Donald Trump wins Republican nomination

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http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2016/may/03/indiana-primary-live-trump-cruz-clinton-sanders

Indiana primary live: do-or-die for Cruz as Trump seeks Republican coronation

New York billionaire could all but lock down Republican nomination on Tuesday, while Clinton hopes to prevent another Sanders victory


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Well he has done it.

You have to admire the guy. Ran for the nomination of a party that doesn't even like him. Ran the most politically incorrect campaign in history with the entire media united against him. Funding his own campaign and refused donations. Has had to put up with far-left groups interrupting and trying to block him from speaking at every single public event. And through all that, like him or not, he has won. He's rewritten the rules of American politics.

On the Democrat side Clinton pretty much has it. Bernie Sanders, an insurgent like Trump, has ran her much closer than initially thought and in a way it is a shame he didn't make it across the line like the Republican version of him (Trump) has done as it would've really shook up the establishment in both parties.

I still think the yanks should invite our monarchy back and do away with this endless presidential malarky but there you go. :P

Thoughts?

[OldLoveSong]

just found out about cruz dropping out, im canadian but this election is so cray to read about, i do think itll be trump n clinton head to head and whoever can win over the bernie supporters will most likely win

[Alkaz]

Im hoping for a Clump coalition.

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Interesting to wonder who he'll pick as his Vice Presidential nominee.

To make himself seem more experienced and to please the Republican establishment he could pick a politician like Cruz, Rubio or someone like that. But for some reason I can't see it given how he's taken them all on and completely flattened them all. On the other hand, picking a non-politician like a successful businessman/woman like himself would really make it an anti-establishment ticket and the Clinton machine would really look tired and very elitist if he picks a wildcard for his VP pick.

Wildcard option would be cool, someone like John McAfee (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McAfee#Political_positions) (founder of the security programme) or Peter Thiel (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Thiel#Support_for_political_activism) (founder of PayPal).

[AgnesIO]

You have to admire the guy. Ran for the nomination of a party that doesn't even like him. Ran the most politically incorrect campaign in history with the entire media united against him. Funding his own campaign and refused donations. Has had to put up with far-left groups interrupting and trying to block him from speaking at every single public event. And through all that, like him or not, he has won. He's rewritten the rules of American politics.

He hasn't self-funded his campaign.

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He hasn't self-funded his campaign.

He sort of is says Politifact. Certainly more than any other candidate in history.

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/feb/10/donald-trump/donald-trump-self-funding-his-campaign-sort/


Although a significant portion of his campaign funds, about 34 percent, come from individual contributions, Trump doesn’t appear to be actively soliciting these donations with high-profile fundraising events. The Sunlight Foundation, which advocates for transparency in money in politics, tracks political fundraisers with its Political Party Time tool. It has no record of any events to benefit Trump.

In contrast, Political Party Time has recorded more than 280 fundraisers for Clinton and more than 150 for Bush since the start of 2015.

He's certainly not as beholden to Super PACS and high profile billionaire fundraisers as Clinton and Cruz have been.

[AgnesIO]

He sort of is says Politifact. Certainly more than any other candidate in history.

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/feb/10/donald-trump/donald-trump-self-funding-his-campaign-sort/



He's certainly not as beholden to Super PACS and high profile billionaire fundraisers as Clinton and Cruz have been.

A) Almost all of the money he has contributed it is in the form of a loan. Ie. he can potentially get it back.
B) He's worth billions, Cruz and Clinton are worth millions; he has no need to us other money, and yet still does...

[wixard]

rather trump than cruz

[FlyingJesus]

Cruz is the zodiac killer

Still shocked that Jeb Bush got booted from the potentials so early tbh, I thought he was the main Republican figurehead early on but yeah once he was gone it was a pretty clear road for Trump. You see all the loud liberals on social media with their #feelthebern and all that but I think people severely underestimate the huge quiet majority of voters which is why they're now suffering a #bernout and we're realistically left with "vote me I'm a woman!" vs "vote me I like walls!"

[Lucy]

Why is Donald Trump's campaign starting to feel more and more like a Leicester City FC campaign..

[AgnesIO]

If you fancy seeing Donald Trump's family talk about what a wonderful man he is, check here; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWCJ15bAJ9E

[wixard]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97JSlRgOevg

who remembers this, who would have thought that he would have a pretty good chance of being president back then

[abc]

Glad he won.

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My suggestion of Peter Thiel, the billionaire PayPal founder, becoming VP hasn't quite come true yet... but he is now involved in the Trump campaign I just read.

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/may/10/peter-thiel-paypal-co-founder-to-be-delegate-for-donald-trump

Peter Thiel, PayPal co-founder, to be delegate for Donald Trump

Billionaire and longtime Republican donor is on ballot list in California to elect the party’s nominee for president


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A Silicon Valley billionaire who is one of the top libertarian mega-donors in Republican politics will be a delegate for Donald Trump.

Peter Thiel, who was a cofounder of PayPal and owns a substantial stake in Facebook, is on the ballot in California as a Republican delegate for Trump in the San Francisco-based 12th congressional district. Thiel’s name was on a list submitted to the California secretary of state’s office by the Trump campaign as an approved candidate.

With Trump facing no active opposition as the presumptive Republican nominee, Thiel is a near certainty to be elected in the state’s 7 June primary.

A longtime Republican contributor, Thiel was one of the biggest donors to Ron Paul’s Super Pac in 2012. An openly gay yet avowed ideological libertarian, Thiel has previously given to a host of Republican candidates as well to unconventional projects like the Seasteading Institute, which seeks to build floating cities in international waters.

In a 2014 interview with the Daily Caller, Thiel criticized Trump as “sort of symptomatic of everything that is wrong with New York City”. However, Thiel does share certain ideological beliefs with Trump. The Silicon Valley billionaire is very hawkish on immigration and in 2008 reportedly made a $1m donation to Numbers USA, a group that advocates for reduced immigration to the United States. Numbers USA has praised Trump’s immigration plan and given the presumptive nominee an A-rating.

[AgnesIO]

My suggestion of Peter Thiel, the billionaire PayPal founder, becoming VP hasn't quite come true yet... but he is now involved in the Trump campaign I just read.

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/may/10/peter-thiel-paypal-co-founder-to-be-delegate-for-donald-trump

Peter Thiel, PayPal co-founder, to be delegate for Donald Trump

Billionaire and longtime Republican donor is on ballot list in California to elect the party’s nominee for president





And why is he part of the team? Ooohhh, it's because Trump isn't self-funding his whole campaign after all. #shock

http://uk.businessinsider.com/peter-thiel-donald-trump-finance-team-2016-5?r=US&IR=T

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And why is he part of the team? Ooohhh, it's because Trump isn't self-funding his whole campaign after all. #shock

http://uk.businessinsider.com/peter-thiel-donald-trump-finance-team-2016-5?r=US&IR=T

Thiel funded/was involved in funding the Ron Paul 2012 campaign too hence why I know of him. It's no secret he's involved in funding populists.

Quite reassuring actually. I have always been unsure of Donald Trump in whether he'll actually do as he says or whether it is just hyperbole whereas with Ron Paul it was clear as day. Still, I would probably take a chance with Trump even if it only meant a US-MX wall being built & better foreign policy.

[AgnesIO]

Thiel funded/was involved in funding the Ron Paul 2012 campaign too hence why I know of him. It's no secret he's involved in funding populists.

Quite reassuring actually. I have always been unsure of Donald Trump in whether he'll actually do as he says or whether it is just hyperbole whereas with Ron Paul it was clear as day. Still, I would probably take a chance with Trump even if it only meant a US-MX wall being built & better foreign policy.

"Ban Muslims" - it was only a suggestion
"Self-funding" - apart from the millions that aren't"
Megyn Kelly comments
"I'm not a Politician" - "I'm no different than a politician running for office" (incidentally, very much like Mr Farage on that one!)

At least we can see that it is just hyperbole.

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"Ban Muslims" - it was only a suggestion
"Self-funding" - apart from the millions that aren't"
Megyn Kelly comments
"I'm not a Politician" - "I'm no different than a politician running for office" (incidentally, very much like Mr Farage on that one!)

At least we can see that it is just hyperbole.

We'll see as campaign goes on. You speak as though I am a huge fan of Trump who is saying he's Mr 100% when I have said anything but. The likes of Ron Paul I have faith in - Trump I do not. But I am liking what I am seeing so far from Trump.

Even if he just fulfilled his wall pledge and built the US-Mexico border wall I would vote for him.

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"Ban Muslims" - it was only a suggestion
"Self-funding" - apart from the millions that aren't"
Megyn Kelly comments
"I'm not a Politician" - "I'm no different than a politician running for office" (incidentally, very much like Mr Farage on that one!)

At least we can see that it is just hyperbole.

It is a shame he has softened his view on banning Muslims but it is probably because he realises he needs votes.

He has self funded a lot of his campaign, of course he needs donations too when it is a national campaign but he is so rich he is less likely to be bought than other politicians.

A part of me really wants him to win. It would be good to have someone who is not a full time politicians run the country. I like how he says things he actually thinks instead of things which poll well like other politicians.

[AgnesIO]

We'll see as campaign goes on. You speak as though I am a huge fan of Trump who is saying he's Mr 100% when I have said anything but. The likes of Ron Paul I have faith in - Trump I do not. But I am liking what I am seeing so far from Trump.

Even if he just fulfilled his wall pledge and built the US-Mexico border wall I would vote for him.

I don't speak as though you are a huge-fan; I'm merely pointing out that a lot of what he has said thus far just seems to be hyperbole.


It is a shame he has softened his view on banning Muslims but it is probably because he realises he needs votes.

He has self funded a lot of his campaign, of course he needs donations too when it is a national campaign but he is so rich he is less likely to be bought than other politicians.

A part of me really wants him to win. It would be good to have someone who is not a full time politicians run the country. I like how he says things he actually thinks instead of things which poll well like other politicians.

Banning all Muslims is a ridiculous idea.

He hasn't self-funded a lot of his campaign. He claims he has, but he has actually only given a few hundred thousand dollars of his own money; the rest is in the form of a loan.

Trump winning is dangerous for everyone; having said that, I am still unsure whether he'd actually do even 2% of the crap that comes out of his mouth.

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I don't speak as though you are a huge-fan; I'm merely pointing out that a lot of what he has said thus far just seems to be hyperbole.



Banning all Muslims is a ridiculous idea.

He hasn't self-funded a lot of his campaign. He claims he has, but he has actually only given a few hundred thousand dollars of his own money; the rest is in the form of a loan.

Trump winning is dangerous for everyone; having said that, I am still unsure whether he'd actually do even 2% of the crap that comes out of his mouth.

I do not care how ridiculous or unpopular his ideas are, what I like is how he says what he really believes or thinks or wants.

[AgnesIO]

I do not care how ridiculous or unpopular his ideas are, what I like is how he says what he really believes or thinks or wants.

Yeah, so did a lot of history's most evil ever people.

Also, as time goes on it seems he isn't doing this; hence his many contradictions; he's quickly spinning his ideas in order to get more support.

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Yeah, so did a lot of history's most evil ever people.

Also, as time goes on it seems he isn't doing this; hence his many contradictions; he's quickly spinning his ideas in order to get more support.

He hasn't said he would ban muslims as though forever so don't spin it like that. He suggested a temporary ban from muslim countries given the very high terror threat which has left French and Belgian security services now unable to even cope anymore.

In my eyes, it is sensible when deciding an immigration policy to discriminate in favour of those who best fit into your society and who do not pose a danger than not to. To not discriminate between people and groups coming into your country is the truly dangerous suggestion because you surely would want groups, religions and cultures that do fit best into your society than those which do not, right? Both for the benefit of the native existing population and those seeking to join it.

[AgnesIO]

He hasn't said he would ban muslims as though forever so don't spin it like that. He suggested a temporary ban from muslim countries given the very high terror threat which has left French and Belgian security services now unable to even cope anymore.

In my eyes, it is sensible when deciding an immigration policy to discriminate in favour of those who best fit into your society and who do not pose a danger than not to. To not discriminate between people and groups coming into your country is the truly dangerous suggestion because you surely would want groups, religions and cultures that do fit best into your society than those which do not, right? Both for the benefit of the native existing population and those seeking to join it.

Once again, I don't remember ever saying that - so stop trying to say I am 'spinning' every post; that's your job. He evidently suggested it as something he would do.

Or are we going to discount everything any candidate says with "it was just a suggestion" - might as well stop the election now if we do that

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Once again, I don't remember ever saying that - so stop trying to say I am 'spinning' every post; that's your job. He evidently suggested it as something he would do.

Or are we going to discount everything any candidate says with "it was just a suggestion" - might as well stop the election now if we do that

You haven't answered my point on immigration which Trump was alluding to - whether he does it or not is another matter but it does make sense. It is rational in your view to discriminate between religions, groups/cultures when it comes to immigration policy?

[AgnesIO]

You haven't answered my point on immigration which Trump was alluding to - whether he does it or not is another matter but it does make sense. It is rational in your view to discriminate between religions, groups/cultures when it comes to immigration policy?

Apologies; I'll be honest, I didn't actually read the second paragraph.

Discriminating against people purely because of their religion, nationality or religion is not intelligent policy, in my opinion. I'm not saying it is wrong to be selective, but the measures should not be solely based on ones defining characteristics (well, the ones mentioned above). Obviously being a member of ISIS is a different matter.