I think that (any) other Republican, would have been beat.
I have supported Donald since before he even ran. But I think anyone else, would have lost.
“I think that (any) other Republican, would have been beat.”
Not only beat but destroyed.
Trump took everything they had and more, and BEAT them.
He doesn’t need any advice from anyone.
Most republicans in congress should not “advise” but study and learn from Trump.
That’s how it’s done folks!
Yep. They would have played nice and let the MSM dictate 100% of the narrative with little to no push-back. There would have been no situation where Hillary would have insulted a great many of their supporters like she did with those supporting Trump. There would have been no need for the MSM to lie about the polls, which appears to have suppressed some of the vote for Hillary.
You’re right. I don’t think any other candidate could have survived.
I’ve been good with Trump since virtually the beginning. I liked the fact that he was a straight shooter and NOT PC. He always reminded me of Vinny Gambini! LOL and I’ve always liked that character.
I think you are correct in your assessment that any other Republican would have been beat. My dad (age 79) began asking me after Romney lost in ‘12 who I wanted on the Republican ticket in ‘16 and who I thought could win. Two separate questions. I floated a couple of names I wanted, he had a couple too, but none we really thought could win against Hitlery. Trump was definitely not on our radar back then but I’m darn glad we found a real man who could win.
I agree, the key was the Enthusiasm Gap. no other GOP candidate could have garnered the level of enthusiasm that Trump did.
Trump may have had higher negatives than the other candidates, but Hillary’s negatives cancelled that out.
Cruz *might* have been able to win on the Rove strategy (OH, FLA, VA, plus reliable red states), but Virginia would have been just as tough, if not tougher, for him to crack than Trump. Cruz never would have taken the Midwest like Trump did.
I've been studying Trump's SCOTUS list. Some of the names I'm not especially enthused about, for reasons of either track-record or age. Mike Lee is on the list, as you probably know -- he is a bit of a skunk, but he's rock solid on life and the 2A, and he's only 45. I think I'd like to see him be Trump's first SCOTUS appointee. I certainly don't want anyone over 50 -- we need to hold onto the court for a long, LONG time.
“I think that (any) other Republican, would have been beat.”
I agree. While I still think Cruz is better qualified to be President, he would have to get there first, and there’s no way it would have been a fair fight. Trump only made it because he’s a real scrapper.
No other candidate would have fought back like Trump did.
I agree.
I voted for Trump. I don’t like him personally and I don’t think his background qualifies him to be president.
Doesn’t matter.
Through sheer, dumb luck, the GOP “nominating process” (snicker) managed to produce the back alley fighter with the needed disrespect for status and station to challenge her “Awesomeness” and debunk the myth of “inevitably” that the DNC and the collaborationist MSM had created around her. The other GOP candidates were too experienced, too polite to do the in-your-face campaigning necessary to call her and all her enablers out for the cabal of corrupt privileged establishment manipulators they were (and still are).
Can you see Cruz, Bush, or Rubio attacking her the way that Trump did? The dragon required a dragon slayer. Through his career as a wealthy and successful NYC businessman and flamboyant personality, Trump had the necessary experience to both dish it out and stand up, smile, and keep charging through all to all the dirt that was going to be coming his way. He succeeded where the professional GOP establishment politicians would have failed.
Okay, now that he has won this prize, he has less than 70 days to take charge of one of the largest and most complex government bureaucracies in the world. There are over 4000 political positions to be staffed. There are a multitude of agency briefings to be received.
Fortunately, he has a good, experienced executive in Mike Pence as his vice president. I hope President-elect Trump will be wise enough to use the governor’s experience in actually running a government successfully as an reference point and guide.
Both can be true, y’know. How many times have we seen a championship boxer take a fight with a challenger that he figured he could handle only to get his clock cleaned?