Can't see how trump could be ahead in the poles. Either it's a lie, an anomaly or everyone polled is dumber than we think.

Nope. Just an entertaining public figure, leader of nothing.

That poll is hard to believe. Looks like a lot of people wanting to see the show continue for entertainment ala Donald Clinton. I haven't seen any if the other polls. Needed to take a break.

Not a wasted vote unless its also for a Dem or GOP candidate.

A throw-away vote is a vote given to a candidate
who doesn't have a chance to win.

The only throw away votes are the ones for evil statists, and that includes all the GOP and Democrats who have a chance to be on the ticket.
Third party votes are the only ones that aren't wasted. Disaster? Look at the record of the GOP compared to the lies they tell to get elected EVERY TIME. Look at what the GOP has done since taking control of both houses of con-gress. They have had enough chances to do the right things and to stop lying. Neither the GOP or the Dems have earned your consent and they never will. The sooner people revolt at the ballot box the better the chance that a less peaceful revolt will be avoided.

He does look kinda ETish.

Trump was a disappointment, although not an unexpected one. Rand was irritating as well as disappointing. He reminded me of a child arguing with a sibling. I had the mental image of him stamping his foot.

I preferred Carly Fiorino from the Happy Hour debate to anyone from either debate. I was rather surprised at this.

I was also rather surprised to find I disliked Megyn Kelly in this forum. Every time I saw her I got the impression of the supercilious smile and eyerolls of a Mean Girl. She never struck me that way before. I imagine, being an old timer, I have different expectations of what a debate is ...and good TV is not one of them.

Don't know why these two Q & A sessions were called "debates." Everyone plays fast and easy with words these days.

Funny, no Clinton. Afraid of seeing how she compares to the others ?

freedomforall,
Trum and Hillary Clinton wouldn't be the only
choices? Well, if Trump got the Republican nomin-
ation and H. Clinton got the Democratic, a 3rd par-
ty or independent vote would be a throw-away vote.--But I hope that won't happen. If Clinton
is the Democratic nominee, and somebody like
Cruz is the Republican, though, if Trump runs as
a 3rd-party candidate or an independent, that
could cause Clinton to get it. And that would be
a disaster.--I just mean that if Trump gets the Republican nomination,
I guess I'll have to hold my nose and vote for him.

Fortunately, they wouldn't be the only choices, LBelle.

I think that Trump is like a cross between Ross
Perot and P.T.Barnum. I sure hope he doesn't get
the nomination, and that enough people have sense
enough not to throw their (third-party/independent)
votes away on him. Still, if he did get it, I'd vote for him over Hillary Clinton--although that in it-
self is no great compliment.

Good Grief.
I think that those who voted for Trump miss their daddies. It's obvious that they don't care what he says so long as he says it in his bombastic manner.

Carson was impressive, but he's still supporting unsupportable gun restrictions, afaik.

NO, has to be alien, ET DNA

The aftermath of Trump, the stuff that is happening now and his reaction to it, will be his downfall to the "R" party. His personal debate with Rand Paul didn't help either one of them. After this morning, Trump can only further divide the party. People will see him, as my wife expressed it, after hearing some tweets about him passing on some gross comments about Megyn Kelly. My wife said, "We've got an asshole in the White House now, do we need another one?" I think Kelly's question was appropriate, many people want to know. I agree with him on Rosie but I'm not running for president. He's got a "My way or the highway mentality, much like Obama. I don't see him as being any different than Obama, only in a different direction. I think he'll blow it even further, just give him the opportunity.

I am thinking of Fiorino as a VP and Carson as a Cabinet member. I'm not sure they could head the ticket and get elected. Carson is definitely the most intelligent.

I've been closely watching Fiorina and Carson for some time, and I think they're the most intelligent candidates we have available. I try to consciously set aside bias of any sort (including class bias, as there are good people in the "one percent"), so gender or race aren't a factor in my assessment.

Same here. Trump lost the very first exchange (and me) by taking the question as a personal attack and responding by attacking the questioner (Megyn Kelly). I don't want him (narcissist personality like our current President) or Christie (bar room bully) anywhere near the White House.

oh yes - legalities...
I could not claim everything Trump has done is legal.
Then again, I may have committed a few misdemeanors (perhaps a felony going over the RR tracks) walking to the store this morning.

Trump ethics may be about the same as a typical politician - except he is less likely to be subtle about it.

In general - Trump's ethics do not seem based on individual freedom and liberty - and in that sense I would not find him nor 95% of our politicians trustworthy.

Trump let Megyn Kelly make him into whining little boy at the get-go of that debate.
I was cheering Trump on until that happened.
Does Trump think a Demrat (sp ck ok) candidate will play nice at all during a debate?
Here it Demrat comes--"War on women!" "War on women!" Ad nauseam.
Let's see The Donald "negotiate" such stuff getting under his skin.

LOL!
Maybe Sir Jeb was grown out of electrified Royal House of Bush DNA in the basement laboratory.

Agreed, I had to think about that particular judgement. Depends on legality and imo Trump hasn't exhibited trustworthy ethics.

I would thing acquiring inside information is a positive.

After last night, I'm almost certain Jebbie is actually an android.