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Originally Posted by PiKA2001
I beg to differ. While Trump's antics make for entertaining news coverage and talk show debate the fact that GOP politicians collectively face-palm everytime the Donald opens his mouth leads me to believe that he doesn't have a chance in hell.
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We'll see - and notice I just said he'd have a seat at the convention, and not that he'd win - but I'm not sure the 'bluster' level can't be toned down enough to satisfy the (increasingly corporate) political machine if and when he receives large-scale support from a disillusioned and angry Republican base.
After all, it's not like Tim Pawlenty or Bobby Jindal speak for the people - Trump is, in a weird way, the natural hybrid of what the Tea Party has become and what dumb folks think the GOP used to be.
I wouldn't underestimate him - doing so would implicitly overestimate the voting public, an act I can't recommend.
Trump's a douche, one with very little business acumen (some might say negative) and little talent other than self-promotion. But guess which skills are best rewarded by voters? HINT: Mitt Romney is the pertinent case study.