# Conservative Leaning Dopers: Will you support Trump in the general election? **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [May 8, 2016, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservative-leaning-dopers-will-you-support-trump-in-the-general-election/754266 "2016-05-08T03:06:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2016, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservative-leaning-dopers-will-you-support-trump-in-the-general-election/754266/61 "2016-05-09T20:49:47Z")
> [@Starving\_Artist](#): > > I apologize if my inconvenient truths are bothersome to you but we are about fighting ignorance here, aren’t we? If you want me to stop pointing out the facts about Trump, I’d suggest you work on trying to suppress the board’s erroneous posts about him instead. I don’t want you to stop pointing whatever ‘facts’ you happen to believe you are pointing out, I was merely mentioning that you tend to be more than a bit repetitive. Your posts don’t just disappear once you’ve made them. But hey, whatever makes you happy. I’ll drop the subject. ---
**Author:** ![Starving\_Artist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2016, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservative-leaning-dopers-will-you-support-trump-in-the-general-election/754266/62 "2016-05-09T21:50:09Z")
One would think they do disappear given how little effect they seem to have. 😃 Further, I suspect you’re more than a little sensitive to posts about Trump that you don’t like the sound of. I believe I’ve mentioned Trump owning hundreds of businesses in only two or three posts, and only then when called for. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2016, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservative-leaning-dopers-will-you-support-trump-in-the-general-election/754266/63 "2016-05-09T22:05:15Z")
> [@Starving\_Artist](#): > > One would think they do disappear given how little effect they seem to have. 😃 > > Further, I suspect you’re more than a little sensitive to posts about Trump that you don’t like the sound of. I believe I’ve mentioned Trump owning hundreds of businesses in only two or three posts, and only then when called for. Nope, not extending the hijack, sorry. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2016, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservative-leaning-dopers-will-you-support-trump-in-the-general-election/754266/64 "2016-05-09T22:12:24Z")
> [@Starving\_Artist](#): > > One would think they do disappear given how little effect they seem to have. 😃 > > Further, I suspect you’re more than a little sensitive to posts about Trump that you don’t like the sound of. I believe I’ve mentioned Trump owning hundreds of businesses in only two or three posts, and only then when called for. And of course that the ones I linked point that most of those business are related to using his name, IOW, not of much value for Americans (as many of those ventures had products coming from China and other countries) and with many of those businesses not disclosing much as they are not publicly traded this point of yours is indeed more like an argument from ignorance. But then lets Trump continue to claim that he controls all those businesses. He will have to answer about how much he was involved with them. (From the conservative RedState) [http://www.redstate.com/diary/imreontheissues/2016/04/28/pimping-donald-trumps-relation-trump-escorts/](http://www.redstate.com/diary/imreontheissues/2016/04/28/pimping-donald-trumps-relation-trump-escorts/) > [@](#): > > Pimping the Donald – What is Trump’s Relation to Trump Escorts? > > It might come as a surprise to some that his name has adorned some rather shady businesses in recent years. From the so-called Trump University to various less than savory ventures connected to his casinos, Trump’s valuable name has created instant publicity to business ventures for years, with little or no apparent policing from Donald Trump to protect the value of that name. > > One such venture was “Trump Escorts.” Trump Escorts was apparently a high end escort service whose website (removed link) featured the Trump International logo. A WhoIs search reveals that the domain was first registered in 2007 by an outfit in Hong Kong called Covora Communications, a VOIP and digital communications contractor. The website no longer exists and is forwarded instead to the website of Mystique Companions International. Please visit with caution. This site is definitely not “Safe For Work” or around children. > > Although the original website is no longer available, several archived versions – from 2013 through 2015 – can be found on [Archive.org](http://Archive.org). Looking at any one of them, it is apparent that the former Trump Escorts website and the new Mystique Companions International website are virtually identical. From design to photos to content, little seems to have been changed from one website to the other. > > Now, here’s an interesting bit of information. It was not until the end of October 2015 that the domain for the new site was registered. Although ownership of the new domain is now cloaked by use of a proxy service, the old domain forwards to the new domain and both are registered through GoDaddy. Coincidentally, [Trump.com](http://Trump.com), [TrumpUniversity.com](http://TrumpUniversity.com) and [TrumpInitiative.com](http://TrumpInitiative.com) are also all registered through GoDaddy. ---
**Author:** ![Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2016, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservative-leaning-dopers-will-you-support-trump-in-the-general-election/754266/65 "2016-05-10T13:56:17Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > I see that some have stated that they will vote Libertarian out of principle…but I’m not seeing any names being mentioned. For those that wonder if going Libertarian is indeed “taking the high road”, [this page has a list and descriptions of this election’s Presidential candidates.](http://2016.libertarian-party.org/) > Draw your own conclusions. Just a few posts above yours I said: > [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](#): > > … > I might vote for Gary Johnson. > … I’d like to see some 3rd party candidate really get some traction and there’s no better year than 2016 for that to happen. But they need to start raising money and campaigning fast. ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2016, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservative-leaning-dopers-will-you-support-trump-in-the-general-election/754266/66 "2016-05-10T14:49:14Z")
I am conservative when it comes to fiscal/economical issues and foreign policy. I am liberal when it comes to social issues. But I also believe that, the way things are going today, social change will happen regardless of who is in office. In the 50s, 60s, 70s, I might have voted liberal due to social issues. Today, I’m not quite as worried. I have 0 loyalty to either party as neither of them earned my loyalty. I vote for individuals, not parties, and lately that’s meant more democrats and fewer republicans, since republicans are so obsessed with banning gay marriage or abortions and since their economics aren’t truly conservative. I will not be voting for Donald. None of your poll options fit my reasoning though. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservative-leaning-dopers-will-you-support-trump-in-the-general-election/754266.md?page=3)