# Donald Trump for President? **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [February 10, 2011, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-for-president/570953 "2011-02-10T21:34:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2011, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-for-president/570953/62 "2011-04-25T19:49:00Z")
So who is a typical Trump supporter? What about him appeals to people? All I can think of is the kind of voter that figures, “Someone that rich and powerful must be somebody important, and therefore someone I should support.” The kind of people who supported non-candidates such as Lee Iococca and Chuck Yeager back in the '80s. The kind of people who might be entirely comfortable with the concept of monarchy. The kind of person to whom “success,” however they define that, is very important. Also, of course, Trump is a bully, and there are those that respond to that. “I want to get on the good side of the scary, angry VIP while I can!” ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2011, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-for-president/570953/63 "2011-04-25T20:07:09Z")
I think the kind of people Trump appeals to are the same ones that people like Ross Perot and Jesse Ventura appealed to - basically people who are not politically sophisticated or informed and who see somebody who isn’t speaking in conventional, boring political-ese but is just mouthing off like a guy at a bar. That sounds compelling to them because it’s highly simplistic, lacks complexity, nuance or a need for comprehension of issues. There aren’t any big words. It isn’t boring and it sounds (to them) like “common sense.” It’s nothing of the sort, but they like hearing somebody who makes simple, bombastic declarations about what he’s gonna tell China, or how he’s gonna straighten out this economy thing in 2 seconds. They don’t want to hear that anything is difficult. They like to hear a guy saying he’s just going to flip a switch. ---
**Author:** ![Profound\_Gibberish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/65b543/32.png) [@Profound\_Gibberish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Profound_Gibberish)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2011, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-for-president/570953/64 "2011-04-26T16:54:38Z")
> [@a35362](#): > > All I can think of is the kind of voter that figures, “Someone that rich and powerful must be somebody important, and therefore someone I should support.” The kind of people who supported non-candidates such as Lee Iococca and Chuck Yeager back in the '80s. The kind of people who might be entirely comfortable with the concept of monarchy. The kind of person to whom “success,” however they define that, is very important. There is a very large bloc of people out there who equate “popularity” to “quality.” Cheetos are very popular, but they are not a quality food. Trump is a total narcissist and liar and has absolutley no intention of running because he would never reveal his financials. But his outbursts generate publicity which brings in more money and on and on. I agree with a previous poster that he is probably worth millions rather than billions. This guy needs money. ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2011, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-for-president/570953/65 "2011-04-26T20:55:21Z")
The Trump electoral map: > **[Politics - political memes](https://cheezburger.com/4682286592)** > > \- Political Memes ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2016, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-for-president/570953/66 "2016-07-08T20:55:45Z")
As we approach the Republican primary, I thought it might be interesting to bump this 5+ year old **zombie** thread from the last POTUS election cycle. There are some interesting comments above that are funny in the context of where we are 5 years later. Enjoy! ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2016, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-for-president/570953/67 "2016-07-08T21:23:51Z")
Meeting of the Banned Club will come to order… ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2016, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-for-president/570953/68 "2016-07-09T01:47:30Z")
> [@Omar\_Little](#): > > As we approach the Republican primary, Are we living time backwards again? ---
**Author:** ![Merneith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@Merneith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merneith)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2016, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-for-president/570953/69 "2016-07-09T01:51:14Z")
Mostly, it just reminds me that I miss Marley23. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2016, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-for-president/570953/70 "2016-07-09T04:46:42Z")
I think maybe the shortness of the thread says something, like a lot of us didn’t say anything because the idea was too ridiculous to consider. ---
**Author:** ![robby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robby/32/11048_2.png) [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2016, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-for-president/570953/71 "2016-07-09T11:10:42Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > I think the kind of people Trump appeals to are the same ones that people like Ross Perot and Jesse Ventura appealed to - basically people who are not politically sophisticated or informed and who see somebody who isn’t speaking in conventional, boring political-ese but is just mouthing off like a guy at a bar. That sounds compelling to them because it’s highly simplistic, lacks complexity, nuance or a need for comprehension of issues. There aren’t any big words. It isn’t boring and it sounds (to them) like “common sense.” It’s nothing of the sort, but they like hearing somebody who makes simple, bombastic declarations about what he’s gonna tell China, or how he’s gonna straighten out this economy thing in 2 seconds. They don’t want to hear that anything is difficult. They like to hear a guy saying he’s just going to flip a switch. It’s amazing to me how spot-on and prescient this five-year old post was. > [@Profound\_Gibberish](#): > > There is a very large bloc of people out there who equate “popularity” to “quality.” Cheetos are very popular, but they are not a quality food. Funny how Trump was being compared to Cheetos as far back as 2011. 😉 > [@Profound\_Gibberish](#): > > Trump is a total narcissist and liar and has absolutley no intention of running because he would never reveal his financials. Well, this poster was entirely correct so far as Trump never revealing his financials. None of us guessed that this wouldn’t stop him from running, though, sad to say. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/budget_player_cadet/32/205_2.png) [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2016, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-for-president/570953/72 "2016-07-09T11:40:20Z")
> [@robby](#): > > Funny how Trump was being compared to Cheetos as far back as 2011. 😉 All that’s missing is “soggy”. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2016, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-for-president/570953/73 "2016-07-20T13:55:37Z")
> [@Omar\_Little](#): > > As we approach the Republican primary, I thought it might be interesting to bump this 5+ year old **zombie** thread from the last POTUS election cycle. > > There are some interesting comments above that are funny in the context of where we are 5 years later. Well, the views of the most vocal Trump supporter on the board certainly come as a surprise: > [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](#): > > You have to be kidding me. Who’s next? Arnold Schwarzannager? Bill Gates? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-for-president/570953.md?page=3)