I think Trump has a fighting chance because he got the nod without going full blown conservative. Being more in the middle should help get some votes with people Republicans don't usually get... But at the same time it'll be for not if he then loses the hard core conservatives. His VP selection is crucial.

Not at all, he's too smart to damage his businesses.

 

You bring up a point I haven't thought about much - Trump's businesses. As President, he will have to remove himself and I am sure the family will run the businesses. However, is there an inherent conflict of interest that we need to consider? Trump claims he will not be influenced by big business but he and a lot of the people he claims as friends are big business. How does he keep that, and them, from influencing his decisions?

Personally, I can't wait for Trump to ask the questions that Bernie was either afraid to ask or didn't want to ask for fear of upsetting the Ds. I want to hear her talk about Benghazi and her email fiasco in a debate.

 

People need to understand that these debates will be nothing like HRC has ever been involved with. This will be a street fight with no rules. Trump is a scrapper who feels at home arguing face to face after years in the private sector.

 

I do however look for the liberal media to referee these debates in HRC's favor. The foul count will be Trump 23, HRC 5.

 

I'm predicting Trump will only debate her with neutral debate pundits. Only problem with that, is where do you find those folks. Lol

You bring up a point I haven't thought about much - Trump's businesses. As President, he will have to remove himself and I am sure the family will run the businesses. However, is there an inherent conflict of interest that we need to consider? Trump claims he will not be influenced by big business but he and a lot of the people he claims as friends are big business. How does he keep that, and them, from influencing his decisions?

 

Trump is all about Trump. I don't think he'd be influenced by big business, that is actually more of a concern with Hillary given her past connections and behavior. However, Trump would try to benefit himself, no doubt about that and his businesses would have to be an issue. I don't see any way to really isolate him from them so any decision he made would have to be scrutinized. Of course, that happens with every president. No stopping it, just hope that by keeping a focus on it we can minimize how far they go.

That indictment was imminent several months ago.

 

Best hope for R's is that investigation drags on through the fall. There is no smoking gun and R 's are not going to like the results when it is finished.

To paraphrase Chris Jericho... " Trump will never...EVER... be President! "

 

When Trump wins you'll need a good psychiatrist.

When Trump wins you'll need a good psychiatrist.

 

Cap, what will you need when Hill wins, Dems claim the Senate, and replace 2-3 judges this term? I hear that Pappy stuff is hard to find :lol2:

Cap, what will you need when Hill wins, Dems claim the Senate, and replace 2-3 judges this term? I hear that Pappy stuff is hard to find :lol2:

 

I'm pretty immune by now. 8 years of Obama and 6 years of a Harry Reid Senate pretty much numbs ones senses. The idiocy that was produced by that combination tends to make one immune to just about anything.

I'm pretty immune by now. 8 years of Obama and 6 years of a Harry Reid Senate pretty much numbs ones senses. The idiocy that was produced by that combination tends to make one immune to just about anything.

 

I'd still take 8 more years of Obama than Hillary.

How Republicans Can Still Say No to Trump | The American Conservative

 

Does not Republican Rule 16(a)(2) say that if a delegate tries to vote for someone other than the candidate that won a binding primary that vote shall “not be recognized” by the secretary of the convention? Yes, but the delegates select the secretary.

 

Rules expert Republican National Committeeman Curly Haugland believes that Rule 37(b) trumps (sorry) 16(a) so that delegates can demand a roll call and vote any way they want. Who will decide? The chairman of the convention, who also is selected by the delegates, will make that decision.

 

The current rules moreover are only the temporary rules of the convention. Who decides what the permanent rules will be? The delegates do, of course.

 

Delegates control the credentials committee too. In 1952 Dwight Eisenhower establishment forces challenged three state delegations and that was enough to sink traditionalist conservative Sen. Robert Taft. Maybe turnabout would be fair play.

 

Like I said earlier, if a bookie gives me the right odds I'm betting against Trump. Though, I have been somewhat surprised to see some "establishment" voices begrudgingly getting behind Trump.

I'd still take 8 more years of Obama than Hillary.

 

I don't know. Maybe.

 

He is more likable than Hillary. His policies are garbage though. I truly think President Obama is a decent guy. I just think he is way in over his head as POTUS. I think he surrounded himself with some of the worst advisers in history, i.e. Valarie Jarrett. With better advisers, he may have done a better job.

How Republicans Can Still Say No to Trump | The American Conservative

 

Does not Republican Rule 16(a)(2) say that if a delegate tries to vote for someone other than the candidate that won a binding primary that vote shall “not be recognized” by the secretary of the convention? Yes, but the delegates select the secretary.

 

Rules expert Republican National Committeeman Curly Haugland believes that Rule 37(b) trumps (sorry) 16(a) so that delegates can demand a roll call and vote any way they want. Who will decide? The chairman of the convention, who also is selected by the delegates, will make that decision.

 

The current rules moreover are only the temporary rules of the convention. Who decides what the permanent rules will be? The delegates do, of course.

 

Delegates control the credentials committee too. In 1952 Dwight Eisenhower establishment forces challenged three state delegations and that was enough to sink traditionalist conservative Sen. Robert Taft. Maybe turnabout would be fair play.

 

Like I said earlier, if a bookie gives me the right odds I'm betting against Trump. Though, I have been somewhat surprised to see some "establishment" voices begrudgingly getting behind Trump.

 

By the time the convention rolls around, I think you will see most of the "establishment" come around to supporting Trump. Their hatred for Hillary far outweighs their dislike of Trump.

How Republicans Can Still Say No to Trump | The American Conservative

 

Does not Republican Rule 16(a)(2) say that if a delegate tries to vote for someone other than the candidate that won a binding primary that vote shall “not be recognized” by the secretary of the convention? Yes, but the delegates select the secretary.

 

Rules expert Republican National Committeeman Curly Haugland believes that Rule 37(b) trumps (sorry) 16(a) so that delegates can demand a roll call and vote any way they want. Who will decide? The chairman of the convention, who also is selected by the delegates, will make that decision.

 

The current rules moreover are only the temporary rules of the convention. Who decides what the permanent rules will be? The delegates do, of course.

 

Delegates control the credentials committee too. In 1952 Dwight Eisenhower establishment forces challenged three state delegations and that was enough to sink traditionalist conservative Sen. Robert Taft. Maybe turnabout would be fair play.

 

Like I said earlier, if a bookie gives me the right odds I'm betting against Trump. Though, I have been somewhat surprised to see some "establishment" voices begrudgingly getting behind Trump.

 

Party trumps everything. No pun intended.

I don't know. Maybe.

 

He is more likable than Hillary. His policies are garbage though. I truly think President Obama is a decent guy. I just think he is way in over his head as POTUS. I think he surrounded himself with some of the worst advisers in history, i.e. Valarie Jarrett. With better advisers, he may have done a better job.

 

He's is certainly more likeable and I would take 8 more years. Just curious what were your views on W's policies?

 

By the time the convention rolls around, I think you will see most of the "establishment" come around to supporting Trump. Their hatred for Hillary far outweighs their dislike of Trump.

 

Doubt it.

Trump is , smartly, playing to people who want to blame someone or some group for losing jobs.

 

In reality, technology has cost the average Joe his manufacturing job. Blame the robots. Blame software. That's not changing.

 

Trump knows this but that doesn't play well. Smart of him.

 

While technology has played apart. As someone who supports free trade I can openly it admit it cost American jobs every bit as much as technology has. You can't really downplay that.