So Trump?

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(02-24-2016, 06:12 PM)McC Wrote: I think he went in it to stir the pot, to be extreme, not really thinking he could win, not really caring what people think of him.  But since he's still in it, the question is where does he go from here.  Hell, he's battling the Pope, for crying out loud.

If he backed off on the whack a doodle, who knows where it might lead?  There are a lot of people sick to death of the status quo.  An outsider could become president.  But, as you say, he has a serious likability problem and that matters a lot.  So...probably not this outsider.

Said likability problem will be an issue for Hillary too.  

I figured he ran just to be a troll. He's still trolling, but he's got the lead. He did back off on simply bragging he's rich and try to run a more serious campaign. I'm pretty sure he made the Pope apologize.

The left can't just brand him rich or sexist or whatever, because it doesn't make him defensive. He just attacks more, and he's smart about it so it doesn't backfire and hurt him.