Why Trump Could Be for Real

[DonViejo]

Rick Klein: “We can only speculate about what kinds of props or insults Donald Trump is bringing with him to the Texas-Mexico border today. But the new ABC News/Washington Post poll out Thursday suggests the extent to which he may not need them. Roughly half of Republicans in the poll oppose a path to legalization for undocumented immigrants – and Trump gets support from a third of those voters. Think about that: In a 16-person field, the idea that any candidate could get 34 percent of that large a slice of potential voters suggests an extraordinarily powerful issue.”

“That’s a much tougher sell in the general election, of course. But it’s a useful reminder that Trump isn’t operating in a political vacuum, or that his support is manufactured or meaningless. It also suggests that if Trump could go a news cycle or three without being, well, Donald Trump-ish, he could settle into a campaign trajectory that could last.”

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http://politicalwire.com/2015/07/23/why-trump-could-be-for-real/

[PoliticAverse]

1. He's still not going to be elected President. n/t

[louis-t]

2. I really don't think he wants the job.

Just the publicity.

[louis-t]

3. He is playing the GOP for whatever they are worth.

Which isn't much.

[n2doc]

4. If he sticks with it, he is going to throw the whole thing into chaos (hee hee)

If he gets 20-25%, then what I think will happen is we will see a bunch of different GOP'ers win states, walker, bush, rubio, Paul, Cruz, and none of them will be able to build any momentum. So it will be possible that the nomination will go to a floor fight at the convention. I am hoping for this.