Trump Drops Out of the Race

[W.E.B. Du Bois]

As I predicted, Trump has dropped out of the race. To paraphrase myself: it's just a question of time when Trump drops out.

politico.com/news/stories/0511/55052.html

Trump released a statement shortly after 12 p.m.

"After considerable deliberation and reflection, I have decided not to pursue the office of the Presidency. This decision does not come easily or without regret; especially when my potential candidacy continues to be validated by ranking at the top of the Republican contenders in polls across the country," said Trump, showing once again his flair for animating his own facts.

Indeed, after riding the "birtherism" issue to great effect, Trump collapsed spectacularly in national surveys - and in critical early-state New Hampshire - after President Obama got Hawaii officials to release his long-form birth certificate.

"I maintain the strong conviction that if I were to run, I would be able to win the primary and ultimately, the general election. I have spent the past several months unofficially campaigning and recognize that running for public office cannot be done half heartedly. Ultimately, however, business is my greatest passion and I am not ready to leave the private sector," Trump said.

"I want to personally thank the millions of Americans who have joined the various Trump grassroots movements and written me letters and e-mails encouraging me to run. My gratitude for your faith and trust in me could never be expressed properly in words. So, I make you this promise: that I will continue to voice my opinions loudly and help to shape our politician’s thoughts. My ability to bring important economic and foreign policy issues to the forefront of the national dialogue is perhaps my greatest asset and one of the most valuable services I can provide to this country."

He added, "I will continue to push our President and the country’s policy makers to address the dire challenges arising from our unsustainable debt structure and increasing lack of global competitiveness." In other words, don't expect to see the last of him, he warned: "I will not shy away from expressing the opinions that so many of you share yet don’t have a medium through which to articulate."

Despite his high-profile dance with a presidential bid, Trump registered little support among the 1,000 registered voters surveyed nationwide for the latest POLITICO-George Washington University Battleground Poll. Seventy-one percent said there was not "any chance" Trump would win the election, and only 26 percent said they believed the developer and reality television star planned to run.


Trump is a sack of shit. Even when he concedes his statement is totally arrogant and full of BS. What kind of Mommar Gaddafi craziness is this statement: "I maintain the strong conviction that if I were to run, I would be able to win the primary and ultimately, the general election." You're dropping out even though you could have won? Dude, imagine any one else doing that in any other venue. You show up to a wrestling match, drop out and say, I'm leaving but I would have won. You show up to a chess match, drop out say, I'm leaving but I would have won. In all venues, that is the behavior of a moron.


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[Gunny]

Trump Drops Out of the Race

Trump didn't drop out. You have to be in to drop out. Trump just decided not to run. For whatever reasons.

I truly wish Trump would have ran. I think he could have really gone deep, perhaps even win the GOP. He was my #1 candidate.

Well I guess my list is down to Cain and Palin (although I'm starting to doubt she'll run).

[W.E.B. Du Bois]

Trump didn't drop out.

I disagree. Trump was running. He was in the process of trying to win the GOP nomination. He spoke at CPAC, and he resorted to birtherism and other forms of racism in order to gain support in the GOP, which he got. It blew up in his face though when the facts caught up with him and Obama produced his long-form birth certificate. Trumps unfavorable ratings fell through the floor, thus ending any chance he had to be President and thus he dropped out.

Trump had no chance to win the GOP nomination. He is among the more fatally flawed of the fatally flawed GOP candidates. His primary racist attack blew up in his face, and there are 5-7 other major weaknesses he had. Romney would have beat him. Trump would actually have been a gift to Romney. It would have given Romney something to run against in the GOP primary besides being on the defensive all the time.


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[diablo45]

Trump didn't drop out. You have to be in to drop out. Trump just decided not to run. For whatever reasons.

I truly wish Trump would have ran. I think he could have really gone deep, perhaps even win the GOP. He was my #1 candidate.

Well I guess my list is down to Cain and Palin (although I'm starting to doubt she'll run).

he dropped out because he was exposed as a fool born with a silver spoon in his mouth

[diablo45]

I disagree. Trump was running. He was in the process of trying to win the GOP nomination. He spoke at CPAC, and he resorted to birtherism and other forms of racism in order to gain support in the GOP, which he got. It blew up in his face though when the facts caught up with him and Obama produced his long-form birth certificate. Trumps unfavorable ratings fell through the floor, thus ending any chance he had to be President and thus he dropped out.

Trump had no chance to win the GOP nomination. He is among the more fatally flawed of the fatally flawed GOP candidates. His primary racist attack blew up in his face, and there are 5-7 other major weaknesses he had. Romney would have beat him. Trump would actually have been a gift to Romney. It would have given Romney something to run against in the GOP primary besides being on the defensive all the time.


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and yet; for a week and a half, this fool was a favorite for republicans....

[diablo45]

i think racism is largely what drives most non-rich "republicans"; from goldwater (remember, mississippi voted 90% gop in 1964 after essentially zero republican before) to wallace to reagan (remember "reagan democrats"? wink-wink) to gettin the patrician bush's into power. ironic the gop wealthy need dumb hillbillys to survive

[W.E.B. Du Bois]

and yet; for a week and a half, this fool was a favorite for republicans....

He was, he sought and captured the Obama-hater base in the GOP. It was a shock and awe campaign of fireworks and dazzlers of Obama attacks. A little bit of hating Obama for everybody.

[diablo45]

He was, he sought and captured the Obama-hater base in the GOP. It was a shock and awe campaign of fireworks and dazzlers of Obama attacks. A little bit of hating Obama for everybody.

tru dat; and shows how easily non-rich whites can be distracted from their economic interests to racism

[W.E.B. Du Bois]

tru dat;

"Tru dat"? I guess the forum has now become the hood.

and shows how easily non-rich whites can be distracted from their economic interests to racism

I disagree. That's a racist comment. You have just stereotyped "non-rich whites." Obama got a larger share of the white vote than did John Kerry and Gore (who are both white). Many white people buck any racism that other whites or non-whites engage in. Many whites are married to non-whites.

[W.E.B. Du Bois]

By the way Diablo, your racist beliefs about "non-rich whites" also omits the Freedom Riders whose very existence was blacks and whites risking their lives to bring down segregation.

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