WN: Trump says he'll "probably" run as independent if not

[WorthyNewsBot]

If Donald Trump were to lose the GOP presidential nomination, he could run for president as an independent -- and he thinks he could win, the business magnate and television personality said Monday.

http://www.worthynews.com/top/cbsnews-com-8301-503544_162-20053067-503544-html/

[oldzimm]

Donald Trump as President!

I must commend Mr. Trump for trying to get to the bottom of if Obama is a natural born citizen of the USA or not.

Donald Trump as President, wellllllll lets just say I don't get a warm and fuzzy feeling about that thought.

[SavedByGrace1980]

If Trump ran as an independent, we could have a repeat of 1992 when another billionaire, Ross Perot, ran.

And that got us . . . Bill Clinton.

Or 1996 when Perot ran again. And that got us . . . Bill Clinton

Given the alternatives, though - Obama or probably Mitt Romney - I'd vote for Trump.

He couldn't do any more damage than those two. Like a famous person once said, "We get the government we deserve."

Blessings (anyway)!

-Ed

[nebula]

Somewhere I heard a suggestion that he could be doing this more for show or to make a statement or to influence things rather than actually wanting to become president. He has a much greater income and power influence as he is than he would as president.

[MorningGlory]

Somewhere I heard a suggestion that he could be doing this more for show or to make a statement or to influence things rather than actually wanting to become president. He has a much greater income and power influence as he is than he would as president.

I agree with whoever said that; I don't think he will really run. I'm really not sure what is game is though.

[SavedByGrace1980]

Since all we know about someone like Donald Trump is what we hear about him in the media, it's difficult to understand exactly what his motivations are.

Attention? Maybe.

Money? Doubtful - he has quite a bit.

Power? Maybe.

It could be a combination of the three, or it could be none of the above.

Few of us can understand what it takes to become a billionaire. Drive, luck, tenacity on a scale that is incredible, to be sure.

One thing I'll say about Trump compared to other billionaires we hear about - he seems to at least give lip service to a vision of government that is closer to the one our founders had.

While George Soros, Bill Gates and Warren Buffet all seem to favor varying degrees of Socialism (Soros is probably closer to Communism), Trump seems to promote liberty and individualism.

For what it's worth, my opinion is that he is not really serious about running. When push comes to shove, his hat WILL NOT be in the ring.

But as to why he's doing it? If I had to vote, I'd say "attention."

Blessings!

-Ed

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If Donald Trump were to lose the GOP presidential nomination, he could run for president as an independent -- and he thinks he could win, the business magnate and television personality said Monday.

http://www.worthynews.com/top/cbsnews-com-8301-503544_162-20053067-503544-html/

He will simply hand the election to Obama if he does that.

[hr.jr.]

If Trump ran as an independent, we could have a repeat of 1992 when another billionaire, Ross Perot, ran.

And that got us . . . Bill Clinton.

Or 1996 when Perot ran again. And that got us . . . Bill Clinton

Given the alternatives, though - Obama or probably Mitt Romney - I'd vote for Trump.

He couldn't do any more damage than those two. Like a famous person once said, "We get the government we deserve."

Blessings (anyway)!

-Ed

Newt or Mike will get the Republican nomination when all the dust settles.

[SavedByGrace1980]

Newt or Mike will get the Republican nomination when all the dust settles.

You could be right.

The Republican establishment, though, has a pattern of nominating whoever is "next in line". Romney fits that bill.

I'd like to see somebody like Michelle Bachman, myself. Although the media would literally do their best to destroy her.

Blessings!

-Ed

[hr.jr.]

Newt or Mike will get the Republican nomination when all the dust settles.

You could be right.

The Republican establishment, though, has a pattern of nominating whoever is "next in line". Romney fits that bill.

I'd like to see somebody like Michelle Bachman, myself. Although the media would literally do their best to destroy her.

Blessings!

-Ed

I do not really see Romney as next in line. Newt has the blessing of the old machine and Mike has equal claim to the "next in line" position as Romney.

As long as we do not nominate Palin with her dumb mama bear stories, we should win.