# 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:** 148
**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:** [March 30, 2016, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-republican-primary-campaign/729828/2945 "2016-03-30T02:54:39Z")
“All Franken”? You mean there’s more than one? In any event, I don’t want the Trump bubble to burst until _after_ he’s won the GOP nomination. ---
**Author:** ![jasg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-republican-primary-campaign/729828/2946 "2016-03-30T03:47:51Z")
Breaking news - [Donald Trump revokes pledge to support Republican nominee](http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/mar/30/donald-trump-revokes-pledge-to-support-republican-nominee) ---
**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:** [March 30, 2016, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-republican-primary-campaign/729828/2947 "2016-03-30T04:28:12Z")
> [@Johnny\_Ace](#): > > You know it’s bad when even a deluded crank like her is against the Donald. Even a clock that doesn’t run is right twice a day. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-republican-primary-campaign/729828/2948 "2016-03-30T04:37:20Z")
Trump is saying the ex-Breitbart reporter must not have been hurt because she didn’t scream. ---
**Author:** ![Gorsnak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gorsnak/32/7587_2.png) [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-republican-primary-campaign/729828/2949 "2016-03-30T04:53:49Z")
> [@jasg](#): > > Breaking news - [Donald Trump revokes pledge to support Republican nominee](http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/mar/30/donald-trump-revokes-pledge-to-support-republican-nominee) I despise Trump as much as the next guy, but I can’t blame him for this. The entire party is trying to torpedo him any which way they can. Why should he support them? ---
**Author:** ![jasg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-republican-primary-campaign/729828/2950 "2016-03-30T05:06:01Z")
According to CNN, Cruz & Kasich have also withdrawn their pledges to support the eventual nominee. ---
**Author:** ![bengangmo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@bengangmo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bengangmo)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-republican-primary-campaign/729828/2951 "2016-03-30T05:12:16Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Trump is saying the ex-Breitbart reporter must not have been hurt because she didn’t scream. I thought he said she could have been carrying a bomb? ---
**Author:** ![Measure\_for\_Measure](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/measure_for_measure/32/557_2.png) [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-republican-primary-campaign/729828/2952 "2016-03-30T05:43:04Z")
> [@Gorsnak](#): > > I despise Trump as much as the next guy, but I can’t blame him for this. The entire party is trying to torpedo him any which way they can. Why should he support them? Because he made a deal that if he would support them _after the nomination_, they would support him _after the nomination_. So it’s not unreasonable to hold him to his word. Except… he said initially that he would do so, “As long as they treated me fairly.” And it was widely understood at the time that Trump’s word was unreliable anyway with or without that caveat. So I am less than outraged. I just thought I’d take the argument a little farther down the rabbit hole. Anyhoo, working off of jasg’s observation, I see that Bloomberg reports that Kasich and Cruz dodged the question when asked whether they would support the eventual nominee. (Cruz: “I’m not in the habit of supporting someone who attacks my wife and my family”, Kasich: “I’ve got to see what happens.”). Trump was more forthright: “No, I don’t any more… I have been treated very unfairly.” A fine whine I would say. [http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-03-30/trump-cruz-and-kasich-leave-republican-loyalty-oath-in-tatters](http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-03-30/trump-cruz-and-kasich-leave-republican-loyalty-oath-in-tatters) Trump says he doesn’t want Cruz’s support. Trump says he doesn’t need Cruz’s support. All this wrangling! ---
**Author:** ![Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/try2b_comprehensive/32/65_2.png) [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-republican-primary-campaign/729828/2953 "2016-03-30T07:42:08Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > I can’t imagine why Trump would have issues with the H1B visa program [oh wait…](http://money.cnn.com/2016/03/10/news/trump-model-visas/) Yah ok, but my point still stands. I’m not here to defend Trump and I don’t plan on voting for him, but I consider it important to acknowledge all instances of all candidates scoring a point. On the question of, “What does Trump have to offer minorities?”, eliminating H1B visas potentially offers them jobs, prospects, a path up the social ladder. Gotta score it as a point. Trump’s abuse of that program is a valid line of attack, sure, but sort of a non-sequitur. > [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Trump is saying the ex-Breitbart reporter must not have been hurt because she didn’t scream. Yeah, she shoulda spoke up. What Lewandowski _did_ do doesn’t count because of something that reporter _didn’t_ do. ---
**Author:** ![Alley\_Dweller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alley_dweller/32/430_2.png) [@Alley\_Dweller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alley_Dweller)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-republican-primary-campaign/729828/2954 "2016-03-30T07:52:47Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > Ann Coulter: [“Our candidate is mental.”](http://www.salon.com/2016/03/29/ann_coulter_begins_to_sour_on_donald_trump_our_candidate_is_mental/) Just professional rivalry. Ann Coulter’s shtick has been doing the talk show circuit and writing books saying outrageous stuff. This was how she made her living. But have you seen a lot of her lately? Occasionally maybe, but not like the good old days. What happened? Donald Trump got into the biz and is saying even more outrageous things. He is the shiny new toy. The masses are spending their time listening to him, not Coulter. The news media are giving him massive free exposure on his own terms. He is on a path to the presidency. No one has time for her and she has become no more than an occasional curiosity. In business, it’s evolve or die. She made a good living being the conservative attention getter. She got comfortable and settled into the routine and thought it would last forever. Evolve or die. Facebook came along and all the kiddies abandoned their myspace pages. The Donald kicked it up a notch and now nobody has time for her. Yeah, she may try once in a while to say something (like this) that will get her a little publicity, but unless she finds a new improved act to catch the public’s fancy, she becomes increasingly irrelevant. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Ace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6bbea6/32.png) [@Johnny\_Ace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ace)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 9:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-republican-primary-campaign/729828/2955 "2016-03-30T09:51:35Z")
Quote of the decade: “I’m an honorable person. I’m an honest person.” -Donald J. Trump at the Milwaukee Republican Town Hall, Mar. 29, 2016. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-republican-primary-campaign/729828/2956 "2016-03-30T10:27:19Z")
Trump has gone full-blown insane over this thing, frankly. [On Twitter](https://mobile.twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/714898756420939780?p=v): > [@](#): > > Why is this reporter touching me as I leave news conference? What is in her hand?? [https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/714898756420939780/photo/1](http://pic.twitter.com/HQB8dl0fhn) It’s called a “pen”, Donald. Seriously, the guy thinks he can stand up to Russia, China and Iran but has resorted to “Moooom! She’s touching me!!!” responses to a reporter brushing against his hand. America is doomed if so many people think this is the guy to lead us. There’s also [this](https://mobile.twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/715013260462960642?p=v): > [@](#): > > .@DavidGregory got thrown off of TV by NBC, fired like a dog! Now he is on @CNN being nasty to me. Not nice! Quite apart from the weird concept of “firing a dog”, it’s just more “They’re picking on me! Make them stop!” behavior. The man is a petulant child. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-republican-primary-campaign/729828/2957 "2016-03-30T11:01:57Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > Trump has gone full-blown insane over this thing, frankly. [On Twitter](https://mobile.twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/714898756420939780?p=v):It’s called a “pen”, Donald. But it could have [been a bomb!](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-michelle-fields-pen_us_56fb3e4ce4b0daf53aedfbf4) > [@](#): > > “She had a pen in her hand, which Secret Service is not liking because they don’t know what it is, whether it’s a little bomb,” Trump said. ---
**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:** [March 30, 2016, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-republican-primary-campaign/729828/2958 "2016-03-30T12:54:57Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > But it could have [been a bomb!](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-michelle-fields-pen_us_56fb3e4ce4b0daf53aedfbf4) It could have been a Class 4 grenade. ---
**Author:** ![SlackerInc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slackerinc/32/275_2.png) [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-republican-primary-campaign/729828/2959 "2016-03-30T13:31:13Z")
> [@Measure\_for\_Measure](#): > > Because he made a deal that if he would support them _after the nomination_, they would support him _after the nomination_. So it’s not unreasonable to hold him to his word. > > Except… he said initially that he would do so, “As long as they treated me fairly.” And it was widely understood at the time that Trump’s word was unreliable anyway with or without that caveat. So I am less than outraged. I just thought I’d take the argument a little farther down the rabbit hole. > > Anyhoo, working off of jasg’s observation, I see that Bloomberg reports that Kasich and Cruz dodged the question when asked whether they would support the eventual nominee. (Cruz: “I’m not in the habit of supporting someone who attacks my wife and my family”, Kasich: “I’ve got to see what happens.”). Trump was more forthright: “No, I don’t any more… I have been treated very unfairly.” A fine whine I would say. > [Trump, Cruz, and Kasich Leave Republican Loyalty Oath in Tatters - Bloomberg](http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-03-30/trump-cruz-and-kasich-leave-republican-loyalty-oath-in-tatters) > > Trump says he doesn’t want Cruz’s support. Trump says he doesn’t need Cruz’s support. All this wrangling! I never thought Drumpf’s “pledge” was worth anything, but I am a little surprised that he preemptively released everyone from their agreement without first waiting to see if he could get the nomination on the first ballot. Those who see a conspiracy by him, trying to destroy the GOP all along, just got a little boost for their theory. ---
**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:** [March 30, 2016, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-republican-primary-campaign/729828/2960 "2016-03-30T13:37:53Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > Ann Coulter: [“Our candidate is mental.”](http://www.salon.com/2016/03/29/ann_coulter_begins_to_sour_on_donald_trump_our_candidate_is_mental/) I guess the right-wing establishment gave her a come-to-Jesus talk (“Nice bulk book orders you’ve been getting from us. Shame if something was to happen to change that…”). ---
**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-republican-primary-campaign/729828/2961 "2016-03-30T13:55:50Z")
I loved his response to Anderson Cooper saying Trump has suggested that he may press charges against the reporter. "I didn’t suggest that! I didn’t. " "Yes you did. " “No i didn’t suggest that. …i _tweeted_ it.” ---
**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:** [March 30, 2016, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-republican-primary-campaign/729828/2962 "2016-03-30T14:12:46Z")
> [@SlackerInc](#): > > I never thought Drumpf’s “pledge” was worth anything, but I am a little surprised that he preemptively released everyone from their agreement without first waiting to see if he could get the nomination on the first ballot. Those who see a conspiracy by him, trying to destroy the GOP all along, just got a little boost for their theory. Of course he doesn’t need the support of the other candidates! Trump doesn’t need anyone! He can do it alone, because that’s how GREAT he is! He doesn’t even need the support of the American people to be President. He’ll go it alone, just like he always has. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-republican-primary-campaign/729828/2963 "2016-03-30T14:43:49Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > It’s called a “pen”, Donald. Mightier than a sword! **Of course** he’s scared! ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-republican-primary-campaign/729828/2964 "2016-03-30T14:47:19Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > It could have been a Class 4 grenade. Or a thermal detonator. Or she could have planned to make him hit himself while saying, loudly and into the camera, “Stop hitting yourself, stop hitting yourself!” I love the fact that she’s from Breitbart- not exactly a liberal _Daily Whine_ publication. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-republican-primary-campaign/729828.md?page=147) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-republican-primary-campaign/729828.md?page=149)