[Pick6]

The country wants socialism and Trump cannot get out of his own way. With a Clinton Presidency comes the suffocation of the economy through regulation, increased spending and taxation. I already compete with a steady stream of foreign technology workers, and this will get much worse under Clinton, who wants to hand out green cards to this bunch. A contracting economy and more competition from foreign labor requires drastic action.

I'm going to have to relocate to support my family, to a place where there is never a recession. The Beltway. I interview tomorrow, and if I get the job, I'm gone.

I'll miss my older son's entire football season and my younger son's swimming seasons. All my kids will be adults when (and if) I come back. I enjoyed being a Dad while it lasted.



Thanks America.

[jetpilot]

Good luck to you pick 6. If you see ol' Hoot up in DC kick him in the nads for me.:flame:

[Hoot Gibson]

The country wants socialism and Trump cannot get out of his own way. With a Clinton Presidency comes the suffocation of the economy through regulation, increased spending and taxation. I already compete with a steady stream of foreign technology workers, and this will get much worse under Clinton, who wants to hand out green cards to this bunch. A contracting economy and more competition from foreign labor requires drastic action.

I'm going to have to relocate to support my family, to a place where there is never a recession. The Beltway. I interview tomorrow, and if I get the job, I'm gone.

I'll miss my older son's entire football season and my younger son's swimming seasons. All my kids will be adults when (and if) I come back. I enjoyed being a Dad while it lasted.



Thanks America.

Unfortunately, I agree that our future includes another Clinton presidency. I was in your situation years ago and elected to become a road warrior to allow my children to finish high school in Kentucky. If I had it to do over again, I would have taken them to Indianapolis with me.

Now, I live within a few hundred feet of the Beltway. I don't know where your kids attend school, but the DC suburbs in northern Virginia have some of the top public schools in the country, many of which have outstanding football programs.

If things work out for you, you may want to consider relocating to this area permanently. There are a few things to consider about working in this area as a contractor:

1. If you work as a federal contractor and do good work, then what is advertised as a 6 or 12 month contract can often become a fairly permanent position. I have worked on the same project for six years but I am currently working for my fourth different company because of contract bidding and company sales and mergers. If the federal government has work that needs to be done, then they encourage successful bidders on contracts to hire people with experience on the project.

2. Prepare for sticker shock when it comes to housing. Salaries are very good compared to those in most of the country but the cost of living is very high. Generally, the further you live from DC, the more affordable housing becomes. The problem is that if you drive toward DC in the mornings, traffic is worse than anywhere else in the country.

3. Location, location, location - If possible, you will want to live between work and DC if you work in the suburbs. Otherwise, if you are lucky, then you will be able to ride the Metro (train/subway) to work and live near a Metro station. I live within walking distance of a station but because of the relocation of our office, it is no longer possible for me to commute on the Metro. The Metro system is having lots of maintenance issues at this time, but long term, it is your best transportation bet if your office and home are reasonably close to a station. Living on the wrong side of your workplace will often double or triple your commuting time.

It once took me over two hours to attend a company picnic about 20 miles from my home, early on a Saturday morning. Nothing can prepare you to the volume of traffic on the Beltway during rush hour - and by rush hour, I mean from about 3:30 PM to 6:30 PM. It is even worse heading out of town on Friday evenings, when many people drive to a beach. I-95 traffic is ridiculous.

4. To elaborate, avoid driving a car into DC unless it is absolutely necessary. Parking space is either almost non-existent or extremely expensive in DC. The Metro's bus system is also pretty good for short trips. There is also a commuter train system (Virginia Railway Express) that runs to Fredericksburg and another line that runs to Manasass. I have never ridden on the VRE, but it may be something to consider.

5. Travel time from Kentucky to the DC area is about the same (for me), whether I drive through Elkins, WV, Maryland, or on I-81 and I-64. If is best to check the weather forecast and road conditions before driving through Elkins in the winter, but it is a very scenic drive with less traffic than the other routes.

I doubt that you will face more competition from visa and green card holders anywhere than in the DC area in the IT field, but there is no better place to learn computer technology than this area. If you are not familiar with the Meetup.com website, then I encourage you to check it out. For a computer programmer, database manager, or electronic hobbyist, this area has numerous big and very active professional groups that offer free learning and great professional networking opportunities. It is not unusual for people to announce job vacancies during Meetup group meetings.

Good luck with your interview. It would be great if Kentucky had better opportunities for IT professionals, but any experience that you get in the DC area will enhance your resume if you prefer to look elsewhere for work.

[Hoot Gibson]

Good luck to you pick 6. If you see ol' Hoot up in DC kick him in the nads for me.:flame:

Classy.

[Bob Seger]

At the end of the day it will not be democrats who put Hillary Clinton in the White House, it will be self proclaimed "conservative republicans" who put her there.

I don't care how badly you may detest Donald Trump, there is no excuse for not supporting him if you truly have those values that you profess to have...Guess what? You are no better or no different than the slime balls who vote for Hillary Clinton....You are on the exact same level as the John McCain's, Lindsey Grahams, John Boehners, the Mitch McConnels, and the other republican pieces of shit who sold their souls to the democratic party years ago...And don't say you have morals either, because if your actions play a direct responsibility for putting the evil witch in the White House,you prove that you don't.

That's just the way it is.

[jetpilot]

At the end of the day it will not be democrats who put Hillary Clinton in the White House, it will be self proclaimed "conservative republicans" who put her there.

I don't care how badly you may detest Donald Trump, there is no excuse for not supporting him if you truly have those values that you profess to have...Guess what? You are no better or no different than the slime balls who vote for Hillary Clinton....You are on the exact same level as the John McCain's, Lindsey Grahams, John Boehners, the Mitch McConnels, and the other republican pieces of shit who sold their souls to the democratic party years ago...And don't say you have morals either, because if your actions play a direct responsibility for putting the evil witch in the White House,you prove that you don't.

That's just the way it is.

:Clap:

[Hoot Gibson]

At the end of the day it will not be democrats who put Hillary Clinton in the White House, it will be self proclaimed "conservative republicans" who put her there.

I don't care how badly you may detest Donald Trump, there is no excuse for not supporting him if you truly have those values that you profess to have...Guess what? You are no better or no different than the slime balls who vote for Hillary Clinton....You are on the exact same level as the John McCain's, Lindsey Grahams, John Boehners, the Mitch McConnels, and the other republican pieces of shit who sold their souls to the democratic party years ago...And don't say you have morals either, because if your actions play a direct responsibility for putting the evil witch in the White House,you prove that you don't.

That's just the way it is.

Sorry you feel that way, Bob. But only a fool could have expected that Trump would be able to win in November. Correct me if I am wrong, but I believe that every single poll taken during the primaries showed Trump losing to both Hillary and Bernie in a head to head match-up. Cruz and Kasich both fared better against her, as did Rubio. Now the same people who were duped into believing that Trump was a viable candidate a few months ago are blaming voters for his bad poll numbers.

It is a candidate's responsibility to win support from voters and Donald Trump is failing miserably. Had Republicans not allowed Democrats to pick a liberal Democrat as their nominee, it would be unnecessary to look for a scapegoat for a loss - because Hillary Clinton is the weakest possible candidate Trump could have faced and he still trails her by a wide margin. That failure is Trump's fault - not mine. Candidates lose elections, not voters. That is just how politics work.

[jetpilot]

Sorry you feel that way, Bob. But only a fool could have expected that Trump would be able to win in November. Correct me if I am wrong, but I believe that every single poll taken during the primaries showed Trump losing to both Hillary and Bernie in a head to head match-up. Cruz and Kasich both fared better against her, as did Rubio. Now the same people who were duped into believing that Trump was a viable candidate a few months ago are blaming voters for his bad poll numbers.

It is a candidate's responsibility to win support from voters and Donald Trump is failing miserably. Had Republicans not allowed Democrats to pick a liberal Democrat as their nominee, it would be unnecessary to look for a scapegoat for a loss - because Hillary Clinton is the weakest possible candidate Trump could have faced and he still trails her by a wide margin. That failure is Trump's fault - not mine.

You're not fooling anyone on here but yourself. Your feeble little mind cannot grasp that it's either Trump or Hillary. Nosiree, ol' Hoot's just another guy who got on the taxpayer teat and would sell his soul for the status quo...

[Hoot Gibson]

You're not fooling anyone on here but yourself. Your feeble little mind cannot grasp that it's either Trump or Hillary. Nosiree, ol' Hoot's just another guy who got on the taxpayer teat and would sell his soul for the status quo...

You're just another Trumpster who was stupid enough to support him over the many conservatives who ran for the nomination. Now that he is falling flat on his face, as most people expected he would and as every poll predicted he would, you are just blaming everybody but yourself for the Hillary presidency that looms in our future. Grow up and take some responsibility for betting on the wrong horse.

[TheRealThing]

At the end of the day it will not be democrats who put Hillary Clinton in the White House, it will be self proclaimed "conservative republicans" who put her there.

I don't care how badly you may detest Donald Trump, there is no excuse for not supporting him if you truly have those values that you profess to have...Guess what? You are no better or no different than the slime balls who vote for Hillary Clinton....You are on the exact same level as the John McCain's, Lindsey Grahams, John Boehners, the Mitch McConnels, and the other republican pieces of shit who sold their souls to the democratic party years ago...And don't say you have morals either, because if your actions play a direct responsibility for putting the evil witch in the White House,you prove that you don't.

That's just the way it is.

Amen! And it is so easy to see. This is a Biblical text from the time of the end, the age of lies.

Revelation 22:13-15 (KJV)
14 Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.
15 For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.

Only last night the black folks up in Milwaukee burned down another section of their own city, looted the stores and carried off cases of liquor. Guess how many people out of all the chaos, felonious assault, arson, anarchy, thievery and destruction got arrested? 3 Ladies and gentlemen I give you the new normal, all courtesy of the rabid liberals and their wicked step mommy, Hillary Clinton. But what was the lead story in the eyes of FOX News Anchor Arthel Neville? She went after Trump over and over because he has not as yet released his tax information.

She basically lied in my view in declaring, "the people want to know." I frankly could care less, it is the media who want to know, not the people. Oh, there could be a passing interest, but in the face of an empty US Treasury exacerbated by a Hillary blood oath that taxes are going up, the email scandal, Benghazi, executed US spies, and ties between the Clinton Foundation and the State Department, who really cares?

And I want to say this again, and please straighten me out if I am in any way off base. No candidate has ever been able to accurately forecast in exacting terms precisely every move they are about to make in order to bring about their policy goals. You say what you want to accomplish, and then you go do it. I know for a fact that Reagan operated that way. Trump makes one heck of a lot of sense. He's crass and he's too darn direct, but again, who really cares when we're staring at extinction level stupidity in high office?

Trump has done absolutely noting wrong at this point. Speculation and character assassinations not withstanding, the future cannot begin until January 20, 2017.

[TheRealThing]

You're just another Trumpster who was stupid enough to support him over the many conservatives who ran for the nomination. Now that he is falling flat on his face, as most people expected he would and as every poll predicted he would, you are just blaming everybody but yourself for the Hillary presidency that looms in our future. Grow up and take some responsibility for betting on the wrong horse.

LOL, well you're up at the window a bit early to cash in that ticket. Why don't we just go ahead and let history play out? That is unless you really are unable to distinguish delusion from current events.

[Hoot Gibson]

LOL, well you up at the window a bit early to cash in that ticket. Why don't we just go ahead and let history play out? That is unless you really are unable to distinguish delusion from current events.

Have you ever even voted in a single Republican primary election, TRT? If not, why should those of us who have value your not so wise counsel? You only registered as a Republican when it appeared that the GOP might select a liberal Democrat as its nominee? Is that not the case? I can understand how a life long Democrat might mistake Trump for a conservative. :biglmao:

[TheRealThing]

Have you ever even voted in a single Republican primary election, TRT? If not, why should those of us who have value your not so wise counsel? You only registered as a Republican when it appeared that the GOP might select a liberal Democrat as its nominee? Is that not the case? I can understand how a life long Democrat might mistake Trump for a conservative. :biglmao:

What 'us' are you talking about? You're on your own on here as far as I can see.

Why do you ask questions of anybody, including me, when you know reality for you is the invention of your own imagination? You accept nothing from anybody except the hate speak generated by the left wing media which sadly, are the only people with whom you can find common ground.

[jetpilot]

You're just another Trumpster who was stupid enough to support him over the many conservatives who ran for the nomination. Now that he is falling flat on his face, as most people expected he would and as every poll predicted he would, you are just blaming everybody but yourself for the Hillary presidency that looms in our future. Grow up and take some responsibility for betting on the wrong horse.

Trump's our nominee fool! Dems united and Repubs didn't because of fools like you. That's why Hillary wins. And everyone on here understands that except you. Continue to suck as hard as you can on the taxpayer teat while you help liberals get control of the country for the next generation AT LEAST. You are the worst and I'm done with you.

[Hoot Gibson]

The bottom line for most of us in this forum is that Trump will take a beating in Virginia, no matter whether I vote for him or not and he will win comfortably in Kentucky whether BGR members living in Kentucky vote for him or not. If the race in Kentucky is close, then it will not matter whether any of you bother to vote for him because he will lose in a landslide no matter how you vote.

Trump is down by 8 points in Virginia today and I cannot imagine him out performing Romney here. I could not even find a poll for Kentucky. Even Democrats seem to be ready to call the state for Trump.

Face it, we are all just spectators in this campaign. History will credit the winner and blame the loser in November for the outcome of the race and that is exactly how it should be. Less time should be spent scapegoating and more thought should be going into understanding how this country ended up with a choice between two very weak candidates for our top office. The country cannot afford many more Obamas, Clintons, or Trumps as candidates. The system seems to be producing defective choices.

[Hoot Gibson]

What 'us' are you talking about? You're on your own on here as far as I can see.

Why do you ask questions of anybody, including me, when you know reality for you is the invention of your own imagination? You accept nothing from anybody except the hate speak generated by the left wing media which sadly, are the only people with whom you can find common ground.

I am sure that I am not alone, TRT. Most people are unwilling to subject themselves to the nasty personal attacks that you and your cohorts enjoy making. It is funny how you are so comfortable in alternating between dishing out personal insults and scripture. Hypocritical, yes, but amusing nonetheless.

You still have not answered my question. Have you ever voted in a single Republican primary? If not, why not?

[TheRealThing]

I am sure that I am not alone, TRT. Most people are unwilling to subject themselves to the nasty personal attacks that you and your cohorts enjoy making. It is funny how you are so comfortable in alternating between dishing out personal insults and scripture. Hypocritical, yes, but amusing nonetheless.

You still have not answered my question. Have you ever voted in a single Republican primary? If not, why not?

Funny, no one has come out of that closet yet, but you have still not put up one of the lies you say Trump has made.

And FTR, I'd rather know and use Scripture than to just lay back and call people hypocrites for quoting Scripture.

[jetpilot]

The bottom line for most of us in this forum is that Trump will take a beating in Virginia, no matter whether I vote for him or not and he will win comfortably in Kentucky whether BGR members living in Kentucky vote for him or not. If the race in Kentucky is close, then it will not matter whether any of you bother to vote for him because he will lose in a landslide no matter how you vote.

Trump is down by 8 points in Virginia today and I cannot imagine him out performing Romney here. I could not even find a poll for Kentucky. Even Democrats seem to be ready to call the state for Trump.

Face it, we are all just spectators in this campaign. History will credit the winner and blame the loser in November for the outcome of the race and that is exactly how it should be. Less time should be spent scapegoating and more thought should be going into understanding how this country ended up with a choice between two very weak candidates for our top office. The country cannot afford many more Obamas, Clintons, or Trumps as candidates. The system seems to be producing defective choices.

Trying to tie Trump to the other two is right out of the Dem playbook. Trump has done nothing to damage this country while the other two have done incalculable damage, while enriching themselves in the process. Only the incredibly dumb or insane can lump those three together.

[Hoot Gibson]

Trump's our nominee fool! Dems united and Repubs didn't because of fools like you. That's why Hillary wins. And everyone on here understands that except you. Continue to suck as hard as you can on the taxpayer teat while you help liberals get control of the country for the next generation AT LEAST. You are the worst and I'm done with you.

I am a conservative, not a Republican. When Republicans nominate conservatives, I vote for them. When Republicans nominate liberal Democrats, I pass. I have not been a registered Republican in many years, although I regularly vote in Republican primaries. Virginia does not require or allow registration by party.

Democrats united behind Hillary because the party nominated somebody who shares their values and beliefs. Republicans would have done the same had the party not nominated a liberal who won less than 45 percent of the primary votes, a large portion of which were the crossover votes of Democrats.

As for being done with me, good on you. You are certainly not earning Trump any support with your childish antics. You've probably won some votes for Hillary though.

[Hoot Gibson]

Funny, no one has come out of that closet yet, but you have still not put up one of the lies you say Trump has made.

And FTR, I'd rather know and use Scripture than to just lay back and call people hypocrites for quoting Scripture.

Quoting scripture does not make you a hypocrite. Your behavior does.

Still ducking the question, so I am going to assume that you have never voted in a single Republican primary. How many Democrat primaries have you participated in? Any? Or were you too busy to vote at all.

[jetpilot]

I am a conservative, not a Republican. When Republicans nominate conservatives, I vote for them. When Republicans nominate liberal Democrats, I pass. I have not been a registered Republican in many years, although I regularly vote in Republican primaries. Virginia does not require or allow registration by party.

Democrats united behind Hillary because the party nominated somebody who shares their values and beliefs. Republicans would have done the same had the party not nominated a liberal who won less than 45 percent of the primary votes, a large portion of which were the crossover votes of Democrats.

As for being done with me, good on you. You are certainly not earning Trump any support with your childish antics. You've probably won some votes for Hillary though.

:hilarious:

[Hoot Gibson]

Trying to tie Trump to the other two is right out of the Dem playbook. Trump has done nothing to damage this country while the other two have done incalculable damage, while enriching themselves in the process. Only the incredibly dumb or insane can lump those three together.

That did not last long. Trump has the highest unfavorable poll numbers of any candidate in history. He is trailing Hillary Clinton, an unindicted serial felon by 7 or 8 points in the polls, with no relief in sight.

Trump has demonstrated that he cannot even run an effective campaign against the weakest Demcratic candidate imaginable and he boasts about buying influence through donations to corrupt politicians like Hillary.

You are entitled to your opinion, but in my opinion, Donald Trump, a close pal of the Clintons and many other unsavory characters, has earned his spot in the Hall of Shame of presidential candidates.

[TheRealThing]

Quoting scripture does not make you a hypocrite. Your behavior does.

Still ducking the question, so I am going to assume that you have never voted in a single Republican primary. How many Democrat primaries have you participated in? Any? Or were you too busy to vote at all.

Look up the term codependency and you will see why I refuse to bail you out after you've so thoroughly embarrassed yourself.

And I didn't say I cared whether or not you call me a liar, or a hypocrite, or what ever your obvious desperation and straw grasping drives you to next. I said I'd rather know Scripture and quote Scripture than to deprecate those who do. In my experience, the truly saved would never dare to do such a thing. I am proud to serve Him. But I am ashamed of you and the liberties you have taken with the truth.

[Hoot Gibson]

Look up the term codependency and you will see why I refuse to bail you out after you've so thoroughly embarrassed yourself.

And I didn't say I cared whether or not you call me a liar, or a hypocrite, or what ever your obvious desperation and straw grasping drives you to next. I said I'd rather know Scripture and quote Scripture than to deprecate those who do. In my experience, the truly saved would never dare to do such a thing. I am proud to serve Him. But I am ashamed of you and the liberties you have taken with the truth.

You should save your shame for yourself. You will ultimately be held accountable for your own behavior, not mine. My conscience is clear. Your behavior turned south as soon as you began attacking people for not supporting Donald Trump. I misjudged you badly, TRT, and for that I am truly sorry. I will choose my friends more carefully in the future.

[TheRealThing]

You should save your shame for yourself. You will ultimately be held accountable for your own behavior, not mine. My conscience is clear. Your behavior turned south as soon as you began attacking people for not supporting Donald Trump. I misjudged you badly, TRT, and for that I am truly sorry. I will choose my friends more carefully in the future.

Yeah, that friendship thing is kind of a funny thing though. It seems it is a bit of a two way street. In fact, I understand that when friends call other friends liars, hypocrites, fools, cultists, idiotic and other choice but pet adjectives, it tends to take it's toll. Or perhaps in your case I should have said troll.

[Bob Seger]

I was a Cruz supporter all the way up until almost all the way up though the primaries..Then towards the end, we started seeing the real Ted Cruz. He is the one who had me fooled. My opinion now of Ted Cruz is much the same as I feel about any piece of scum that sits on a stagnant pond. Not even close to Trump when it comes to honor. That's just my real opinion and the level of which I now detest of Ted Cruz. Regardless of how much that I now detest Ted Cruz, I would still vote for him over Hillary Clinton. That is focus #1...Whatever it takes!!

But then again, I would vote for Charles Manson over Hillary Clinton..A convicted evil murderer yes, but he is a saint compared to the evil murderers that the Clinton's are.

[Hoot Gibson]

Yeah, that friendship thing is kind of a funny thing though. It seems it is a bit of a two way street. In fact, I understand that when friends call other friends liars, hypocrites, fools, cultists, idiotic and other choice but pet adjectives, it tends to take it's toll. Or perhaps in your case I should have said troll.

Yes, it is a two way street. Friends don't let politics come between them. They don't take insults of politicians personally, as if they had been insulted themselves and then respond with a string of personal insults. I am thankful to Donald Trump for one thing - he revealed your true character.

[Hoot Gibson]

I was a Cruz supporter all the way up until almost all the way up though the primaries..Then towards the end, we started seeing the real Ted Cruz. He is the one who had me fooled. My opinion now of Ted Cruz is much the same as I feel about any piece of scum that sits on a stagnant pond. Not even close to Trump when it comes to honor. That's just my real opinion and the level of which I now detest of Ted Cruz. Regardless of how much that I now detest Ted Cruz, I would still vote for him over Hillary Clinton. That is focus #1...Whatever it takes!!

But then again, I would vote for Charles Manson over Hillary Clinton..A convicted evil murderer yes, but he is a saint compared to the evil murderers that the Clinton's are.

Bob, I feel almost the exact opposite, but I respect your position. I only recall disagreeing with Ted Cruz on one major issue and that was increasing the number of H1-B visas issued by the federal government - and he reversed his position on that issue.

I don't believe that this country will be safe or prosperous with either Hillary or Trump in the White House, and my vote will not matter anyway. I am angry at the GOP for trying to rig the election for Jeb Bush and I was angry about that before the primaries even started.

The GOP needs to either run an fair primary campaign or drop the charade and return to the smoke filled room method of choosing a nominee. There is no excuse for rigging a system that results in a nominee who has never even voted in a Republican primary and there is no excuse for continuing to allow Democrats to vote in Republican primaries.

[TheRealThing]

I was a Cruz supporter all the way up until almost all the way up though the primaries..Then towards the end, we started seeing the real Ted Cruz. He is the one who had me fooled. My opinion now of Ted Cruz is much the same as I feel about any piece of scum that sits on a stagnant pond. Not even close to Trump when it comes to honor. That's just my real opinion and the level of which I now detest of Ted Cruz. Regardless of how much that I now detest Ted Cruz, I would still vote for him over Hillary Clinton. That is focus #1...Whatever it takes!!

But then again, I would vote for Charles Manson over Hillary Clinton..A convicted evil murderer yes, but he is a saint compared to the evil murderers that the Clinton's are.

Totally agree, and I've taken my torpedoes because of it. Cruz was the boss of his campaign organization. Too many times his campaign crossed the line when poll workers and staffers tried to recruit his primary opponent's supporters using robo-calls or handouts or word of mouth to say they were dropping out or whatever and don't waste your vote. And let's not forget about the delegate shuffle in Colorado after it became apparent that Trump had up a head of steam. GOP Tweet---"We did it. #NeverTrump."

The 'oops I'm sorry' deal only works so often. In any case I agree completely with your bottom line on this thing. It really is a question of either or, and frankly, if I were a liberal I'd be laughing my head off at the stupidity being shown by Republicans right now. We have a nominee and let's get on with it.

[Hoot Gibson]

Totally agree, and I've taken my torpedoes because of it. Cruz was the boss of his campaign organization. Too many times his campaign crossed the line when poll workers and staffers tried to recruit his primary opponent's supporters using robo-calls or handouts or word of mouth to say they were dropping out or whatever and don't waste your vote. And let's not forget about the delegate shuffle in Colorado after it became apparent that Trump had up a head of steam. GOP Tweet---"We did it. #NeverTrump."

The 'oops I'm sorry' deal only works so often.

Trump was a no show in Colorado and consequently, he has no chance of carrying the state in November. Trump made a mistake in ducking the Colorado convention and then compounded the mistake by attacking the Colorado Republican Party.