# 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:** 210
**Author:** ![ATLHawk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/94ad74/32.png) [@ATLHawk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ATLHawk)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2016, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-republican-primary-campaign/729828/4186 "2016-05-27T16:32:35Z")
> [@CarnalK](#): > > That’s important news this election cycle. Was he eating a hamburger? That would show he loves Germans. Yes, McDonalds. He was celebrating clinching the nomination with McDonalds and a Diet Coke and it actually warranted news coverage. ---
**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:** [May 27, 2016, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-republican-primary-campaign/729828/4187 "2016-05-27T16:38:49Z")
McDonald’s? Pandering to Scottish-Americans. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2016, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-republican-primary-campaign/729828/4188 "2016-05-27T17:19:48Z")
I think the McDonald’s connection actually runs through Bill Clinton, who used to “jog” in DC as President, commonly stopping at a McD’s. He was merely sending a message to his puppet masters in the Democratic party. ---
**Author:** ![ATLHawk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/94ad74/32.png) [@ATLHawk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ATLHawk)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2016, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-republican-primary-campaign/729828/4189 "2016-05-27T21:28:56Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > McDonald’s? Pandering to Scottish-Americans. Well, when it comes to food [he’s no Bernie Sanders that’s for sure](https://pajamasmed.hs.llnwd.net/e1/trending/user-content/51/files/2016/04/man-of-the-people.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2016, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-republican-primary-campaign/729828/4190 "2016-05-27T22:01:21Z")
[Trump Tower Toronto To Be Sold Off After Debt Default](http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2016/05/27/trump-tower-toronto_n_10166292.html) > [@](#): > > Donald Trump himself doesn’t own the Toronto tower — it belongs to Talon Developments, which licensed the Trump brand for the skyscraper, and hired a Trump-owned company to run the property. > [@](#): > > Talon’s clients are “no longer interested in the Trump brand” because Trump himself has damaged it, company lawyer Symon Zucker said. Couldn’t happen to a more deserving guy. The “Trump name” now has a negative net worth. ---
**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:** [May 27, 2016, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-republican-primary-campaign/729828/4191 "2016-05-27T23:52:25Z")
[ > [@Donald Trump](#): > > There is no drought. ]([http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US\_GOP\_2016\_TRUMP\_CAOL-?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2016-05-27-18-18-30](http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_GOP_2016_TRUMP_CAOL-?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2016-05-27-18-18-30))And with that he wins over a lot of people (especially farmers and ranchers) and corporations and he loses the 154837 people in the whole country who understand enough to give a shit about the Delta smelt and why it shouldn’t be killed off for the sake of more turnips. [I said it months ago](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=785863) and I’ll say it again: Trump is gonna be our next Prez. ---
**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:** [May 27, 2016, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-republican-primary-campaign/729828/4192 "2016-05-27T23:54:52Z")
[Trump has a plan to end the California drought, just let the water go to the Central Valley farmers instead of letting it flow into the ocean through the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.](http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Trump-vows-to-solve-California-s-water-crisis-7949775.php) There are several problems with that. First thing is, the federal government has to say in what the state does. Secondly, the water keeps the Delta from backing up with oceanic salt water, and therefore the farmers in the Delta would suffer. Thirdly, he plans on deporting all of the people who work in those Central Valley farms. And fourthly, much of the water is to protect the endangered Delta smelt. ---
**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:** [May 28, 2016, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-republican-primary-campaign/729828/4193 "2016-05-28T00:03:33Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > [Trump has a plan to end the California drought, just let the water go to the Central Valley farmers instead of letting it flow into the ocean through the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.](http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Trump-vows-to-solve-California-s-water-crisis-7949775.php) > > There are several problems with that. First thing is, the federal government has to say in what the state does. Secondly, the water keeps the Delta from backing up with oceanic salt water, and therefore the farmers in the Delta would suffer. Thirdly, he plans on deporting all of the people who work in those Central Valley farms. **And fourthly, much of the water is to protect the endangered Delta smelt.** You were doing great until you got to that ultra-liberal endangered species shit. 😃 ---
**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:** [May 28, 2016, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-republican-primary-campaign/729828/4194 "2016-05-28T00:47:41Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > [Trump has a plan to end the California drought, just let the water go to the Central Valley farmers instead of letting it flow into the ocean through the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.](http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Trump-vows-to-solve-California-s-water-crisis-7949775.php) > > There are several problems with that. First thing is, the federal government has to say in what the state does. Secondly, the water keeps the Delta from backing up with oceanic salt water, and therefore the farmers in the Delta would suffer. Thirdly, he plans on deporting all of the people who work in those Central Valley farms. And fourthly, much of the water is to protect the endangered Delta smelt. None of your facts matter to the people that Trump will appeal to with his statements. ---
**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 28, 2016, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-republican-primary-campaign/729828/4195 "2016-05-28T01:03:19Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > None of your facts matter to the people that Trump will appeal to with his statements. Since this is California, the people that will look at that nonsense are people that do not appreciate science, and the good news is that in California there are more people that appreciate the facts. > **[2016 California: Trump vs. Clinton | RealClearPolling](https://www.realclearpolling.com/polls/president/general/2016/california/trump-vs-clinton)** > > 2016 California: Trump vs. Clinton | RealClearPolling ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2016, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-republican-primary-campaign/729828/4196 "2016-05-28T02:56:41Z")
Black Pete? The hits in google appear to be something in The Netherlands where people dress up in blackface. What does that have to do with Donald Duck and Duck Tales? ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2016, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-republican-primary-campaign/729828/4197 "2016-05-28T03:01:51Z")
Nothing; Black Pete is Mickey Mouse’s villain and foe. ETA: Okay, yeah, there have been crossovers. ---
**Author:** ![adaher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2016, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-republican-primary-campaign/729828/4198 "2016-05-28T06:32:31Z")
Trump’s campaign is an utter mess: > **[Donald Trump’s Campaign Stumbles as It Tries to Go Big (Published 2016)](https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/28/us/politics/donald-trump-campaign.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=first-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&mtrref=www.nytimes.com&&_r=0)** > > The limits of the presumptive Republican nominee’s managerial style, reliant on his gut and built around his unpredictable personality, are becoming apparent. Chaos, paranoia galore. ---
**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:** [May 28, 2016, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-republican-primary-campaign/729828/4199 "2016-05-28T12:14:18Z")
Trump tells California farmers, [“There is no drought”](http://www.cnbc.com/id/103673091) ---
**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:** [May 28, 2016, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-republican-primary-campaign/729828/4200 "2016-05-28T17:24:26Z")
Trump unloads on “Mexican” judge hearing the [URL=“[Trump Shames Local 'Mexican' Judge Involved In Trump University Lawsuit | HuffPost Latest News](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-shames-judge-lawsuit_us_5749a332e4b055bb117257bd)”]Trump University lawsuit. > [@](#): > > “I think Judge Curiel should be ashamed of himself. I think it’s a disgrace that he’s doing this.” Trump brought up Curiel’s ethnicity: “The judge, who happens to be, we believe, Mexican…I think the Mexicans are going to end up loving Donald Trump.” ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2016, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-republican-primary-campaign/729828/4201 "2016-05-28T18:21:33Z")
> [@adaher](#): > > Trump’s campaign is an utter mess: > > [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/28/us/politics/donald-trump-campaign.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=first-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&mtrref=www.nytimes.com&&\_r=0](http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/28/us/politics/donald-trump-campaign.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=first-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&mtrref=www.nytimes.com&&_r=0) > > Chaos, paranoia galore. So why could no other Republican beat him? ---
**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:** [May 28, 2016, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-republican-primary-campaign/729828/4202 "2016-05-28T18:23:26Z")
I don’t know what Judge Curiel’s ethnicity is (he could be Cuban, for all Trump knows), but he was born in Indiana. And if he hates Trump so much, why did he postpone the trial till after the election? ---
**Author:** ![Yersenia\_Pestis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/e495f1/32.png) [@Yersenia\_Pestis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yersenia_Pestis)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2016, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-republican-primary-campaign/729828/4203 "2016-05-28T18:29:45Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > So why could no other Republican beat him? Because of the utter chaos that the republican party is in… The party has failed to deliver anything meaningful to its base (white middle class) because of its obvious “hidden secret” - that it is truly there only for the mega wealthy and it uses it’s version of “bread and circuses” (ie hating on “the gays”, other completely stupid social issues) to keep their base voting for them Living in a deep red area it’s very apparent that, unfortunately for everyone, the majority of republican voters are completely misinformed/don’t care/group-think into voting republican because “it’s the white thing to do” ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2016, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-republican-primary-campaign/729828/4204 "2016-05-28T19:28:51Z")
The Trump campaign is low on cash. They won’t be able to run any ads till after the convention, when they plan to get RNC funds. Until then, they plan to rely on free media coverage, which to be fair did work pretty well in the primaries. > **[Trump camp concedes it's low on money](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trump-camp-concedes-its-low-on-money)** > > Donald Trump's campaign has alerted Senate Republicans that he won't have much money to spend fending off attacks from Hillary Clinton over the next couple months. But, since Trump is “really rich”, I imagine there’s nothing stopping him from buying his own ads. You know, now that I think of it, ISTR one of Trump’s boasts being that he was so rich that he didn’t need anyone else’s money and therefore wouldn’t come to into office beholden to anyone. Huh. I must be misremembering. I mean, if you can’t trust Trump to keep his word, who can you trust? ---
**Author:** ![adaher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2016, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-republican-primary-campaign/729828/4205 "2016-05-29T03:27:50Z")
Well, today’s free media isn’t good. Trump University has to open its books. This is starting to remind me of Edwards vs. Duke. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-republican-primary-campaign/729828.md?page=209)