Trump, who hasn't even said he's running in '12, said he'd probably run as an Independent if he lost

[jenmito]

the Repub. nomination :rofl:

Donald Trump will “probably” run as an independent candidate for U.S. President in 2012 if he does not receive the Republican party’s nomination, he told the Wall Street Journal in a video interview on Monday.

“I hate what’s happening to the country,” said Mr. Trump, a real estate tycoon and host of the NBC show “Celebrity Apprentice.” He will not formally make a decision until June, however, when this season of his television show is over. “I can’t run during the airing of that show,” Mr. Trump said, “I’m not allowed to.” But he said he would make an announcement “by June” and his candidacy looks increasingly likely.

Mr. Trump’s candidacy would complicate matters for the GOP as it looks to front someone who can unite the fractious party and mount a serious challenge to President Obama’s reelection bid. A recent Wall Street Journal/NBC poll recently found Mr. Trump tied for second place with former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee among likely voters in a GOP primary. Mitt Romney, the former Massachusetts governor who moved a step closer to formally declaring his own candidacy Monday, is still the frontrunner, though not by a wide margin.

“I think the Republicans are very concerned that I run as an independent,” Mr. Trump said. His support is highest among the conservative wing of the party, not least because he is among the so-called “birthers” who doubt that President Obama in fact was born in the U.S. “It’s a very important issue,” Mr. Trump said of demanding that President Obama show his birth certificate, which has separately been reviewed by the media and deemed legitimate. “I’m not ashamed of having raised that issue.”

“I am very conservative,” said Mr. Trump. “The concern is if I don’t win will I run as an independent, and I think the answer is probably yes.” Mr. Trump said he thought he “could possibly win as an independent,” adding, “I’m not doing it for any other reason. I like winning.”

:http://themoderatevoice.com/106447/report-trump-will-%E2%80%98probably%E2%80%99-run-as-independent-if-he-doesn%E2%80%99t-win-gop-nomination/

PLEASE let him run as a Repub., lose, then run as a "very conservative" Independent!

[sharp_stick]

1. I'm willing to bet that Trump

"decides" not to run. He's going to bail just as soon as he has to provide tax information.

Trump likes to play rich and he's still got a lot of daddies money to keep him riding his private jet but all those bankruptcies over the last 10 years or so have probably put a pretty good crimp into his overall net worth. There is not a chance in hell that a megalomaniac like Trump will ever allow the public to see that he's got nowhere near the dough that he likes to pretend he has.

I'd love to see this asshole play the teabagger third party favorite in 2012, I think he's got a real shot at helping Obama win 45 States if he does it. Hell I'll even campaign for the psychotic prick.

[damntexdem]

2. That would be good.

And if he wins the nomination, maybe one of the other goofballs will run as an "independent."

[ecstatic]

3. I love it. Ross Perot part 2 nt