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The GOP doesn't have a Donald Trump problem. It has an angry conservative base problem.
The Week ^ | July 10th, 2015 | Damon Linker

Posted on 07/10/2015 9:19:09 AM PDT by Mariner

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To: EBH
The strategic goal of Democrat Donald Trump is to split the base for a Hillary or other democrat win in 2016.

I amazes me as I watch this unfold, so many simply REFUSE to consider Trump’s political history verses his current ‘hardcore’ rhetoric.

The sooner we waking up to the fact we’re being punked and manipulated, the sooner we can find a truly conservative candidate
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I was thinking about this the other day. Trump is far from stupid and understands marketing.

He is managing to rile up conservatives, maybe enough to win some conservative votes, while painting all republicans as racist.

We could be getting played.

41 posted on 07/10/2015 9:44:36 AM PDT by KittenClaws ( Normalcy Bias. Do you have it?)
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To: catfish1957

I’d like to see Freepers hold Donald Trump to the same standard they rightly held Mitt Romney.


42 posted on 07/10/2015 9:44:53 AM PDT by Colonel_Flagg ("No social transformation without representation." - Justice Antonin Scalia)
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To: Sybeck1

Well they better vote for Bush in the end.


NO WAY IN HELL

I will never ever vote to give my country to fraudulently documented foreigners and abandon the rule of law.

That’s what a vote for Yeb Bush is


43 posted on 07/10/2015 9:45:27 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: catfish1957

If Cruz was up to the task he wouldn’t have waited for Trump to state what’s obvious regarding illegals and would have stood with Sessions on the TPA vote. It took Trump to point out that the free traitors are using these agreements to screw America.


44 posted on 07/10/2015 9:45:44 AM PDT by freedomfiter2 (Lex rex)
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To: Mariner

Yeah, this author is a lefty tool. There is so much invective it’s a waste of time reading it.


45 posted on 07/10/2015 9:46:15 AM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
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To: Mariner

fearful, racist hater bump


46 posted on 07/10/2015 9:46:33 AM PDT by Pelham (Deo Vindice)
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To: freedomfiter2
Bingo! I live in New York. Most people I know are Democrats yet a significant number of them are in agreement with Trump over securing the border and illegal immigrants taking American jobs
47 posted on 07/10/2015 9:46:39 AM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: Lurkinanloomin

OK OK it was really a joke. I know we would be just as worst off.


48 posted on 07/10/2015 9:47:45 AM PDT by Sybeck1
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To: Mariner

Honestly, I agree with that.


49 posted on 07/10/2015 9:48:32 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (Conservatism: Now home to liars too. And we'll support them. Yea... GOPe)
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To: Sybeck1

Did you forget the sarcasm tag?


50 posted on 07/10/2015 9:48:43 AM PDT by bimboeruption ("Occupy till I come" ~ OPORD issued by CIC Jesus Christ)
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To: wagglebee

bump


51 posted on 07/10/2015 9:48:50 AM PDT by GeronL
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To: bimboeruption

yes I did, getting alot of angry comments.


52 posted on 07/10/2015 9:49:58 AM PDT by Sybeck1
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To: Mariner

The author is a smear mongering liberal. What else is new in the media?


53 posted on 07/10/2015 9:50:13 AM PDT by KC_Conspirator
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To: Mariner

No doubt The Donald will ignite the fight.

Even if he gets silenced, which is questionable, the base has been energized and are now willing to move beyond complaining and into action.


54 posted on 07/10/2015 9:50:30 AM PDT by Paulie (America without Christianity is like a Chemistry book without the periodic table.)
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To: Mariner
Per local Phoenix, AZ news:

Due to high response Trump's Arizona campaign event is moving from the Arizona Biltmore to the Phoenix Convention Center.

The event is Saturday and they have 3,500 RSVP’s right now.

55 posted on 07/10/2015 9:50:42 AM PDT by donna (Polls are mob rule . . . faked.)
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To: SmokingJoe

The GOPe hated Reagan but he won by appealing to the ordinary voters of both parties. We conservatives need to use that approach.


56 posted on 07/10/2015 9:52:23 AM PDT by freedomfiter2 (Lex rex)
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To: Sybeck1

You can handle it, my Friend.


57 posted on 07/10/2015 9:52:50 AM PDT by bimboeruption ("Occupy till I come" ~ OPORD issued by CIC Jesus Christ)
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To: catfish1957

It has often been said in jest that a conservative is a liberal who got mugged, the meaning of course that being slapped by reality can jolt a person into drastically redefining their political world view. That said, maybe Donald Trump was mugged (euphimistically). A terrible economy, millions out of work, and rampant crime can’t be favorable to the real estate development and casino biz.


58 posted on 07/10/2015 9:53:06 AM PDT by SpaceBar
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To: EBH
We can support his issues now without voting for him later. We want to shake up the GOP-e and make them move to the right on some issues.
59 posted on 07/10/2015 9:53:30 AM PDT by donna (Polls are mob rule . . . faked.)
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To: Mariner

What a garbage of an article. It comes from the viewpoint that conservatives are angry racist fringe people. Disgusting media.


60 posted on 07/10/2015 9:53:43 AM PDT by winner3000
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