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Why is Donald running for president?? (Original Post) Angry Dragon Aug 2016 OP
Mostly Andy823 Aug 2016 #1
On the nose, Andy ChairmanAgnostic Aug 2016 #5
This ... BlueMTexpat Aug 2016 #22
Tim Kaine just asked this qestion with in the last hour. Wellstone ruled Aug 2016 #2
After he gets beat, he Ailes, Bannon will start a TV show, "bat shit crazy" Motley13 Aug 2016 #3
I think you mean tab-shit crazy. Trump wouldn't take 3rd billing... BobbyDrake Aug 2016 #9
I thought about that, s/b baT shit crazy Motley13 Aug 2016 #13
I think he entered the race for publicity. When he started winning primaries, his ego Arkansas Granny Aug 2016 #4
What is for you the future of the republican party and of the amécican democracy . Ungern Aug 2016 #7
complete realignment in progress 0rganism Aug 2016 #16
I Agree Ungern Aug 2016 #20
Awhile back or maybe in his book, he said, sailfla Aug 2016 #6
This message was self-deleted by its author kestrel91316 Aug 2016 #8
I think his primary goal in running was to better brand his products. LanternWaste Aug 2016 #10
Agreed oberliner Aug 2016 #15
Because he's a malignant narcissist with an insatiable ego. Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2016 #11
This message was self-deleted by its author MichiganVote Aug 2016 #12
Money oberliner Aug 2016 #14
TNN sarcasmo Aug 2016 #17
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ etherealtruth Aug 2016 #18
Because President Obama humiliated him Shankapotomus Aug 2016 #19
Because he wants the US to fold like his business deals. akbacchus_BC Aug 2016 #21
Like people said.. Money. Also to flame his ego. clutterbox1830 Aug 2016 #23
For the love of money struggle4progress Aug 2016 #24
Bush Junior and Trump Ungern Aug 2016 #25
Don the Con has 2 motivations - Money and Revenge liberal N proud Aug 2016 #26
see number 19 Angry Dragon Aug 2016 #29
Money, future media empire? apcalc Aug 2016 #27
As with any con man, there's a short con and a long con Recursion Aug 2016 #28
To gamble on the election results while being able to throw the fight? Coyotl Aug 2016 #30

Andy823

(11,495 posts)
1. Mostly
Tue Aug 23, 2016, 04:31 PM
Aug 2016

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

He is making money, and intends to make more after the elections are over by starting his own version of fox bullshit news. I also think he wants to do as much damage as he can to the republican party, for some reason. By the time he is done, they will be lucky to come up with any "real" candidate that isn't bat shit crazy.

BlueMTexpat

(15,348 posts)
22. This ...
Wed Aug 24, 2016, 03:37 AM
Aug 2016

He's making money and actively siphoning it off to his various companies and his children. It's a great scam.

 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
2. Tim Kaine just asked this qestion with in the last hour.
Tue Aug 23, 2016, 04:36 PM
Aug 2016

Then Mr. Kaine asked the Rethugs,do you folks know were your money is going? Right into Donny's pocket.

Motley13

(3,867 posts)
3. After he gets beat, he Ailes, Bannon will start a TV show, "bat shit crazy"
Tue Aug 23, 2016, 04:40 PM
Aug 2016

He already has 14 mil followers, so sadly it will probably be a success.

B - Bannon
A- Ailes
T- Trump

 

Ungern

(11 posts)
7. What is for you the future of the republican party and of the amécican democracy .
Tue Aug 23, 2016, 05:03 PM
Aug 2016

In my mind the victory of Clinton is absolutely sure .

2 questions :

a) do you think that the actual sytem with major voters will "survive" after the succes of the unbelived choice of Trump ?
b) what will happend into the republican party after the collapse of the elections?

Sorry for my english ...

0rganism

(23,855 posts)
16. complete realignment in progress
Tue Aug 23, 2016, 05:53 PM
Aug 2016

we are seeing a major shift at the national level, the long-term outcome of Nixon's successful-at-the-time "Southern Strategy" to reinforce the Republican party with members of the disgruntled "Dixiecrats". Reagan took it to the next level by bringing in the white evangelicals. however, the Republican party has never had the interests of its racists, bigots, and misogynists as its top priority; instead, the plan has been to throw them a bone every once in a while, keep them at arms length, and build up both monetary and representative advantages for industrialists and the military-industrial complex.

now those chickens have come home to roost, the racists are tired of getting nothing but hollow rhetoric in return for their votes, and they've found a way to take over the Republican party. so the Republican party is descending into a racial madness of its own making, and will gradually dissolve into a number of disparate white-power factions. over the next decade, it will become increasingly difficult for them to nominate sane candidates and their numbers in Congress and state houses will diminish accordingly.

meanwhile, that will leave the Democratic party as the de-facto centrist majority party of the nation. many of the GOP's "national security" and "fiscal conservative" members will leave the Republican party for either the Democrats or the Libertarians, to avoid the taint of the Republican party's increasingly repulsive identity politics. as the shift continues, this migration will become increasingly opportunistic, and the GOP exiles will increasingly use their $$$ to exert control over the Democratic party.

how things proceed from then, 8-12 years down the road, depends quite a bit on whether Sen. Sanders & his loyalists choose to stay active in the Democratic party. if so, their adherence to progressive values could greatly mitigate the incoming influence of ex-Republicans.

my prediction for the next decade is a not-so-gradual hollowing out of the GOP power base and ascension of a dominant Democratic party that promotes social liberalism, foreign policy hawkishness, and an incoherent economic mixed message.

sailfla

(239 posts)
6. Awhile back or maybe in his book, he said,
Tue Aug 23, 2016, 04:59 PM
Aug 2016

"its not t I love, its getting the money that I the money that I love"

Response to Angry Dragon (Original post)

 

LanternWaste

(37,748 posts)
10. I think his primary goal in running was to better brand his products.
Tue Aug 23, 2016, 05:17 PM
Aug 2016

I thought then and I think now, his primary goal in running is to get better name recognition for his brand. It's his brand, his licensing deals rather than his steadily declining business real estate investments that keep his life-style as is. Win or lose, he's solidified his brand in the short-term.

 

oberliner

(58,724 posts)
15. Agreed
Tue Aug 23, 2016, 05:43 PM
Aug 2016

He has also raised the profile of his family (particularly Ivanka) who will be the face(s) of the company in the not so distant future.

Tommy_Carcetti

(43,079 posts)
11. Because he's a malignant narcissist with an insatiable ego.
Tue Aug 23, 2016, 05:17 PM
Aug 2016

Nothing more and nothing less.

What keeps your name in the news day in and day out? Running for president.

Response to Angry Dragon (Original post)

akbacchus_BC

(5,700 posts)
21. Because he wants the US to fold like his business deals.
Wed Aug 24, 2016, 01:59 AM
Aug 2016

What an ignoramus he is! How on earth he became the GOP nominee baffles me!

clutterbox1830

(395 posts)
23. Like people said.. Money. Also to flame his ego.
Wed Aug 24, 2016, 03:59 AM
Aug 2016

He is a con man.
It already reported that he is billing his campaign unusual high amount for the use of his planes, hotels, resorts, staff, and probably a host of other things that have yet to be discovered.

 

Ungern

(11 posts)
25. Bush Junior and Trump
Wed Aug 24, 2016, 11:07 AM
Aug 2016

In my mind :

With Bush Junior,we have the classical situation of a dummy with a big oedipial complex and a army of vulture around
Bush junior would be better than is father and would kill Saddam only to say that he was better than is father .
The ultra liberals lobbies encouraged her ,above all because he was very dummy and because ,with him,it was possible to win a fortune (war and reconstruction)

With Trump you have an other situation : he is an idiot (not a dummy) ,with no culture, and he is shame of this .
This men,with his money had all what he want except the honours .
Thisd men is able to sacrifiate all his fortune to became président .
In this case,he is not so dummy than Bush,his reactions are not prédictibles there is the first reason for that the ultra liberals group don't play the game with him .

liberal N proud

(60,298 posts)
26. Don the Con has 2 motivations - Money and Revenge
Wed Aug 24, 2016, 11:30 AM
Aug 2016

He retaliates when humiliated, did someone humiliate him? Many people!

He is making a lot of money off this little venture.

Is he running for the money, the revenge or both?

Recursion

(56,582 posts)
28. As with any con man, there's a short con and a long con
Wed Aug 24, 2016, 11:53 AM
Aug 2016

The short con is simple (and frankly brilliant): his campaign is spending most of its money buying stuff from vendors Trump owns. He's basically giving donor money back to himself.

The long con is that he's setting himself up to make a media network to compete with Fox.

 

Coyotl

(15,262 posts)
30. To gamble on the election results while being able to throw the fight?
Wed Aug 24, 2016, 03:29 PM
Aug 2016

He certainly is throwing the fight

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