Is Trump Pulling Democrats?

[Englebert]

Donald Trump has been saying over and over that he is pulling traditional Democrat voters over to him. The voter turnout has shown that many Democrats have switched parties. He is taking credit for this metamorphosis. Which one of the following choices do you think is really happening:

A: These voters are switching parties because of him.

B: These voters are just so turned off by the Democrat candidates that they decided to switch parities. When evaluating the Republican nominees they are picking Trump basically because he is a (supposedly former) New York liberal.

C: Other

What do you think?

[LumRaiderFan]

Many folks simply get behind a candidate based on slogans...Trump is calling all the folks in Washington idiots and he can do better...that's enough for many and they look no further.

Kinda like voting for a junior Senator because he was chanting "Yes, we can" and "Change you can believe in"...makes them feel good, and that's good enough.

[BLUEDOVE3]

Don't believe the hype. Some of your party members with money think yall's political party could be facing some major problems. Maybe just insignificant chatter from your side, but your money people  paid a GOP firm to look for a possible candidate to push as an independent. To get Trump out of the way and whoever gets the democratic side of the ticket. Guess whose name came up? Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.

 

 

 

[Hagar]

It may be "C", essentially Dems voting on Trump to ensure discord in the Republican Party.  

With that said, I actually think it's "A".  I'd hope that, like a lot of Republicans, many Dems are tired of what's going on in Washington, and like the tough talk and disregard of the PC police that Trump displays.  I'm probably wrong, but I'm hopeful.  

[Englebert]

 

1 hour ago, BLUEDOVE3 said:

Don't believe the hype. Some of your party members with money think yall's political party could be facing some major problems. Maybe just insignificant chatter from your side, but your money people  paid a GOP firm to look for a possible candidate to push as an independent. To get Trump out of the way and whoever gets the democratic side of the ticket. Guess whose name came up? Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.

 

 

 

Wow. Been watching too much NCIS...I mean MSNBC.

[Englebert]

On the same vein, let's also look on the Democrats side. Do you think:

A. Bernie Sanders' rise to prominence is due to many more people being far far left-wing and support his socialist views.

B. Many people are supporting Bernie Sanders only because they are put-off with Hillary and he is the only other Democrat choice.

C. Other

Thoughts?

[PAMFAM10]

This is what you get when you push a agenda. From both sides. "Washington is broken" controlled by the 1%ers.

Trump claim to use his own wallet

Sanders claim no more than $25 donations.

both  can say we're not the establishment.

[Hagar]

1 hour ago, PAMFAM10 said:

This is what you get when you push a agenda. From both sides. "Washington is broken" controlled by the 1%ers.

Trump claim to use his own wallet

Sanders claim no more than $25 donations.

both  can say we're not the establishment.

I agree, and you can add Cruz because "the establishment" doesn't like him either (he doesn't dance to their tune).

What is really scary, that 1% R&D, doing the controlling, who is controlling them?  

[tvc184]

8 hours ago, BLUEDOVE3 said:

Don't believe the hype. Some of your party members with money think yall's political party could be facing some major problems. Maybe just insignificant chatter from your side, but your money people  paid a GOP firm to look for a possible candidate to push as an independent. To get Trump out of the way and whoever gets the democratic side of the ticket. Guess whose name came up? Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.

 

 

 

If Condi Rice would not run as a Republican where she held the second highest office available next to the president and would have just about been a lock on the nomination, why would she run as an independent?

I could see where someone would want her to run but my question is, why would she run?

[TxHoops]

I heard it said the other day that if the nominations were to hold, Trump would be the most disliked candidate to be nominated for POTUS and Hillary would be second (I assume since they've kept track of these things).  Interestingly, the candidate in the race who is most liked on either side is Bernie Sanders.  

I guess the point being that "likability" may be pretty far down the totem pole these days. 

 

[Hagar]

6 hours ago, TxHoops said:

I heard it said the other day that if the nominations were to hold, Trump would be the most disliked candidate to be nominated for POTUS and Hillary would be second (I assume since they've kept track of these things).  Interestingly, the candidate in the race who is most liked on either side is Bernie Sanders.  

I guess the point being that "likability" may be pretty far down the totem pole these days. 

 

Had to chuckle at that Hoops because it's probably true now.  A month ago, if I wanted to go out to an enjoyable dinner with any candidate, I'd picked Dr. Carson.  Bernie, although imo a political idiot, at least is perceived by most of us as honest.  Jimmy Carter is another example.  Honest, and great personality, but bad president.  Likability and a good President is a rare combination.  In my lifetime (& again imo) only Reagan combines both.  I'm sure for Dems Bill Clinton would. 

[nappyroots]

dems are pulling for Trump so that he can finish destroying the republican party. his tea party supporters are helping also

[nappyroots]

hope Trump sweeps florida and ohio tues ..............go Don go