I am now convinced more than ever that the Trump' campaign is a long con designed to destroy the GOP

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....I think it all started with Trump's birther nonsense a few years ago, and continues to today's Palin endorsement. I would not be surprised if Palin was paid upwards of $75 million for this. And i also think she is unaware of this long con.

Perhaps Trump is "taking one for the team" (Democrats) in this con game.

[Gman]

1. It's hard to say why she didn't endorse the really nutsos

Like Cruz or Hucksbee.

That said, there's just enough of a nut if possible truth in what you say to Rufus's it completely.

The big question then is why.

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4. I think there could be a number of combined reasons...

1.
He is really a democrat at heart, and wants to secure a democrat win. So he is is simply portraying a caricature of a Republican to sabotage that party.

2.
He craves the limelight...he is now covered in the media 24/7 which is much more intense than his previous media status.

3.
He enjoys "getting one over" the public. It's all part of his "art of the deal" persona.

[hopemountain]

15. more money from trump is

my guess. she is a grifter - through and through. for trump, she is easy putty for the puppet master.

[tk2kewl]

2. After that video of young girls in red, white and blue cheerleading outfits singing about Ameritude

I had the same thought. Could it really be that he's the ultimate reality show genius?

[elias49]

3. That would be the biggest scam in history

and I would love it!

[Quayblue]

5. I keep saying this.

I think he is trolling the shit out of America right now.

[LiberalElite]

6. I find it hard to believe that he is really

as off the wall right wing lunatic as he sounds.

[hifiguy]

7. So when the mask finally comes off,

will it be Andy Kaufman underneath it?

It is starting to look like trollery.

[FLPanhandle]

8. I think he started this as a joke and it blossomed beyond his wildest expectations

No matter what crazy shit he says to deflate it, it keeps on going.

[JudyM]

9. So if he goes all the way for the win, what's his end game? Bring on Hillary to run everything?

Will you know by his vp choice whether your suspicion is true?

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12. I think if Trump gets the GOP nomination, he will sandbag his own campaign to hand the win to Dems

[JudyM]

17. Could you spell out what you think that would look like?

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18. I suspect an intentionally manufactured "scandal" that will turn-off his supporters...

...or perhaps he will just "quit" within a few weeks of the election citing "health problems".

Maybe incredibly bombastic statements designed to hurt his own campaign? But it seems his supporters are currently loving it.

[JudyM]

19. Ok... So he goes all the way through the the the election ...

If he quits or has a scandal his vp replaces him. How does that help the dems?

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21. If he quits a few weeks prior to the election, it will be too late to list the VP as...

... a Presidential candidate on the ballots. And it will be too late to establish a ground game support network for the VP candidate. More than likely his supporters will stay home.

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22. Hell, his chosen VP running mate might even be in on the con.

[NickB79]

24. The man has already created uncountable scandals in the past year alone!

Calls all Mexicans rapists.

Calls for a ban on Muslim immigrants and gets endorsed by a major white supremacist group.

Tells a female reporter that she's being a bitch because she's on her period.

Short of fucking MURDERING a person (and even then I'd have my doubts), what scandal do you see Trump committing that will turn off his supporters at this point?

The man is a megalomaniac with delusions of Godhood. I don't see him as any sort of Democratic plant; just a wannabe fascist with enough money to pose a serious threat to this country's future.

[Whiskeytide]

10. I so hope this is the case. Stealing...

... Palin from Cruz was a brilliant move whatever it cost. She endorsed Cruz's senate run and he moosecruised all over her for it. I'm sure the Cruz campaign was assuming she was on board. Triumph could have had an affair with Teds wife and it wouldn't have been as painful.

[nadinbrzezinski]

11. Nope, Trump does wants to be Pres... err Emperor of the planet

This is not a con, or a plot, it is exactly what it is

[renate]

16. I agree

It would be awesome if this were a huge con, but I think he is too narcissistic to not ride this as far as he could go.

I can't imagine Donald Trump not wanting to be the most powerful person in the world. I'm sure he thinks it's what he deserves.

[Catherine Vincent]

13. You are not alone on this

Trump is scamming the republicans. Not that I care though.

[ecstatic]

14. He looked a little embarrassed during Palin's "speech"

And equally awkward and embarrassed during the USA rant. I have no idea what's going on. It's just hard to believe he's serious. Maybe he fills his speeches with fluff about polls etc. so he doesn't have to lie about his true policy positions.

[elias49]

25. Very true. At least I thought that too.

[spanone]

20. i believe he's an alien. she is too. no other explanation. followers are also aliens.

...


makes as much sense as anything

[tblue37]

23. No, I think he is just that narcissistic. He got into it (with a paid crowd) as a bit of a

lark, a bit of spotlight grabbing, figuring it would be an amusing way to pass the time, burnish his brand, and maybe drum up interest in his show's next season.

He was probably as surprised as anyone when he soon became the frontrunner and the center of every spotlight. At that point, even when his mouth started costing him money and business connections, his narcissism would not let him surrender center stage or the adulation of his crowds. At 69, everything else is same-old-same-old. He wants to wallow in the glory as long as possible in these, his sunset years.

Besides, he is such a narcissist that he can't imagine NOT coming out the winner.

[Phentex]

32. This is pretty much how I saw it happening as well...

like you said a bit of a lark, a bit of publicity and then his ego went into overdrive.

[elias49]

26. It's crazy-possible.

Let's not forget about his private meeting with the Bill Clinton...when? last summer? What the hell was that about?
Strange business.
And if true, it would have been Hillary as a shoo-in. Then Sanders came along.
Goodness! I can't wait to see this play out. One of the most fascinating presidential primaries ever.
No. THE most fascinating...

[3catwoman3]

27. You 3rd sentence could be shorter and still be correct.

..."And I also think she is unaware."

[Gothmog]

28. You may be right

Trump's campaigns looks like something from the Producers

[leftyladyfrommo]

29. I don't think Trump would take one for anybody.

He is too narcissistic for that.

[mariawr]

30. Why yes, yes it's a lonnnnnng con job.......performed by the best there is. nt

[CommonSenseDemocrat]

31. Oh my god ...

You honestly think if Trump gets the nomination, he won't try his hardest to become President. Trump wants to be President, and has wanted to since the 1980s.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

33. No. It's a man's narcissitic ego and self-glorification plan run amok.

Plain and simple.

He's not there to either destroy the GOP or help the Democrats.

He's there because he's Donald Trump and he needs to be the center of all attention.