Trump 2012

I don't know a lot about Donald Trump other than he's a very successful businessman. However, given the state of the national ecomony, perhaps someone with business savvy is just what we need. Surely, a business mogul would not be in favor of the federal government forever going into deeper and deeper debt. I saw Trump on a late night talk show where he floored the host (was it Letterman? not sure, one of those irrelevant talking heads) by asserting that they should reconsider building the Ground Zero Mosque because although they had the right, that it was inconsiderate and even was so bold as to mention out loud that the 9/11 terrorists were Muslim. For me, Trump went from zero to hero with those statements. I would need to hear his views on many issues before I could ever pledge my support. Right now, I would like to see Bobby Jindal or Chris Christie run. But depending on who decides to run, I could envision Trump being the best choice if the field is lacking any other clear, Constitutionally correct voices.

Donald Trump is a joke. The fact that a reality star would think of running for office makes me sick. We do not have to respect the person but we should respect the office. The President is the leader of this country and the leader of the "free world" as many like to term it that way and I do not see how a NYC and Atlantic City buisness "guru" can bring something to the table.

His business experience may help him to straighten out the economy. BUT his personality would be drastic for diplomatic relations. IMO he is just as arrogant and narcissistic (if not more) than Obama.

If he wants to spend his own money campaigning, let him run. Yeah, his hair is certainly a notable distraction.

i think he'd be an awful candidate. however i hope he runs, hopefully he'll then be distracted from the golf course things he is doing here.

I want him to run. I'd even forget his hair and listen to his positions on ALL our Nation's priorities. I agree with him on China, but that may be the only thing I agree with him on, so I'd like to see/hear more. Then, I'll make a decision. At least he'd be running on his own dime and may not be beholding to special interests like all our other politicos.

Don't we have enough rich politicians serving their own interest in our government.

I don't know.. it's a toss up. He's a business man.. his job is to make money. So he'd be very good at making money for the government. He has a lot of people under his employ at the moment, so he knows how to pay them fairly while still raking in the dough for himself. But would that hurt or help the public.. I don't know. Would his greed and hunger for money make the tax payers go broke or would his understanding for his employees to be paid generously enough translate into him understanding that some of us are already dirt poor and need a bit more help in the finance department. I could see it going either way, I think.. but considering how loaded he has always been, I'm guessing he doesn't understand why or how some of us are so broke, so he may not be very understanding. I'd much rather see someone who's been broke their whole lives end up in politics as they'll be the ones to help us out the most.

I'm not impressed with The Donald so I don't believe that he would make a good candidate or a good president. Many people believe that he's a good businessman but he takes too many risks which is why he's had the business failures he's had. He misjudged the economic forecast in his real estate dealings yet we're supposed to believe that he would be good for the economy? I have more faith in Mitt Romney.

No offense to Trump, but he comes across as too commercial to be taken seriously as a presidential candidate.

I don't know about Trump. I really think it's time someone like Ron Paul got the nomination.

I think he would be a great condidate. Someone fresh and new who knows alot about how to run a company and who could easily run a country I think. I like him because he is straight forward and does not beat around the bush. I wouldn't be surprised if he ran that he would probably win big. He could help get the economy back on track.

The good liberals and progressives in CA got rid of Meg Whitman and Carly Fiorina. We will rally against the Donald if it came down to it in 2012. He would make it an interest factor, at best, kind of like watching Palin make a mockery of the entire electoral system. We don't need corporate shills whose companies have shady backgrounds running our country. I would love to see Obama vs Cantor. The dream run would be Obama vs Palin, because it would be a shoe-in for the left. Cantor will give Obama a run for his money.

I think Trump WAS a successful businessman. He has had a lot of failures along the way. He is no Warren Buffet for sure. As of late he is more a celebrity then a businessman. But then again, we have had actors turn politician (and President) in the past - and I guess as Americans, we are more about the "Rock-Star" image of being a good leader then we are about having solid leadership anyway. "Idiocracy" President Camacho here we come... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1bn7cIsJCQ Warning, the remix clip is almost as painful and stupid as the movie...but man - contains so much truth....