Quote:I don't think that will be the case.  He'll be a sideshow entertainer in the race who can pretty much say or do anything because he doesn't have to rely on donations to make this run.  Nobody is going to take Trump seriously (c'mon, Oprah as his running mate?), but he will have some legitimate issues he can bring up during the course of the primary season that will not only force republicans in the race to address them, but democrats as well. 

 

I consider him a joke, but maybe a necessary one.  If you listened to his speech yesterday, he hit on all the right issues before completely discrediting himself with the Oprah line.  He steered clear of any and all social issues, and focused on the economy, trade, foreign policy, jobs, and business development domestically.  If his entry into the election draws the narrative toward these issues and doesn't allow the mainstream media to use social issues to define the republican field, it's well worth it. 

 

Palin was a terrible choice for McCain in 2004, but then again, he wasn't running to actually win the election.  She wasn't an awful choice because of who she was as much as due to the fact that she simply wasn't ready to take on that role..........

 

 

You make some fair points but we'll just disagree on the Palin stuff. I think she's absolutely the idiot she made herself out to be. She didn't need SNL to soil any reputation.  She did that by opening her mouth in front of microphones.  (though 70% of middle American voters probably had no clue she even existed before the McCain nod) 

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