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Trump announces he will not run for President in 2012
Shocking 
Trump announces he will not run for president
By Rachel Rose Hartman
Donald Trump announced Monday that he will not be a 2012 presidential candidate.
The real estate mogul noted in a statement that he has been unofficially campaigning for the past several months, but has determined politics is not his first priority. "Business is my greatest passion and I am not ready to leave the private sector," Trump said.
Trump's announcement caps three months of public flirtation with a run for the nation's highest office.
The businessman burst onto the political scene in February at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference as a guest of Republican gay rights group GOProud. Trump soon made national headlines for sympathizing with "birthers"--those who doubt that President Obama is a U.S. citizen, born in Hawaii--and launched a quest to force the president to release his long-form birth certificate. He quickly rose to the top of multiple national polls of the 2012 race.
But then the White House chose to release the president's long-form certificate April 27, and Trump saw his star begin to fall.
He was the butt of jokes at the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner and soon his poll numbers began to plummet.
Though Trump continued to make campaign stops, traveling as recently as last week to the early primary state of New Hampshire, several signs pointed to his potential departure, including NBC's decision to renew his reality show "The Apprentice" next season.
Skeptics viewed Trump's flirtation with a presidential run as a publicity stunt--aimed, perhaps, at boosting ratings for "The Apprentice" or the Trump brand generally. If that was indeed Trump's motivation, the tactic didn't work--viewership for Trump's reality franchise fell off as campaign speculation swirled around its star. Meanwhile, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee--who announced on Saturday that he, too, was ruling out a 2012 presidential run--will hold on to a lucrative contract with Fox News. Huckabee had previously noted that a decision to run would mean "that I walk away from a pretty good income"--suggesting once more that a high-profile national political campaign may not be all that beneficial to an established media brand.
Trump on Monday headed off suggestions he's bowing out because he was a longshot, for either the GOP nomination or the presidency. Â "I maintain the strong conviction that if I were to run, I would be able to win the primary and ultimately, the general election," he said.
Trump promised supporters he would continue to voice his opinions "loudly" and "shape our politicians' thoughts" heading into 2012.
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NervousNell
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Re: Trump announces he will not run for President in 2012
And the world heaves a collective sigh of relief!
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AngnShaun
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Re: Trump announces he will not run for President in 2012
Posted by NervousNell
And the world heaves a collective sigh of relief!
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DiamondGirl
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Re: Trump announces he will not run for President in 2012
I bet my SIL $1,000 that he never would actually run, she better pay up!
Message edited 5/16/2011 2:41:31 PM.
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ruby
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Re: Trump announces he will not run for President in 2012
Posted by Mommy2Boys
Shocking
Seriously.
The fact that anyone took him seriously to begin with, to me, is shocking.
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jilliibabii
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Re: Trump announces he will not run for President in 2012
Posted by NervousNell
And the world heaves a collective sigh of relief!
I don't know, it would've been entertaining to watch!
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GoldenRod
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Re: Trump announces he will not run for President in 2012
Full release:
"After considerable deliberation and reflection, I have decided not to pursue the office of the Presidency. This decision does not come easily or without regret; especially when my potential candidacy continues to be validated by ranking at the top of the Republican contenders in polls across the country. I maintain the strong conviction that if I were to run, I would be able to win the primary and ultimately, the general election. I have spent the past several months unofficially campaigning and recognize that running for public office cannot be done half heartedly. Ultimately, however, business is my greatest passion and I am not ready to leave the private sector.
I want to personally thank the millions of Americans who have joined the various Trump grassroots movements and written me letters and e-mails encouraging me to run. My gratitude for your faith and trust in me could never be expressed properly in words. So, I make you this promise: that I will continue to voice my opinions loudly and help to shape our politician's thoughts. My ability to bring important economic and foreign policy issues to the forefront of the national dialogue is perhaps my greatest asset and one of the most valuable services I can provide to this country. I will continue to push our President and the country's policy makers to address the dire challenges arising from our unsustainable debt structure and increasing lack of global competitiveness. Issues, including getting tough on China and other countries that are methodically and systematically taking advantage of the United States, were seldom mentioned before I brought them to the forefront of the country's conversation. They are now being debated vigorously. I will also continue to push for job creation, an initiative that should be this country's top priority and something that I know a lot about. I will not shy away from expressing the opinions that so many of you share yet don't have a medium through which to articulate.
I look forward to supporting the candidate who is the most qualified to help us tackle our country's most important issues and am hopeful that, when this person emerges, he or she will have the courage to take on the challenges of the Office and be the agent of change that this country so desperately needs."
Thank you and God Bless America!
Donald J. Trump
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/05/16/poll-trump-has-no-chance-of-being-prez-americans-say/
(CNN) – Donald Trump is getting more bad news as he comes closer to making a final decision about a presidential run.
A new survey from Politico and George Washington University indicates more than two-thirds of Americans think the business mogul has "no chance" of ever winning the White House.
The poll, out Monday, shows 71 percent think a Trump candidacy is a non-starter while only 26 percent think there is a chance the reality television star could beat President Obama.
Those numbers follow a similarly-poor showing for Trump in a CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll released last week. That survey showed Trump has an unfavorable rating of 64 percent and would lose to Obama by 22 points in a general election matchup.
The Politico/GWU poll surveyed 1,000 likely voters from May 8-12 and carries a sampling error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.
I guess he doesn't bother keeping up with the current polls, just the ones that he likes.
I'm surprised he didn't wait to announce this at the season finale of Celebrity Apprentice... 
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Blu-ize
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Re: Trump announces he will not run for President in 2012
Now I won't have to burn the Trump brand shirts that DH owns.
They are made in China btw-
I think Trump realized that his income would go way down and he didn't have a clue about how to run our country.
Also the biggest thing was he just wanted attention and ratings..not really serious about being President of the free world.
Frankly who the heck wants that job anyway?
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| Posted 5/16/11 3:15 PM |
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DiamondGirl
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Re: Trump announces he will not run for President in 2012
My brother thinks one of the reasons he would NEVER run is bc he would need to make his actual net worth public and it is SO much less than he says/people think that he would never do it.
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annoyedTTCer
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Re: Trump announces he will not run for President in 2012
Good, now take Newt with you as well
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MrsPJB2007
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Re: Trump announces he will not run for President in 2012
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2PreciousBlessings
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Re: Trump announces he will not run for President in 2012
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Such a cute card...love it!!!
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LightUpOurLife
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Re: Trump announces he will not run for President in 2012
While he had a few good ideas, he was never going to win any election.
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smdl
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Re: Trump announces he will not run for President in 2012
His need of fame, drama, theatrical entrance but lately the MAJOR embarassment over the birth certificate..... yeah, that's a good idea Donald!
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Karen
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Re: Trump announces he will not run for President in 2012
Posted by DiamondGirl
My brother thinks one of the reasons he would NEVER run is bc he would need to make his actual net worth public and it is SO much less than he says/people think that he would never do it.
Totally agree! He has been through multiple bankrupticies and I think if people start digging (which they will do as soon as he announced) all of his skeletons would come out!
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july4mrsO
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Re: Trump announces he will not run for President in 2012
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smdl
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Re: Trump announces he will not run for President in 2012
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Posted by DiamondGirl
My brother thinks one of the reasons he would NEVER run is bc he would need to make his actual net worth public and it is SO much less than he says/people think that he would never do it.
Totally agree! He has been through multiple bankrupticies and I think if people start digging (which they will do as soon as he announced) all of his skeletons would come out!
I think "older" people DO know about his bankruptcies! He has had lot of success, luck but also A LOT of failure in his business life.
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PrincessP
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Re: Trump announces he will not run for President in 2012
YAY!!!!!!!!!!! Apprentice will live on
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MrsH2009
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MrsA1012
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Re: Trump announces he will not run for President in 2012
Thank god !!!
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emilylives
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Re: Trump announces he will not run for President in 2012
Haha, he will keep making sure the president addresses the country's "dire challenges," such as seeing the president's birth certificate!
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Mrs213
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Re: Trump announces he will not run for President in 2012
Attention seeker pure and simple
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Blazesyth
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Re: Trump announces he will not run for President in 2012
Posted by GoldenRod
I'm surprised he didn't wait to announce this at the season finale of Celebrity Apprentice...
He couldn't - the upfronts are this week so NBC went to him and asked if he's doing the show or running for President. They would not renew the show if he was going to run for president so he finally said he was not going to run.
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MrsKS
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Re: Trump announces he will not run for President in 2012
good job not running.
haha and I especially love his confidence in words yet not in actions. "I maintain the strong conviction that if I were to run, I would be able to win the primary and ultimately, the general election" ummm yeah right! and he knows he wouldn't win that's why he's really bowing out IMO!!
See Ya Donald!!!!
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