Is Donald Trump's run to be Presidential candidate part of his business strategy?

[Dien Rice]

I read a fascinating article from The Economist magazine...

(As an aside, my father, who was an economist, used to often subscribe to The Economist magazine... So I grew up reading it...)

They argue that Donald Trump is angling to get whoever is the eventual Republican presidential nominee to be in his back pocket...

The thought process is something like this.

If the Republicans don't treat Trump "nicely" - he could run as an independent. If he does that, he'll effectively ruin the chances of a Republican winning the presidency, handing the presidency over to Hillary (or whoever the Democrat nominee is).

So - the Republicans have to "treat him nicely." But what does that mean?

Trump is mostly in the real estate business... apartments, hotels, casinos. When you're at the scale he's at, government is extremely important. You may need government permits to build what you want. You may need an area rezoned. You could negotiate on property taxes you owe. It always helps to have the government on your side, willing to help you do what you want to do...

If a Republican president wins, and they "owe" Trump (for not running against him as an independent, for example)... It could help Trump get favorable government treatment for his businesses in the future...

So - whatever you think of him, from a business point of view... He may not be such a "fool" after all...

Here's the article...

Donald Trump's brazen genius
http://www.economist.com/blogs/democ...nd-deal-making

If you have trouble reading it, go to the Google search then click on the link there...

http://www.google.com/search?q=Donal...+brazen+genius

There's often another angle which is a little bit below the surface...

Best wishes,

Dien

Originally Posted by Dien Rice

I read a fascinating article from The Economist magazine...

(As an aside, my father, who was an economist, used to often subscribe to The Economist magazine... So I grew up reading it...)

They argue that Donald Trump is angling to get whoever is the eventual Republican presidential nominee to be in his back pocket...

The thought process is something like this.

If the Republicans don't treat Trump "nicely" - he could run as an independent. If he does that, he'll effectively ruin the chances of a Republican winning the presidency, handing the presidency over to Hillary (or whoever the Democrat nominee is).

So - the Republicans have to "treat him nicely." But what does that mean?

Trump is mostly in the real estate business... apartments, hotels, casinos. When you're at the scale he's at, government is extremely important. You may need government permits to build what you want. You may need an area rezoned. You could negotiate on property taxes you owe. It always helps to have the government on your side, willing to help you do what you want to do...

If a Republican president wins, and they "owe" Trump (for not running against him as an independent, for example)... It could help Trump get favorable government treatment for his businesses in the future...

So - whatever you think of him, from a business point of view... He may not be such a "fool" after all...

Here's the article...

Donald Trump's brazen genius
http://www.economist.com/blogs/democ...nd-deal-making

If you have trouble reading it, go to the Google search then click on the link there...

http://www.google.com/search?q=Donal...+brazen+genius

There's often another angle which is a little bit below the surface...

Best wishes,

Dien

Dien,

I suggest you read this article as well:

https://www.yahoo.com/politics/donal...374247406.html

Bai doesn't like Trump. That's obvious. But he is in awe of Trump's branding ability. And, Bai leaves out any mention of the Obama brand building phenomenon he was part of creating. To me that makes Bai a complete scumbag whore but, hey, who am I?

Trump is brilliant, according to me, in creating and developing a brand. Should we all take a lesson from The Donald? I don't know but it might not hurt.

I have to add a follow on site:

https://www.yahoo.com/politics/penns...349758836.html

Not because it is related to Trump but because I don't think we will see this kind of chicanery out of his camp followers. Just my humble opinion...

[Dien Rice]

Originally Posted by sandalwood

Dien,

I suggest you read this article as well:

https://www.yahoo.com/politics/donal...374247406.html

Bai doesn't like Trump. That's obvious. But he is in awe of Trump's branding ability. And, Bai leaves out any mention of the Obama brand building phenomenon he was part of creating. To me that makes Bai a complete scumbag whore but, hey, who am I?

Trump is brilliant, according to me, in creating and developing a brand. Should we all take a lesson from The Donald? I don't know but it might not hurt.

Thanks Tom,

That was a good article!

There's no doubt Donald Trump is a kind of business "genius"...

I read his first book, "The Art of the Deal," many years ago, and I still think it's one of the best books on "deal-making" (which in my mind is different from "negotiating")...

To me, "deal-making" is bringing multiple parties together, so everyone wins... and you get a piece of the pie too!

There aren't that many books on it that I'm aware of (but there are a ton of books on "negotiating")...

What's Donald Trump up to? I'm sure he has something up his sleeve... I'm sure it's more related to his business than to winning the presidency. And I think there's a reasonable chance he'll get what he wants (whatever that might be)!

Best wishes,

Dien

Originally Posted by Dien Rice

Thanks Tom,

That was a good article!

There's no doubt Donald Trump is a kind of business "genius"...

I read his first book, "The Art of the Deal," many years ago, and I still think it's one of the best books on "deal-making" (which in my mind is different from "negotiating")...

To me, "deal-making" is bringing multiple parties together, so everyone wins... and you get a piece of the pie too!

There aren't that many books on it that I'm aware of (but there are a ton of books on "negotiating")...

What's Donald Trump up to? I'm sure he has something up his sleeve... I'm sure it's more related to his business than to winning the presidency. And I think there's a reasonable chance he'll get what he wants (whatever that might be)!

Best wishes,

Dien

Obviously no one knows what he is really up to. But here's an interesting question. What if it is in all honesty to actually create jobs to replace the jobs we've lost in this country?

As president he can do that faster and better than any other human being on the planet. As a businessman do you think his "interests/holdings" would benefit even if he had to put them in trust?

Too many of the plebeians can only look at the clown like atmosphere the media assigns to him. That is brilliant because he doesn't spend a dime on publicity and gets to be the number contender in all the debates. These same unwashed masses of today become converts when he stays #1 in the polls and all of a sudden he is their idol.

I think this guy is smarter than he looks. He might even have a physics degree. What do you think?

Trump is a brilliant marketer. But pretty much everything he
said so far since announcing his run for the presidency he has
already said in his 2011 best seller "Time to Get Tough:
Making America #1 Again"

I think he really does want to make america great again.

Gonna miss Don Alm's opinion on the Donald.

I'll be tuning into the Debates on Thursday.

Cheers,
Steve Ski

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