HuffPost's Alex Wagner appeared on "The Last Word" with Lawrence O'Donnell Wednesday to discuss Donald Trump's recent surge in polls ranking potential Republican presidential candidates, especially among independent voters.
"It's a constant reversal here with Donald Trump," Wagner said, referring to the notion that America's most famous real estate mogul will change his political positions according to popular sentiment. She also noted that one of the strangest aspects of Trump's alleged candidacy is that, despite having "arguable business bona fides," he continually endeavors to embrace "the far right of these wacky social conservative positions."
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What really amazes me is how insular the political media is because the ones they attack are rarely sitting in front of them and not expected to. The Donald is more than likely going to change that formula. I think he would look forward to the opportunity to lock horns with them on their shows. I hope Trump runs because it is going to be so much fun to watch. I'm a Obama voter and admit I like Trump, birther primary marketing scheme aside the dude could win.
I am 47 and have never voted for a republican president in my life, I am fed up with Obama's total lack of leadership and his signature on trade deals that will continue to decimate our manufacturing base and create sweatshops in third world countries. For the first time I will vote GOP if Trump is there.
Read this article on Obama's latest trade deal in Latin America. I cannot in good conscience vote for anybody who supports the immoral practice of slave wage free trade.
http://www.globalexchange.org/campaigns/sweatshops/sweatshopsfaq.html
First of all, noone is scared of Trump. I mean that sincerely. He is a side-show and his birtherism is a powerful discredit to the Republican party.
Second -- you call yourself a "conservative republican" in another comment, and link the "American Conservative" magazine to make your point. I'm finding your claimed prior support for Obama here either naive or misleading.
Third -- I get that you are anti-free trade, and from a human rights perspective, I believe there are legitimate concerns with some of the deals we have signed. But do you think slapping huge tarriffs on foreign countries, as Trump has suggested, will actually HELP American manufacturing? How do you think other countries will react? Do you really think there is enough domestic demand to support our economy?
I voted for President Obama only to find that he believes in and stands for nothing.
Trump would actually be the furthest left of any of the Repubniks and certainly more experienced in the real world than any Dems. He'd be the first Repub I ever voted for.
If Donald Trump won the RNC nomination, and by some wild & crazy flook, won the Presidency, believe me.... America hasn't seen NOTHIN YET ! Leaders of other nations would not like or trust him, and that would be our first problem. But before that happens, he would alienate just everyone that supported him with daily braggadocios statements!
You think the TEA PARTY gangs; "I'm Mr. Big Now," senators with their Lincoln type, Gettysburg Address speeches got on everyone's nerves, well Donal Trump would trump that with speeches saying he could do anything he wants because he's "RICH" just about everyday ! And that would have the entire nation ready to send him packing within a week of his election !
But even the RNC can't be this bankrupt in political candidates to select this guy ! Maybe this is why he's now talking about a run as an Independent ! But whatever, Donald Trump would be an American Disaster !
But get me wrong, I like Donald personally, at least for now ! I just don't want to see him get near the Presidency and start making problems for us as a nation, just by spouting off whenever he gets board, telling people: "Your Fired"! That may work for a TV show, but we don't need it as our Presidential Seal !
Trump is actually promising to alienate foreign leaders. I take him as his word. Except for the part where he thinks he can actually become president.