tone of the race is wearing on them.

The bipartisan GW Battleground Poll, conducted in partnership with The Tarrance Group and Lake Research Partners, asked likely voters how closely they’ve followed the presidential campaign over the last year. Eighty-nine percent reported they’ve followed the race either “very” or “somewhat” closely. More than half (52 percent) of respondents reported receiving updates on the campaigns via social media.

The GW poll found that of the five candidates still in the race for the highest office, only two—Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders and Ohio governor John Kasich—have an unfavorable rating below 50 percent, at 44 and 29, respectively. The other three—former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (56 percent), Texas Senator Ted Cruz (55 percent) and businessman Donald Trump (65 percent)—are all mostly disliked.

All the candidates with unfavorable ratings above 50 percent also have a majority of voters saying that they would not consider voting for them for president. When asked about increasingly visible former President Bill Clinton, respondents showed more positive views toward the non-candidate, with 54 percent favorable and 41 percent unfavorable toward him.

In a head-to-head matchup of each party’s frontrunner, Mrs. Clinton leads Mr. Trump by only 3 percentage points nationally (46 to 43; 11 percent undecided). Comparatively, Mr. Sanders fares slightly better against Mr. Trump (51/40/10).

“The Republican Party has a strongly favorable political environment for winning the White House,” said pollster Ed Goeas, president and CEO of The Tarrance Group. “If a mainstream Republican candidate were the presumptive nominee, the GOP would likely be in a strong position for a lot of wins, top to bottom, in November. “"


It's going to get even more interesting, folks. Tomorrow will virtually seal the deal on who the nominees will be, and it should be clear afterwards to everyone the choice is between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.

 

[toubab]

See? Interesting. And funny.

http://www.mtv.com/news/2872638/john-kasich-ted-cruz-alliance/

 

[RobDownSouth]

Interesting polling results:

https://mediarelations.gwu.edu/amer...ace-affecting-voters-new-gw-battleground-poll

"WASHINGTON (April 25, 2016)—The 2016 presidential election is on the top of most Americans’ minds, according to the latest George Washington University Battleground Poll. Despite, or perhaps because of, the high level of engagement, voters have negative views of almost all major candidates, and report the tone of the race is wearing on them.

The bipartisan GW Battleground Poll, conducted in partnership with The Tarrance Group and Lake Research Partners, asked likely voters how closely they’ve followed the presidential campaign over the last year. Eighty-nine percent reported they’ve followed the race either “very” or “somewhat” closely. More than half (52 percent) of respondents reported receiving updates on the campaigns via social media.

The GW poll found that of the five candidates still in the race for the highest office, only two—Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders and Ohio governor John Kasich—have an unfavorable rating below 50 percent, at 44 and 29, respectively. The other three—former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (56 percent), Texas Senator Ted Cruz (55 percent) and businessman Donald Trump (65 percent)—are all mostly disliked.

All the candidates with unfavorable ratings above 50 percent also have a majority of voters saying that they would not consider voting for them for president. When asked about increasingly visible former President Bill Clinton, respondents showed more positive views toward the non-candidate, with 54 percent favorable and 41 percent unfavorable toward him.

In a head-to-head matchup of each party’s frontrunner, Mrs. Clinton leads Mr. Trump by only 3 percentage points nationally (46 to 43; 11 percent undecided). Comparatively, Mr. Sanders fares slightly better against Mr. Trump (51/40/10).

“The Republican Party has a strongly favorable political environment for winning the White House,” said pollster Ed Goeas, president and CEO of The Tarrance Group. “If a mainstream Republican candidate were the presumptive nominee, the GOP would likely be in a strong position for a lot of wins, top to bottom, in November. “"


It's going to get even more interesting, folks. Tomorrow will virtually seal the deal on who the nominees will be, and it should be clear afterwards to everyone the choice is between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.

Those of us with long memories recall that Lake Research Partners was the polling firm for Martha Coakley and had polling data to show a very large lead over Scott Brown on the day that Mass. voters went to the polls to vote on the unexpired term of Ted Kennedy.

 

[toubab]

Those of us with long memories recall that Lake Research Partners was the polling firm for Martha Coakley and had polling data to show a very large lead over Scott Brown on the day that Mass. voters went to the polls to vote on the unexpired term of Ted Kennedy.

I imagine the other polling partner has made some similar mistakes in the other direction in the past. Both firms are known to be politically partisan. Maybe they canceled each other out.

 

[toubab]

I just checked 538, and Nate is saying Trump has a greater than 99% chance of winning tomorrow in Connecticut, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island. Big late shift in Trump's favor.

http://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/election-2016/primary-forecast/connecticut-republican/

 

[Beco]

I just checked 538, and Nate is saying Trump has a greater than 99% chance of winning tomorrow in Connecticut, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island. Big late shift in Trump's favor.

http://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/election-2016/primary-forecast/connecticut-republican/

He is/was leading in Indiana.....so theres that

 

[Beco]

He's a Republican, he wasn't gonna win New York to begin with.

He wasnt always republican... he is a hometown guy, thats why he won

 

[Sean Renaud]

When was the last time New York voted Republican?

 

[Que]

*chuckle*

An interesting observation...

Do not be fooled by first impressions.

Donald Trump might have rolled to 60 per cent of the Republican yvote in New York Tuesday night, but he came in a distant third in the big scheme of things nonetheless. Keep in mind, this is the candidate and the campaign that constantly pouts about one-man one-vote and popular vote totals. They threaten to both call the lawyers about this concept and to riot in Cleveland over this. Thus by Trump's own standards, Trump got thrashed in New York. Both Hillary and Bernie Sanders destroyed Trump in raw vote totals.

I'm not saying Trump didn't win the NY Republican Primary big. He did. I'm not even arguing that Trump is cheating to get 90% of the delegates with only 60% of the vote -- although I could do just that, again using Trump standards and Trump's own words and Team Trump talking points. It would be easy. All I'm pointing out is that even in a yuuuuuuuge win, the numbers put the lie to the Donald Trump campaign. This was his best night so far, and yet, the seeds of disaster are obvious for any who would but pay attention.

That popular vote totals should bring the pom pom clan back to earth.

C. Edmund Wright​

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog...g_third_place_finish_in_ny.html#ixzz46SC2XMFw

Is the author unaware that NY is solid blue?

 

[toubab]

He is/was leading in Indiana.....so theres that

A lot of Republicans in Indiana are highly religious type conservatives, giving Cruz a chance to beat Trump, in my opinion, especially with Kasich basically dropping out as a part of the stop Trump pact. I think Trump will still win, but it's not a sure thing, at this point.

 

[toubab]

Looks to me like Trump will win Delaware easily today, for a clean sweep of five states out of the five available this date. It's a winner-take-all state, with only 16 delegates, but all of them bound.

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

Is the author unaware that NY is solid blue?

No state is solidly blue.

The urban population centers are along with some of the suburbs and university towns.