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I think he's probably referring to a generic favorability poll. I was wondering this myself. Trump's popularity obviously extends beyond the Republican Party. I'd be interested to see the extent of it. What is making Trump "likeable" (if that's even the right word) is his anti-establishment edge and his his unbridled honesty. I would think that message would resonate with people regardless of party affiliation.
Who said he would be "above" it? I certainly didn't. He explained how this works. He contributes millions to campaigns, and then when he needed something politicians would return the favor. Since he's paying for his own campaign he won't owe anyone any favors, and he certainly doesn't need anyone's money. It has nothing to do with being "above" it.satch said:This clown bought favors for himself but now he will be "above" that kind of thing.
He's the Republican front runner. There is no 'feeding the beast'. He is currently the most popular Republican running for president. Of course, they should interview him. And the GOP can't keep him out of the debates.
So you really think he was referring to her bleeding from her ######?
I guess is comes down to whether you believe if in 15 months when people vote they will harken back to ridiculous statements that Trump made over a year ago. If Bush or Rubio is the candidate, I really don't think people will be impacted by the lunacy that was Donald Trump.
Yep. It is pretty odd that the media is attacking him so much yet none of the other candidates have really been able to. Graham and Perry both tried and got even further down the polls. They're scared of Trump. They should be.
Of course he was. Dismissing a woman's opinion by claiming sh'e on her period is a pretty standard sexist play.
I mean, hey, Kelly was being a witch. Don't poke the bear, imo. If this is how Donald is going to interact with foreign leaders, I'm in.
Yes they have but it's been a while. 538 at the NYT had a piece on how he was doing well with liberals.
i'll be fingerblasted for sure.
Really? You don't understand why the leading candidate would be allowed to participate in a debate? You don't get that?
Since the Republicans have their attention seeking self-promoting clown (Trump), the Democrats need one. Maybe someone like Keith Olberman.SaintsInDome2006 said:
The debate really was a venue for him to take a next step forward and maybe even offer ideas but we got the same old Trump. Not that we really should have expected anything else.
Well, there are 15 states that allow Democrats to vote in Republican primaries, so...
Yes, you skipped the full quote but the point is if Trump does one more thing, which I think he will do, to offend people further. This already happened, this is how the whole "3rd party" talk got started, the RNC tried to get Trump out of the Fox debate and Trump threatened to go third party if he wasn't treated with respect. Guess what he participated in the debate and he still felt/acted like he did n't get the requisite respect. He will just keep pushing them until this becomes inevitable.
For once (well there have been a few times) I agree with Tim. Trump is a lose-lose-lose for the GOP.
Everybody? He walked in with almost maximum name recognition, right up there with "Bush" and "Clinton." This is how we run our country now, wealth and name recognition, and pretty soon (well within a few elections) I think we may start ignoring political experience and qualifications altogether, people will just be asked to pick their brand and pick which candidate will deliver the things they want via holding power.
It's her job not to become the story. That said i thought she and the other moderators performed Thursday as if they were part of a junior high school debate. Her bringing up a quote from a reality TV show and making it a part of a question for a presidential debate was completely ridiculous. If Bob Denver were alive and ran for president would a moderator bring up that time he made a sexist comment to Ginger?
Then just answer the question in three different decent ways, not attack Kelly for asking a question that Hillary and the Democrats will surely pelt him with. How is he going to handle it? - For such a tough guy he's a real sensitive wuss. He acts like a baby born with a silver spoon, which he is. Trump was getting driven around in his daddy's limo in Manhattan while McCain was getting his knees broken in Hanoi.
I think he has the potential to hurt the Republicans down the road. But how could he be hurting them now when he just caused 24 million people to watch the first debate of the season? I can't believe that people are going to not vote for Rubio or Bush because of Donald Trump.Trump is just entertainment at this point. Nobody worth their salt thinks he's got a realistic shot of winning the nomination. And what people dislike about him really isn't anything ideological. They dislike his behaviors and his insulting style, and that shouldn't have any carry over to the other Republicans.
I agree Willie, but keep in mind this was the first debate of 10 and I think Fox did right by making it entertaining and a little less formal than normal. Lots of time left to be serious. For now, generate the interest level and get people engaged.
Agreed. Moderators of these things always act so stiff, but Kelly pretty much acted like she always does: upbeat and a little silly, but still professional.
Big difference between a scripted TV show and a "reality" TV show. I know reality shows are often highly scripted, but nobody is writing lines for Trump and Trump is playing himself, not a character. I thought it was a completely reasonable question.
He's playing a "trumped" up version of himself. It's his job to say provocative and wild things as to be entertaining. They just keep the camera rolling and let him keep talking. Then based on the options he's given them, the show is edited to make things look as controversial or shocking as possible. Often things are shown out of completely out of the context in which they were originally said. I don't know if he's being fed actual lines or not but scenes are outlined before the cameras roll. It's not like they act how they act would act in private and NBC sticks hidden cameras in there.
Is he still playing a "trumped" up version of himself on CNN and the debates?
