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Post by Hoosier X on Jul 23, 2015 16:59:20 GMT -5
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Post by Rob Allen on Jul 23, 2015 17:21:25 GMT -5
My new favorite political blog is running a contest - predict the date that Trump's campaign collapses and win an Amazon gift certificate! |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2015 18:15:34 GMT -5
Trump surprised me by actually releasing his personal financial disclosure. Forbes is still saying his net worth is severely inflated, Trump gets to estimate the worth of many of his assets, and they can vary by as much as 300%. Also, he doesn't have to list all his liabilities, but he did list $200 million in liabilities, two articles I read said that was surely not all of them. But even with those it lowers his claimed net worth by 20%. Anyway, I hope he gets some sort of tax audit for inflating his net worth by what Forbes estimates to be about 250%
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Jul 23, 2015 21:03:00 GMT -5
Trump surprised me by actually releasing his personal financial disclosure. Forbes is still saying his net worth is severely inflated, Trump gets to estimate the worth of many of his assets, and they can vary by as much as 300%. Also, he doesn't have to list all his liabilities, but he did list $200 million in liabilities, two articles I read said that was surely not all of them. But even with those it lowers his claimed net worth by 20%. Anyway, I hope he gets some sort of tax audit for inflating his net worth by what Forbes estimates to be about 250% Why would the IRS audit someone for inflating their worth when all it could possibly do is make him liable for additional taxes. They would send him a thank you note instead |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2015 13:03:52 GMT -5
Trump surprised me by actually releasing his personal financial disclosure. Forbes is still saying his net worth is severely inflated, Trump gets to estimate the worth of many of his assets, and they can vary by as much as 300%. Also, he doesn't have to list all his liabilities, but he did list $200 million in liabilities, two articles I read said that was surely not all of them. But even with those it lowers his claimed net worth by 20%. Anyway, I hope he gets some sort of tax audit for inflating his net worth by what Forbes estimates to be about 250% Why would the IRS audit someone for inflating their worth when all it could possibly do is make him liable for additional taxes. They would send him a thank you note instead Well exactly that. If one estimate of his net worth is four billion, and his own estimate is ten billion, there's potentially six billion dollars that needs to be taxed if it hasn't yet. |
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Post by Hoosier X on Jul 24, 2015 15:35:27 GMT -5
I really don't get why Trump is being treated as any crazier than any other GOP ding-dong running for the presidency. His mouth filter is set at 0% instead of 10%, but it's otherwise not any different from what Jeb, Cruz, Rubio, Walker, etc., have been saying for years.
And I never saw so much hypocrisy as when they attacked Trump for dismissing McCain's military service! It's like the swift-boating of John Kerry never happened.
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Post by thwhtguardian on Jul 24, 2015 16:07:32 GMT -5
I really don't get why Trump is being treated as any crazier than any other GOP ding-dong running for the presidency. His mouth filter is set at 0% instead of 10%, but it's otherwise not any different from what Jeb, Cruz, Rubio, Walker, etc., have been saying for years. And I never saw so much hypocrisy as when they attacked Trump for dismissing McCain's military service! It's like the swift-boating of John Kerry never happened. Yeah, as crazy as he sounded spouting off about wanting to build a wall along the Mexican/US border...it isn't as if he wasn't the first Republican to say that. |
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Post by Rob Allen on Jul 24, 2015 17:12:35 GMT -5
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Post by the4thpip on Jul 24, 2015 18:08:09 GMT -5
I really don't get why Trump is being treated as any crazier than any other GOP ding-dong running for the presidency. His mouth filter is set at 0% instead of 10%, but it's otherwise not any different from what Jeb, Cruz, Rubio, Walker, etc., have been saying for years. Gotta be the hair, man! |
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Post by the4thpip on Jul 26, 2015 13:39:53 GMT -5
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Jul 26, 2015 18:53:29 GMT -5
Polls at this early point in time of the campaign are usually meaningless-especially before the primaries begin in Feb. Guiiani was the front runner for the Republicans by a big margin at the same time the last go-round I can't think of any person leading so early that went on to win with the exception of an incumbent president (exception recently might have been George W Bush) But as I said, much more often than not, it don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing-voters |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2015 20:08:38 GMT -5
Polls at this early point in time of the campaign are usually meaningless-especially before the primaries begin in Feb. Guiiani was the front runner for the Republicans by a big margin at the same time the last go-round I can't think of any person leading so early that went on to win with the exception of an incumbent president (exception recently might have been George W Bush) But as I said, much more often than not, it don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing-voters Well, I don't expect the Republicans to win no matter who they or the Democrats nominate. But how often does an early frontrunner get the nomination? Does the margin of their lead matter? We're not talking a couple points here. Of course I agree Trump is going to hate the debates, and probably have five more major Twitter meltdowns between now and the end of the primaries, but does the Tea Party even care? |
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Jul 26, 2015 22:32:38 GMT -5
An informative article on presidential polling a year or so before the election. |
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Post by berkley on Jul 27, 2015 1:06:27 GMT -5
I think the danger posed by Trump isn't so much that he might win the nomination but that he makes all the other Republican candidates look relatively moderate and reasonable by way of contrast.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2015 2:05:19 GMT -5
I think the danger posed by Trump isn't so much that he might win the nomination but that he makes all the other Republican candidates look relatively moderate and reasonable by way of contrast. Only until they nominate one and the focus shifts to them compared to their Democratic competitor. I have a feeling if Trump doesn't get the nomination he might just continue to campaign on his own dime and poll in the 20% range, just enough to be taken seriously as a third party candidate, and Ross Perot his way into all the debates right up to election day. |
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