Do you think President Obama still dreams about going Bulworth? :)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/william-bradley/going-bulworth-the-first-_b_3322487.html

I just watched Bulworth, which has a similar theme, but with lots of lame white-guy-rapping in it.

No, really, except for the rap (truly bad), the movie itself is also an interesting watch about the whole "tell it like it is on the campaign trail" idea.

-CW

It's possible but, I tend to think he'd mess his pants if he actually became the nominee. :)

By the way, have you ever seen The Candidate with Robert Redford... NOT AT ALL comparable to Trump but, I was just reminded of it ...

Ok: he's not running to win the office. But is he running to be the Republican nominee? It would get him in the history books, right alongside H. Ross Perot.

A perfect example of Hillary's "Rules and laws are for thee and not for me." attitude..

And THIS is the person ya'all want to vote for POTUS???

Michale

You have consistently said, in various ways, she will crash and burn, scandal will crush her and she won't even get the nomination!

FBI conducting a criminal probe...

Hillary forced to give up her un-secured home-brew mailserv...

Close aids now under investigations.....

Yes.. I have said that she will crash and burn and that scandals will crush her... :D

Michale

Trump's behavior is only "outrageous" to the political class... The "professional" pundits and media king/queen makers...

To Joe and Jane Fourpack??

Trump is a breath of fresh air...

"She's a breath of fresh ass... I mean a breast of fresh air..."
-Artimus Gordon, WILD WILD WEST

:D

Michale

Are you kidding?

Even Trump knows that there is zero chance of him becoming POTUS.

But, here's Trump's tell: the higher he goes in the polls, the more outrageous behavior he exhibits.

I'm not responsible for the current reality, but I do have to comment on it!

Of course, you do.

I'm just waiting for a political analyst worth his own salt to comment on the reality that Trump is not in this race to be POTUS.

Actually, Ailes waved the white flag and surrendered to Trump. Trump's bigger than Fox News right now. Who'd a thunk it?

:-)

John From Censornati [4] -

Say something nice? Hmmm... "Couldn't have happened to a nicer political party." How's that?

Oh, wait, you meant sincerely?

LizM [6] -

But it's just so much fun! Heh. Especially how the other Republicans are now terrified of him.

TheStig [10] -

Or maybe it's just wishful thinking among the establishmentarians...

[12] -

OK, now THAT was funny! I'd love to hear "hari krishna" in a Texas accent... heh...

LizM [16] -

Oh, I hear you, but we're "reality-based," remember. I'm not responsible for the current reality, but I do have to comment on it!

:-)

TheStig [19] -

Apple's always been good with character sets and internationalization/localization issues. And yes, at least on my screen "¡JEB!" showed up correctly.

:-)

As for emoticons, I'm old school.

;-)

-CW

How do you tell?

Someone said something about "Crash and Burn"???

:D

Face the facts people...

Hillary is tainted goods...

Micahle

Hillary is solidly favorable with Democrats = 79% or there about.

Jeb! does well with his base too (68%) but not as well as Hillary. Neither is exactly setting Independents on fire, but JEB!'s numbers are marginally better.

Walker is viewed less favorably by his base (42%)than Bush is.

Rubio's favorable + unfavorable are just about equal to his don't know.

Who does a third party Trump hurt more? Clinton or JEB!/Walker/Rubio/other?

That's what I mean by worry. No serious candidate can rest easily at this time. Trump isn't a serious candidate, which makes him the unflappable Alfred E. Neuman of the 2016 season.

I actually have been saying both..

She IS going to crash and burn..

AND

She (and, incidentally, ya'all) SHOULD BE WORRIED about her downhill trajectory...

Michale

"Something I have been saying for months..."

But, you haven't been saying that. You have consistently said, in various ways, she will crash and burn, scandal will crush her and she won't even get the nomination!

I'm saying she should worry, not that she should panic, fall down and wait for death.

So at best, this is weak confirmation of what you have been saying. :)

Now THAT's leadership!!!

{/snark}

Michale

I wonder if the emoticon toggle works on CW.com?

????

Something I have been saying for months...

But it's nice to get confirmation, eh? :D

Michale

That's how much I am laughing now.. :D

Michale

Well, I pay no attention to FOX News.

I was talking about the more serious media outlets ... and, blogs, for that matter. :)

"And, by stop taking seriously I mean stop providing him with a platform for exposing himself as a complete fraud and anti-intellectual."

At the very least, that would require a handshake between Fox News and the GOP Establishment Wing. I don't see that being in the best business interests of FOX, but maybe Rupert can fix that. I'll bet Rupert is getting a lot of calls....putting folks on hold....enjoying the hell out of life. "It very good to be a Media King."

What is this "why"?

"Every night before I go to bed, I light a candle and pray that he stays in the race and I also pray that no one puts that candle anywhere near his hair."

Seriously. And please let Ted Cruz speak more. And Bush III ... he sounds so insincere. Like he just wishes he could phone in his speech. And bring back Herman Cain ... $9.99 pizza for everyone!

-David

http://www.pollingreport.com/S-Z.htm#Trump

Nate Silver has a good discussion on this and other matters Trump over at 538. Trump unfavorable to favorable percentages are consistently about 60%:30% and this has been true for months.

The link has comparable data on other candidates, so you can compare and contrast.

Clinton should be worried by her favorability scores among independents...and the fact they have trended down . On the other hand (center right hand?), JEB! is faring much like Hillary.

Walker and Cruz are doing relatively well, mostly because a high percentage of respondents are saying "don't know" or "never heard of him/her." Laying low might be a good strategy right now.

Stephen Colbert

For all that, the NBC poll missed the critical snapshot by about a day. The really interesting question is whether Trump's Megan Kelly remark will alter the trajectory of the race in any meaningful way.

The Republican Establishment Wing is sending messages that suggest to me they believe Trump's negatives are spiking, or about to spike. The establishment may be looking at hard data, or maybe its just a gut feeling among seasoned pros. Speaking of gut feelings, I suspect a lot of adult under garments are arriving at national and regional HQs. They agree with CW - Trump is not going to fade, and he is going to make a 3rd party bid. It's the old scorpion/frog story.

Would be a beautiful site to behold.. :D

Michale

One only needs to see how Sanders and O'malley were attacked and bullied by the BLM morons to understand the appeal that Trump has on the electorate...

Michale

Let's face it.. What Trump said about whats-er-name is nothing compared the misogynist (cant's we just uses 'sexist'?? It's so much easier to spell!! :D ) insults hurled from the Left...

As for the Trump candidacy... Ya'll just don't get it. It's the WHY that is important..

By continuing to ignore the WHY, ya'all are setting yourself up for a W.T.F. moment that ya'all may never recover from. :D

Personally I think Trump is an arrogant prick and I can't see myself voting for him at all.. A third Party bid by him would be a disaster for this country...

But I can appreciate the WHY of his campaign... Any other candidate that can connect with the WHY of Trump's campaign will be a serious contender..

Michale

And, by stop taking seriously I mean stop providing him with a platform for exposing himself as a complete fraud and anti-intellectual.

The attention he has been getting - which is the sole point of his entry into this race - has long since become ridiculous and should, by now, be reflecting poorly on those providing the attention.

I'm from Ohio btw and I don't like Kasich. The only decent thing he did was accept the Medicaid dollars for ACA. He didn't bother with an Exchange. He's backed off of some things -- some union busting efforts and voter suppression efforts, but he would have let them happen if the outcry hadn't been so vociferous. He's dangerous because, in comparison to the sheer nut-cases he appears sort of moderate and reasonable. But that's because the right is so far right.

I like that he is transparently mocking the faithers with his fake religion. It's difficult to believe that they could be unclear about who he worships.

It's rough justice, oh yeah
You're gonna have to trust me
It's rough justice, but you know I'll never break your heart

- The Glimmer Twins

They attacked him from "the left" and FoxNews ends up looking like the "liberal media" (which, of course, all good conservatives have been trained to ignore).

I think they'll get him eventually if they want to. Fox simply has too much power. Even for Trump.

It's really clear they don't like him though. Even though he delivered the biggest ratings for a primary ever.

-David