I am seriously considering Gary Johnson. IF I decide to vote for Trump it will because of the Second Amendment. What a mess :-(

The evil witch of the west, Hildebeast, has 250 million to bombard us with propaganda. Trump will be a formidable opponent. After all, she nearly lost the primary to a confirmed socialist nobody- and still might if the phony delegates go for sanders

While this is a nice story, Trump is also a rabid raccoon just in exterminator clothing.

And how did that work out?

Re: "Ayn Rand would roll over in her grave!" Maybe not. She reluctantly supported Nixon both times.

Regardless of who wins the election in the fall the weight of the federal government is crushing our country with regulations and layer upon layer of bureaucracy. This paradigm is the reason previous societies and governments collapse. It will happen here. For me, I view this election cycle as a reality TV show and nothing more. Should be quite entertaining. What will The Donald say next?

If Trump is the nominee, I am beginning to think that he could in fact win. Shrillary is a "target-rich" candidate but the other candidates have trod lightly around her numerous flaws because they did not want to be attacked as anti-woman. Trump does not care although he has a thin skin. Therefore I think he will go all in with all guns blazing, continuously pounding on all of her weak points: Benghazi, Libya, email, Rose law firm, Bill rape/harrassment enabler, Foundation donations while SOS, and on and on. As soon as she regains spin on one topic, he will pound on the next one and eventually go back to the first one, around and around. Just keep firing to keep her off balance. Remember that her campaign will have to answer to every broadside. Even if it is to scoff, the smell will carry on. Remember Reid and his "fake but accurate" accusations that Romney had not paid any taxes in ten years. All bs but it added to the Romney's image problem.

Trump has two outcomes, both ok for him. He wins the election or he loses and goes back to his mansions, private jet, great lifestyle. Where is the downside to him?

Well certainly not "getting behind Trump"! There is this little thing called the Libertarian Party, you know.

Well said.

He has plenty of ground to cover, but if he can 1) put aside his snide narcissism for a while, and 2) develop a methodical, point by point strategy where Hillary and the D's are weak, and 3) continue to advertise himself as a DC outside and agent of change, he has a chance.

What attitude would you suggest? Bring your ideas/strategies to the Game!

I believe that this presidential race might shake things up between the major party power structures.

I am not a Republican. I am not a Populist. I think Donald Trump is an ass and a potential tyrant. His Hooverism/Smoot-Hawley attitude scares me. In other words, he gives Hillary a run for her money in terms of danger/disaster as a president.

AND - he is pulling back the curtain on the stupidity of politics and the electorate. There will be some great documentaries about the useful idiots who made this election possible, sanders, hillary, trump, priebus - the whole spectacle will be revealed.

Don't look at the man behind the curtain.

Let the feathers fly and the cock fight begin.

Meanwhile - let us each tend to his/her own flock and be prepared to carve out our various gulch's - such that we can support one another on principle and out of mutual respect.

Nice racoon allegory.
Hopefully, Trump is not a raccoon himself as some believe he is.
We may not get to find out.
What I really can't fathom is all the support for the cackling crook.

To be replaced by another infestation. The problem is in thinking that Trump is going to clean anything up. Look at his policies, he's pro-government healthcare, pro-taxes, and pro-big government. He supports restrictions on free speech, taking land to give to his cronies, etc. He's no different than Hillary and Bernie on 90% of the issues!

I don't want to see Hillary become President, but I don't see how Trump is going to be much better.

Granted. And Hannity, Drudge, Coulter, and O'Reilly (Fox news) were all in for Trump.

What I focus on however isn't party or persona, but values. And as I look through the values Trump espouses, I see little difference from Hillary Clinton. I am a #NeverHillary voter and I am a #NeverTrump voter because I see one as 100% Progressive/Evil and the other 90% Progressive/Evil. I'm not going to vote for Trump simply because he's only a smidgen less evil than Hillary.

This is a great idea. I'm betting that it won't happen, however. Remember the debates are now controlled sole by the Presidential Debate Commission composed solely of present and former DNC and RNC officials. They won't like the kind of embarrassing truth telling you are advocating.

Trump might not beat Hilary among blacks, but he'll get a larger share of the black vote than any Republican since WWII. I can hardly wait to watch talking heads explode all over the TV studios when that happens.

As for women, I'll bet there are thousands who will tell their friends, and the pollsters, that they hate Trump, but mark the box next to his name in the privacy of the voting booth. (No way to tell if I'm right about this, of course.)

This is well worth the read regardless of what party you support.



Like many citizens, I've wondered and tried so hard to understand why
Trump has such a remarkable following. (It's obvious why he shouldn't!)
Then a friend sent me this raccoon story. It makes no difference about
your political leanings, this is just a good explanation of WHY... (Or
it's as good as any I can come up with).



Please, don't reply with political rants from your side of the fence.
This is not a message to support either party. It just helps understand
how on earth Trump can remain so "popular." You have to admit, it's not
easy to understand.



OK. To begin, a Republican writes a letter. Read on, even if you are a
Democrat.




Dear Representative,



From the time I was able to vote I voted Republican. I am 70+ and have
a great deal of respect and influence with hundreds of senior
ballplayers who also network with thousands of others around the country.



I received your questionnaire and request for money to help support the
Republican nominee for the office of the President. Rest assured, I
strongly agree with every question as I have since Obama was elected.
Unfortunately, an important question that was missing was, "What have
the Republicans and their Party done for the American people lately?"
While you seem never to have listened to us in the past Forty Years, we
gave you a majority in the house and senate two years ago and you have
done nothing with the power we provided you. And Now, you want more of
our money?



You should be concerned about our votes not our money. You are the
"establishment" and it's apparent all you really want to do is to save
your jobs and line your pockets. . . Well, guess what? It's not going to
happen. You can shake in your boots when I tell you our support is for
TRUMP and he hasn't asked for a dime.







You might think we are fools because you feel Trump is on a self
destruct course but you look outside DC and listen to the masses. Few,
if any, have achieved what he has, especially in a state of New York.



If you really want to know how the majority of people feel, and this
applies to both democrats and republicans, read below, it says it all.







Sincerely,







Here comes the part about the raccoons:



You've been on vacation for two weeks, you come home, and your basement
is infested with raccoons. Hundreds of rabid, messy, mean raccoons have
overtaken your basement. You want them gone immediately. You call the
city, the county and 4 different exterminators. Nobody can handle the
job . . . But then you hear of one guy and this one guy guarantees to
get rid of them. So you hire him. You don't care if the guy smells, you
don't care if he cusses and swears, you don't care if he's an alcoholic,
you don't care how many times he's been married, you don't care if he
voted for Obama, you don't care if he has plumber's crack, you simply
want those raccoons gone! You want your problem fixed! He's the guy.
He's the best. Period



Back to Trump
Here's why we want Trump. Yes he's a bit of an ass, yes he's an
egomaniac, but we don't care. The country is a mess because its
politicians suck. The Republican Party is two-faced & gutless, and
illegal aliens are everywhere. We want it all fixed! We don't care that
Trump is crude, we don't care that he insults people, we don't care that
he had been friendly with Hillary, we don't care that he has changed
positions, we don't care that he's been married 3 times, we don't care
that he fights with Megyn Kelly and Rosie O'Donnell, we don't care that
he doesn't know the name of some Muslim terrorist.



This country is bankrupt and appears weak. Our enemies are making fun of
us, we are being invaded by illegal aliens, we are becoming a nation of
victims where every Tom, Ricardo and Hasid is a special group with
special rights to a point where we don't even recognize the country we
were born and raised in. "AND WE JUST WANT IT FIXED" and Trump is the
only guy who seems to understand what the people want.



We're sick of our politicians, sick of the Republican Party, sick of the
Democrat Party and sick of illegal aliens. We just want this thing
fixed. Trump may not be a saint, but he doesn't have lobbyist's money
holding him, he doesn't have political correctness restraining him, all
you know is that he has been very successful, a good negotiator. He has
built a lot of things. He's also not a politician, not a cowardly
politically correct politician. And he not only says he can fix it, he
says he will fix it and we believe him.



And we believe him because he is too much of an egotist to be proven
wrong or looked at and called a liar. Also we don't care if the guy has
bad hair.



We just want those raccoons gone, out of our house, NOW.



You are welcome to pass this on. I feel this is why hundreds of
thousands of people that haven't voted in 25 years are registering to
vote this year. The raccoons have got to go.

And please remember, Glenn Beck was all in for Cruz, and basically hates Trump. So, take this story with a large grain of salt.

Reading this, on an allegedly "Objectivist" web site, is disappointing to say the least. Ayn Rand would roll over in her grave!

I think at these debates they should show video proof of changing positions, pandering and lying...could be entertaining.

Then again, we all might just stay home on voting day after seeing all that on both sides...

Agreed. I was a Cruz supporter. That ship has sailed. Compared to Hillary, Trump is the better option. Time to get behind him.

The GOP had 2 weak candidates in a row. Not sure yet how this plays out but Trump will be a stronger candidate than any of the establishment types IMO. It will be interesting if nothing else.

What is interesting to me is that in terms of overall negativity, there is a far higher percentage of people who see Donald in a negative light than Hillary (see http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2....

Which demographic is Trump beating Hillary in? Latinos? No way. Blacks? Still no. Women? Trump is the only candidate women despise more than Hillary - which is saying a lot. Add to that the fact that Donald Trump already has 100% name recognition, which means that people have already formed their opinions about him - opinions which are really difficult to overcome.

Now we'll see as things really start up after the Primaries conclude with the conventions, but at this stage in the game and considering how truly weak Hillary is as a candidate, this is not the news either Trump or the RNC want to see.

Trump has a huge advantage in the enthusiasm gap. People are fired up to vote for him and to some extent Bernie. Hillary has fewer votes than she got in '08 and just lost another State to a Socialist. She has a harder road to haul because people don't like her. I think the Blaze is having some issues accepting that Cruz lost.