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applegrove

(118,600 posts) Fri Jan 29, 2016, 09:28 PM Jan 2016

Donald Trump Is the GOP’s Warlord

Donald Trump Is the GOP’s Warlord

By William Saletan at Slate

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2016/01/the_gop_is_a_failed_state_donald_trump_is_its_warlord.html

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Donald Trump Is the GOP’s Warlord (Original Post) applegrove Jan 2016 OP

I think he's more like a pimp 2naSalit Jan 2016 #1

That is a superb analogy LittleBlue Jan 2016 #2

Mainstream GOP candidates have no policies to offer the base. That is because they don't applegrove Jan 2016 #3

Classic Caesarism. Odin2005 Jan 2016 #4

He is Liberal_in_LA Jan 2016 #5

2naSalit

(86,522 posts)

1. I think he's more like a pimp

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Fri Jan 29, 2016, 09:38 PM

Jan 2016

but warlord fits.

LittleBlue

(10,362 posts)

2. That is a superb analogy

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Fri Jan 29, 2016, 09:46 PM

Jan 2016

Like a warlord, he's carving up weak parts of the country one at a time. Jeb and Cruz in particular. The GOP has no appealing candidates at all and he filled the vacuum. Mainly because the mainstream candidates are dull as dishwater.

applegrove

(118,600 posts)

3. Mainstream GOP candidates have no policies to offer the base. That is because they don't

Reply to LittleBlue (Reply #2)

Fri Jan 29, 2016, 09:55 PM

Jan 2016

want to solve people's problems or give them a leg up. All they want is anything that will help the establishment cut more taxes and reduce more regulations. And the base is beginning to realize it.

Odin2005

(53,521 posts)

4. Classic Caesarism.

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Fri Jan 29, 2016, 11:38 PM

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Liberal_in_LA

(44,397 posts)

5. He is

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Fri Jan 29, 2016, 11:57 PM

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