Many observers are claiming Donald Trump is flirting with a Presidential run as a publicity stunt. This well could possible be, but the signs are this is the real thing. He has taken stands on positions that have hurt Trump the entertainer’s brand. Trumpis set to lost at 40% of his fans with his Conservative positions. He has crossed a Rubicon and there’s no way Trump as an entertainer can ever appeal to this segment of the population again. Another sign of his seriousness in running is the fact he has met the head of the RNC for an introductory meeting.
Donald Trump chatted with Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus Thursday afternoon, a phone call that fell a day after national polling showed The Donald tied for second place nationally in the GOP 2012 field, sources told POLITICO.
The sources described it as an introductory discussion between Trump, who’s making increasing presidential noise, and Priebus, who is working hard to build up the national party’s badly beaten coffers. It was the first time they’ve spoken since Trump began flirting with a 2012 presidential run two months ago.
Should Trump run and I really have my fingers crossed, I believe the following scenario will happen. Palin will be the first one endorsing him. The Republican elites help destroy her and she will support Trump in revenge. Romney, Pawlenty and Daniels will not run either. They are Rockefller Republicans and don’t have the stomach for a ruthless brawl with Trump. He will seek to individually destroy them and they will not risk this. Huickabee will not run because Trump will use his pardons against him. This leaves Gingrich as the only possible alternative to Trump. He also will not last will drop out. It’s very possible come January, Trump will be the de facto nominee. I may be wrong, but that’s how it’ might play out.
The Obama re-election campaign is based on facing either a Bush/Dole/McCain type Republican or a Hardcore Social Con one like Huckabee or Bachmann. These 2 models will be easy to defeat from a Progressive perspective since they have experience against them. Donald Trump doesn’t fit the blueprint. He really could care less and has no respect for the press. He will have no qualms to get into a street fight with Obama and go for the jugular.
A Trump-Obama election will give Americans a choice on foreign policy that they have not had in generations. It will be a Wilsonian/Internationalist/Transnationalist/Globalist vision vs. a Jacksonian/Nationalist/Patriotic vision. Love of Country will defeat Internationalism anytime. This is a battle I want to see!
Update: Already there are calls for boycotting the apprentice. Joe Biden’s daughter is calling to boycott Trump’s show on her Facebook account.
The White House has not piped up about Donald Trump yet, but Vice President Joe Biden’s daughter Ashley had some choice words for The Donald on her Facebook page Thursday night — saying the developer “makes me ill” and “bring it on!”
The Facebook missive by Ashley Biden, who is in her late 20s, came after another day of Trump dominating cable news shows with talk about President Barack Obama’s birth certificate. It’s an online outburst that was unlikely to have been sanctioned by the White House. POLITICO viewed the posts on page, which is under the name Ashley Blazer, her middle name.
Roughly a dozen people “liked” the post about Trump by early evening, and Ashley Biden added to her own initial post. “This discussion or debate over whether or not President Obama has an American birth certificate is just so insulting!,” she said.
“Boycotting the Apprentice!” she added later.
Donald Trump is at the point of no return. By taking a clear stance on issues, he is alienating part of his audience. No one would do this unless they really are planning to run for President. Stay tuned, it’s getting interesting.
