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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhy is MSNBC so obsessed with Trump?
He's entertaining but at this point they're covering him so much it's almost like they're trying to promote his candidacy.
bigdarryl
(13,190 posts)arcane1
(38,613 posts)TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)lunatica
(53,410 posts)Trump has brought some excitement to the race, but then, so did Sara Palin and the teabaggers and the birthers. After a while we know where all this is going. It's getting kind of boring now.
But it is good to hear the news about Bernie Sanders also rising fast.
LiberalElite
(14,691 posts)woolldog
(8,791 posts)and I see his appeal to voters. he looked and sounded really polished just now in his press conference. The guy is whip smart and a quick study. He's only going to get better once he immerses himself in the policy.
aint_no_life_nowhere
(21,925 posts)She couldn't critciize a single thing about his news conference today. She almost sounded like a fan. In fact the entire MSNBC panel is saying good things about him today, including his position on the Iraq war and Citizens United.
woolldog
(8,791 posts)I was watching it on msnbc and he really did do an excellent job. really got into the policy and was polished and knowledgeable.
aint_no_life_nowhere
(21,925 posts)and campaign finance reform. i was surprised when Michelle Bernard said that this new version of Trump will resonate with independents and even Democrats.
Shandris
(3,447 posts)They think that repeating the same thing over and over will help them finally get rid of him. They tried the same thing in Gamergate, not realizing they were driving more people TO Gamergate because they began to realize that the media narrative was full of poo.
Big media doesn't know how to handle someone they can't kill through ignoring. Interestingly enough, neither do the Republicans (or us for that matter).
Blue_In_AK
(46,436 posts)but when he starts off with Trump, I turn him off for the duration. Trump does not amuse me.
kimbutgar
(21,210 posts)It's to the point I am so disgusted by him I can't watch him.
My mother's caregivers who are from Fiji told me he was a joke and their family and friends in Fiji think the U.S. Is nuts to even consider him as President.
I am so embarrassed and ashamed this jacka$$ is even being considered as Presidential material.
lovuian
(19,362 posts)It's all about Ratings
tavernier
(12,406 posts)He is the flavor of the month.
akbacchus_BC
(5,704 posts)BreakfastClub
(765 posts)a threat to win the WH. Trump is charismatic, charming, brash and is convinced he is right on every topic. As Bill Clinton said, people will always go with strong and wrong over right and weak. I'm seriously concerned about this guy's candidacy. He's sociopathic, and they are known to be very charming and to have very thin skin. If he gets in office, he could easily start a world war.
At first I thought he was just a joke, but after hearing him talk, I know he's intelligent and can easily learn about all the issues. He's no Dubya in that regard. He is by far the biggest threat dems have seen in 12 years.
ericson00
(2,707 posts)I made a thread to this effect, and I actually called the Clinton campaign a few days ago just share my idea, for whatever it is worth, that Trump could win the WH, maybe more easily than Jeb or Walker. Trump is a guy who is arguably more politically savvy than his opponents; the things he said at the start of the primary were consciously done, knowing how the MSM would react, but getting him the racist/sexist GOP base that others cannot acceptably court, and then going after the center, hence his Planned Parenthood answer, and Reagan analogy. I mean this guy beat Fox News, Megyn Kelly (a pretty blonde con darling), Roger Ailes, Rupert Murdoch, Koch Brothers, I mean he is no pushover. His line of "I have no special interests" may be very effective in a GE. I also think he's gonna lay off the incendiary remarks now that he's on top of all the GOP polls.
avebury
(10,952 posts)He is totaling revolting.
davidpdx
(22,000 posts)He could pick his nose and the networks would cover it.
avebury
(10,952 posts)Hearing anything about Trump is just plain revolting.