BD, I'm telling you…..the man has no shame.

It's so obvious now that he really doesn't want to BE president and I think it highly unlikely that he ever did which is why he has never actually invested in his own campaign.

He wanted to run for president to grow his "brand." That seems to have backfired.

He effectively plays the American news media to get Free press, especially CNN. And the press exploits and hypes his bufoonery, in-kind.

Of course, the biggest *losers* in all this will be all the people who actually believed/ still believe in Trump.

Good point Truth, I never thought about that. Trump doesn't have to spend a dime. Just keep saying crazy things and he gets all the free press he wants. I'll give it to him, that's a smart way to keep his name in the news.

Trump rules out third-party bid 'no matter what'

The issue first came up during the debate when moderator Hugh Hewitt asked Trump whether he was "ready to reassure Republicans that you will run as a Republican and abide by the decision of the Republicans" amid concerns that an independent bid would sink the GOP's chances of winning the presidency.

"I am, I really am," Trump said.

"I've gained great respect for the Republican leadership. I've gained great respect for many — I would even say all in different forms — of the people on the stage."

Trump added that he's "totally committed" to the GOP and "honored to be the front-runner."

"I will do everything in my power to beat Hillary Clinton," he said. [….]

H/T: The Hill

"I will do everything in my power to beat Hillary Clinton."

HAH. No he won't…because he knows darn well it would take a lot of MONEY to run as an Independent…and as I pointed out in my previous response, to date, the man has invested pretty much NO money on his campaign. And I don't expect that to change.

He'll continue to run game on his supporters and use the news media for FREE publicity while this whole sham plays out.

The when it ends (in the primaries or the general) he'll go home, which means his supporters are heading for a major let down. .

However, the Clintons are smart. They know the man couldn't ever be trusted. NOT NEVA!!!…lol

Being the 'YUGE" narcissist butt-hole that he is, that deal fell by the wayside the second he realized he could successfully run *game* on the entire Republican party by trashing the GOPe …which appeals to a sizable portion of Repub base voters who gleefully support his candidacy as long as he continues stomping around assuming the role of the *Grand Wizard,* while spewing an endless barrage of extreme far-right BS.

Add to that his ability to command darn near Unprecedented attention (same as oxygen for him) from the news MEDIA to the tune of tens of millions of dollar$ of FREE publicity.!?!

Which, by the way, brings me to the conclusion that Trump really does NOT want to be President. He's invested little more than shooting off his mouth in his campaign. And until I see him put his money where his big mouth is, this is all just fun and games for Donald. Or at least it WAS.

I suspect, by now, a lot of the fun has actually gone out of it for him, as he finds himself trapped in a political nightmare of his own making (much like the GOPe), with no good options in sight.

Just like the GOPe, he's got not ONE clue as to how to get himself out of this mess without looking like an absolute and total "LOSER.".