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I think Alex Salmond summed it up best with his two tickets to Antarctica comment.

The fact that there's been so many Republican candidates has played into his hands really. It allows him enough cover in the debates to hide the lack of real depth in his policies whilst also being able to get in his mudslinging 10 second sound bites which all the news networks replay for the next 48hrs. At his fan rallies he can pretty much say what he likes, normally hollow promises to please the masses, knowing that he won't be questioned on it.

Obviously this guy has quite a few skeletons in his closet, you don't become so successful in business without it. I'm wondering if all shots have been fired at him from his past or have they fallen on deaf ears? Surely as the field narrows it will be more difficult for him to maintain the momentum he currently has. The spotlight will start falling on his policies and America will begin their due diligence to determine if this man is really suitable to run the country. The media are probably poised to run all sorts of stories on him but are waiting for public opinion to start turning. They're much better placed to do a hatchet job on him than any Republican candidate is.

<blockquote data-quote="TheBear" data-source="post: 2523133" data-attributes="member: 66168">I think Alex Salmond summed it up best with his two tickets to Antarctica comment.&nbsp; The fact that there&#039;s been so many Republican candidates has played into his hands really.&nbsp; It allows him enough cover in the debates to hide the lack of real depth in his policies whilst also being able to get in his mudslinging 10 second sound bites which all the news networks replay for the next 48hrs.&nbsp; At his fan rallies he can pretty much say what he likes, normally hollow promises to please the masses, knowing that he won&#039;t be questioned on it.&nbsp; Obviously this guy has quite a few skeletons in his closet, you don&#039;t become so successful in business without it.&nbsp; I&#039;m wondering if all shots have been fired at him from his past or have they fallen on deaf ears?&nbsp; Surely as the field narrows it will be more difficult for him to maintain the momentum he currently has.&nbsp; The spotlight will start falling on his policies and America will begin their due diligence to determine if this man is really suitable to run the country.&nbsp;&nbsp; The media are probably poised to run all sorts of stories on him but are waiting for public opinion to start turning.&nbsp; They&#039;re much better placed to do a hatchet job on him than any Republican candidate is.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TheBear, post: 2523133, member: 66168"] I think Alex Salmond summed it up best with his two tickets to Antarctica comment. The fact that there's been so many Republican candidates has played into his hands really. It allows him enough cover in the debates to hide the lack of real depth in his policies whilst also being able to get in his mudslinging 10 second sound bites which all the news networks replay for the next 48hrs. At his fan rallies he can pretty much say what he likes, normally hollow promises to please the masses, knowing that he won't be questioned on it. Obviously this guy has quite a few skeletons in his closet, you don't become so successful in business without it. I'm wondering if all shots have been fired at him from his past or have they fallen on deaf ears? Surely as the field narrows it will be more difficult for him to maintain the momentum he currently has. The spotlight will start falling on his policies and America will begin their due diligence to determine if this man is really suitable to run the country. The media are probably poised to run all sorts of stories on him but are waiting for public opinion to start turning. They're much better placed to do a hatchet job on him than any Republican candidate is. [/QUOTE]

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