Do you think a few posters on this board are going to sway the Republican primaries?
Not in the least but it doesn't change the psychology. If things were only posted on this board which were actually going to sway something, this would be a very quiet place. People are seldom swayed by what is posted here. Yet, that is the motive of every poster, to sway opinion.
Now, it seems to me, IF Trump were the "joke and clown" who is most easily defeated by Hillary, Bernie or Joe, he would be the last person you'd want to attack right now. Attack Jeb... Attack Carson and Cruz... Prop Trump up and sing his praises... or just shut up and don't say anything... Let the GOP nominate him! That's what you claim to WANT... but this is not what we're seeing.
If Trump were running 3rd or 4th, I doubt we'd see anyone posting anything about him. But he is leading in every poll by a good margin. He is now polling ahead of Clinton in Florida. At least three times he has said things which would normally tank the average candidate.. damn if he doesn't come out even more popular. I think he scares the shit out of Democrats AND GOP elite. He is a political establishment nightmare come true.
To me... it is HILARIOUS when they try to deny this.
So you expect people to go to a political message board and either not discuss one of the most popular political topics of the day, or lie about that topic, or they are afraid? This based on the idea that only someone afraid of Trump would say bad things about him if people really consider him a joke or clown because they should support him to try and get him elected the Republican candidate, even though we've already established that what happens on this board is going to have next to no effect on the primaries?
That is some fairly twisted logic. Besides, I have seen one or two posters who seem to have decided to pretend support for Trump here.
Back up... We haven't "established" anything. The motive of every poster is to sway opinion, whether that is ever accomplished here or not. Are you posting just to see yourself post? No, you want to change my mind. Whether you change my mind or not, it doesn't change your motive.
Okay... so now, let's swap places for a second... Let's imagine the following scenario: Hillary goes to jail, Bernie has a heart attack and Joe goes (more) cray-cray, so the Dems have to run find a new formidable candidate to face Trump, the presumptive GOP nominee... They decide Rosie O'Donnell is that person! Well, some of them do anyway... others are still split, some want to still nominate crazy Joe.. but Rosie is rising in the polls and looks invincible. As a person who doesn't want the Democrats to win, I am going to save all my comments about Rosie until she is the nominee. The last thing I would want the Democrats to do is come to their senses and nominate someone who can actually win the general. If I say anything at all, it will be to tear down the opposition of Rosie... so that she will win and then ultimately lose.
There is no twisted logic here, it's basic common sense. Why would I want to change anyone's mind on Rosie before she won the nomination? If I was sure that she would lose the general election, then she is precisely who I hope they nominate. The ONLY reason I might have for not being the biggest Rosie fan in the world would be if I was afraid others might be scared away from her because of my support. I would have to be very careful not to become
too much of a Rosie cheerleader.