Trump bows out of Aug 3 NH forum

[devil21]

http://www.unionleader.com/article/2...0501/150729542

Jeb Bush, Scott Walker and Rand Paul are in. Donald Trump is out.

A total of 14 candidates will participate in the Voters First Republican Presidential Forum on Monday, Aug. 3, at St. Anselm College. The two-hour forum, intended to highlight the importance of the first-in-the-nation primary, along with the Iowa caucuses and South Carolina’s early primary.
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Candidate Trump bowed out because, an aide said, he was upset with a Union Leader editorial this week that mocked him for saying that U.S. Sen. John McCain was not a war hero. McCain, shot down by the North Vietnamese, suffered years of torture after refusing to be released early because his father was an admiral. -

Joining Bush, Walker, Paul and Sen. Rubio will be Carly Fiorina, Govs. Bobby Jindal, John Kasich and Chris Christie, former Govs. Rick Perry and George Pataki; U.S. Sens. Lindsey Graham and Ted Cruz, former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum, and Dr. Ben Carson.

Trump shoots up in the polls then bows out of the first debate. Some kind of game being played here....

eta: this is not the Faux News debate, that's the 6th. No word whether Trump will attend that one.

[Origanalist]

http://www.unionleader.com/article/2...0501/150729542



Trump shoots up in the polls then bows out of the first debate. Some kind of game being played here....

No $#@!. It's a shame some here can't see it.

[Peace&Freedom]

Hmmm, in light of this, I wonder whether FOX will try to go out of their way to insult the Donald, so as to goad him into backing out of their debate as well.

[David Sadler]

http://www.unionleader.com/article/2...0501/150729542

Trump shoots up in the polls then bows out of the first debate. Some kind of game being played here....

eta: this is not the Faux News debate, that's the 6th. No word whether Trump will attend that one.

First reaction is that this is a huge mistake on Trump's part. It will be interesting to see how this works -- for or against his polls.

The whole electoral system is a game stacked to the establishment's advantage. We know that ... now, but it's not the way we were taught and conditioned to think about it.

[Jan2017]

On Monday, August 3, candidates for the Republican Presidential Primary will come together for a Voters First Forum at Saint Anselm College.
The forum, sponsored jointly by the New Hampshire Union Leader, the Charleston, S.C, Post & Courier, the Cedar Rapids, IA, Gazette,
and WLTX-TV in Columbia, SC will be broadcast live on C-SPAN at 7 p.m.

Topics for the forum will be determined by you, the voters.
Please choose the top five topics you would like to see discussed from the five drop-down lists below.

h xxps-www.surveymonkey.com/r/SCBZTK8

[r3volution 3.0]

^^^break the link

If they're sophisticated enough to be tracking traffic origin, and they're biased against Rand, they may discount votes cast by people from RPF.

[David Sadler]

Topics for the forum will be determined by you, the voters.
Please choose the top five topics you would like to see discussed from the five drop-down lists below.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SCBZTK8

1) immigration
2) international trade
3) economy and jobs
4) taxes
5) privacy/surveillance
other) reduce the size and cost of government

[69360]

You don't need to be a psychic to predict this was going to happen. Trump is not a real candidate. This whole thing has been a massive troll, probably for the Clintons.

[AuH20]

He's buying time to prep. Probably a smart idea considering he has a huge bulls-eye on back. It's an obvious delay tactic.

[r3volution 3.0]

The DNC's toupeed bitch isn't coming?

O noes..

[Anti Federalist]

You don't need to be a psychic to predict this was going to happen. Trump is not a real candidate. This whole thing has been a massive troll, probably for the Clintons.

No $#@!...successful troll is successful.

[FreedomProsperityPeace]

He'll change his mind or he'll take big hit. It's one thing to ban a paper from your press conference, but he just looks childish by skipping a debate.

[Dianne]

Hmmm, in light of this, I wonder whether FOX will try to go out of their way to insult the Donald, so as to goad him into backing out of their debate as well.

FOX loves Trump. All I hear is the name "Trump" on their broadcast. Then Bush, then Walker. They would die if Trump dropped from their debate. Remember, Trump is a regular guest on FOX, and has been for at least a couple of years now. He is only every Monday morning.

[jkob]

How much attention is the forum actually going to get? The Fox News debate is just a couple days after. I think Trump will be the top story whether he attends or doesn't.

[AuH20]

How much attention is the forum actually going to get? The Fox News debate is just a couple days after. I think Trump will be the top story whether he attends or doesn't.

He's probably preparing for the Fox debate since he probably never fathomed that he would be leading the field.

[juleswin]

‘It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled.’

Mark Twain

Some people will never stop believing until Donald Trump himself springs out of a cake and shouts "April fool!!!". Cos if he quits the campaign, they would blame it on TPTB threatening him. If he goes to the debate and bombs, they would say either that he performed well or that the CIA gave him some stupor pills. Nothing other than a confession from Trump himself would wake them up from their trance

[eleganz]

His ego is more important than winning the presidency and that is why he is at the top of the polls right now. People love to watch a show than an actual debate.

In fact, some Republicans who may not even be super voters might have even chosen to take part of the phone surveys when called just because they are entertained by The Donald mega news cycle.. Primary voters tend to be super voters.

[EBounding]

Buchanan thinks Trump will make the final 4.
http://www.wnd.com/2015/07/could-trump-win/

Check out the comments. It amazes me how captivated they are at being conned.

[hells_unicorn]

http://www.unionleader.com/article/2...0501/150729542



Trump shoots up in the polls then bows out of the first debate. Some kind of game being played here....

eta: this is not the Faux News debate, that's the 6th. No word whether Trump will attend that one.

Trump is going to go wherever the cameras are, and apart from local media, none of them will be at that forum. I'm not sold on whether Trump is staging a giant practical joke and am likewise not sold on him being serious, but given his recent patterns, he appears to be banking on national media coverage over any additional interchanges with other candidates, unless there's a huge audience watching on pay per view.

[Feeding the Abscess]

Trump will get even more coverage for making this decision in the immediate future, and possibly during and after the debate, too. Plus he won't make any mistakes on stage or have a Rick Perry moment.

From that perspective, it's not the worst move in the world.

[CPUd]

This whole thread is comical.

[Ronin Truth]

What would he have to gain, at this point?

[William Tell]

No $#@!. It's a shame some here can't see it.

He's made fools out of so many people.

[Feeding the Abscess]

Perhaps this is why he bowed out:

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthr...ccused-of-Rape

[DevilsAdvocate]

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Trump shoots up in the polls then bows out of the first debate. Some kind of game being played here....

eta: this is not the Faux News debate, that's the 6th. No word whether Trump will attend that one.

Well if you're the highest in the polls, going to a debate can only hurt you. It's like, image you're at 99%. What benefit could going to a debate with your 1% opposition possibly have for you? You can only go down, they can only go up. Debates help the small fish most of all.

[David Sadler]

Had a long lazy breakfast with a friend and colleague from many years ago this past week. I'm on my first cup of coffee when he walks in. He's smiling as we shake hands and he sits down. "So, Trump happened since we last got together." He was a Cruz supporter, but has switched to Trump.

[AuH20]

Had a long lazy breakfast with a friend and colleague from many years ago this past week. I'm on my first cup of coffee when he walks in and sits down. He's smiling as we shake hands and he sits down. "So, Trump happened since we last got together." He was a Cruz supporter, but has switched to Trump.

Trump makes Cruz look completely ineffectual. We'll see how Trump does in the debates though.

[fr33]

We'll see how Trump does in the debates though.

...if he shows up to them.

[juleswin]

Had a long lazy breakfast with a friend and colleague from many years ago this past week. I'm on my first cup of coffee when he walks in. He's smiling as we shake hands and he sits down. "So, Trump happened since we last got together." He was a Cruz supporter, but has switched to Trump.

I got personal anecdotes too of potential liberal converts having a laugh at my expense because Trump is leading the GOP field in polls. But yea, we all have personal stories of people laughing, smiling or indifferent because Trump is leading.

I guess one of the lessons of this story is that birds of the same feather flock together. My friends think Trump is a fraud and there is no way I can ever get them to vote for him especially when I won't be voting for him under any condition. You on the other hand is trilled that he is leading and your friends are probably thrilled at the idea of his being elected POTUS too.

[jj-]

I got personal anecdotes too of potential liberal converts having a laugh at my expense because Trump is leading the GOP field in polls. But yea, we all have personal stories of people laughing, smiling or indifferent because Trump is leading.

I guess one of the lessons of this story is that birds of the same feather flock together. My friends think Trump is a fraud and there is no way I can ever get them to vote for him especially when I won't be voting for him under any condition. You on the other hand is trilled that he is leading and your friends are probably thrilled at the idea of his being elected POTUS too.

try not to fill your post with so many tears, it's hard to read that way.