GOP Voters in Early States Embrace a Trump Presidential Bid

When I saw this article this morning, I started chuckling because that is what I am seeing from some unlikely people here in Oklahoma. Frankly a lot of Republicans are fed up with the inside the beltway elitists trying to give the nomination to someone because it is their time. When that nomination looks to be slipping away from people like Romney or other 2008 candidates, then the pundits come out of the woodwork attacking Donald Trump with some pretty nasty remarks. What do they all have in common? Could it be the fact that the ones with most of the negative comments are the most likely to support Mitt Romney?

All we know is that Donald Trump has upset the applecart inside the beltway -- we are enjoying every minute of it to watch Karl Rove, Krauthammer, and other pundits go over the edge in their remarks against Trump.  Normally you only see the pundits come out with their knives drawn when an opposing candidate is scoring points which looks to be what we are seeing here.  Don't know when I have laughed so hard at some of the asinine statements I am reading from the inside the beltway crowd.  The author of the article below had one of those himself:  "even as he perpetuates falsehoods about Obama's citizenship and questions the legitimacy of his presidency."  How does the author know that Obama was born in Hawaii when even the Governor of Hawaii has not seen a copy of his legitimate birth certificate.  The Obama birth certificate on line was a bad imitation.

Like so many other grassroots Republicans, am tired of candidates that are frankly pretty dull or don't have the qualifications that we would want in someone to be our President.  Was sitting here thinking about what it would take to get me to support a candidate in the Republican primary for President and came up with this bare bones list:

1. Backbone. Want a candidate who is not afraid to take on anyone and will do an interview with any and all. Selective interviews is not a plus. Have a hard time understanding why Trump asking for Obama to release his birth certificate and college records is so wrong. He keeps getting told to back off by some Republicans but why?

2. Executive Experience. Running a large business successfully and finding out you don't like to lose even on small matters is a major plus. A candidate needs to enter the race with the attitude that 'losing is not an option' because you can count on that candidate to give it their all. Where do you learn that trait -- in business and in sports which prepare you well for politics.

3. Knowledge of the economy and foreign affairs. Tired of soundbites as the solution to everything. Want someone who has had experience dealing with foreign countries not doing On the Job Training (OJT) which has not worked out with Obama. Lack of experience and knowledge has created a vacuum in leadership in the White House since Obama took over.

4. Do what is best for America. Too many candidates are looking to do what is best for them and their constituency not the whole country. They also get caught in the right versus left where one side is always right and the other always wrong. I want a President who understands once he gets in office, he represents all of us and doesn't throw it in people's faces "I Won" which demeans the Office of the Presidency.

5. Enthusiasm. Tired of lackluster candidates who are nice people but frankly are lousy campaigners. Want someone full of enthusiasm that makes me want to go out and work for their election. Dr. Coburn comes to mind first and foremost as an example of someone who got the grassroots fired up in Oklahoma, and we took it from there to send him to the Senate to bug the old stodgy ways of the Senate. Change is good!

6. Sense of Humor. That may be the best trait. A person who can laugh and have a good time is someone I want to support. Being serious all the time is a downer for me.

Those are just a few of what I would like to see in a candidate. More will follow in the days ahead as we start looking at the candidates. Today Donald Trump or 'The Donald' as many refer to him is out front in the media because he is considering running in the Republican primary. Finding it refreshing that he doesn't follow a script that some political consultant gave him but tells it like it is and lets the chips fall.

So happy to learn it is not only people around where I live and in several other areas who are giving Trump a real look but now we find the voters in early like states like what they see.  A lot of us are looking for someone to energize us and to be frank, most of our candidates to date before Trump were not candidates who were going to energize a large part of the voting public.  Some people forget that in order for a Republican to win, we have to be able to attract the independents and conservative Democrats to vote for our ticket in the general.  The conservative base seems to get it, but the elitists including the RNC members don't which speaks volumes.  Energizing people to work for your campaign seems to be overlooked by a lot of people but we learned in Oklahoma in 2004 how important that energize factor is to a candidate.


IMHO it is time for a different type of candidate for the GOP -- one who is not tied to 'it was always done this way' but is willing to be innovative with new ideas. That sounds like another item to add to the list.

GOP Voters in Early States Embrace a Trump Presidential BidApr 19, 2011 – 12:10 PM

Charles Babbington, AP
WASHINGTON -- Out with Sarah. In with The Donald.

President Barack Obama has launched his re-election bid in a low-key manner, but the Republican Party's search for a challenger seems stranger by the day.

GOP celebrities like Sarah Palin aren't getting much buzz. Mainstream candidates like Mitt Romney and Tim Pawlenty aren't getting much traction. It's people once considered highly unlikely to compete seriously for the party's nomination who are creating big stirs in early voting states, a reflection of an unformed and uncertain GOP presidential field.





Republican activists in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina appear deeply intrigued by, and open to, a run by Donald Trump, the publicity-loving business tycoon and host of NBC's "The Apprentice," even as he perpetuates falsehoods about Obama's citizenship and questions the legitimacy of his presidency.

"I hear more and more people talking about Donald Trump," said Glenn McCall, Republican Party chairman in South Carolina's York County. "He's got people fired up."

These Republican officials and activists stopped short of saying they see Trump as the eventual nominee. But they said their party is hungry for forceful, colorful figures to attack Obama and other Democrats on health care, spending and other issues.

Excerpt: Read More at AOL News

When it is all said and done maybe the theme of this Republican campaign will be:

OBAMA:  YOU'RE FIRED

TRUMP 2012