On 6/18/15 8:13 AM, Tim wrote:
Ok so what's your real point Harry. He doesn't stand a chance and you gave many reasoned why he doesn't. He'll get weeded out early so what's the big deal?


Sheesh. I thought I explained this carefully at least twice.

One more time.

The point is that the entrance of Trump further cheapens the GOP brand.
*That* is the point.

The chatter is that he won't get "weeded out" until after at least two
of the GOP candidate debates, that he will be one of the 10 on the
stage, along with the other crazies and Jeb Bush, who isn't overly
crazy* but has a closet full of other issues. Trump's presence, along
with the presence of the other loonies and haters, such as Cruz, Paul,
Walker, et cetera, once their real views become widely known, will limit
the ability of the GOP to expand much beyond its hard-core base of
wingnuts and those, like many of the GOPers here in rec.boats, who don't
really give a damn about the problems of the lower and middle income
groups, women, blacks, latinos, students, et cetera.

That's the point, Tim. Got it?



* Terry Schiavo is going to haunt Bush, one hopes.