NY's GOP delegation not sold on Trump

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The Hill:

New York-area Republicans aren't sold on Donald Trump's nascent presidential campaign, dismissing him as more of a self-interested publicity hound than a serious contender for the GOP nomination.

Trump, a real estate mogul who's spent a considerable amount of his career redeveloping property in New York City and surrounding areas, appears not to have won over the Republicans who might be more familiar with him and his decades' worth of tabloid coverage in the nation's largest city.

Trump is a "master of public relations" and "one of the best self-promoters in the world," but a serious presidential candidate he is not, say some Republican members of New York's congressional delegation.

"I don't know if he needs this to boost his ratings or what," said Rep. Peter King, the New York delegation's senior Republican, of Trump's flirtation with a 2012 bid. "But I know he enjoys being on the national stage."

New Yorkers are "used to Trump making a lot of noise," the lawmaker added.

The host of NBC's "The Apprentice," Trump would likely have to step away from the business empire he's built for years in order to contend for the nomination, King noted.

[AceRimmer]

I still don't think he's serious about running, but if the Donald wants to stay in the spotlight while serious GOP candidates raise money and hire skilled campaign workers, more power to him. The LSM loves the limelight while the real candidates work behind the scenes.

 

The thing is, he's leveraged on everything he owns, as his bankruptcy filings over the years have shown. It'd be an interesting bet on who could destroy our economy faster, the Donald or Obambi?