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Was THIS the birth of Trump? (Original Post) yallerdawg May 2016 OP
I think so elfin May 2016 #1
I've wondered the same about that exact moment. Squinch May 2016 #2
The GOP was too late in realizing the threat. ginnyinWI May 2016 #3
They lost it when Rubio said he's a con man and bad for America but sure I'll support him TeamPooka May 2016 #5
I've thought the same thing. SleeplessinSoCal May 2016 #4

elfin

(6,262 posts)
1. I think so
Wed May 4, 2016, 01:37 PM
May 2016

Although the dumpster had surfaced before as wanting to be Pres., his non-stop birther nonsense earned him this put down.

He is VERY thin-skinned and I think he decided in that moment to go all out so he could sit in the Oval and destroy any Obama accomplishments, whether he agreed with him or not.

It gets very deeply personal quickly with this bully.

ginnyinWI

(17,276 posts)
3. The GOP was too late in realizing the threat.
Thu May 5, 2016, 05:19 PM
May 2016

They should have acted last summer and fall. Instead they said things like, "any one of us on this stage would be better than Hillary", which legitimized the Donald. In other words, he was treated as a serious candidate, whatever they privately thought.

Now it is too late.

TeamPooka

(24,207 posts)
5. They lost it when Rubio said he's a con man and bad for America but sure I'll support him
Tue May 31, 2016, 03:37 PM
May 2016

in the GE.
#GOPdone

SleeplessinSoCal

(9,082 posts)
4. I've thought the same thing.
Sat May 7, 2016, 04:25 AM
May 2016

If he had access to his twitter account, his anger would probably have dissipated rather than fester and result in a campaign

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