Tuesday, June 16, 2015

He's Running

Update #3: Here for the right reasons! From Alyssa Rosenberg at the Washington Post:

So if Trump was going to run for president, a move that requires NBC to look at whether he can continue hosting “The Celebrity Apprentice” in light of equal-airtime rules, the 2016 cycle isn’t a bad time to do it. And to be honest, he’s hardly alone in using the campaign cycle to fuel a media career. Long-shot candidates such as Mike Huckabee and Ben Carson are probably in the race in part to boost book sales, radio appearances and their Fox News relevance. Trump may be splashier and trashier than other contestants who are playing a similar game, but in a way, there’s something valuable and clarifying about his presence in the race. Most of the campaign is entertainment and self-aggrandizement, whether the contestants are, in reality television parlance, “there for the right reasons,” or not.

Yes, it's possible I'm having a little too much fun with the whole "Donald for President" thing today. 

Update #2: More about the paperwork, from slate.com:

As part of Tuesday’s launch, Trump was expected to release a short summary of his financial assets, providing a rare peek at a net worth that he claims is nearly $9 billion. It will be difficult to verify that number, however, until Trump files his paperwork with the FEC—something that may never happen. Under federal election law, presidential candidates must file a personal financial disclosure form within 30 days of announcing their candidacies. They can, however, request up to two 45-day extensions, which are typically granted. That means Trump could drop out of the race after turning the first two GOP debates into glorified commercials for himself without having to provide an official snapshot of his finances, or having to give up his lucrative NBC gig.

On Tuesday, Trump said he won’t need the extensions. “We’ll be filing right on time,” he promised, adding that he was eager to show just how successful he is. “No one’s going to know,” he said he told himself while making his decision, “unless I run.”

Update #1: This is going to be entertaining and I'll continue to post whatever Trump tidbits are making me smile at any given moment. To start, from Politico:

Unlike the kick-off acts of the more deliberate candidates, where regular Americans are placed in closest proximity to the candidate, and the press is shunted to the back of the room, supporters were kept upstairs while area closest to Trump was reserved for hundreds of reporters and television cameras.

Original Post:
Twitter had some fun when The Donald made it official, more or less: (I said more or less because he still hasn't filed the FEC-required paperwork to really, truly officially become a candidate. FWIW, in his statement, Trump claimed he intends to file said paperwork, with "no extensions." We'll see.)









The Democratic National Committee had some fun too, issuing the following statement:

 “He adds some much-needed seriousness that has previously been lacking from the GOP field, and we look forward hearing more about his ideas for the nation.”

Yes, The Donald is now on my list:  

Declared GOP Candidates
  1. Ted Cruz (March 23) 
  2. Rand Paul (April 7)
  3. Marco Rubio (April 14)
  4. Dr. Ben Carson (May 3) 
  5. Carly Fiorina (May 4) 
  6. Mike Huckabee (May 5) 
  7. Rick Santorum (May 27)
  8. George Pataki (May 28
  9. Lindsey Graham (June 1) 
  10. Rick Perry (June 4) 
  11. Jeb Bush (June 15)
  12. Donald Trump (June 16) 
Possible Republican Candidates
Chris Christie
Bobby Jindall (Announcement June 24) 
John Kasich
Scott Walker

Officially Not Running
Rob Portman (Dec 2)
Paul Ryan (Jan 12)
Mitt Romney (Jan 30)
Rick Snyder (May 7)
John Bolton (May 14) 
Mike Pence (May 20) 

 Days until Election Day: 510
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