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Trump Will ‘Probably’ Run as Independent If He Doesn’t Win GOP Nomination
WSJ ^ | 4/11/2011

Posted on 04/11/2011 9:38:25 PM PDT by Uncledave

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To: MacMattico
I bet saying he would consider running as an independent at this stage is just to get the GOP to take him seriously and include him because he has the power to wreck the election for them if they don't,

I also think this is what is going on. It is a wake-up call to the GOP and the public. Better focus on the main problem that NEEDS to be fixed, the economy, and we better select a candidate who has the what it takes to fix it. If we don't, nothing else will matter.

101 posted on 04/12/2011 6:02:09 AM PDT by LuvFreeRepublic (Support our military or leave. I will help you pack BO!)
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To: Uncledave

I seriously doubt this as he knows it would be a win for the Magic Negro.


102 posted on 04/12/2011 6:09:44 AM PDT by Awgie (truth is always stranger than fiction)
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To: Uncledave

This was the plan. This explains it all. He will run as a Perot-type spoiler and suck votes from the Republican nominee—who will hopefully be a conservative.

This explains why a liberal, Democrat-donor pretended to be a conservative. And this explains why the major networks and the New York Times gave him plenty of publicity. Just like they gave Ross Perot publicity way back when. Not that they wanted Perot to win, but because they knew that Perot would split the Republican vote.

Probably he’s working for Hillary, as many have speculated. But possibly he’s working for OBAMA, and only pretending to attack him!

What could be better for Obama? It splits the Republican vote, and it draws unhappy liberals back to his side.

As I’ve been saying all along, Trump has done a great job spreading the birther story, WITH MSM HELP. But he would make a LOUSY President.

And this proves it, once again. Trump a conservative? Trump a Christian? Trump a pro-lifer? Trump an honest guy with principles? Give me a break! He has always done whatever it takes to make money and succeed at what he wants.


103 posted on 04/12/2011 11:30:17 AM PDT by Cicero
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Yeah, and Perot probably would have won and straightened out our fiscal mess if he had not flaked out in the middle of the race!

Perot's fiscal, economic, and business policies were generally effective, reasonable and sustainable.

One must keep in mind that Perot made a great deal of his fortune on Federal government (social) contracts. On the plus side, he did deliver an efficient management system at a good price for the largest government social undertaking at the time.

Another point to remember is that Perot was intensely loyal to his employees, and protected them internationally with unilateral direct action. There was little he was afraid of.

When his daughter was threatened, Perot, with his connections, knew the threat came from inside the US government, and that these people were the few in the world that were untouchable by him, and he could never succeed in protecting his daughter. He chose to look like a fool and keep his daughter.

104 posted on 04/13/2011 9:52:37 AM PDT by Navy Patriot (Sarah and the Conservatives will rock your world.)
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Well, it would have taken a lot of guts...but why didn’t he just do a press conference on the threats and who he believed were behind them..get it all out and that would have kept it from happening, I would think.


105 posted on 04/13/2011 6:56:38 PM PDT by fabian (" And a new day will dawn for those who stand long, and the forests will echo with laughter")
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