Is Trump throwing the election?

[Anonymous]

I get the very strong feeling that he is playing to lose, make the RNC pay the bills, and make money off his notoriety. Everything he has done has suggested to me that he is intelligent enough to know what he needs to do to win, but every time he gets close, he makes some wild unforced error. And polls are beginning to reflect that.

[Anonymous]

Did you mean to post your email pp?

[Anonymous]

That's been my thought from the beginning. More as a favor to Hillary and to expose the very dark underbelly of American society.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I get the very strong feeling that he is playing to lose, make the RNC pay the bills, and make money off his notoriety. Everything he has done has suggested to me that he is intelligent enough to know what he needs to do to win, but every time he gets close, he makes some wild unforced error. And polls are beginning to reflect that.

I know, because he is SO OVER THE TOP NOW (as opposed to when he first started running), right? Well, actually, he was over the top then, too. I think he's bonkers. He's drunk on power.

Can you imagine him in the actual oval office? Good lord. He's an orange maniac.

[Anonymous]

I think he is an extreme narcissist and I also think he's mentally ill.

[Anonymous]

He's an extreme narsicist for sure. All he does is talk about himself and how great he is. His policy agenda can be summed up by "I'm great and I'll make America great again because I'm great."

[Anonymous]

That and he can parlay all of this into money. Books, speaking tours, etc.
This guy was born to hustle. And I think he realizes he can make more by not winning.
Face palm. This is why so many fought against him before primaries were basically over. Can never trust him.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He's an extreme narsicist for sure. All he does is talk about himself and how great he is. His policy agenda can be summed up by "I'm great and I'll make America great again because I'm great."

The Greatest, he is not. Not today, not yesterday, not tomorrow.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That's been my thought from the beginning. More as a favor to Hillary and to expose the very dark underbelly of American society.

If what you say is true, what does that say about Hillary and more importantly the Democratic Party? That they're pathetic? That they are corrupt as fuck? That they need to cheat to win elections?

I mean, the fact that you think this, and that you'd speculate enough to post it here (and this isn't the first time I've seen it here!) says A LOT about democrats.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That's been my thought from the beginning. More as a favor to Hillary and to expose the very dark underbelly of American society.

If what you say is true, what does that say about Hillary and more importantly the Democratic Party? That they're pathetic? That they are corrupt as fuck? That they need to cheat to win elections?

I mean, the fact that you think this, and that you'd speculate enough to post it here (and this isn't the first time I've seen it here!) says A LOT about democrats.

It's just an anonymous internet post, it says NOTHING about democrats. It says a lot about anonymous internet posters.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That and he can parlay all of this into money. Books, speaking tours, etc.
This guy was born to hustle. And I think he realizes he can make more by not winning.
Face palm. This is why so many fought against him before primaries were basically over. Can never trust him.

Actually, he is a lazy shit. He never hustled in his entire life, everything was handed to him through his father's money and connections. He may think he can make money on this. But in reality, he will destroy his brand.

[Anonymous]

No. He just can't help himself.

[Anonymous]

I don't like Trump as a candidate due to his personality, but he is in many ways an answer to something that many voters have asked for: a candidate that is not a career politician. Not being a career politician means he is not going to gloss things over and hide in the middle. He says stupid things, makes stupid decisions, and does not have a polished public image.

Everyone has their personal biases. Politicians hide their personal biases in order to be elected. Normal people like you and me don't hide our biases nearly as well, and neither does Trump.

Remember that the media is a filter and an amplifier. I have a very negative perception of Trump, but feel the urge to get to know him better because he is far more human to me than either Hillary or Cruz.

[takoma]

I'm a liberal, as is obvious from previous posts, so my reactions undoubtedly show bias. But the other GOP candidates have been more consistent in holding views I disagree with, and yet none (except Cruz) is as frightening to me as Trump. So it's not really a matter of political stands, but of his childishly egocentric approach that threatens to give us an authoritarian president who puts his own opinions above the Constitution.

I really wish, though, that we could have a President who is not hated by half the country. Gary Johnson may be flaky, but part of me wants to see him win.

[Anonymous]

takoma wrote:I'm a liberal, as is obvious from previous posts, so my reactions undoubtedly show bias. But the other GOP candidates have been more consistent in holding views I disagree with, and yet none (except Cruz) is as frightening to me as Trump. So it's not really a matter of political stands, but of his childishly egocentric approach that threatens to give us an authoritarian president who puts his own opinions above the Constitution.

I really wish, though, that we could have a President who is not hated by half the country. Gary Johnson may be flaky, but part of me wants to see him win.

This is a little simplistic. If more people knew more about Gary Johnson, more people would dislike or "hate" him.

You're struggling with Bernie's crash and burn, and I get it, but I do wonder why you look to a white male Libertarian as your backup option. Is it the weed? Because that's not really a great reason.