What is Trump's biggest problem?

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So can you explain how that was 'tactical'?

[Ljube]

I voted : "His racist/misogynist comments will drive minorities and women to vote against him."

PS: I like the subject of your poll. Very interesting. Good job !

Trump is not a racist. You and the majority of Dem hacks here are obviously too PC conditioned to be able to tell a real racist from a guy who is just speaking his mind.

[Ljube]

So can you explain how that was 'tactical'?

Caused a Cruz meltdown.

[Ljube]

No real problem. Sometimes he too freaky things, but most is rhetoric. He is qualified to be president and neither a racist nor a sexist.

[Dr. Arch]

I voted : "His racist/misogynist comments will drive minorities and women to vote against him."

PS: I like the subject of your poll. Very interesting. Good job !

Trump is not a racist. You and the majority of Dem hacks here are obviously too PC conditioned to be able to tell a real racist from a guy who is just speaking his mind.

You're deluded when it comes to Trump. It's not even worth trying to argue or discuss anything related to him with you.

[SillyAmerican]

Hilary's biggest problem is:

(A) calling children "ing retards"
(B) saying rape victims should be believed except if they accuse Bill Clinton
(C) letting Americans die in Benghazi and putting the blame on a video
(D) letting Trump dominate news cycles with several live interviews a week while she hides away
(E) being under criminal investigation by the FBI
(F) blaming the victims of modern day SA and SS because they support Trump

Agreed. (Although I'd adjust the order a bit...).

[Fuzzy Bear]

Trump University is the biggest threat to his candidacy because he's not in control of events in the court case.

[Ljube]

Trump University is the biggest threat to his candidacy because he's not in control of events in the court case.

Because of a biased judge. We'll see if that judge will continue being biased and risk full exposure by Trump.

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Because of a biased judge. We'll see if that judge will continue being biased and risk full exposure by Trump.

Just because an organization had the words "La Raza" in the name in the past does not make it racist. Unless you want to tell me that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is a democracy, a republic, or for the people?

[ProudModerate2]

Trump University is the biggest threat to his candidacy because he's not in control of events in the court case.

Because of a biased judge. We'll see if that judge will continue being biased and risk full exposure by Trump.

Ljube .... I have news for you.
The judge will continue to be an individual of "Mexican Heritage" tomorrow, and guess what even the day after that.
So in trump's racist eyes (and those of his followers), the judge will ALWAYS "continue being biased" (as you say).

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I guess 4 since the other options aren't that significant.

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I guess 4 since the other options aren't that significant.

Trump University isn't very insignificant.

[TJ in Oregon]

Trump University is a huge liability to Trump because it undermines the basis for his entire candidacy: that the people running things are ripping off American workers and that Trump will put them first. If Trump University was in fact a huge scam, Trump is the one ripping off American workers to put himself first.

Yet, he's successfully changed the topic of conversation away from that point by saying the fact that the judge has Mexican heritage means he's biased. Then, of course, the media follows that lead like a dog pouncing on steak instead of the content of the dispute. Trump wants to be called racist! He gets called racist a thousand times before breakfast. The attack no longer has any effect. And now we're all talking about that rather than Trump University.

[angus]

Do the thing...

2nd option.  At least that's why I will not vote for him, even though he is up against Hillary Clinton.  I assume that for most voters the deal-breaker is the lack of judgment.

[jimrtex]

No one noticed this,but the guy had a 3 week head start on Hillary and was doing campagain rallies in Calf for 3 WEEKS straight when he has zero chance at winning such state in the general election.

He (or Manafort) may have been looking at down-ballot races.

This is like in 2012 when Romney said that Pennsylvania and Wisconsin were in play. Obama's response was to boost the vote in Philadelphia and Milwaukee, but it helped the Republicans to pick up seats outside the big cities.

[The Dowager Mod]

His Ego.

[MK]

No one noticed this,but the guy had a 3 week head start on Hillary and was doing campagain rallies in Calf for 3 WEEKS straight when he has zero chance at winning such state in the general election.

He (or Manafort) may have been looking at down-ballot races.

This is like in 2012 when Romney said that Pennsylvania and Wisconsin were in play. Obama's response was to boost the vote in Philadelphia and Milwaukee, but it helped the Republicans to pick up seats outside the big cities.

Its not about those clowns in the other races.  They want to distance them selfs so be it.   If i were running the campaign while Hillary was fighting the burn in California , trump should have been on a rust belt tour.

[Ebowed]

Ultimately, and it's a good question, I think if we had to pin it down to one thing that totally corrupts his campaign, it's the racism and bigotry - but of course, that was how he got where is today, and even if he weren't still making racist remarks, nobody here has forgotten the way that he began his campaign.  You can't just pivot towards not being a bigot after making it the centerpiece of your policy.

Trump has many weaknesses as a candidate - his poor temperament, his tenuous grasp on reality (and seemingly willful decision to not create a proper campaign infrastructure), his financial history, etc.  But ultimately the strongest association (whether his fans realize it or not) is that Trump is a racist, and no amount of pandering is going to fix that now.

I think it makes him unelectable and I am glad for it, because Hillary Clinton is an extraordinarily weak candidate and I had genuine fears that she would even lose to Ted Cruz - good God - but I think even she will manage to beat the racist Trump, as long as she doesn't get complacent.  But even when (or if) Trump loses in November, much damage has already been done.  He has normalized hate speech in our political lexicon, taking the typical Republican dog whistling and replacing it with an air horn.  We all lose thanks to his campaign and the incredible act of the Republican party in legitimizing him.

[wolfsblood07]

These results indicate that people are too sensitive about race.  If you even say one word about an Indian or a Latino, and you're white, you better be saying something about how great it is that whites will soon be a minority in this country.  If you say, "I think we need to slow down the influx of immigrants", and you are white, well you are a bigoted xenophobe.  People need to lighten up.  Trump is taking us back to better days.

[ProudModerate2]

Trump University is a huge liability to Trump because it undermines the basis for his entire candidacy: that the people running things are ripping off American workers and that Trump will put them first. If Trump University was in fact a huge scam, Trump is the one ripping off American workers to put himself first.

Yet, he's successfully changed the topic of conversation away from that point by saying the fact that the judge has Mexican heritage means he's biased. Then, of course, the media follows that lead like a dog pouncing on steak instead of the content of the dispute. Trump wants to be called racist! He gets called racist a thousand times before breakfast. The attack no longer has any effect. And now we're all talking about that rather than Trump University.

Oh, no, no, no !
You got it all wrong (and correct also).
Yes, the trump University thing is important and the media needs to concentrate on it, like you say.
But the "judge Mexican heritage" thing is something the media needs to discuss immediately after it takes place. The Mexican heritage incident was a major debacle for trump, as many Republicans also said he (trump) was an idiot for it. So trump did not gain anything from trying to use it as a divergent scheme.
There is plenty, plenty of time to discuss trump university between now and November.
There will be additional information and revelations about the Univ, so that topic will continue to be relevant as the clock ticks.

[ProudModerate2]

These results indicate that people are too sensitive about race.  If you even say one word about an Indian or a Latino, and you're white, you better be saying something about how great it is that whites will soon be a minority in this country.  If you say, "I think we need to slow down the influx of immigrants", and you are white, well you are a bigoted xenophobe.  People need to lighten up.  Trump is taking us back to better days.

LOL.
Here we have this trump supporter saying that "trump is taking us BACK ...."
I think the idea is to always move forward, not backwards or back to the past.
Your entire paragraph sounds like you want trump to "Make America White Again."

Out of curiosity, how far "back" ("to better days") do you want trump to take America to ?
Back to days when African-Americans had to ride the bus in the back seats ?
Back to when AA's had to drink from their own separate drinking fountains or use a completely separate bathroom ?
Back when there were only white schools for our children, and separate schools for all other people of color ?
Back when Native Americans were placed on reservations ?
Back to when it was acceptable to place American citizens who were of Japanese descent in internment camps (but of course not the white Germans) ?

[TJ in Oregon]

Trump University is a huge liability to Trump because it undermines the basis for his entire candidacy: that the people running things are ripping off American workers and that Trump will put them first. If Trump University was in fact a huge scam, Trump is the one ripping off American workers to put himself first.

Yet, he's successfully changed the topic of conversation away from that point by saying the fact that the judge has Mexican heritage means he's biased. Then, of course, the media follows that lead like a dog pouncing on steak instead of the content of the dispute. Trump wants to be called racist! He gets called racist a thousand times before breakfast. The attack no longer has any effect. And now we're all talking about that rather than Trump University.

Oh, no, no, no !
You got it all wrong (and correct also).
Yes, the trump University thing is important and the media needs to concentrate on it, like you say.
But the "judge Mexican heritage" thing is something the media needs to discuss immediately after it takes place. The Mexican heritage incident was a major debacle for trump, as many Republicans also said he (trump) was an idiot for it. So trump did not gain anything from trying to use it as a divergent scheme.
There is plenty, plenty of time to discuss trump university between now and November.
There will be additional information and revelations about the Univ, so that topic will continue to be relevant as the clock ticks.

Lots of Republicans distanced themselves from it because it is abhorrent and lots of Republicans don't trust Trump. But talking about that instead of actual substance is allowing Trump to use it as an identity politics wedge game, and one that's been played already this cycle. It doesn't have the potential to damage him like running a scam operation would.

[wolfsblood07]

These results indicate that people are too sensitive about race.  If you even say one word about an Indian or a Latino, and you're white, you better be saying something about how great it is that whites will soon be a minority in this country.  If you say, "I think we need to slow down the influx of immigrants", and you are white, well you are a bigoted xenophobe.  People need to lighten up.  Trump is taking us back to better days.

LOL.
Here we have this trump supporter saying that "trump is taking us BACK ...."
I think the idea is to always move forward, not backwards or back to the past.
Your entire paragraph sounds like you want trump to "Make America White Again."

Out of curiosity, how far "back" ("to better days") do you want trump to take America to ?
Back to days when African-Americans had to ride the bus in the back seats ?
Back to when AA's had to drink from their own separate drinking fountains or use a completely separate bathroom ?
Back when there were only white schools for our children, and separate schools for all other people of color ?
Back when Native Americans were placed on reservations ?
Back to when it was acceptable to place American citizens who were of Japanese descent in internment camps (but of course not the white Germans) ?

I knew someone would criticize the "taking us back to better days" comment.  But in this case it would be great to go back to traditional values.  When people had respect for each other, when movies and TV shows were not filthy, and when people could say things without being accused of being racist.  Everything is racist nowadays in the eyes of the liberal elites in both parties.  Paul Ryan is scared to death.  He hears Trump make a statement about a Latino judge and he runs for cover!  Same with Joe Scarborough.  Doesn't matter that Trump had a point.

[ProudModerate2]

Trump University is a huge liability to Trump because it undermines the basis for his entire candidacy: that the people running things are ripping off American workers and that Trump will put them first. If Trump University was in fact a huge scam, Trump is the one ripping off American workers to put himself first.

Yet, he's successfully changed the topic of conversation away from that point by saying the fact that the judge has Mexican heritage means he's biased. Then, of course, the media follows that lead like a dog pouncing on steak instead of the content of the dispute. Trump wants to be called racist! He gets called racist a thousand times before breakfast. The attack no longer has any effect. And now we're all talking about that rather than Trump University.

Oh, no, no, no !
You got it all wrong (and correct also).
Yes, the trump University thing is important and the media needs to concentrate on it, like you say.
But the "judge Mexican heritage" thing is something the media needs to discuss immediately after it takes place. The Mexican heritage incident was a major debacle for trump, as many Republicans also said he (trump) was an idiot for it. So trump did not gain anything from trying to use it as a divergent scheme.
There is plenty, plenty of time to discuss trump university between now and November.
There will be additional information and revelations about the Univ, so that topic will continue to be relevant as the clock ticks.

Lots of Republicans distanced themselves from it because it is abhorrent and lots of Republicans don't trust Trump. But talking about that instead of actual substance is allowing Trump to use it as an identity politics wedge game, and one that's been played already this cycle. It doesn't have the potential to damage him like running a scam operation would.

Don't worry he has already ...
1.) Been labeled as a racist bigot, and
2.) we will all continue to hear new revelations of trump "running a scam operation." It's coming, trust me.

[ProudModerate2]

These results indicate that people are too sensitive about race.  If you even say one word about an Indian or a Latino, and you're white, you better be saying something about how great it is that whites will soon be a minority in this country.  If you say, "I think we need to slow down the influx of immigrants", and you are white, well you are a bigoted xenophobe.  People need to lighten up.  Trump is taking us back to better days.

LOL.
Here we have this trump supporter saying that "trump is taking us BACK ...."
I think the idea is to always move forward, not backwards or back to the past.
Your entire paragraph sounds like you want trump to "Make America White Again."

Out of curiosity, how far "back" ("to better days") do you want trump to take America to ?
Back to days when African-Americans had to ride the bus in the back seats ?
Back to when AA's had to drink from their own separate drinking fountains or use a completely separate bathroom ?
Back when there were only white schools for our children, and separate schools for all other people of color ?
Back when Native Americans were placed on reservations ?
Back to when it was acceptable to place American citizens who were of Japanese descent in internment camps (but of course not the white Germans) ?

I knew someone would criticize the "taking us back to better days" comment.  But in this case it would be great to go back to traditional values.  When people had respect for each other, when movies and TV shows were not filthy, and when people could say things without being accused of being racist.  Everything is racist nowadays in the eyes of the liberal elites in both parties.  Paul Ryan is scared to death.  He hears Trump make a statement about a Latino judge and he runs for cover!  Same with Joe Scarborough.  Doesn't matter that Trump had a point.

Sorry to say, but trump is not "taking us back to when movies and TV shows were not filthy."
I also find it amusing to see that you simply minimize what was said about a US citizen not being able to do his job because of his Mexican heritage, to just "a statement about a Latino judge."