People and Politics by Patrick Roberts

Donald Trump can become president if he can defeat Mitt Romney in New Hampshire

Posted on Thursday, April 28, 2011 at 03:46 PM

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Donald Trump may be blessed in two ways if he decides to run in 2012. First the current incumbent is not scaring anyone away and secondly the caliber of opponents within the Republican Primary field is hardly stellar.

Obama's strange refusal to get the birth certificate issue out of the way addresses his major problem, he is incredibly smart, intelligent and well meant, but he lacks any sense of how issues can play emotionally with people.

Its not enough to be right, you have to prove you are right. When a recent poll showed only 38 per cent firmly believed Obama was born in the U.S. his handlers finally threw in the towel.

What took them so long?

As for Trump's opponents, with the exception of Mitt Romney they are a sad lot. There are thrice married men, Gingrich and Giuliani if he decides to run, a washed up Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee who is very unlikely to run anyway, a reality show star Sarah Palin who has wilted recently in the spotlight and a bunch of nobodies called Tim Pawlenty and Rick Santorum.

With his incredible antenna for media attention, Trump can easily outmaneuver all but Romney who remains the deserved front runner.

But Romney is not popular in New Hampshire among Republicans. They remember him as the liberal Republican governor of the neighboring state of Massachusetts.

Pretty much anything from Massachusetts is poison to New Hampshire voters.

If Trump can pull of a shock win in New Hampshire I believe he can knock Romney out and be on target for the nomination.
A Trump /Obama race would be full of fire and brimstone but the Donald has a massive media presence to call on. He is also very good on the medium and keeps on message no matter what is thrown at him.

This could get very interesting.

President Trump? what odds on President Obama would you have gotten at this stage before the 2008 race, 50/1?

Trump could conceivably do it.

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1661996usmc | Apr 29, 2011, 10:03 AM EDT

The Donald couldn't keep his mouth shut unless he is singing his own praises. What can he do for the Country?

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jamieLM | Apr 29, 2011, 09:27 AM EDT

Well said, TrueRepublican. The rest of the U.S. have their own opinions and don't much care what Massachusetts, New Hampshire, or New York think about possible candidates. Trump is a celebrity and does NOT always keep on message and can get extremely testy about certain questions. He's not nearly as smooth under pressure as you give him credit for. I've seen him get huffy and refuse to answer difficult questions that wouldn't flatter him or that he didn't know the answer to. Did you know that he doesn't even own some of the businesses that carry his name?

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TrueRepublican | Apr 28, 2011, 04:20 PM EDT

Trump is defineately part of that sad lot. Infact he may be the sadest of them all. Trump has also been married multiple times, is also a reality tv star. Trump is not a true Republican. He's done more to get Democrats get elected than he has Republicans. He's advocated for Single-Payer Healthcare and for huge tax hikes. He's praised Obama for being a great President while trash-talking fellow Republicans. He's filed for bankruptcy multiple times and although he now says he's pro-life there is nothing about his past record or statements that would suggest that. You say Mitt Romney is not popular among Republicans in New Hampshire?? Based on what? He's dominated the polls there for a long time. Mitt Romney is the only quality top-tier candidate in the race. I fully expect Trumps poll numbers to crash at some point. They will fall much, much more dramatically than Sarah Palins did.

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