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15. Trump wasn't vetted as other presidential nominees have been, inasmuch as

Sun Oct 9, 2016, 02:32 AM

Oct 2016

he had never run for office before.
He had enough income ( and his plane) to just announce and start running for president.

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I have followed politics for 35 years and have never seen anything like this [View all] KelleyKramer Oct 2016 OP

An election devoid of issues. Just scandal. jalan48 Oct 2016 #2

Craziest thing since Watergate. Maybe crazier. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2016 #3

Watergate made some kind of sense jberryhill Oct 2016 #4

Reality TV is what it reminds me of The Genealogist Oct 2016 #5

Trump's comments on Howard Stern's show are typical milestogo Oct 2016 #6

Exactly.. how could it be a surprise? KelleyKramer Oct 2016 #10

His loose cannon style on the campaign trail should have predicted this loyalsister Oct 2016 #7

Don't you recall canetoad Oct 2016 #8

I agree. This is unbelievable. liberalmuse Oct 2016 #9

He didn't talk like that on his TV show Warpy Oct 2016 #11

The GOP strategy is 8 more years of DC gridlock struggle4progress Oct 2016 #12

Well this latest should secure the Senate for the Dems KelleyKramer Oct 2016 #14

They also figured any thing that surfaced ThoughtCriminal Oct 2016 #17

Trump wasn't vetted as other presidential nominees have been, inasmuch as No Vested Interest Oct 2016 #15

They aren't shocked that Trump behaves like that BainsBane Oct 2016 #16

Republicans are well practiced in the art of denialism Cary Oct 2016 #18

So the nasty shit finally implodes, I hope. rusty quoin Oct 2016 #19

Remember how shocking his statements were during the primary ..then Liberal_in_LA Oct 2016 #20

Trump reeks of G.O.P. Achilleaze Oct 2016 #21