I know hes a souless puppet, but man I feel like he genuinely thought he had a chance :\
Hah. Yeah precisely.I've given up on the "Republicans will finally settle on a sane, somewhat more moderate candidate" phase and fully entered the "DEAR GOD, ANYONE BUT TED CRUZ" phase, so whatever.
They don't just poll white, male, primary voters in the national election polls. They poll everyone. Some of them don't even ask if you are a republican or democrat because it can be seen as a leading question.
All I am saying is be careful because there are very real reasons this all could go very well for Trump and I'm being told to settle down.
I think either Trump or Cruz will be soft targets for them, but I'm worried that even saying that will cause some spectacular scandal around the Democratic candidate that hands the Republicans the win.Those types of polls are almost less than useless at this stage.
The democratic party will be very happy if Trump wins the nomination, and they should be.
I think either Trump or Cruz will be soft targets for them, but I'm worried that even saying that will cause some spectacular scandal around the Democratic candidate that hands the Republicans the win.
They don't just poll white, male, primary voters in the national election polls. They poll everyone. Some of them don't even ask if you are a republican or democrat because it can be seen as a leading question.
All I am saying is be careful because there are very real reasons this all could go very well for Trump and I'm being told to settle down.
Edit: I think I just discovered the Trump paradox. If you take him seriously, you are not taken seriously.
Craziest? Yes.
Dumbest? Not by a long-shot.
These two know exactly what they're doing.
For unbridled, laughable incompetence, look no further than
They don't just poll white, male, primary voters in the national election polls. They poll everyone. Some of them don't even ask if you are a republican or democrat because it can be seen as a leading question.
All I am saying is be careful because there are very real reasons this all could go very well for Trump and I'm being told to settle down.
Edit: I think I just discovered the Trump paradox. If you take him seriously, you are not taken seriously.
It's just so damn crazyI mean it's either him or Cruz. No doubts about it now.
I mean it's either him or Cruz. No doubts about it now.
cmon guys, say it with me
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A year ago you would have been laughed out of a thread to even suggest he could win a primary. And yet here we are...
31 Governor seats.
54 Senators.
246 Representatives.
An election away from completely controlling the US Government... but they're fucked?
I mean the Trump/Clinton national polls are within the margin of error, but ok. I hope the Democratic Party doesn't just ride the wave of the Obama turnout the way you seem too. That isn't happening for Sanders or Clinton.
This "fucked" GOP controls the House, Senate and governs 31 of our states.
https://twitter.com/edatpost/status/687983180343840768CONFIRMED: Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.) slated to endorse @JebBush for president on Friday, according to campaign officials.
I know hes a souless puppet, but man I feel like he genuinely thought he had a chance :\
My mistake for not being specific. The GOP is fucked if they expect to win a presidential election again with their current platform. I would be absolutely stunned to see a candidate who runs on racist/sexist dog whistles win a general election given the demographics of the 2016 electorate. The GOP has taken a 5-point advantage among whites under 40 in 2012 and turned it into a 5-point deficit, turned a 20-point deficit among latinos into a 35-point deficit, and shifted their disadvantage among all adults from 5 points to about 10 points. In addition to that, the only group they still have a significant edge with, whites over 40 and white christians, represent less of the overall electorate than they ever have. On top of that, all of these trends are primed to become worse for republicans over the next 10 months, not better.
game changer
Great summarization, unfortunately people are going to ignore these pesky facts. Old white Christians simply aren't big enough of a base to win.
Great summarization, unfortunately people are going to ignore these pesky facts. Old white Christians simply aren't big enough of a base to win.
Can someone for the love of God, tell me what people see in Cruz? I can understand why Trump is popular, but Cruz? Guy looks like a creepy scumbag.
That might actually be a net negative for Bush, if anything.
I don't think he looks creepy when cast against everyone in Dishonored.Can someone for the love of God, tell me what people see in Cruz? I can understand why Trump is popular, but Cruz? Guy looks like a creepy scumbag.
They see a good Christian man. My grandma loves him.Can someone for the love of God, tell me what people see in Cruz? I can understand why Trump is popular, but Cruz? Guy looks like a creepy scumbag.
Just get to the fucking vote already and make this shit official.
I honestly thought jeb was going to win in the end. He seemed the most normal. But fucking 5%? You don't recover from that shit.
lol Bush
just take the L and go home bro, the legacy is ruined
Trump the gods hype train won't be stopped
But you can ARSON with CARSONcmon guys, say it with me
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Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump is holding a town hall meeting at the Living History Farms in Urbandale, Iowa — his first campaign event following Thursday night’s GOP debate.
The real estate mogul is also treating the residents of Urbandale to a free screening of Michael Bay's new film, "13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi,” at a local movie theater he rented out for the occasion.
Donald Trump has rented space at an Urbandale movie theater and will give Iowans free tickets to a showing of the Benghazi movie that critics of Hillary Clinton have been eagerly awaiting.
“Mr. Trump would like all Americans to know the truth about what happened at Benghazi,” the GOP presidential candidate’s Iowa co-chair Tana Goertz said Thursday night.
Trump will pay for the showing of “13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi” at 6 p.m. Friday at the Carmike Cobblestone 9 Theatre at 86th Street and Hickman Road, Goertz said.
“The theater is paid for. The tickets are paid for. You just have to RSVP,” she said.
The movie depicts the terrorist raid on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya on Sept. 11, 2012. It reportedly makes no mention of Clinton, then the U.S. Secretary of State, but has again raised the topic of the Democratic presidential candidate’s role in the tragedy, three months after Republicans grilled her on her response to the attacks during an 11-hour congressional hearing in October.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
Cruz beats Trump 51-43%
Trump beats Rubio 52-45%
THREE-WAY
Trump 40%, Cruz 31%, Rubio 26%'
Rubio seems boned right now.
Trump with Cruz vp. By our powers combined.
When do they select the candidate?
Jesus... would Trump really take Cruz? How much is the VP up to the party and how much is it up to the campaign?
Trump with Cruz vp. By our powers combined.
How'd we go from Obama to this? How? He's dominating the news cycle. This is scary.
If Trump is the candidate, I think we can safely say that the party did not have much sway.
cmon guys, say it with me
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UNSTUMPABLE
This will happen through a series of state-level elections known as primaries or caucuses. The nominee is determined by which candidate receives a majority of delegates. Currently, Trump appears to have enough of a lead in enough states that he will be the nominee. The remote hope to which some cling is that no candidate wins enough delegates to take the nomination and the process reverts to a series of backroom deals that allows an establishment politician to accept the nomination.
The first of these elections, the Iowa caucus and the New Hampshire primary, will occur on February 1 and February 9, respectively. By the end of Super Tuesday, a day on which twelve states will hold their respective primaries (March 1), we will know the outcome of the nomination process.
Thanks for the explanation. So I guess it's registered party members who participate in the vote?
I see Trump with Rubio.