# Trump's Republican primary campaign **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [September 3, 2015, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-republican-primary-campaign/729828 "2015-09-03T18:00:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 107
**Author:** ![lance\_strongarm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/87869e/32.png) [@lance\_strongarm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lance_strongarm)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2016, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-republican-primary-campaign/729828/2125 "2016-02-29T15:02:24Z")
> [@Urbanredneck](#): > > On the latest about not denouncing David Duke and the kkk. > > Why the heck should he? The kkk has exactly zero influence on todays society, politics, or culture and he isnt wort a fart let alone real words. But lets see who wants to make a big deal of it? Why the heck SHOULDN’T he? He was asked. He didn’t refuse to answer though. His answer was to say he wasn’t sure if the KKK was bad and he needs to do more research. Seriously. Stop making lame excuses for him that anyone can see through, it’s pathetic. And it’s debatable whether the KKK has no influence today. ---
**Author:** ![lance\_strongarm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/87869e/32.png) [@lance\_strongarm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lance_strongarm)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2016, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-republican-primary-campaign/729828/2126 "2016-02-29T15:13:02Z")
Donald Trump eagerly attacks Mexicans, Muslims, journalists, newspapers, scientists, women who are pretty enough for him, women who breastfeed, war heroes who are taken prisoner, Macy’s, Apple, fat people, disabled people and the Pope. But he has to be careful and do more research before condemning the KKK? ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2016, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-republican-primary-campaign/729828/2127 "2016-02-29T15:17:56Z")
> [@lance\_strongarm](#): > > Donald Trump eagerly attacks Mexicans, Muslims, journalists, newspapers, scientists, women who are pretty enough for him, women who breastfeed, war heroes who are taken prisoner, Macy’s, Apple, fat people, disabled people and the Pope. > > But he has to be careful and do more research before condemning the KKK? I damn near sprayed coffee all over the place when the TV played this statement straight from the horse’s ass: [QUOTE=Donald Trump] You wouldn’t want me to condemn a group that I know nothing about. [/QUOTE] ---
**Author:** ![Bill\_Door](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@Bill\_Door](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bill_Door)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2016, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-republican-primary-campaign/729828/2128 "2016-02-29T15:45:05Z")
> [@adaher](#): > > it’s more plausible than Hillary Clinton dealing harshly with her son in law on Wall Street. Clearly you’ve never met my mother in law. ---
**Author:** ![inscrutable](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a88e4f/32.png) [@inscrutable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/inscrutable)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2016, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-republican-primary-campaign/729828/2129 "2016-02-29T16:36:19Z")
> [@lance\_strongarm](#): > > Why the heck SHOULDN’T he? > > He was asked. He didn’t refuse to answer though. His answer was to say he wasn’t sure if the KKK was bad and he needs to do more research. Seriously. > > Stop making lame excuses for him that anyone can see through, it’s pathetic. > > And it’s debatable whether the KKK has no influence today. The way the left seems to define “white supremacist” today, I wouldn’t expect any Republican to denounce any generic “white supremacist group”: White majority? Racist white supremacy! White culture? Racist white supremacy! Patriotic Americans? Racist white supremacists! Conservative Christians? Racist white Supremacists! Proud that our ancestors fought and died to create and defend this Country? Racist white supremacists!!! ---
**Author:** ![lance\_strongarm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/87869e/32.png) [@lance\_strongarm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lance_strongarm)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2016, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-republican-primary-campaign/729828/2130 "2016-02-29T16:40:48Z")
> [@inscrutable](#): > > The way the left seems to define “white supremacist” today, I wouldn’t expect any Republican to denounce any generic “white supremacist group”: But they didn’t ask about a generic white supremacist group - they asked about the KKK. Will the lame excuses never end? ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2016, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-republican-primary-campaign/729828/2131 "2016-02-29T16:40:51Z")
Are you seriously disputing that the KKK is a white supremacist organization by _anyone’s_ definition? ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2016, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-republican-primary-campaign/729828/2132 "2016-02-29T16:43:40Z")
> [@Urbanredneck](#): > > On the latest about not denouncing David Duke and the kkk. > > Why the heck should he? The kkk has exactly zero influence on todays society, politics, or culture and he isnt wort a fart let alone real words. But lets see who wants to make a big deal of it? I take it you would defend Trump no matter what. ---
**Author:** ![lance\_strongarm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/87869e/32.png) [@lance\_strongarm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lance_strongarm)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2016, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-republican-primary-campaign/729828/2133 "2016-02-29T16:43:56Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > Are you seriously disputing that the KKK is a white supremacist organization by _anyone’s_ definition? Even the KKK says the KKK is white supremacist. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2016, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-republican-primary-campaign/729828/2134 "2016-02-29T16:46:33Z")
> [@lance\_strongarm](#): > > Donald Trump eagerly attacks Mexicans, Muslims, journalists, newspapers, scientists, women who are [not] pretty enough for him, women who breastfeed, war heroes who are taken prisoner, Macy’s, Apple, fat people, disabled people and the Pope. > > But he has to be careful and do more research before condemning the KKK? Love it! I would add, “Reporters who ask him tough questions.” ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2016, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-republican-primary-campaign/729828/2135 "2016-02-29T16:46:36Z")
Jan Brewer (former AZ governor) just endorsed Trump. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2016, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-republican-primary-campaign/729828/2136 "2016-02-29T17:00:15Z")
> [@koeeoaddi](#): > > Jan Brewer (former AZ governor) just endorsed Trump. The alcoholic racist? That Jan Brewer? [This Jan Brewer?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLXxONrXCjE) ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2016, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-republican-primary-campaign/729828/2137 "2016-02-29T17:07:52Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > The alcoholic racist? That Jan Brewer? [This Jan Brewer?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLXxONrXCjE) So, VP material? ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2016, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-republican-primary-campaign/729828/2138 "2016-02-29T17:09:51Z")
> [@inscrutable](#): > > The way the left seems to define “white supremacist” today, I wouldn’t expect any Republican to denounce any generic “white supremacist group”: > > White majority? Racist white supremacy! > White culture? Racist white supremacy! > Patriotic Americans? Racist white supremacists! > Conservative Christians? Racist white Supremacists! > Proud that our ancestors fought and died to create and defend this Country? > Racist white supremacists!!! I think this is a straw man, but I can’t even parse it – what does “white majority” mean… advocating for a white majority? Being part of a white majority? A nation or region or city with a white majority? I’d ask for a cite, but I don’t even know what you’re trying to say. ---
**Author:** ![inscrutable](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a88e4f/32.png) [@inscrutable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/inscrutable)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2016, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-republican-primary-campaign/729828/2139 "2016-02-29T17:13:38Z")
> [@lance\_strongarm](#): > > But they didn’t ask about a generic white supremacist group - they asked about the KKK. > > Will the lame excuses never end? (See post 2102 above) I wouldn’t expect Trump to follow an interviewer’s lead into that trap. ---
**Author:** ![lance\_strongarm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/87869e/32.png) [@lance\_strongarm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lance_strongarm)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2016, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-republican-primary-campaign/729828/2140 "2016-02-29T17:14:26Z")
> [@iiandyiiii](#): > > I think this is a straw man, but I can’t even parse it – what does “white majority” mean… advocating for a white majority? Being part of a white majority? A nation or region or city with a white majority? I’d ask for a cite, but I don’t even know what you’re trying to say. He’s trying to say that because some liberal somewhere unfairly called somebody white supremacist, Trump doesn’t have to condemn the fucking Klan. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2016, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-republican-primary-campaign/729828/2141 "2016-02-29T17:18:41Z")
> [@inscrutable](#): > > (See post 2102 above) > > I wouldn’t expect Trump to follow an interviewer’s lead into that trap. A TRAP? You mean like asking Sarah Palin what newspapers she reads? That kind of trap? What is the followup that you would expect? How does this trap get triggered? ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2016, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-republican-primary-campaign/729828/2142 "2016-02-29T17:20:39Z")
New national CNN poll has Trump up to 49-fucking-percent. Rubio at 16 and Cruz at 12. 10 and 6 for Carson and Kasich respectively… Just need to consolidate that establishment lane, huh? People like to back a winner and right now Trump is a winner of the steamroller variety. I was somebody that thought his ceiling in the primaries would be in the low to mid-30s but at this point I’m worried Trump’s next ceiling is in the Oval Office. ---
**Author:** ![lance\_strongarm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/87869e/32.png) [@lance\_strongarm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lance_strongarm)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2016, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-republican-primary-campaign/729828/2143 "2016-02-29T17:22:51Z")
> [@inscrutable](#): > > (See post 2102 above) > > I wouldn’t expect Trump to follow an interviewer’s lead into that trap. But he DID fall into the trap, by NOT denouncing the KKK. How fucking hard is it to denounce the worst racist, terrorist group in our history? It was an easy softball. He trapped himself by refusing to do it. And it says an awful lot about him. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2016, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-republican-primary-campaign/729828/2144 "2016-02-29T17:35:33Z")
> [@lance\_strongarm](#): > > But he DID fall into the trap, by NOT denouncing the KKK. > > How fucking hard is it to denounce the worst racist, terrorist group in our history? It was an easy softball. He trapped himself by refusing to do it. And it says an awful lot about him. Everything he says, says an awful lot about him. And it’s _not working_. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-republican-primary-campaign/729828.md?page=106) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-republican-primary-campaign/729828.md?page=108)