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October 4, 2010 10:12 AM

Donald Trump for President in 2012?

Donald Trump

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Updated: 1:11 ET

Is Donald Trump considering a 2012 bid to be the Republican presidential nominee?

According to Time Magazine, New Hampshire residents were polled in September regarding their thoughts and perceptions about the real estate magnate in relation to a possible presidential bid - but Trump says he had nothing to do with the survey.

"I never heard of this poll but I'm anxious to find out what it says. I do not know about a poll taken in New Hampshire," Trump said Monday on CNN's 'American Morning,' adding that he has no plans to run for the Republican nomination.

"It's not something I talked about or consider, but somebody has to do something or this country is not going to be a very great country for long," Trump said.

The poll, which ran at about 30 questions, tested Trump against potential Republican candidates for 2012 and asked voters if they thought his widespread presence in the media - including on his show, NBC's "The Apprentice" - would help or hurt him in the election.

The poll also reportedly asked respondents if they had heard that Trump had ever contributed money to Democrats.

Time was not able to determine who paid for the survey, and its results have not been made public.

Trump is no stranger to the concept of flirting with a presidential bid: the billionaire has put out feelers in previous election cycles, and considered entering the contest as a Reform Party candidate in 2000.  

But while Trump has recently expressed his skepticism of President Obama's ability to win re-election in 2012 , the real estate mogul is not without his own potentially damaging political troubles: just last Friday, Trump business partner Tevfik Arif was arrested on charges related to prostitution, human trafficking and organizing a criminal gang, the New York Daily News reports


Lucy Madison
Lucy Madison is a political reporter for CBSNews.com. You can read more of her posts here. Follow Hotsheet on Facebook and Twitter.
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by kirbrad72 October 5, 2010 2:17 PM EDT
I belive Donald Trump could be the greatest president since Regan. i would immediately begin campaigning for him. if he runs he will win.
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by sockeye35 October 5, 2010 12:00 PM EDT
Trump to Obama: "You're fired!"
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by slatep October 4, 2010 2:29 PM EDT
NOOOOO!
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by papayaaaa October 4, 2010 3:19 PM EDT
Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo too
by WEEZEROFOZ October 4, 2010 2:03 PM EDT
Another big ego bull *******....he looks like rosie o'donnell's brother.
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by bundye October 4, 2010 1:13 PM EDT
That's as bad as Palin.
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by RedWings_ninety_one October 4, 2010 12:55 PM EDT
SSupposedly the Naked Cowby is going to run too. I think that Obama will have sometihing up his sleeve next term, when his bills really start to kick in, and Bush's fade away. After all, sometimes due to delay of when bills are signed and when they go into place causes some presidents to have to take credit for the previous president's actions..good and bad.
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by run2jazz2 October 4, 2010 12:53 PM EDT
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha! I think that Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd have a better chance at winning than Trump. Good gracious have the nation become this desperate for leadership? I think so!
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by Ms_enza October 4, 2010 11:44 AM EDT
World is supposed to end anyway...
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by hemusbull October 4, 2010 11:38 AM EDT
Wow, there gona be tons of girls in the White House if he wins! Plus many more pink tied guys with dye hair! What a funny world could be with this money clown!
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by curse914 October 4, 2010 11:36 AM EDT
Why not, he fits right in with our Wall Street funded government and the infinite growth ponzi scheme.
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