Trump's Threat
 

In a recent interview with The Hill, Donald Trump said the Republican National Party has not been supportive of him. Trump suggested he might run as a third party candidate

Wouldn't this basically split the Republicans into two factions and the Democratic candidate would have a major advantage?

Isn't that how we got Clinton the first time? Compliments of Ross Perot.

Some pundits are suggesting that if Trump runs as a third party candidate and takes his supporters with him, republicans will only get about 30% of the vote.

It's hard to see what their winning strategy is when they alienate Hispanics (17% of the population), alienate African Americans (13% of the population), alienate women (53 % of the population), alienate Muslims, alienate the LGBT community, alienate young people.

There just are not enough old white people in the Party Of Old People to win an election going forward.

Isn't that how we got W the first time? Compliments of Ralph Nader.

Boy, the PARTY BEFORE ANYTHING people are out, calling people names (old white, etc.) throwing out the generalities.....Trump said and make that THEY said.

You folks should be on here telling all why they should vote for your candidate...the OLD WHITE RICH woman, or the communist, or the guy who apologized for saying that ALL people matter.

But certain people feel this is how to do it. I am surely not a Trump supporter but if he has you PARTY BEFORE ALL out demonizing him already, must be a bit of fear. Again, pay attention to the rich, old white woman, the commie or the guy who actually apologized to the black demonstrators for caring about white people.

Take one

You are nothing but a name calling nasty disrespectful COWARD.

In addition it is obvious you suffer from serious something or other.

We know you don't care.

Do you carry an over sized key board when you go out in public to hide behind as well?

Let's see, if I read post 2 correctly, the childish game of word play was chosen by your lite band of merry men and woman, and not me.

Discuss seriously, and you get serious responses. Begin the flaming....

Oh, and thanks for your concern, but doing pretty good myself. And if anyone cares, it is me, so discuss without the flaming and all is good.

Good one...

I do not believe Republicans have alienated blacks. The democrats have simply done a better job of convincing them to vote democratic. What is inexplicable is that this behavior goes against their own best interests in many cases. Thomas Sowell, a black, does an excellent job of explaining this.

I like Trump, can't wait for the debates.

Here is the deal.

The democratic party NEEDS to have all Republicans under this one umbrella.

They need to paint, as you see so much on TOTV, ALL Republicans as OLD, RICH, RACIST, BIGOTED. It is imperative to their message.

It began in 2008, and that you can look back and see. It is the picture they must paint of ALL Republicans.

Now the Republicans are not much better. They want to paint all Democrats as free spending. and a hero to the little guy and enemy of the rich. That does not work either because as a party it is just not true.

Both parties have people who believe in many similar things.

What I see as the party differences is simple. The RULE OF LAW. Republicans want to hold on to that and the Democrats do not. For me, I see it as that simple. Go down the list of issues facing us and you can see that permeates through all of them.

How can anyone justify that Republicans haven't aliened blacks? Take a look at all the states that have issued tougher voter ID laws? They are almost all controlled by Republican governors, and houses. There is not a lot for fraud going on in these states. The laws are aimed directly at blacks. The house leader in Penn. came out and said the new voter id laws just gave Penn. to Romney. His own words were used against him to delay or stop the Penn. voter id laws.

I will go look for Robert Sowell article. I sure you know what blacks call him.

Concerning Trump, if his poll numbers take a real dip, any sane person wouldn't think of running for president. The key word there is sane. He can always justify in his own mind that the national Republican leaders not only didn't support him, but turned against him. If you have noticed, the man thinks that he can do no wrong. He is under some strange impression that presidents can do whatever they please, and are answerable to no one but himself. In our current state of divided government, the last thing that we need is a supreme leader.

The democrats didn't paint this picture of republicans. Republicans painted it of themselves with policies too numerous to mention against every minority and women.

One only has to look at the results of the 2012 election when republicans lost 95% of the black vote, 75% of the Hispanic vote, and 60% of the women's vote. Until they change their policies, it will be impossible to win a national election.

It sounds as though Trump wants people to believe he, as President, will be able to act as though he was on Celebrity Apprentice and tell anyone in government (Congressman, judge, or employee) "You're Fired".

Sorry, Donald, it doesn't work like that!

I sure see the same situation in an entirely different light and I think your position is racist.

Any law on voter ID is for WHITE AND BLACK....not just black as some try to make it appear. This is 2015, not the 40's or even the 60's or 80's. Recognizing that there is attempted fraud, and unknown figures on actual fraud, and that the country is over loaded with illegal immigrants, it stands to reason to have tough laws to administer our right to vote. It is not racist unless you want it to be it seems to me.

You need id for cigarettes...you need id for so many things today that it is reasonable to ask for an id to vote.

You can twist it anyway you want.....make it any thing you want and that is the problem. That twisting to once again apply a label.

I REALLY believe that your position and that of most democrats is the VERY racist position and I think they insult black people with this kind of dialogue.