posted July 11, 2015 09:32 AM            

Not even a phone call from the leader of the national Republican Party — reportedly asking the presidential candidate to "tone it down" when it comes to his crusade against illegal immigration — has had much of an effect.

Trump's campaign announced Friday that he would meet with "families with victims of illegal immigrants" to discuss their tragedies. The next day, he headed to Arizona, where his campaign said an "overwhelming response" led to the venue being changed "to accommodate the thousands of people expected to attend."

The Trump campaign is a phenomenon rarely seen in presidential politics, boosted by his celebrity status, scorched-earth approach to his party rivals, and unfiltered self-promotion. Cable news channels have dedicated a seemingly endless amount of segments to Trump's comments. News websites have relentlessly covered every Trump tweet, outburst, and interview. Almost every single presidential candidate — Republican and Democrat — has either been willing or forced to respond to his statements.

And all this appears to be working for Trump so far: The real-estate developer surged into first place in at least two polls this week.

In a Economist/YouGov poll released Thursday, Trump holds 15% of the Republican vote nationally — ahead of former Gov. Jeb Bush of Florida (11%). But the good news for Trump didn't stop there.

"Trump looks even better as a candidate this week when Republicans are asked for their second choice," YouGov's Kathy Frankovic wrote along with the results. "When they are, Trump extends his lead. One in four Republicans who are registered to vote say he is their first or second choice."

A new Public Policy Polling survey of North Carolina published Wednesday also placed Trump ahead of the GOP pack among GOP voters in the Tar Heel state. In that poll, Trump led Bush 16% to 12%.

"Trump's favorability rating in North Carolina is 55/32, much higher than we were finding in national polls prior to his entry into the race," PPP director Tom Jensen said. "Trump's really caught fire with voters on the far right."

Trump's position atop the polls, however, may be a bit of an illusion. Two polling experts previously told Business Insider that his support could simply be a byproduct of his high name recognition: Trump is a national figure thanks in part to his luxury brands and his reality-television show, "The Apprentice."

"This year, with close to 20 candidates expected to enter the race, the threshold for looking like a top-tier contender is quite low — even 10% of GOP primary voters is enough," Princeton University polling expert Sam Wang said earlier this month. "We don't know whether his ceiling is greater than 50% of GOP voters ... or more like 25% of GOP voters."

On the other hand, perhaps Trump's ceiling could rise: The never-ending media attention might soften his image as a grandstander with the Republican base, which is strongly opposed to illegal immigration and attempts to reform the nation's immigration system that include a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants.

Several right-leaning outlets like Fox News and Breitbart have given him particularly favorable coverage, and they have outsize influence on the GOP primary electorate.

Regardless, it's clear that for now, the 2016 presidential race is all about Trump.

The media firestorm started last week after a backlash bubbled up against controversial comments he made while raging about illegal immigration during his June 16 campaign kickoff speech. Many people, including rival GOP candidates, labeled his remarks derogatory toward immigrants. Trump's supporters say he was simply telling the truth about criminals crossing the US border.

"When Mexico sends its people, they're not sending their best," Trump said in his speech. "They're sending people that have lots of problems, and they're bringing those problems with us. They're bringing drugs. They're bringing crime. They're rapists. And some, I assume, are good people."

A growing number of businesses and individuals since cut ties with Trump, including: major TV networks refusing to carry his upcoming Miss USA pageant; Macy's announcing it would no longer sell its Trump products; the PGA of America relocating a tournament away from one of his golf courses; and much more. Even a mattress company said it would stop selling its Trump products.

For his part, Trump appears to love all the attention and has agreed to interview after interview to further blast undocumented immigrants — even with reporters who he likely knew would challenge him. One particularly combative interview came Wednesday, when he sat down with NBC News, whose parent company he fiercely berated over the Miss USA spat.

After NBC's Katy Tur questioned Trump's argument linking violent crime to illegal immigration, he told her she should be better informed.

"Don't be naive. You're a very naive person," he said.

When Tur stumbled while referencing some statistics to bolster her point, Trump mocked her inability to get the question out.

"Try getting it out. Try getting it out. I mean, I don't know if you're going to put this on television. But you don't even know what you're talking about. Try getting it out, go ahead," he said.

As far as the rest of the candidates are concerned, Trump is a mixed bag. Some of the Republicans — notably former New York Gov. George Pataki (R) and former Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) — have tried to use the Trump controversy to elevate their own standing in the race. On the flip side, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) strongly defended Trump.

And at least one candidate is tired of all the Trump talk.

posted July 11, 2015 01:12 PM            

Scalping Frenzy Erupts For Donald Trump And Sheriff Joe Free Event
Jul 10, 2015

Excerpted from Vocativ: Here’s how much pent-up demand there is to see the twin bill of Donald Trump and Sheriff Joe Arpaio speaking about illegal immigration this weekend: First the free event had to be moved to a bigger venue to accommodate the interest, but apparently that wasn’t enough. Now, there’s a scalping frenzy, with tickets going for $50 on Craigslist.

Trump’s speech with America’s self-proclaimed “toughest sheriff” initially was going to be held at the Arizona Biltmore resort in Phoenix. At the time, Trump’s campaign only expected about 1,000 people to attend the free event. Tickets, however, were gone within hours and organizers were forced to move the speech to a larger venue at the Phoenix Convention Center, where it again sold out almost immediately. As of Friday morning, organizers expected 5,000 people to attend the event, with hundreds more on a waiting list hoping to get in.

posted July 11, 2015 10:19 PM            

Republican presidential candidates and some congressional Republicans are wetting themselves over what Trump said about illegal aliens and Mexico!

Donald Trump (male)

born on 14 June 1946 local time: 10:54 am
in Jamaica, NY (US) U.T.: 14:54
73w48, 40n41 sid. time: 03:28:00

Planetary positions
planet-sign-degree-house-motion

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Moon Sagittarius 21°12'14 in house 4 direct
Mercury Cancer 8°51'33 in house 11 direct
Venus Cancer 25°44'17 in house 11 direct
Mars Leo 26°46'33 in house 12 direct
Jupiter Libra 17°27'07 in house 2 stationary (D)
Saturn Cancer 23°48'56 in house 11 direct
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Neptune Libra 5°50'31 in house 2 stationary (D)
Pluto Leo 10°02'32 in house 12 direct
True Node Gemini 20°48'14 in house 10 direct

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12th House Leo 1°45'04

posted July 13, 2015 12:22 PM            

Unfortunately the ticket counters and fire dept deny his claim. The counted heads in the hall were 4299...apparently Drumpf doesnt know what 15000 looks like, but refuses to believe the head count by professionals..how could Bernie Sanders field a bigger audience than the biggest head in show biz?
http://www.12news.com/story/news/local/valley/2015/07/12/donald-trump-says-phoenix-violated-fire-code-to-expand-crowd-size/30051767/
http://time.com/3954739/donald-trump-phoenix/

posted July 13, 2015 01:11 PM            

Trump never claimed there were 15,000 people INSIDE THE CONVENTION CENTER!

Just more crap from the excrement spreaders. Why not, it's all they have!

There was a very large group of Trump supporters outside the convention center who couldn't get tickets...in addition to the 4,200 inside!

In the meantime, you could fit the "crowds" who show up to see Hillary in a phone booth!

posted July 13, 2015 02:28 PM            

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Bernie Sanders, the 60's communist radical is gaining fast on Hillary!

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Isn`t that the game plan??

posted July 13, 2015 02:30 PM            

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There was a very large group of Trump supporters outside the convention center who couldn't get tickets...in addition to the 4,200 inside!

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Oh maybe true but..

they were NOT all supporters of Trump

posted July 14, 2015 07:34 AM            

It didn't help the leftist loons at MSN when they attempted to label TRUMP a racist who was denigrating Latinos...when TRUMP made it crystal clear he was talking about ILLEGAL ALIENS and particularily CRIMINAL ILLEGAL ALIENS. Guess the geniuses at MSN missed that!
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump%e2%80%99s-tough-immigration-stance-has-fueled-latinos-to-political-action/ar-AAcVtT9?ocid=mailsignout

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Dominic Mata · Cost Accountant at CMC
I am Hispanic and I agree with trump.. As do all other LEGAL immigrants.. Our parents do not go through a 7 year process for nothing!

Same for European Legal Immigrants. Media tends to forget about them....

P.S

I am still going for Rand Paul!

#Liberty

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Patrick Mccarthy · USMC
Dominic-You are 100% correct. If we just allow people who came here ILLLEGALLY to become citizens why will anyone even bother with our legal immigration process?

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Mike Powers · San Diego, California
Those who come legally cant stand to see the system abused and disregarded, its a slap in the face! the ones who come in like roaches, do not respect this country, our laws and are a huge drain on our economy.

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Mensah Biassi
Dominic Mata: You hate the ones that cannot be EXACTLY like you. That's sad for you and the Hispanic community that you claim to be part of.

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Dennis Judge · Big Cheese at Judge Financial
Trump is the only one who has any gonads to speak the truth. The free ride is over. if you are "illegal" then the gravy boat will be ending soon. He has no problem with any others-just "illegals" but everyone wants to distort the statement.

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Rick Ray
I bet none of these illegals even know who the KKK is, who printed the sign for them Hillary?

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Sean O'Cleary
Rick Ray - Hell, Most people don't remember the democratic party is the party of slavery and that the kkk murdered white and black people that refused to vote for democrats

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Ceci Chiles · Bus Driver at I don't work; I'm retired!!
Rick Ray it was your pappy...

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Tom May
The only Mexicans who are bothered with his statements are the ones who expect and exploit all the freebees.
I guess they don't like the possibility of the free handout train ride ending.

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Rick Ray
I'm curious who printed the sign in English for the protesters, it doesn't appear that any of them can read or write english.

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Marty Conomos
I'm ashamed for the Latino population you are making us look like fools. I replayed everything said in his speeches SEVERAL TIMES. HE NEVER SAID ANYTHING DEROGATORY ABOUT IMMIGRANTS. HE WAS ADRESSING ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS & THE CARTELS. HOW DARE YOU INSULT YOUR OWN CULTURE DISPLAYING IGNORANCE IN THIS FASHION. CAN'T YOU LISTEN OR READ OR SEE THROUGH CORUPT JOURNALISM? YOUR LETTING YOURSELVES LOOK LIKE INGRATS WHEN YOU BITE THE HAND OF THE ONLY MAN YOU WAS TRYING TO HELP THE MEXICAN PEOPLE YOU MAKE ME AND MANY OTHER HISPANICS LOOK LIKE DIM WITTED FOOLS JUMPING ON A BAND WAGON WHEN YOU HAVE NO CAUSE. idiots

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Vincent Plocha
So the two business persons who run successful businesses are only upset with Trump because they received handouts.
You just did what Trump did, putt all Mexican Americans in the same basket.
Ignorance abounds!

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Paul Pope
Trump speaks the truth and the illegals can't stand it!

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Charles Thompson · Kiln, Mississippi
William Stone You stupid MFer you don't know the meaning of class do you!

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Rich Wills
Like you do with O"Bama!

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Ian Astbury
Charles Thompson why are your panties in a wad lib, truth hurts doesn't it.

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Bill Wiley · Sorá, Panama, Panama
He is right we do not need illegal aliens. Immigrate legally or be prepared to be deported. I think a lot of Hispanics American citizens agree.

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Al Kad
Maybe one day you will realize that it's not important to have a candidate who says "what you want to hear", and your version of truth" , "anyone can do that, Sara Palin did that, and see how that worked out for you! You need a candidate who tells you REAL truth and the truth is this country is a melting pot and many people , the millennials, whites, blacks, latinos, everyone are tired of racism and bigotry and want to get along. you can be against illegal immigration without being mean spirited insulting people calling them names, just because this idiot trump is saying stuff to fool you ultraconservatives doesn't mean it's the " truth" or it will get you anywhere or makes you win in a diverse country, keep dreaming, this just a " truth" in your neocon la la land.

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Brian Fike · School of Hard Knocks, The University of Life
Al Kad Truth is only hate speech to those that hate truth spoken. Man up Al. You're a wimp.

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David Shepardson · New Salem, Massachusetts
There is one thing which puts fear in the legal immigrant Hispanics: LA RAZA.
LA RAZA, the Hispanic/Latino brown shirts.

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Kevin Judyski · Dennisville, New Jersey
at least he has the ball's to bring it up we can't run from this problem anymore they are taking this country over and they aren't doing a thing in washington.

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Nathaniel Taylor · Carbondale, Colorado
Kevin, I am offended by your flag. Please lower it.

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Mary Snyder · Administrator at Cheyenne Manor
lol...Kevin I'm offended by your shirt, please take it off...lol.

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Nathaniel Taylor · Carbondale, Colorado
Mary Snyder Mary, you are insensitive. I used to have a problem. Now I don't. Less hate, more love.

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Red Byrd
id bet that the one holding the sign in this article is not a LEGAL.

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Larry TIscher · MATC
Guaranteed.

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Larry Cox · The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
no habla, por favor.

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Marty Conomos
At the next rally they should be asked to produce their legal status documentation. If you can't vote you can't protest.

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Eric Hibbard
Not sure what the Latinos in this article are talking about, trump is talking about illegals, we don't want the illegals we want the legal Latinos, its that simple. Its a crime to be here illegally and you should be treated as a criminal, thats all there is to it.

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John Cloud · Averett University
exactly..... well said... I'll be glad when trump wins the election and we can be rid of all illegals... even those who don't seem to understand what illegal means....

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Sandy Yager · Oswego, New York
GOOD comment John.

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KMAC Radio
John Cloud, unfortunately, Trump will never be residing at 1600 PA Avenue.

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Mike Smith
We can all thank liberal Democrat policies that has led to this. Along with the companies that hire these illegals out of pure and simple absolute greed. How many billions are these companies making off these illegals they are hiring? And what is the percent they are paying the Democrats so the Democrats can maintain their corrupt hold on the Presidential office?

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Jim Keating
Probably a lot less than the defense contractors paid Bush Bin Lyin and his criminal gang -led by President Cheney to star a phony war in Iraq. Iy costs 2l.22 trillion to destroy Iraq than rebuild it. They could have used that money for roads and briges in the U.S. It also cost the lives of 4000+ soldiers. But this is what stupid repukes and teanuts do. Your statement makes no sense, the corporations control the republicans and they want the illegals to work for slave wages.

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Rick Ray
Jim Keating In case you didn't know Bush is gone you dumb fk, duh.

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Bob French
JIM does That make you feel better. Point out somebody's bad behavior to justiy your own !! The same logic would be " I smoked pot when I was a kid. So how can I tell my kids not too" ?? It doesn't work Jim !!

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Glenn Price · Duluth, Minnesota
It's early in this race & the media has to explain why they spun this story... I have grown tired of seeing Racist all the time... Ben Carson or Donald Trump 2016... STOP SENDING POLITICIANS 2 WASHINGTON, demand term limits...

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Andras Horta Csondor · Las Vegas, Nevada
What spin? Read the transcript. Word for word, what did he say?

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http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump%e2%80%99s-tough-immigration-stance-has-fueled-latinos-to-political-action/ar-AAcVtT9?ocid=mailsignout

I watched the TRUMP speech from Phoenix and I don't remember TRUMP saying there's 15,000 supporters/people in the convention center. There were a lot of people in there, as far as I could see...all of then standing...no chairs. So, perhaps it was over capacity. Perhaps not.

posted July 14, 2015 08:27 AM            

it`s opinionated nonsence plus I`d wait until it is better written .

posted July 14, 2015 11:16 AM            

The whining, screeching, howling and shrieking against Trump Truth was supposed to make Trump bow his head obediently, shut the hell up and sit down.

posted July 14, 2015 11:44 AM            

But people dropping him is their prerogative and doesnt indicate any attempt to beat him down..just to not be party to his bombast.

posted July 14, 2015 05:11 PM            

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Not an ounce of service just narcissism galore

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algol / galore

posted July 14, 2015 07:31 PM            

Finally, there's a Republican willing to blow the lid of this whole Donald Trump running for presidentbusiness. Meet Republican House member Carlos Curbelo (FL), a Jeb Bush supporter who thinks that Donald Trump is a plant sent by the Democratic Party to foul up what would otherwise be a perfectly genteel and not-at-all batshit crazy Republican primary season.

In a radio interview, he suggested that Trump is “a phantom candidate recruited by the left to create this entire political circus.” And then he repeated the claim in a separate interview, saying “there’s a small possibility that this gentleman is a phantom candidate.”

“Mr. Trump has a close friendship with Bill and Hillary Clinton,” Curbelo said in the interview. “They were at his last wedding. He has contributed to the Clintons’ foundation. He has contributed to Mrs. Clinton’s Senate campaigns. All of this is very suspicious.”

I don't know. Until he can tie this to ACORN and the fake moon landings it still seems a little shaky.

posted July 14, 2015 07:55 PM            

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Mr. Trump has a close friendship with Bill and Hillary Clinton,” Curbelo said in the interview. “They were at his last wedding. He has contributed to the Clintons’ foundation. He has contributed to Mrs. Clinton’s Senate campaigns. All of this is very suspicious.”

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Says he: Hillary is the worst Sec. of St ever

Who can argue that but on the heels of all the pandering and contributions to Clintons, , that smelled to high heaven and did she or Bill blink?

posted July 14, 2015 11:35 PM            

Trump Supporters Cut Up Macy's Credit Cards After Store Severs Ties
Jason Devaney
Tuesday, 14 Jul 2015

Supporters of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump are cutting up their Macy's store credit cards in protest of the department store's decision to sever ties with the real estate mogul.

Trump Tweeted about it on July 10, and several news reports have followed.

Donald J. Trump
✔ ý@realDonaldTrump
I love that thousands of people are boycotting @Macys and cutting up credit cards. No guts no glory. This really backfired - love it!

1:08 AM - 11 Jul 2015

A Daily Mail story reports that about 30,000 customers have called the store to complain in the wake of the store's decision to stop selling Trump's clothing line. Trump's comments about immigration spurred the decision.

A quick spin through Macy's Facebook page revealed several messages from customers promising to boycott the store and cut up their store credit cards.

In his campaign announcement speech on June 16, Trump called out illegal immigrants coming from Mexico — and angered many people in doing so.

"When Mexico sends its people, they're not sending their best. ... They're sending people that have lots of problems, and they're bringing those problems to us," said Trump, who defended his comments last week. "They're bringing drugs. They're bringing crime. They're rapists. And some, I assume, some are good people!

"But I speak to border guards and they tell us what we're getting. And it only makes common sense. They're sending us not the right people. It's coming from more than Mexico. It's coming from all over South and Latin America, and it's coming probably from the Middle East. But we don't know. Because we have no protection and we have no competence, we don't know what's happening. And it's got to stop and it's got to stop fast."

The comments ricocheted across the North American continent, with many people in the United States and Mexico criticizing him. Others have praised him, and he is now the GOP frontrunner in two national polls.
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/donald-trump-supporters-cut-macys/2015/07/14/id/657088/