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Zarathud wrote:Trump's tax returns likely raise questions about his "successful businessman" pitch. Some companies are audited every year because of their size, but an individual only receives regular audit attention if their businesses are extremely complicated and raise tax issues. Plus, the IRS focuses where they think additional revenue can be raised -- so Trump may be taking questionable tax positions.

Sen. Jeff Sessions on Sunday became the first sitting senator to endorse Donald Trump, declaring his support for the Republican front-runner during a rally at a football stadium here.

The endorsement from the Alabama Republican known for his opposition to illegal immigration will solidify Trump's attempts to position himself as the Republican presidential candidate with the toughest stance on the issue.

The endorsement comes two days before the crucial Super Tuesday primary when Alabama and a dozen other states, mostly in the South, vote.

"At this time in American history we need to make America great again," Sessions told the raucous crowd as he donned one of Trump's signature caps emblazoned with that campaign slogan. "I am pleased to endorse Donald Trump for president of the United States."

"A movement is afoot that must not fade away," Sessions added.

Kraken wrote:So is it officially a bandwagon yet?

Jeff Sessions wrote:"Politicians have promised for 30 years to fix illegal immigration. Have they done it? Donald Trump will do it," Sessions said at the Madison City Schools Stadium, where thousands gathered to hear Trump speak. “I’ve told Donald Trump this isn’t a campaign, this is a movement.”

Rip wrote:

Kraken wrote:So is it officially a bandwagon yet?

Jeff Sessions wrote:“I’ve told Donald Trump this isn’t a campaign, this is a bowel movement.”

Canuck wrote:

Zarathud wrote:Trump's tax returns likely raise questions about his "successful businessman" pitch. Some companies are audited every year because of their size, but an individual only receives regular audit attention if their businesses are extremely complicated and raise tax issues. Plus, the IRS focuses where they think additional revenue can be raised -- so Trump may be taking questionable tax positions.

It has "October Surprise" written all over it. He was probably building houses for Saddam in Iraq.

tru1cy wrote: will Trump just mount a 3rd party campaign?

Defiant wrote:On MTP, someone suggested the possibility of Republicans running a third party conservative candidate (Independent In Name Only?) in order to get out the vote (for downticket races) among establishment voters who might otherwise stay at home than vote for Trump

tru1cy wrote:John Oliver on The Donald

Trent Steel wrote:

tru1cy wrote:John Oliver on The Donald

THAT is an epic take-down.

Let the snowball effect begin.

Defiant wrote:

Defiant wrote:On MTP, someone suggested the possibility of Republicans running a third party conservative candidate (Independent In Name Only?) in order to get out the vote (for downticket races) among establishment voters who might otherwise stay at home than vote for Trump

And then...

Donors ask GOP consulting firm to research independent presidential bid

Isgrimnur wrote:How big is your bumper?

Holman wrote: The danger is that running a GOP-in-exile candidate would solidify the divisions in the party and give the Trump/Tea-Party/Hard-Right complete control for the forseeable future. The splitters would be a distinct minority, and if they tried to return they would be seen as even less than RINO's.

Defiant wrote:of course, the worst is that he wins the presidency and every future election becomes a reality-show style contest.

LordMortis wrote:I'm not normally one for posting bumper stickers but this one kinda gets me in the booboo

Defiant wrote:Trumped

tru1cy wrote:John Oliver on The Donald

Defiant wrote:Trumped

Donald Trump blamed CNN for providing a "lousy earpiece" in explaining his non-answer to the network on Sunday when asked to disavow the Ku Klux Klan and David Duke.

"I'm sitting in a house in Florida with a very bad earpiece that they gave me, and you could hardly hear what he was saying. But what I heard was various groups, and I don't mind disavowing anybody, and I disavowed David Duke and I disavowed him the day before at a major news conference, which is surprising because he was at the major news conference, CNN was at the major news conference, and they heard me very easily disavow David Duke," the Republican presidential frontrunner explained on NBC's "Today."

"Now, I go, and I sit down again, I have a lousy earpiece that is provided by them, and frankly, he talked about groups," Trump said, referring to the question from CNN's Jake Tapper, who asked him about a call from the Anti-Defamation League to denounce the groups endorsing his presidential run. "He also talked about groups. And I have no problem with disavowing groups, but I'd at least like to know who they are. It would be very unfair to disavow a group, Matt, if the group shouldn't be disavowed. I have to know who the groups are. But I disavowed David Duke."

Defiant wrote:

Defiant wrote:Rubio joins #NeverTrump