Donald Trump new Tea Party favorite
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Donald Trump picked up the “birther” ball, ran with it, and the Tea Party loves him for it.
In a new poll by NBC/WSJ, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney leads the hypothetical 2012 GOP pack with support from 21 percent of Republican primary voters — followed by Trump and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee at 17 percent each, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich at 11 percent and former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin at 10 percent.
In the same poll, self-described Tea Party members favored Trump over all other candidates. With 20 percent preferring Trump followed by 17 percent for Romney.
Perhaps it could be said that the sudden emergence of Trump in the polls has nothing to do with the quality of his potential candidacy, but general dissatisfaction by GOP supporters with the quality of rest of the candidates in the field. His is the only new face in a tired collection of tub-thumpers.
The birther movement, once a hot topic, is alive and well, and living in luxury in Trump Tower, or the Trump Mahal.
The Donald, always the opportunist and a tireless self-promoter could be using this platform to flaunt his ego on the political stage and the United States has a history of electing people that have had success in other careers, Reagan, Ventura, Schwarzenegger, so not being steeped in politics is not a major drawback, if you have pots of cash, and if you choose to pander to a movement that desperately wants to be rid of President Obama so badly, they are willing to believe he was not born in the United States and other fairy tales.
New publicity portrait of Donald Trump
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hahaha… love that caricature of Trump!!!
That’s right up your street Karen.
A “new face” might not be too far off (although I’d rather have a nicer one to look at!). I know I’m not thrilled with Palin, Gingrich, Romney and Huckabee. My goodness, I hope SOMEONE comes out of the woodwork!
Democrats are not exactly enriched with plausible candidates, but the republican cupboard seems to be bare, although it’s early days, someone had better step up and blow these pretenders away.
Fortunately we don’t need candidates beyond the incumbent. I am fairly certain that Obama will beat anyone the Right puts forth.
Just heard him on Today. Really bizzare.
I think Trump is one of the best actors out there. He is shameless in his self-promotion.