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Insiders: Trump nomination looking more likely [POLITICO]
« on: October 23, 2015, 01:19:15 pm »
Insiders: Trump nomination looking more likely

The odds that Donald Trump wins the Republican presidential nomination are going up.

Eighty-one percent of Republican insiders say that the likelihood that Trump becomes their party’s nominee is higher today than it was a month ago, and 79 percent of Democrats said the same. That’s according to the POLITICO Caucus, our weekly bipartisan survey of the top strategists, operatives and activists in the early-voting states of Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina and Nevada.

“I can't even describe the lunacy of him as our nominee. But reason has not applied to date in this race and my hopes are fleeting that it will ever surface,” lamented an Iowa Republican, who like all participants was granted anonymity in order to speak freely.

“Predictions of his demise keep not coming true,” added a New Hampshire Republican.

Asserted a South Carolina Republican, “Donald Trump being the GOP nominee is now within the realm of possibility.”

Twenty-two percent of Caucus Republicans said Trump had a 50-50 shot at becoming the Republican nominee; the same percentage said he had only a 30 percent chance. The rest of the respondents were divided, with the majority saying his odds were still less than 50 percent. But more than eight in 10 GOP respondents said those were better odds than they gave Trump a month ago.

That is notable because it represents a big shift in the thinking of POLITICO Caucus insiders, who this summer were deeply skeptical of Trump’s staying power.

“Trump will be among 3-4 finalists well into April; of that there is no doubt,” an Iowa Republican said.

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http://www.politico.com/story/2015/10/insiders-trump-nomination-looking-more-likely-215087#ixzz3pNgfNdEW
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Re: Insiders: Trump nomination looking more likely [POLITICO]
« Reply #1 on: October 23, 2015, 01:37:18 pm »

People should be thankful. Trump may be the only Republican candidate capable of stopping Hillary.
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Re: Insiders: Trump nomination looking more likely [POLITICO]
« Reply #2 on: October 23, 2015, 01:50:40 pm »
Quote from: aligncare on October 23, 2015, 01:37:18 pm
People should be thankful. Trump may be the only Republican candidate capable of stopping Hillary.

Yes....the EXACT point I made the other day on a thread when the usual suspects began to swarm.


As Yoda might have said..."Killed the thread, I did!"   :laugh:
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Re: Insiders: Trump nomination looking more likely [POLITICO]
« Reply #3 on: October 23, 2015, 05:16:58 pm »
Quote from: DCPatriot on October 23, 2015, 01:50:40 pm
Yes....the EXACT point I made the other day on a thread when the usual suspects began to swarm.


As Yoda might have said..."Killed the thread, I did!"   :laugh:

Agree he WILL stop Hillary and clean HOUSE in both Senate and HOUSE. Ryan could be gone by June if TRUMP elected President and MC Connell will have the big one when TRUMP is POTUS. Another good thing is the REV AL said he will move back to Africa if TRUMP elected President. Think we can get enough donars to get him a ONE way ticket. TRUMP cannot fire Ryan or McConnell but he sure can fix it that they will be fired. :patriot:
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« Reply #4 on: October 23, 2015, 05:22:46 pm »
Quote from: aligncare on October 23, 2015, 01:37:18 pm
People should be thankful. Trump may be the only Republican candidate capable of stopping Hillary.

yes.   :beer:
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Re: Insiders: Trump nomination looking more likely [POLITICO]
« Reply #5 on: October 23, 2015, 05:40:41 pm »
Quote from: aligncare on October 23, 2015, 01:37:18 pm
People should be thankful. Trump may be the only Republican candidate capable of stopping Hillary.

We need someone who will blow it up (the election) - a game changer. The same old thing will not work, the country is way too far gone into leftism and fascism economically, politically, demographically and socially for a Republican of the normal stripe to ever win a national election.  We need to completely change the dynamic or continued losses - in every sense of that word - are inevitable.
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« Reply #6 on: October 23, 2015, 05:49:01 pm »
Quote from: Scottftlc on October 23, 2015, 05:40:41 pm
We need someone who will blow it up (the election) - a game changer. The same old thing will not work, the country is way too far gone into leftism and fascism economically, politically, demographically and socially for a Republican of the normal stripe to ever win a national election.  We need to completely change the dynamic or continued losses - in every sense of that word - are inevitable.

We need to look further out also.  Just winning the election and going back to sleep is not going to work.
We have to stay engaged, no matter who wins, and stay on their back to do the things that need to be done.
That was the thing that I hoped would come out of the Tea Party... Their protests were impressive, lots of people but they got tangled up and it evaporated..
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Re: Insiders: Trump nomination looking more likely [POLITICO]
« Reply #7 on: October 23, 2015, 05:57:38 pm »
Quote from: EdinVA on October 23, 2015, 05:49:01 pm
We need to look further out also.  Just winning the election and going back to sleep is not going to work.
We have to stay engaged, no matter who wins, and stay on their back to do the things that need to be done.
That was the thing that I hoped would come out of the Tea Party... Their protests were impressive, lots of people but they got tangled up and it evaporated..

The Tea Party tried to work within the system in the end - and in America today you must have a leader with personality. One of our great flaws is the power and cult of our own media. We need to be entertained. We are not a serious people. The Tea Party needed celebrity with shock value. That would attract a much larger following. You can't play on the same field with the tremendous built in advantages of the establishment Democrats. You've literally got to blow the game up. It's an indictment on the sorry, lousy nation we've become, but it's all we have left.
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Re: Insiders: Trump nomination looking more likely [POLITICO]
« Reply #8 on: October 23, 2015, 06:01:30 pm »
Quote from: Scottftlc on October 23, 2015, 05:40:41 pm
We need someone who will blow it up (the election) - a game changer. The same old thing will not work, the country is way too far gone into leftism and fascism economically, politically, demographically and socially for a Republican of the normal stripe to ever win a national election.  We need to completely change the dynamic or continued losses - in every sense of that word - are inevitable.

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Re: Insiders: Trump nomination looking more likely [POLITICO]
« Reply #9 on: October 23, 2015, 06:15:28 pm »
Rush talking about this right now...
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« Reply #10 on: October 23, 2015, 06:22:04 pm »
Quote from: aligncare on October 23, 2015, 06:15:28 pm
Rush talking about this right now...
Does he agree?
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« Reply #11 on: October 23, 2015, 06:27:12 pm »

Rush presented the information without taking a strong position - just related the content of the survey to his listeners.
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« Reply #12 on: October 23, 2015, 06:28:41 pm »
Trump is falling behind Carson in Iowa, which could be an indication that he is starting to lose some of that luster, especially among the religious right. 
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« Reply #13 on: October 23, 2015, 06:33:28 pm »
Quote from: massadvj on October 23, 2015, 06:28:41 pm
Trump is falling behind Carson in Iowa, which could be an indication that he is starting to lose some of that luster, especially among the religious right.

I understand that Dr. Carson has virtually taken up residence in Iowa...in amount of time spent there.

Secondly, Rush just pointed out that he has more friends on Facebook compared to Trump and even Clinton.  He has "mastered" social media.
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« Reply #14 on: October 23, 2015, 06:39:11 pm »
Quote from: aligncare on October 23, 2015, 06:27:12 pm
Rush presented the information without taking a strong position - just related the content of the survey to his listeners.
Thanks
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« Reply #15 on: October 23, 2015, 07:34:36 pm »
Quote from: massadvj on October 23, 2015, 06:28:41 pm
Trump is falling behind Carson in Iowa, which could be an indication that he is starting to lose some of that luster, especially among the religious right.

Carson spoke for Ethanol Subsides, Trump is against them. I would not worry too much about Iowa. Huckbee won it and it did him no good. Really need to look at what is going on in the South. Trump is looking pretty unbeatable in FL and SC. Those are the two states that made McCain and Romney
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« Reply #16 on: October 23, 2015, 07:39:48 pm »
Quote from: GAJohnnie on October 23, 2015, 07:34:36 pm
Carson spoke for Ethanol Subsides, Trump is against them. I would not worry too much about Iowa. Huckbee won it and it did him no good. Really need to look at what is going on in the South. Trump is looking pretty unbeatable in FL and SC. Those are the two states that made McCain and Romney

True.  I'm glad to hear Trump hasn't given in to the Corn Lobby.

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« Reply #17 on: October 23, 2015, 08:01:36 pm »
Quote from: GAJohnnie on October 23, 2015, 07:34:36 pm
Carson spoke for Ethanol Subsides, Trump is against them. I would not worry too much about Iowa. Huckbee won it and it did him no good. Really need to look at what is going on in the South. Trump is looking pretty unbeatable in FL and SC. Those are the two states that made McCain and Romney

Thanks for pointing that out. Each candidate has to be measured in total. Not easy to do with such a large and viable field. Excellent field, too.
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