Trump would be buying media coverage like PLP Palmer did though the latter it appears did not have a enough cash of his own.
Trump has billions that may get him over the line.

SM,

As one of our very own radical right-wingers, it's unsurprising that you would support the irksome Trump...(he;s the guy that his own party are loath to give their nomination).

And how selective you are...one demonstration which stopped one convention appearance, which was notable for the wide demographic of people protesting. If you're going to raise the spectre of violence, why don't you mention Trump's encouragement of his supporters to biffo anyone that disagrees with them. Folks who dissent are beaten up ad nauseam at his conventions - right before they're booted out.

"The populist idiot Bernie Sanders with comforting platitudes, and economic policies from the 1960s socialists that appeals to those too young to remember how badly they failed last time."

"In the 1960s, the government began to expand its role, which was supported by the majority of Americans. However, there was little agreement on which federally funded programs should be expanded. When President Lyndon Johnson came to office following President John F. Kennedy's assassination in 1963, he focused on social welfare programs and began the "War on Poverty." Under Johnson's leadership, Medicare and Medicaid were established, and money was appropriated to improve public education. The Office of Economic Opportunity was also created under the Johnson administration to organize community programs and provide job training to the poor. These programs provided economic relief and reduced the unemployment rate, but they also resulted in federal expenditures reaching $150 billion by the mid-1960s.

Stock Market Trends
A combination of economic expansion, low inflation rates and an interest in private investment resulted in a growing stock market in the 1960s. In fact, during the early 1960s, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose an average of 18.4 percent for three consecutive years. The stock market peaked in February 1966 before dropping 25 percent by the end of the year. However, the market recovered and stabilized in 1968, partially due to inflation rates remaining at 1 to 2 percent...."

http://classroom.synonym.com/american-economy-60s-70s-11277.html

Not too bad at all, methinks....

Naughty Bernie.....fancy attempting to rekindle a little social democracy!

Poirot,

As one of our radical left whinge posters it is unsurprising that you would jump to idiotic conclusions. I don't support Trump for the same reason that I don't support Sanders, as both are populist candidates that would be bad for the country. If I supported anyone it would have been Marco Rubio.

However, I cannot help but admire the brilliance in the way Trump has outmaneuvered everyone, in the same way as I admire the brilliance of Rommel without supporting the Nazis.

P.S. Sanders is nothing like Lyndon Johnson, and while vast spending programs always boost the economy in the short term they have consequences in the short term.

Fair enough, SM....you admire his out manoevering capabilities.

To me, Trump is a bit like a nutter in a market place. First of all, people are happy to watch him acting outrageously, standing by doing nothing, some even highly entertained by his antics - until he starts getting dangerous...by which time iit's too late to intervene and someone is going to get hurt.

Paul,

So, tell us about your great achievements, and just how you match up to Trump.

SM,

Here's another great angle on the brilliant out-manoeuvring Trump...

Trump refuses to rule out war with China: 'We need unpredictability'

"Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump said on Saturday that his foreign policy would be “unpredictable” in order to maintain leverage over other countries.

In an interview with The New York Times, Trump even suggested that he would not rule out going to war with China in order to show the country that he’s serious about trade negotiations."

"The former reality television star suggested that democracy was hurting the U.S. when it came to foreign policy because it required leaders to be too transparent.

“You know, if I win, I don’t want to be in a position where I’ve said I would or I wouldn’t,” he said. “I don’t want them to know what I’m thinking. The problem we have is that, maybe because it’s a democracy and maybe because we have to be so open – maybe because you have to say what you have to say in order to get elected – who knows? But I wouldn’t want to say. I wouldn’t want them to know what my real thinking is.”

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/gop-primaries/274386-trump-refuses-to-rule-out-war-with-china-i-dont-want-to-be

Damn that democracy lark - who needs it!

Right, ttbn?

How much more dangerously unstable does Trump have to prove himself?