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Slate can see the writing on the wall. The GOP establishment is still reacting like the Trump ascendancy is a bad dream.

Talk about about a rout of the establishment, indeed.

1 posted on 02/24/2016 3:50:58 AM PST by goldstategop
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Leftists hate authoritarians.

Unless the authoritarian is a leftist.


2 posted on 02/24/2016 3:51:47 AM PST by Arm_Bears (Rope. Tree. Politician/Journalist. Some assembly required.)
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This pinhead says Trump voters are afraid. Wrong. We’re mad. Big difference. Afraid people run. Mad people fight. And we’re tired of fearful pubbies selling us out time and time again. This ends now.


4 posted on 02/24/2016 3:54:22 AM PST by dirtboy
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Absent a major shift in the primary, Trump will reach escape velocity, and for the first time in the modern era, a genuine outsider will win a major party nomination..

outsider BUMP!

We need 535 more outsiders and another 50 for the states and another, and another, etc., etc.

7 posted on 02/24/2016 3:57:55 AM PST by PGalt
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Of course he’s authoritarian. That’s what makes him so attractive to his supporters.


10 posted on 02/24/2016 4:03:52 AM PST by ScottinVA (If you're not enraged...why?)
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Latest meme from the GOPe seems to be;
Trump is only winning a majority of a very tiny slice of the electorate. Especially among Nevada Hispanics.

Only Rubio can win the holy Hispanic vote.

Rubio is surging.

I ain’t had this much fun since 1980.


12 posted on 02/24/2016 4:05:56 AM PST by Tupelo (Honest men go to Washington, but honest men do not stay in Washington.)
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Like the left hates authoritarians....... Their list is long with Stalin, Obama, Mao, Pol Pot onward and so on.......

Add Hitler because he was a socialist...


20 posted on 02/24/2016 4:15:12 AM PST by dennisw (The first principle is to find out who you are then you can achieve anything -- Buddhist monk)
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Leftists hate men who behave like men.


21 posted on 02/24/2016 4:15:59 AM PST by petitfour (Americans need to repent.)
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I think it was another FReeper who said:

The Republicans have chosen the form if their Destructor, and it's Donald Trump.

25 posted on 02/24/2016 4:26:28 AM PST by gogeo (Donald Trump. Because it's finally come to that.)
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Poor analysis. People like Obama and Hillary are authoritarians. Trump is not an authoritarian. Trump is a classic Alpha Male, a creature long thought extinct in America.

By failing to recognize this, Trump's critics are left bewildered by him and confused by what they see. Alpha Males have two primary operational modes: Attack and Protect. Alphas attack viciously any potential challenger to their Alpha status, both as a matter of tactics and to put fear into any other potential challenger (seeing a challenger ripped to shreds tends to lead others to reconsider their potential challenges). So the real purpose of these attacks is to save energy by avoiding unnecessary and fruitless confrontation.

Once the Alpha is accepted in his role, the Protect mode comes into play. In this mode the Alpha is a model of selflessness and self-sacrifice, doing anything to protect the interests of his group and ignoring any distractions from this purpose.

Trump's critics focus on his Attack mode while his supporters see the Protect mode. There is no doubt in their minds that Trump will always have their and the country's best interests at heart and will act vigorously to protect these interests. We're in a political contest, so of course the Attack mode is on full display since the Alpha is in the process of establishing his Alpha status. Once that happens watch for the pivot to Protect mode. Trump will vigorously defend his tribe--first the Republicans against the Democratic challenger in the general election, and then the country as a whole once elected.

Alphas are quick to attack and equally quick to defend once the attacker backs down and acknowledges their Alpha status. We saw this on display with Carson. When Carson was perceived as a threat many were shocked by the viciousness of Trump's attacks on Carson, however as soon as Carson backed down Trump's instinct was to reverse and Protect him (witness the now-famous incident of him standing with Carson before the debate entrance).

We're seeing the same thing with Cruz now. Cruz is a challenger so Trump is in Attack mode. If Cruz backs down, the head-scratching by the pundits will be epic as he moves back into Protect mode. For this reason Trump could still view Cruz as a potential running mate, however I'm not convinced that Cruz could accept that at this point.

32 posted on 02/24/2016 5:39:42 AM PST by AustinBill (consequence is what makes our choices real)
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Trump’s an uppity white boy.


40 posted on 02/24/2016 7:59:36 AM PST by SaraJohnson
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