I kind of subscribe to this view myself, though I don't think he'll take it as far as actually running:
His very presence in the race would alter the laws of political gravity, and would force half the GOP primary debates to spend time talking about whether or not Obama was born in Hawaii. Any candidate who tries to dismiss Trump and the birther issue as farce would be immediately shunned and rejected by the all-important GOP base, which loves the birther thing with a fiery passion....
Trump has been running hither and yon talking about birth certificates, killing the health care reform bill, and about not taxing rich people. Based on the record, this is a sea change from his former positions. Once upon a time, Trump vocally supported a Canadian-style single-payer health care system, a 14% tax on the wealthiest Americans to pay down the debt, and didn't say a peep about the birther thing until very recently. He has been a lavish donor to many Democrats....
Did Trump just turn on a dime, scrap all of his former positions, and embrace the Tea Party platform because he believes in it? Is he cynically using those positions to elbow his way into the conversation because he knows GOP primary voters are made mostly of the far-right base?
I have my own theory, out there though it may be.... Trump could be pulling the biggest prank in the history of American politics. If he still believes in single-payer health care and higher taxes for the rich, he could be playing the GOP for fools with a fake run that is already scrambling the RNC's eggs.
Could it be that Trump is the greatest political mole/troll we've ever seen?
What do you think?