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Trump Dominates GOP Field in LA
My enthusiasm for this Presidential Election is waning, but I will soldier on! We have some primaries this weekend and we have a new poll for the primary race in Louisiana showing Donald Trump just about doubling up on Ted Cruz according to Magellan Strategies.
PRESIDENT – LOUISIANA – GOP PRIMARY (Magellan)
Trump 41%
Cruz 21%
Rubio 15%
Kasich 9%
Carson 5%
This poll was March 1st among 609 likely primary voters.
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Rubio is exactly where he wants to be.
Third is the new first.
Donald Trump, 1999, considering running for the no, not Republican, Reform Party, explaining that health care was an "entitlement from birth".
So I'm very liberal when it comes to health care," he said. "I believe in universal health care. I believe in whatever it takes to make people well and better."
But, hey, now he is against Obamacare.
If Rubio is exactly where he wants to be, he must not want the GOP Presidential nomination.
Trust Ted.
Trump underperforms in closed primaries and caucuses. Cruz could pull it out.
I don't necessarily disagree with this poll but it's almost reversed from the state wide caucuses where Cruz got 45% to Trump's 30%. Cruz has scheduled an event on NOLA's north shore suburbs for Friday and his PAC has been running non-stop ads.
"But, hey, now he is against Obamacare.
And he's really not even against it! He wants to keep the individual mandate in place, and his "replacement" plan largely consists of a Soviet-like takeover of all hospitals that the "government is gonna pay for"!
Establishment hack, I will be thrilled! I'm already delighted that Donald gets stronger with every attack."
I am thrilled you don't want my vote for the fascist fraud.
I have voted for EVERY R since 1984, every primary every election straight party ticket. I have worked in countless campaigns including Rick Perry, John Culbertson, and for other Texas Republicans, and local Rs in PA including Toomey.
You are going to win the GE with Bunus, Donderos, Juls, Alberts, and Soccer Idiots?
You will learn the hard way a bunch of fair weather friend misfits, racists and deadenders don't amount to much.
Melania Trump is not qualified to be First Lady.
She would be the first First Lady to pose nude since Letitia Tyler.
Just voted for Rubio here in NC! The line was very small, and it was mainly white people voting, here in an urban area. Those were probably a lot of Rubio voters.
If Rubio is exactly where he wants to be, he must not want the GOP Presidential nomination.
If Rubio is exactly where he wants to be, he must not want the GOP Presidential nomination."
Heh, the trolls and morons are baiting each other.
and it was mainly white people voting, here in an urban area. Those were probably a lot of Rubio voters."
According to Dondero, all whites are for the racist bigot.
Could he be wrong again?
I remember 4 years ago and Cruz reminds me of Santorum then. Santorum seemed this big threat because of his strength in the South but that dissipated as you moved North. But of course there was no Donald Trump equivalent that year. I cannot speak for all women but almost none that I have spoken with about the election likes Ted Cruz. There is just something about his persona that is off-putting to them. I feel that way too. Probably not fair to him but there it is. It would be interesting to see if he has a gender gap, reflecting this or if this is just this particular cohort of women(Mid-Atlantic).
Trump isn't oppose to Obamacare he just wants to acquire the naming rights.
Damn, thats a good line I just made up…hope somebody uses it tonight.
Send it in to Rubio.
12. Could be. My wife thinks Cruz is almost as disgusting as Trump. Almost.
I doubt I will be able to convince her to vote for Cruz if he is the nominee but I will give it a shot. She will probably not vote.
If Trump is the nominee, she will probably try to get me to vote for Hillary even though she hates her with a passion.
Her theory is "I prefer a flaming liberal corrupt Hillary than a flaming liberal corrupt bigot Trump who doesn't respect women."
She has a point.
Jason, flaming liberal is the new "Tea Party" according to Trump supporters.
Fascinating how their minds (don't) work.
Looks like Romney's speech is going to get lots of live coverage.
I am glad the trumpbots thinks this will get them more votes.
Trump has already insulted women, Hispanics, immigrants, the disabled, veterans, Israel supporters, you name it.
Now he is going to insult the tens of millions of "establishment hacks" that voted for Romney.
The fraud is brilliant!
Does anyone really give a hoot was Mitt Romney has to say?? People need to just relax and let the process play out. Mitt shooting his mouth off will only help Trump.
The acceptance phase will come establishment hacks. Currently, you are in the anger and denial phases. It won't last. You will capitulate.
Cruz Rubio?
Another loser in the GE.
I doubt even Rubio/Cruz would have a chance, most people don't want Cruz anywhere near the WH.
Don't want Rubio? Ok, I can live with denying Trump enough delegates and picking someone else in the convention.
My whole point since the beginning of this whole process was to win the GE. That's the prize. I think Rubio is our best shot, but if not him, anyone but Trump, Cruz, Carson or Jeb Bush. Or Christie, now dead to me.
Correction. Many more votes. Donald's strength grows with every attack. Have you not noticed that? Look at the poll above.
Ike will be delivering a speech this afternoon.
Nothing can stop us!
urrently, you are in the anger and denial phases. It won't last. You will capitulate."
I would NEVER vote for the racist bigot, not if he was running against Bernie Sanders or the ghost of Karl Marx.
But keep denying that millions of Rs will not vote for this fraud in the GE.
THAT is denial.
You will. We both know that to be the case. You have fallen prey to the media's narrative on Donald which is all lies. He is a new style leader when one is desperately needed.
I am glad the Trumpbots think Romney's speech will help them.
You wonder if thats the case why they are attacking Romney with such passion.
Usually when someone helps my candidate I thank them.
But then, Trumpbots are not exactly the sharpest knives in the drawer, are they?
Josh Kraushaar noted today a point I have tried to make here recently. There is far more overlap between the Romney 2012 supporters and the Donnie Klansman 2016 supporters than many realize.
In a mid November poll of NH that showed Donnie Klansman well ahead of the field, the same poll showed Romney would be far ahead of the field had he been in the race even with David Duke's boy included.
My point is this. Romney is not going to pierce the KKK's candidate today and render him finished. The media wants Donnie because he'll lose to Clinton. That said, Romney can speak to the soft Trumpers who voted for him last time and potentially cause them to reconsider what they're about to do. Doesn't mean it will work, but better to try.
And given that Romney will attack both Clinton and Mr. KKK in this speech, it opens the door to two scenarios. First, Romney lays the groundwork to enter the race after 3/15 if Cruz/Rubio fails. Second, it lays the groundwork for a 3rd party run.
Having jason this unhinged is almost reward enough for the terrible future we face with Madame President, once she dispatches Trump.
We will remake the GOP into a party that truly stands for the people.
You have fallen prey to the media's narrative on Donald which is all lies."
Those dastardly media types.
They repeat Trump's own words, show videos of his speeches and transcripts of his interviews.
The nerve of them bastards!
I hope your opinion is correct, Robbie.
I do wonder, if Mitt is able to make it come off in such a way, why he waited 4 years to be so outspoken. The summer of 2012 would have been better.
There will be no credible 3rd party run.
Having jason this unhinged is almost reward enough"
Small minds, small rewards.
"I would NEVER vote for the racist bigot,…"
-If this is true, then why did Romney seek to kiss his ring 4 years ago?
Chuck Grassley just picked up a serious challenger in IA.
The Trump effect: turning winners into losers.
d given that Romney will attack both Clinton and Mr. KKK in this speech"
This stands to reason.
When you attack one liberal Democrat, its hard not to attack the other.
"Small minds, small rewards."
-Shall I ask Bitterlaw to record my "points" for me, as "big intellectuals" like you do?
36."I would NEVER vote for the racist bigot,…"
-If this is true, then why did Romney seek to kiss his ring 4 years ago?
Comment by NYCmike — March 3, 2016 @ 11:27 am
They wanted to prevent him for running third party which he threatened at the time. More importantly, candidates make mistakes.
Squawk all you like. We just get stronger.
36. Huh, moron, what does my vote have to do with that?
Romney could have said Trump was Jesus Christ I would still not vote for him.
And today, he is going to say Trump is a phony and a fraud, and I won't vote for him.
It's funny how morons think. Trump said that Hillary would be a great President, that's not important, what's important was that Romney once said something nice about Trump.
-Shall I ask Bitterlaw to record my "points" for me, as "big intellectuals" like you do"
I am sorry, but I doubt any A-hole will give you points, and A-holes are in charge of the points process.
Romney speaking now. You can get a live free feed off cnn.com
Squawk all you like. We just get stronger.
Mitt, start "squawking".
Proud to be a Romney supporter for over 9 years.
Ok, I'm not a big Romney fan, but he is CRUSHING it right now.
The king of the establishment hacks appears. With every word out of Mittens mouth, we get stronger. I invite him to speak every day.
He didn't create his wealth! America knows that is a lie.
Check the polls and the results of the primaries held to date.
We are supposed to be worried about how France views Donald. This is a comedy act worthy of Saturday Night Live.
Results thus far through 15 states:
Trump 34
Not Trump 66
This is the best the establishment hacks can do? I welcome this and sincerely wish Mitt Romney would speak every day.
We grow stronger with each attack.
How many primaries has defective clone captured?
Eventually all of the support with Cruz will be ours. The Carson voters are moving to Donald.
The establishment hacks are now in bed with The New York Times.
The numbers for Donald will increase.
Louisiana allocates district dels *proportionally* (not WTM), so they're likely to split 1-1-1. At-large dels only opportunity to accumulate. Louisiana doesn't split unviable dels between viable candidates, so Trump wouldn't get them.
This is what happened in Oklahoma: In each of the 5 districts, Trump, Rubio, & Cruz got 1 delegate, whatever the margins. So 5-5-5 total.
Also there will be a number of unbounded delegates chosen at the state convention.
He is a new style leader when one is desperately needed.
Is that like the Soviets' "New Man?"
I gather you are unhappy with your chosen profession. I don't blame you a bit.
52-56 What is the sound of 1 hand clapping?
Actually all of Saturday states award delegates the same has Louisiana, so everyone reaching the threshold (10% in most states) will get delegates.
Stop Trump Alliance
I am thrilled the R nominee of 4 years ago is helping the racist bigot by calling him a phony and a fraud on national TV.
I hope the racist bigot get lots more help like that.
Romney joins the Anti-Trump Alliance
Romney urges voters to back Kasich in Ohio, Rubio in Florida, and Cruz/Kasich/Rubio in other states to stop Trump
? I welcome this and sincerely wish Mitt Romney would speak every day. "
Me too.
I hate to agree with the Trumpbot, but I hope Mitt tells it like it is every day too.
I will take the chance it will help Trump, no problem.
LOL. Pathetic Christie Kremes doing another "hostage" speech from Trump. Probably to counter attack Romney, who he cut the legs out of back in 2012 with his terrible RNC speech and hug of Barry.
Asbury Park Press Verified account
BREAKING: @GovChristie to hold press conference at 1 p.m. #ChrisChristie
Speaker Paul Ryan stands out in front of the Supreme Court during oral arguments in Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt, and tells supporters "We stand with women and the unborn." The same Ryan, mind you, who passed the two-year Omnibus which funded every bit of what Planned Parenthood is doing.
This, in a nutshell, is why Trump is winning.
Everyday the professional political class shoots itself in it's collective ass. This election proves that people are finally ignoring the media hype and taking notice.
These backstabbers are so blind to their own treason and don't care that we see through their duplicitous talks/actions. They have become emboldened with pride and hatred toward all that is decent.
He didn't create his wealth!"
No, he bought Hillary and Schumer and others to help him.
So proud of Romney today.
They have become emboldened with pride and hatred toward all that is decent."
Wow, now there are two words that I would never have thought I would see together.
Trump and decent.
I guess there is a first for anything.
I gather you are unhappy with your chosen profession. I don't blame you a bit.
I am generally unhappy about many things – my girls 7th/8th basketball team is incapable of playing defense. I will be stuck voting for that dirtbag, Trump, as a vote against Hillary. The Eagles QB is not good enough. My new softball team probably does not have enough pitching.
Being a lawyer is just part of it. However, one bright side is that I can laugh at people who think they know more about the law than I do.
Fantastic speech by Mitt Romney. Fantastic.
Mitt's got teleprompters and it sounds like fake cheers and clapping
Yep, Romney shows that he has principles and balls.
Too bad he didn't win.
But by ripping the racist bigot to shreds, he is doing a fine public service.
GOP has lost its mind. Failed 2012 candidate on TV beating up on the current frontrunner, not the Democrat opponents. Brilliant, GOP.
Christie should speak with an orange jumpsuit on.
Christie is the Bowe Bergdahl of the GOP.
Yes, follow Mittens and split your vote! It matters not. Defective clone will meekley concede defeat after Donald crushes him in his own state. Cruz doesn't have Donald's charm or ability to lead. This is over.
We all know Robbie is a great Romney supporter, so who cares what he thinks.
One thing is clear, Mitt is an establishment WHORE!
Cue the "Curb Your Enthusiasm" vine for the upcoming Christie Kremes speech! https://vine.co/v/igH3wW1Khe9
Trump supports Planned Parenthood, too. He just wants them to play accounting tricks to make it seem like they are not getting Federal funding for abortions.
Did AL leave or just change his handle? The new Trumpers seem less intelligent than he was but they are just as delusional.
Failed 2012 candidate on TV beating up on the current frontrunner, not the Democrat opponents. Brilliant, GOP"
Sounds like he really thinks this is helping Trump, huh?
Why do voters hate politicians??
Just watch Mitt Romney today
The new Trumpers seem less intelligent than he was"
I disagree.
Truth hurts huh?
Give it to the racist bigot Mitt!
Romney's atrack is helpful to Donald. Tonight, Dick Nixon will be condemning Donald.
It is over establishment hacks. Even the media has accepted it.
Nobody is more Establishment than Donald Trump.
This guy got rich on the establishment. Nobody owes more to the establishment, especially the Democratic establishment in NY than Donald Trump.
Even the media has accepted it."
Hehheh, they LOVE Trump now.
Just wait to see what they will do to him if his nominated.
Are you really that stupid?
Huh, don't answer, rhetorical.
Governor Christie knows a winner.
The Trump bigots don't like the nastiness on Trump, well they haven't seen anything yet.
We will destroy Trump come hell or high water.
I predict this Mittens speech just won Trump not only the nomination, but the election.
I think ALL AMERICANS are going to wonder why this fothermucker didn't use his time to ATTACK the POS and HRC. It makes it crystal clear there is only ONE PARTY running the U.S. and for McLame, the failed 2008 candidate, to issue a statement agreeing with Romney clarifies it even more.
Trump WINS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jason – Just because Trump gave maximum donations to Hillary ("will be a great President") and Schumer does not mean that he will not crush them if he wins….Ok…It means exactly that he won't crush them but he won't win so we are safe.
Romney's atrack is helpful to Donald."
Your fellow Trumpbot seems upset about it.
Tell him to relax, this is good for the racist bigot.
The more R votes he loses, the better it is for him.
You're losing and you're upset. When you finished with your tantrum, we will welcome you to the team.
Romney is trash, Trump is class. How much did Hilary pay Romney to give that speech and how much did Romney pay David Duke and the KKK.
82. So Jason, you caught that too huh? Lol
This helps Donald. Maybe Donald paid him!
I predict this Mittens speech just won Trump not only the nomination, but the election."
So why are you so upset?
Relax and bask in the glow of the most recent R nominee calling your candidate a phony and a fraud.
It's all good.
Bravo, Mitt!
Not sure it will dent Trump at all, but this is an election where it's important to take a principled stand.
98 – I am, thank you.
751.Trump is his name, snake oil is his game,
A flim flam man seeking his fame,
A stirrer of passions ever so keen,
A lifelong liberal behind the scene,
Conning the masses with populous bullsh=t,
He has all the charm of a muzzi armpit,
Using the persona of a gold plated dog turd,
He counts on the gullibility of the unwashed herd,
peel away the crap from this two bit charlatan,
And you will find a genuine dime store harlequin.
I see Falco's left Stormfront to come here and attack Romney. Guess he's run out of anime porn to watch.
82. So Jason, you caught that too huh? Lol"
Right, I never saw anybody so upset when they are getting helped!
Mitt, help them out some more!
Falco says the speech helps Trump, yet all he has done is complain about it. Lol
You can't make this chit up. Falco and Dondero, the dumbchit ticket.
Very good, Walt Wordsworth.
95.Romney is trash, Trump is class.
Try Dictionary.com. You don't know the definition of those words.
As for McCain, I will always be proud of my vote for a man who served this country with more bravery and made more sacrifices for this nation than all of his critics combined. I do not agree with him on every issue but I will never stop defending him as a man.
Thank you, Donald Trump, for putting me and Rosie O'Donnell on the same side of a political topic. Ugh.
"Give it to the racist bigot Mitt!"
-Please use commas when needed, THANK YOU VERY MUCH!
"Give it to the racist bigot*,* Mitt!
Using the persona of a gold plated dog turd,
He counts on the gullibility of the unwashed herd"
"As for McCain, I will always be proud of my vote for a man who served this country with more bravery and made more sacrifices for this nation than all of his critics combined."
-You should move to Harlem so you can vote for Charlie Rangel every 2 years.
108. NYC Moron is right.
Sorry Mitt, my bad.
Morning HHR's!.
High marks from myself for Mitts Speech. Now McConnell has to do the same thing.
Ted Cruz is as bad as Donald Trump IMO.
110 I would thank Rangel for his service. He has earned the right to be wrong on all issues.
"Romney pay David Duke and the KKK."
Ah, so they endorsed Trump for money?
Dang, I thought it was ideological compatibility, after all Trump, Duke and KKK speak the same language.
It was just a coincidence then.
McConnell? Yes, please!
Every Republican Congressional Leader has to downright denounce Donald Trump.
I think IP is Wordsworth. At least he is against Trump.
This has become laughable. Is George W Bush next?
I am looking forward to VP Christie's talk.
Are you worried? I thought they were all helping.
Relax. Being called a phony and a fraud by the people in the party you are pretending to be a part of is GOOD.
I read it here at HHR.
Larry….the one who is bad is your boy, Marco. The people or sick of phonies who don't keep their word and sell the party out. You and your blind type are responsible for Trump. Ted Cruz is a real conservative. He has kept his word and the Establishment hate him for it. Your boy has gone down in flames – deal with it and stop trashing the one man – Ted Cruz – who will save the Republican party
The movement continues and we grow by the day. By the hour if truth be told. We cannot be defeated. Finally a leader with the courage to lead.
Ted Cruz is as bad as Donald Trump IMO."
No, he is not even close to being in the same league.
The only similarity is both would be crushed by Hillary.
2008 Nominee John McCain denounces Trump as well
Cruz is a grandstanding idiot who is about as personable as a doornail.
But he is a Republican and a conservative and he is not a racist bigot, nothing like Trump.
I would vote for Cruz, but most in America will not.
Defective clone.
I like Ted but he doesn't have Donald's charisma and inate ability to know what is important to people.
124. Wow, Trump getting lots of help today.
McCain? The establishment hacks really are digging up the dead.
I am looking forward to VP Christie's talk."
Was that the deal?
Christie has just become a pariah.
Good luck with that ticket.
Trump Sweep – McCain served his country. You type on a blog. GFY.
Future VP Christie will hit it out of the park today.
Like the future leader of our country, I have to close a deal soon. I will visit again this evening. Hopefully, more polls will convince you that Donald is the inevitable GOP candidate. We will thrash Hillary.
TS…Ted Cruz is not remotely interested in cloning Donald. Unlike Trump, Ted is not a crude, vulgar, piece of garbage. He is a genuine Christian; principled; has convictions that he will stand by. The Bible says a nation gets the leaders it deserves. If Trump or Hillary are elected we know the country is lost. If it is Ted Cruz then we know God hasn't given up on us yet. Go Ted!
The only Difference between Trump and Cruz is you said that Cruz is a principled Conservative and will likely turn the base out. That gets us to 45-46. Trump and Cruz though share most of the same Positions. Both are appaling to Latinos and Minorities and generally speak ill of them.
Great speech by Mitt Romney! What a shame that we missed to elect him for President! Hopefully all Primary voters watched, listened and will wake up now and chose and vote carefully from now on! What do you think? Please post on my blog too:
I did not get to watch the Romney speech, but I just read the full transcript.
My thoughts are that they are profound and eloquent words from the man who should be President of the United States today and who should have sought the office in 2016.
This is a time for choosing and in all their goodness, the Americans who make up the Republican Party will hopefully heed Governor Romney's words and choose Marco Rubio, or the other two candidates, or virtually anybody else besides Donald Trump, whom even if he was not a certain loser in a general election, would bring recession, danger, and disgrace upon America.
"Ben Carson's Michigan chairman switches support to Marco Rubio"
We will thrash Hillary."
And help her?
No, let's continue helping Trump by trashing him.
I am all for this new strategy.
The GOPe really continues to demonstrate its stupidity with stunts like this. Romney was speaking to one group of people only – the Establishment GOPe, echoing to them their own Trump hatred. The American People hate the GOPe and will just add this to the look list of scores that need settling.
Corey and I almost never agree, but I like to give credit when due. Sue me.
Post 135 is excellent.
Romney was speaking to one group of people only"
The tens of millions of loyal Republicans who voted for him?
Yeah, you don't their votes.
Make it up with OWS zombies.
will just add this to the look list of scores that need settling."
Oh, don't worry, if the 30% of Rs that support this clown prevail, you can bet the other 70% are going to settle some scores.
Rush is comparing trump to Goldwater… But in a good way. I guess we have to put up with a landslide defeat in order to get the next Reagan
To David Wissing (Host of HHR)
I didn't want to do this but I had to. Your Blog has been taken over by the Trump hijackers. You'll need to put a filter in. This is getting out of hand since Super Tuesday. They're trying to run over your great Blog. Suspend these Trumpsters so we can get back to some meaningful discussions.
"Ben Carson's Michigan chairman switches support to Marco Rubio"
Dang, I thought the Trumpbot just said Trump will inherit Carson's votes.
You just can't trust what you read here.
Larry…what you don't get is that RINOS and people who run on a promise (Marco) and then immediately sell out their voters to the establishment (Marco) turn real conservatives off and the real conservatives sit at home on election day. That is exactly why candidates like McCain and Romney ALWAYS lose. Stop worrying so much about getting people out who never vote republican and start doing the things that get the base of the party to the polls.
The Base will not win us the November Election, I'm afraid to tell you.
You are wrong, Larry…say sorry argument made for choosing Romney and McCain – wrong then, wrong now.
Romney said Trump was the greatest thing since sliced bread four years ago. Now he says Trump is a disaster.
Of course this is the kind of two faced politician talk that the American people just love. /sarc
Larry, don't worry about the Trumpbots. These are not real Republicans or conservatives, they are bottom feeders that got stirred up in the Trump mud.
Right now they are all excited like maggots on roadkill, but they are not going to be here long, this happens every cycle whenever some deadender gets some press.
Dumbdero will go back to whatever racist cesspool he came from, Falco will go back to Stormfront or whatever, and the rest of us will continue here as usual.
Keep the big picture in mind.
He changed his mind just like Trump did on being a liberal Bayern
Mitt Romney has killed the Republican party. It's over.
Trump will be the "Rebublican" nominee in name only. Neither he nor the 70 million Americans who support him are "Rebublican". We're just using the party to get the White House.
The Republican party is dead.
e things that get the base of the party to the polls.
Comment by Don — March 3, 2016 @ 12:47 pm"
Nah, you don't need them, you will make it up with Reagan Dems remember.
And Paulbots. And protectionist union thugs. And OWS disciples.
Trump already decided he doesn't want the support of Republicans. And guess what, he won't get them.
Trump may be vulgar, he may be a hypocrite, he may be wrong on every issue under the sun…..
But to lazily fall back on the typical left wing garbage of accusing an opponent of bring a racist and/or misogynist etc etc is absolutely disgusting.
I'm not surprised Jason is one of the lead race baiters here. Truly a disgusting person he is. Let alone being incredibly ignorant.
We're just using the party to get the White House."
We agree there.
Trump was never a Republican.
Bayern, don't worry, nobody is going to keep others from paying for your healthcare.
Calm down.
Calling any candidacy a "movement" is creepy.
Larry think of the satisfaction you'll get when the Anti-Trump alliance take the nomination away from Trump.
Anime porn has ruined the minds of so many. It's driven them into the bigoted arms of Donnie Klansman.
What makes it even better is noted drug addict Rush Limbaugh is supporting the Klansman in chief. By the way, between Trump and Rush, they have had seven wives.
But to lazily fall back on the typical left wing garbage of accusing an opponent of bring a racist and/or misogynist etc etc is absolutely disgusting.
I'm not surprised Jason is one of the lead race baiters here. Truly a disgusting person he is. Let alone being incredibly ignorant.
Comment by BayernFan — March 3, 2016 @ 12:54 pm
Then maybe Trump shouldn't have equivocated on David Duke or allowed his son to give an interview to a radio host who supports slavery.
I agree with the Trumpites — burn down the Republican Party. If what Trump stands for is now what the Republican party stands for, then, absolutely, I am all for burning it down. I have no interest being a part of it.
Romney killed it.
Wobbie Troll, I guess you just became a "race baiter" too.
Donnie Klansman has nailed down the support of white supremacists and the anti-Semites. Now that's a winning coalition. Maybe Donnie Klansman will burn a cross at the White House and hold a seminar on the "Final Solution".
162.Wobbie Troll, I guess you just became a "race baiter" too.
Comment by jason — March 3, 2016 @ 1:00 pm
Well, I've been called a lot of things over the years.
Romney said what had to be said.
I hope real conservatives and real Republicans were listening.
But even if they weren't, watching the Trumpbots squeal like stuck pigs was already worth it.
What do you mean, "to lazily fall back" on calling someone a racist?! When you openly call for people of a certain religious faith to be banned from the country–including, among them, US citizens–that is racist, and it deserves to be called out.
By your logic, if Trump were to burn a cross on Ben Carson's law, I shouldn't call him racist, because that'd be "disgusting."
Another day, another new thread, another lack of Trumpkins giving and answer to Trump's gender gap in the GOP primaries:
Trump's gender gap thus far:
IA: Men+1
NV: Men+2
VT: Men+3
NH: Men+5
TN: Men+5
AR: Men+6
MA: Men+6
TX: Men+6
SC: Men+7
VA: Men+7
OK: Men+9
AL: Men+16
GA: Men+10
There was no indication that Republican women stayed home. Other GOP candidates had no problem getting the women's vote, especially Rubio.
So how much harder will it be when Trump will have to face a hostile general election electorate filled with democrat and independent women who get all their news from watching The View?
And especially considering he would have to be running against a WOMAN?
Trump's gender gap in the GOP primary will turn into a canyon in the general election. We have had no explanation how he can win the general election getting 36% of the women's vote nationally, and getting blown out in states like Virginia.
After listening to Mitt today and the Congress rolling over for Obama, can there be ANY doubt now that what we got are Democrat operatives in the GOP??
" Democrat operatives in the GOP??"
Yes, his name is Donald Trump, and his followers are dem operatives bent on destroying the GOP.
Back with new marching orders from Stormfront, Falco?
148.Romney said Trump was the greatest thing since sliced bread four years ago. Now he says Trump is a disaster.
Of course this is the kind of two faced politician talk that the American people just love. /sarc
I think this is a good time to ask BF a questions:
Will you be voting for Hillary Clinton? Trump said she would be a "great President." His words.
The Chairman of the Republican Governors Association (responsible for electing Republicans to the Statehouses around the Country this year as well as holding onto vulnerable Seats) Governor Susana Martinez of New Mexico has endorsed Marco Rubio for President. In regards to her State New Mexico her Endo is useless as it votes towards the end of the Primary Season. In the bigger Picture though it's great because it signals to vulnerable GOP Governors and GOP Candidates running against Democrats "Get behind him if you want to win"
Electablity is running in 4th amongst Candidate Qualities in most of the States who had an Exit or Entrance Poll. However as the Race now moves to Ohio/Florida the Question "Who can win in November" becomes a bigger Issue.
The Virginia Exit Poll is just brutal for Trump and Cruz
Q: Are you satisfied if Cruz wins the Nomination?
43% say YES
54% say NO
Q: Are you satisfied if Trump wins the Nomination?
44% say YES
54% say NO
Q: Are you satisfied if Rubio wins the Nomination?
59% say YES
39% say NO
Trump in his response im sure will say-
"Here is a man who literally begged me to endorse him 4 years ago- it was quite pathetic actually- "
I think this is a good time to ask BF a questions:
Will you be voting for Hillary Clinton? Trump said she would be a "great President." His words.
Come on, BF. No other Trumper will answer the question. You can be the first.
174 – its ok bitter, don't expect a response. I haven't gotten any valid response to my question about the gender gap.
Wont change a single Trump voter, and it's not meant to.
Romney helps signal to the non-Trump voters that Trump is racist slime.
Romney signals to GOP politicians that you are ruining your careers if you support Trump.
Romney is signaling to GOP donors that Trump is toxic, and if you donate to Trump's GE campaign (which Trump's spox already admitted Trump will take donor funding) you are donating to someone who will automatically lose to Hillary.
Thank heavens for honest, good men like Mitt Romney.
And I love the gender gap question I asked, especially because it is real data. This is actually how women voted in the GOP primary. It is not theory, it is not a polling sample, it is not speculation. It cannot be refuted that a significant number of GOP women are recoiling from Trump. How much greater will that number be among independent women whose views are much less oriented toward voting Republican?
Thank you, Mitt! Very brave to go up against the mob mentality of the Trumpkins. He will be crucified but he did the right thing. Until someone reaches the required number of delegates we need to fight on. Then if it is Trump we all have decisions to make about the general election.
They're never going to answer you. They're too busy watching cartoon porn or blaming Jews for everything that's wrong with their lives.
I thought Magellan was banned for making up polls?
"Then if it is Trump we all have decisions to make about the general election."
I don't have to decide…its already done. I will never… NEVER… vote for Trump.
Here are my options
1 – Write in a candidate
2 – Vote for Libertarian Gary Johnson
3 – Leave it blank
The final is dependent on how close Trump would get to winning the GE and destroying this country. I would vote for Hillary. Our country has weathered through it's share of scandals and lies. It can stand to take a beating from a few more.
At least it wouldnt be World War III
So I apologize to the friends I have made on this blog, but yes I would vote for Hillary if it meant stopping Trump.
Re# 81…I will never vote for Trump either but my point was until he reaches the required delegates, I will continue talking to people who typically have never heard of Trump U anything about his past positions on issues.
183. You won't need to. Plenty of other people will have already done so. You can see what other options are available and exercise your conscience if it comes to that.
I'm not going to seriously entertain the idea of voting for Clinton. Would I do it if I thought there were even a 1% chance that doing so would keep Trump out of office? Probably. But single votes never make a difference, at least in presidential races, so I'd rather vote my conscience and write in a name.
the main reason why trump is gaining is that the non-trump supporters have become unhinged
the very people who complained for yoears about how ron paul tried to steal delegates, are now trying to come up with ways to steal trump's delegates
the same people who complain when sharpton et al. cry racism, are now yelling racism just to stop trump
the same people who called people dead enders because they would not vote for mccain, are now repeatedly saying they won't for trump
if you want to stop trump then stop with the vitriol, because you are actually gaining him support
my favorite argument is
rubiobots: ANYONE BUT TRUMP!!!!!!
others: ok, how about cruz
rubiobots: anyone, anyone but trump
others: so yeah … cruz then
rubiobots: we need someone not trump
others: kasich is good too
rubiobots: so then we are all agreed … rubio
Go back to your hole.
If Sharpton attributed racism to the Trump campaign, he wouldn't be wrong, and I doubt the anti-Trump people on the right would claim he was wrong. So, big difference right there.
He's old friends with Trump though from NYC.
does LisaB possess the ability to read?
I just gave all the possibilities of candidates I would vote for. I don't recall ever saying "Rubio or bust"
Get it together woman
Deadenders on McCain vs. Deadenders on Trump?
Another area with large differences.
Anybody who refused to vote for McCain claimed they did so out of ideological purity.
Even if Trump were right on all the issues, which he isn't, he would still face this opposition, because he is a deplorable human being.
Strategic Campaigning by Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio? Until yesterday Night Rubio had Events scheduled in Kansas, Kentucky and Louisiana while Ted Cruz had a Campaign Event in Overland Park, KS scheduled.
Rubio cancelled LA, KY Events and has instead 3 Events scheduled in Kansas tomorrow while Cruz cancelled his Kansas Event and is going to LA instead. Both ignoring KY. Cruz to campaign in Maine Saturday and Rubio in Idaho, FL and he'll make a Campaign Stop apparently in San Juan, PR Saturday Night.
Daines – This is the worst election of my life. Considering that I lived in Philadelphia and voted for some truly horrible candidates just to watch them lose by 80 points to Democrats who were worse, that is saying something.
I have said that I will vote for the nominee of the Republican Party. If it is Trump, I will do so filled with disgust and self-loathing. Three times, I had the honor of running for office under the GOP banner. I have voted for every Republican in every race on the ballot since 1986. I will not break that streak for one reason. I know that voting for Trump is a vote against Hillary. I hate this choice. I actually lose sleep over it. However, I am committed to voting against her final net margin in the only way that I believe matters.
I find the Trump supporters here to be vile, hateful people. To be counted among them is truly horrible but I am not asking for absolution. I will fight them until the end of this nightmare. I hope that the Republican Party can save itself and nominate somebody else.
I know that it is strange to have friends I have never met or met only once but HHR encourages that. I expect and accept that some will condemn me for my vote. That truly pains me but there is no free lunch here. Perhaps I will change my mind but then I will have broken a pledge which will just cause different pain. To my friends, treat me as you wish. To the Trump morons, GFY.
When Romeny ran in '12, he made a lot of predictions about foreign policy, our enemies, the economy. Every prediction can true. It is a shame he was not elected. I am glad he gave the speech.
"Stealing delegates?"
Nobody is planning to "steal" anything. There will be legal options used, if at all possible, to get the best outcome for the party.
If we were Democrats, the system would already be rigged, with superdelegates, and Trump would not be a factor.
The Paul backers tried to manipulate the process to benefit a candidate that the vast majority of the party had rejected. They had the legal right to do so, but failed, because support was firm for the person who won most of the contests, and even the backers of other defeated candidates were willing to accept him.
The vast majority of Republican primary voters are very much opposed to Trump and will accept virtually any other option.
So, another profound difference in the examples given.
and regarding illegal immigration
the one thing working people understand is that loads of unskilled undocumented people coming into the country do not help most usa citizens, unless you are highly skilled or own a business.
illegal aliens are allowed to collect welfare AND work under the table. regular citizens cannot do that.
rubio is simply not going to enforce the border, and rich people on both sides do not want him too. why pay $500 to have a citizen mow the lawn of your mcmansion if an illegal alien will do it for $300?
trump managed to tap into the rabble's anger
You sound like you pride yourself in being among the rabble.
"Nobody is planning to "steal" anything. There will be legal options used, if at all possible, to get the best outcome for the party."
yeah … that is not how people referred to it when ron paul used those "legal means"
Wer mit Ungeheuern kämpft, mag zusehn, dass er nicht dabei zum Ungeheuer wird. Und wenn du lange in einen Abgrund blickst, blickt der Abgrund auch in dich hinein.
My views line up exactly with Bitterlaw. Well said.
The sad truth is that the damage is done. If Trump wins the nomination he will lose in November because in addition to losing women, independents, millions of Republicans will either not vote for him, or worse, stay home and screw the down ballot candidates as well. If Trump loses the nomination, millions of Trump supporters will stay home with the same result.
"I just gave all the possibilities of candidates I would vote for. I don't recall ever saying "Rubio or bust"
read larry's posts
Wow, LisaB explained why 1% of American's should vote for Trump. Nice going, are you and Dondero dating or something?
And Bitter, I trust your judgement. If you don't want to break your streak despite reservations, I can respect that.
"Another area with large differences."
yeah, the difference is,
now it is you using those tactics
I've read Larry's posts. He's a staunch fan of Rubio. I'm sure he'd vote for Kasich or a compromise candidate too. Since you are a flat out socialist, I don't expect you to understand basic concepts.
203. She's too old for him.
I predict that if it really has to come to it for all of us, Bitterlaw will break his streak.
"Wow, LisaB explained why 1% of American's should vote for Trump. Nice going, are you and Dondero dating or something?"
i don't think you should vote for trump
i think you should stop the race baiting and vitriol — which has failed
and actually make reasoned arguments
yes, larry will vote for a compromise candidate
named rubio
Reasoned arguments have been made against Trump. Those who would be on the opposite side of the argument do not tend to take to reason though.
And it is a perfectly reasonable argument to suggest that Trump represents racism, bigotry, hatred, and a myriad of un-American values. Just listen to him for 5 minutes.
I've made plenty of reasoned arguments. And so have plenty of other poeple here.
He's spoken out against veterans and minorities (particularly hispanics). He's a fraud (trump university) and a liar (David Duke). And if you refuse to accept any of those, you can't deny the fact that he's crude and lacks the temperment to be president.
Keep digging, I'll get you a bigger shovel.
He thinks he can shoot people in the head on the street and remain politically beloved.
Where is the "reasonable" rebuttal to that?
#209 – Pretty sure most here would go for a Compromise candidate not named Rubio. He has his faults.
You have more.
daines, you are the one digging
none of those arguments expressed in that way have slowed trum down … they have just caused trump supporters to give hime more support
when you scream "he wants to build a wal he's a racist"
the rabble are thinking … "hey, a candidate is actually saying he wants to help me keep my job"
you have to actually explain why trumps policies will cause them to lose their jobs, healthcare, homes etc.
That's what Mitt Romney did today. Talked about policy.
Trump offers very few specifics and his backers just go completely personal whenever anyone criticizes Trump.
Trump speaking now in MA:
Trump: Romney begged me for my endorsement and if I said get on your knees he would.
Crowd: Huge laughter.
42,500 watching now on rightside broadcasting
"If Trump had said 4 years ago the things he says today about the KKK, Muslims, Mexicans, disabled, I would NOT have accepted his endorsement" – Mitt Romney
Stop spewing lies and nonsense about Trump not providing any specifics. Go to his website. He is the only candidate with detailed plans on taxes, healthcare, etc. Please provide me with the specifics for any of the other candidates. They only parrot what Trump says.
"He thinks he can shoot people in the head on the street and remain politically beloved."
has he actually shot anybody or was it perhaps
political hyperbole?
when reagan said he was going to start bombing russia in 5 minutes were you so outraged?
or perhaps is it that you are upset about a plethora
(three amigos 🙂 )
Kasich is actually my 2nd Choice behind Marco.
I certainly do not think Romney ever begged Trump for the endorsement. It was a mistake for Romney to take it publicly and I said it on here at the time.
Trump was the one who begged Hillary Clinton to attend his wedding.
"That's what Mitt Romney did today. Talked about policy."
romney is a very decent man
Reagan said it as a private joke during the Cold War. It got out and he was blasted for it.
Trump said it publicly and proudly and said it about Americans.
Big difference.
And Romney also said the same thing about Trump that gets said on here. Yes, he is a decent man and Donald Trump is not.
yes … now it is not your candidate so you are outraged
As Romney said today, the very few policy specifics that Trump has put out would be damaging (Romney did say that Trump is right to want to repeal and replace Obamacare) and that the solutions would make problems worse.
Rubio, Kasich, and Cruz have all outlined detailed policy proposals as have most of the former candidates.
if you want to stop trum, you are not going to stop him by telling his supporters "how stupid they are"
227. They need to hear it.
Watching Trump's rambling, bizarre campaign event. Romney is deep inside his head.
"Rubio, Kasich, and Cruz have all outlined detailed policy proposals as have most of the former candidates"
and if your really do want to help rubio, or kasich or cruz, then you would be wise to start mentioning that to people who are not named
bitterlaw, MD, tina, walt etc.
because they already agree with you
and people like bunu and julstol will never agree with you
so endlessly repeating mindless hashtags on hhr is actually not helping at all
Getting inside of Trump's head is the easiest thing in the world.
He obsesses negatively over any criticism and he obsesses positively over any praise. If ISIS said he was "strong", he would be bragging about it.
"227. They need to hear it."
they won't
any more than you heard why you were "stupid for supporting bush"
I'm not so sure Tina agrees with me. I think she is a Trump supporter.
And I certainly do speak out against Donald Trump "in real life" ad have been doing so increasingly. In addition to trying to get Republicans and conservatives to vote in Illinois for Rubio, in order to win him some more delegates, I am trying to get Democrats and liberals to do so as well, because many of them want to be a part of stopping Trump.
"The Paul backers tried to manipulate the process to benefit a candidate that the vast majority of the party had rejected. They had the legal right to do so, but failed, because support was firm for the person who won most of the contests, and even the backers of other defeated candidates were willing to accept him."
Yawn except we knew we weren't going to win. Those were political statements and a dry run for an election that actually mattered in the future.
If Paul had won Iowa and somehow won nh as well, which could have occurred had he won Iowa, then winning caucus states could have come into play
Romney speech was a signal for Rubio to get out.
over 45,000 now
Trump said he helped raise campaign funds for mitt and someone told Donald what are you doing that guys a stiff. Trump I should have listened to him.
Trump seems so relaxed and at ease right now. It's uncanny! At the same time I imagine Rubio and Cruz are furiously cramming for the debate and memorizing their lines like college freshmen prepping for an exam.
"He obsesses negatively over any criticism and he obsesses positively over any praise. If ISIS said he was "strong", he would be bragging about it."
well … in fairness when he hears isis
he is probably thinking of
He is owning Romney. And yes, it gets him another entire news cycle.
Romney said he would not be able to argue the policy differences. I imagine he is proving Romney right in how he was going to respond.
All that hatred inside of Trump against anyone who disagrees with him on everything has to be slowly eating him up inside. Nobody can sustain that forever.
This is a WINNER for Trump. Every cable News Network is carrying his entire rally. Mittens was killed and Trump gets more of his message out.
198.You sound like you pride yourself in being among the rabble.
True. I am an Eagles fan. My basketball team last year was called a bunch of thugs for the way we played defense. We had an 8-5 record and nobody ever fouled out but we attacked, damn it.
I was talking to lisa in post 198.
Trump gets more of his message out.
This is Trump's entire message:
Build a wall. We don't win any more. I hate Muslims and Hispanics. I hate women. I will make deals. Make America Great Again.
That's it. There is no more substance to it.
Romney was was signaling for stategic voting. He could call for it publicly without it hurting a candidate. If Rubio or Cruz suggested up publicly it would hurt them.
Sorry, Corey. Even though I wear a suit to work, I can hang with the rabble.
It shows why it turned out to be a good thing why Romney did not endorse a candidate already, I suppose.
Another nail in the argument that Trump can't beat Hillary:
Trump's best county so far? Buchanan, Va, a traditionally Democratic County at the heart of Virginia coal country. Trump won 69% of the vote.
Democrats liking Trump more than real Republicans liking Trump should not be a surprise but you seem to be missing the meaning of the word "traditionally" there. Something tells me that Establishment Mitt Romney probably won that county in landslide fashion.
How does it show Trump taking votes that do not go Republican these days in general elections?
Folks, Trump has guaranteed that America will win again if we make him president. He has a super-secret plan for defeating ISIS, but he can't tell us, because that would tip off ISIS. Anyone who opposes him will "be sorry."
That's good enough for me.
Trump-Akin '16
"any more than you heard why you were "stupid for supporting bush""
-Ok, this line was spot-on!
Trump's best county so far? Buchanan, Va, a traditionally Democratic County at the heart of Virginia coal country. Trump won 69% of the vote.
Are you really this stupid? WTF does this mean? he won 69% of REPUBLICANS in a Democrat-controlled County. How does this mean that he could win Independents and Democrats?
I am sure that Todd Akin cares too much about moral values and the sanctity of life to ever agree to run with someone like Trump.
Trump/Falco 2016
Make Anime Porn Great Again
I wasn't stupid for supporting Bush. I believe I was right. He had an actual record that I liked and was consistent and he laid out actual policy positions, complete with details, that I tended to agree with.
Big difference between how I picked a candidate and those who got suckered by a con man.
251.Are you really this stupid?
Yes, he is.
Congrats to Mitt Romney, winner of the Rockefeller-Scranton Award for Political Impotency.
Seriously, and sadly, Mitt looks like an idiot now.
And when it became clear to me that Jeb Bush did not have a path to win and that it was more important to beat Donald Trump, I decided to support someone other than Jeb Bush.
Since it should be clear that Donald Trump does not have a path to beat Hillary Clinton, Trump supporters should eventually decide to support someone other than him, if they really want to beat Hillary.
I don't get how imploring the party to not reject conservatism is akin to Rockefeller Republicans.
Romney framed his speech as the modern day version of Reagan's Time for Choosing on behalf of Goldwater vs. the paternalism of the Great Society.
"I believe I was right."
-Trump supporters may say the same in November after he loses.
256.Congrats to Mitt Romney, winner of the Rockefeller-Scranton Award for Political Impotency.
Seriously, and sadly, Mitt looks like an idiot now.
Comment by BayernFan — March 3, 2016 @ 3:02 pm
Yeah. Trump made joke about oral sex, but Romney's the idiot.
Rubio ran nonstop negative ads in Virginia and it seemed to work pretty well against Trump.
That's going to be the model going into Florida, which Trump should absolutely be aware of.
That's why he needs to run hard against this.
#215 – How dense are you? It is clear that the man has criticized veterans (particularly the ones who get caught). He has criticized hispanics. He supports eminent domain. He is sexist (look at the comments made on the apprentice).
His demeanor is not acceptable, and it demonstrates that he does not have the temperament to be president. He should absolutely not be in charge of the national security apparatus that keeps this country in one piece.
If you cannot grasp this basic concept, then you cannot be reasoned with, and therefore, trying to engage in an intelligent conversation with you is not possible.
I decided to support someone other than Jeb Bush.
Only after JEB! dropped out.
Come November, Mitt is going to look like a prophetic genius. Much as he does now, in hindsight, for warning about Russia being our biggest threat.
I don't know what exactly Donald said. Maybe he was going for Gayest Statement of the Day on the campaign trail. I know that Mitt is a handsome man.
263. Wrong. I beat him to it by about 15 minutes.
Had I known, I would have waited before posting.
Robbie if you're referring to asking Romney to get on his knees, he meant to beg for an endorsement. I suppose perverts would instantly think oral sex.
I thought Romney did a really great job of laying the smackdown on trump. He didn't hold back, he didn't stutter, he really let the idiot have it. Proud of Mitt.
"#215 – How dense are you?"
My #215 is Corey speaking, and it has nothing to do with what you are saying.
You sure you got the correct comment?
A New Yorker who needs sarcasm lessons? ?
Corey, my apologies, that was meant for Lisa in #214.
Oh, ok. No problem.
To your credit, if Jeb were the last establishment candidate standing, he'd more than likely have my support.
268.Robbie if you're referring to asking Romney to get on his knees, he meant to beg for an endorsement. I suppose perverts would instantly think oral sex.
Comment by BayernFan — March 3, 2016 @ 3:10 pm
Oh boy. Trump ding a ling tries to ignore the reality.
You fool, you know exactly what Donnie Klansman meant. Just like we know what he meant with his blood coming from everywhere comment.
Trump's gender gap thus far:
IA: Men+1
NV: Men+2
VT: Men+3
NH: Men+5
TN: Men+5
AR: Men+6
MA: Men+6
TX: Men+6
SC: Men+7
VA: Men+7
OK: Men+9
AL: Men+16
GA: Men+10
Romney spreading lies today. Trump never said "lets take out Assad through ISIS"
He said lets let Assad and Russia take out ISIS.
Ben Jacobs ?@Bencjacobs · 56m56 minutes ago
So Donald Trump just made a bl0wj0b joke about Mitt Romney
Guess he's a pervert too.
Business comparison between Romney and Trump.
…Romney at Bain destroyed many businesses in hostile take-overs. Then trashed the businesses and moved all the jobs overseas so Romney could make money on destroying American jobs.
…Trump has BUILT many things and created thousands of construction jobs and continuing facility operations jobs. Real jobs.
277.Romney spreading lies today. Trump never said "lets take out Assad through ISIS"
He said lets let Assad and Russia take out ISIS.
Comment by John Falco — March 3, 2016 @ 3:16 pm
Make the KKK great again
So was Trump lying when he said that Hillary would make a great president?
I checked Romney facebook page to get "audience" real reaction to his speech. 999 to 1 really strongly against what he did. Many who supported him before are gone from supporting him or supporting the GOPe people.
Hey, BayernFan, shouldn't you be watching a communist kickball game?
What is it with Trump supporters not giving actual numbers when trying to make their arguments?
Do they just openly dismiss facts like Trump? Probably why the guy went bankrupt so many times.
282.I checked Romney facebook page to get "audience" real reaction to his speech. 999 to 1 really strongly against what he did. Many who supported him before are gone from supporting him or supporting the GOPe people.
Comment by John Falco — March 3, 2016 @ 3:19 pm
That's because all of your Stormfront white supremacist buddies flooded his FB page. Congrats. It got you away from the cartoon porn for while.
In 2012 Romney insulted 47% of Americans-today he insulted the other half!
#285 – Lol, that one made me laugh. Probably true too.
FL Governor Rick Scott said he will not endorse anyone before his state's primary.
He probably got scared off of backing Trump.
Trump: "Mitt is a failed candidate."
Oh, Donald, Mitt is going to be Reagan '84 compared to you this November.
#289 – Again, numbers! What "Half" are you speaking of. Half of the country does not support Trump. Show me a poll that says otherwise.
Right now the most recent polling shows:
Hillary 41 to Trump 36 – Rasmussen
Hillary 52 to Trump 44 – CNN/ORC
Hillary 47 to Trump 42 – Fox News
Is 44% the new "half? or is it 36%?
Maybe we've been going about this the wrong way, and the only way to speak to trumpkin is to talk like a trumpkin.
You say women love Donald Trump? I say Space Aliens love John Kasich
Daines, how dare you quote actual GE polling numbers to these morons.
What will be their response to your actual numbers? Same as always. Dead silence.
Donald Trump has certainly filed for bankruptcy more times than I have. Been divorced more times than I have, too.
The polls are fraudulent! They're interviewing too many Somalis!!
Donnie Klansman and his chief toady, Rush Limbaugh, have seven wives between them.
That's true conservative values.
…Trump has BUILT many things and created thousands of construction jobs and continuing facility operations jobs. Real jobs.
Do you still fly Trump Airlines to Atlantic City to go to Trump Plaza and Trump Taj Mahal?
Add in Newt's three.
John Falco. You obviously know very little about what a PE firm does. That is not to say that in some cases jobs get lost and some cases business flourish and jobs get created. A PE firm is no different than any other new owner of a company. If someone buys a company they are going to make changes to get a return on their investment and to grow the business. That is capitalism. Does trump have a problem with capitalism? I doubt it.
Hard data:
Trump's gender gap thus far:
IA: Men+1
NV: Men+2
VT: Men+3
NH: Men+5
TN: Men+5
AR: Men+6
MA: Men+6
TX: Men+6
SC: Men+7
VA: Men+7
OK: Men+9
AL: Men+16
GA: Men+10
Polling data:
Hillary 41 to Trump 36 – Rasmussen
Hillary 52 to Trump 44 – CNN/ORC
Hillary 47 to Trump 42 – Fox News
Battleground state data:
AK: Trump 49 / Hillary 44 – R+5
AK: Rubio 57 / Hillary 40 – R+17
AZ: Trump 44 / Hillary 42 – R+2
AZ: Rubio 53 / Hillary 37 – R+16
CO: Trump 48 / Hillary 38 – R+10
CO: Rubio 52 / Hillary 36 – R+16
FL: Trump 38 / Hillary 45 – D+7
FL: Rubio 45 / Hillary 43 – R+2
IA: Trump 41 / Hillary 45 – D+4
IA: Rubio 47 / Hillary 42 – R+5
MI: Trump 39 / Hillary 44 – D+5
MI: Rubio 43 / Hillary 41 – R+3
MN: Trump 38 / Hillary 43 – D+5
MN: Rubio 49 / Hillary 40 – R+9
MO: Trump 48 / Hillary 39 – R+9
MO: Rubio 51 / Hillary 36 – R+15
MT: Trump 51 / Hillary 30 – R+19
MT: Rubio 57 / Hillary 29 – R+28
NH: Trump 38 / Hillary 45 – D+7
NH: Rubio 44 / Hillary 41 – R+3
NC: Trump 43.3 / Hillary 44.3 – D+1
NC: Rubio 48.7 / Hillary 42.3 – R+6.4
NY: Trump 32 / Hillary 57 – D+25
NY: Rubio 37 / Hillary 54 – D+17
OH: Trump 44 / Hillary 42 – R+2
OH: Rubio 47 / Hillary 42 – R+5
PA: Trump 43 / Hillary 47 – D+3
PA: Rubio 45 / Hillary 42 – R+3
UT: Trump 33 / Hillary 28 – R+5
UT: Rubio 48 / Hillary 21 – R+27
VA: Trump 35 / Hillary 52 – D+17
VA: Rubio 43 / Hillary 46 – D+3
WI: Trump 38 / Hillary 47 – D+9
WI: Rubio 44 / Hillary 45 – D+1
Anecdotal data:
Listen to The View for ten minutes and see what the screeching women on there are saying about Trump. Was in a doc office waiting room and heard ten minutes, and lets just say they aren't rootin' for Trump. The View is how many women shape their world view.
All data, including actual election results, polling sample data, and anecdotal information all point to one inevitable conclusion. Trump is the mother of all general election disasters.
Another Louisiana Poll for Saturday's GOP primary shows The Donald ahead by double digits.
"The View is how many women shape their world view."
-One more reason the Founding Fathers did NOT allow women the right to vote.
I got polled last night. Autopoll from Study America, whatever that is. I said I was for Rubio and then it asked me all sorts of questions about who I would support if the field was narrowed to 2 or 3, etc, and asked about if Romney, Paul Ryan, Jeb Bush, and others endorsed Rubio.
'To the Trump morons, GFY'
I second the motion.
Do you still fly Trump Airlines to Atlantic City to go to Trump Plaza and Trump Taj Mahal?"
Yeah, and I have Trump Vodka when I get there.
Melania is foreign-born, and she obviously married Trump for his money. Which means she accepted a position as Trump's wife for money.
She needs to apply for a work visa or we deport her.
Make America Great Again.
I see that the man who refused to disavow Romney care is now officially advising the GOP on how to destroy its frontrunner.
Rule 40(b) of the RNC's convention rules says that no candidate is eligible to be nominated unless he's won a majority of delegates in at least eight different states.
Majority of states won so far
Trump 5
Cruz 1
Rubio 0
But Trump fans have an obvious argument there: Why should Trump need to win a majority of the delegates if he's the only candidate who's eligible for the nomination, at least during that ballot?
Finally get to caucus this year in Louisville, KY.
Trump going to win, but it won't be due to my vote.
Funny. Corey did say that eventually we would be on the same side.
He thought it meant supporting one of the worst candidates in the history of primary campaigns (using the expectations and hype and money vs. actual votes standard).
But in the end he was right, we are united against this fascist liberal fraud.
Such is life.
308 – I have never been in a caucus before. Don't you get to speak? If you do, just read off all the info in #299, and tell them a vote for Trump is a vote for Hillary.
Can the rules be changed to put Rubio on the ballot with Trump at the convention?
Of course!
But that would make Rube look extremely bad, which would be good as well.
"That's because all of your Stormfront white supremacist buddies flooded his FB page. "
Trumpbots remind me of Paulbots…
Oh wait…
310. That actually makes me want to vote for him.
onnie Klansman and his chief toady, Rush Limbaugh, have seven wives between them."
Wow, a double California king bed?
Call me old fashioned or a "dinosaur" if you will but is it too much to ask for a president to have at least a public display of dignity and class. I want my grandchildren to be able to respect the leader of their country. Trump does not clear that bar!!!
Give Trump credit. He hasn't thrown his own feces or had Christie parade out behind him in a "Mr. Slave" getup…yet.
If the RNC weren't run by a blithering idiot, they might simply consider ejecting Trump from the party and nullifying his delegates on the grounds he continues to threaten a third party run, that he's a racist, or that he's a misogynist.
Too bad Reince Priebus is a buffoon who has cozied up to Trump and his birtherism in 2011 and thereby legitimized him.
While I am no fan of politically correct speech and think we should refer to bad behavior for what it is, I really don't want our president to be a "trash talker". I guess the idea of a president being a "role model" for our young people is an idea that has passed. Do we really want a president that makes fun of crippled people, refers to women as ugly or "on their knees", and otherwise talks like a drunken sailor?
@DonaldTrump- "Mitt's dad was born in Mexico. Sort of explains it all. The wall just got 10 feet higher."
Romney did what Reagan would've done if such a radical candidate were which is put him in his place. I only wished Romney had acted earlier. It should deter any more major republicans from endorsing trump and give more courage to those running ads against Trump.
#320, that a real tweet Corey? Not seeing it. But Ann Coulter did say:
Ann Coulter ?@AnnCoulter 2h2 hours ago
Romney's just mad because his father was a Mexican.
Bob Dole supports Marco Rubio and while I know that he has a legitimate reason to be angry at Ted Cruz, and has stated he prefers Trump to Cruz for that reason, I hope he remembers that in 1996, when accepting the nomination, he said:
"if there's anyone who has mistakenly attached themselves to our party in the belief that we are not open to citizens of every race and religion, then let me remind you, tonight this hall belongs to the Party of Lincoln. And the exits which are clearly marked are for you to walk out of as I stand this ground without compromise."
Rubio's rhetoric on the campaign is certainly no better than Trump's. His has been nastier as of late, but I think that's because he's getting frustrated.
All my fake Trump Tweets sound realistic.
319 – a simpler way to put it…I don't want a president who feels comfortable on the set of "The View"
Cruz really needs Louisiana – it's a neighboring state like all the others he's done decent in.
Rubio's doing three visits here tomorrow…
I despise Obama's policies and believe he has done irreparable harm to our nation, but at least I have not had to turn the channel so that my grandson would not hear language that I think reprehensible. btw I have had to turn the channel because Obama made me ill. 🙂 I get the remote when Trump is on the TV, however, just in case. Is THAT what we want?
Donald Trump said Mitt Romney "would have dropped to his knees" to get his endorsement.
Mitt Scrubs Trump praise from twitter account.
"Donald Trump has shown an extraordinary ability to understand how our economy works," Romney said, citing Trump's record as a job creator. And, he concluded, "it means a great deal to me to have the endorsement of Mr. Trump."
After Romney's speech today, I think it would be wise and useful for the Bush presidents to deliver a similar speech next week.
The point isn't to dislodge the white supremacists supporting Trump. The point is to ensure none of the anti-Trump votes caves to Donnie Klansman.
Bunu's back from his Final Solution seminar.
326 DW Well stated. I remember Dana Perino saying GWB always put on his suit coat when he went into the oval office because of the dignity of the presidency. Trump is the antithesis of dignity and cannot legitimately call any of us to a higher level of discourse.
Ted Cruz is saying he would have dropped out if he lost Texas (easy for him to say that now), and that he is going to go to FL to campaign for himself. They think they can push Rubio from the race if he loses to Trump.
So, Cruz is not really buying into the strategic united front thing.
Cruz will endorse Trump to become his VP. We all know it. He doesn't really object to any part of Trump. That's why he played pilot fish to Trump's shark.
Cruz was saying a week ago tonight that Rubio would make a fine better President than Trump. At some level, he believes it too. Would be a shame if his campaign team or whomever got into his head so quickly.
f the RNC weren't run by a blithering idiot, they might simply consider ejecting Trump from the party and nullifying his delegates on the grounds he continues to threaten a third party run, that he's a racist, or that he's a misogynist"
Not too late.
Cruz will endorse Trump to become his VP.'
How many VPs will Trump have?
I thought he already bought Christie.
Will be hard to return him now.
I don't see Trump accepting Cruz as his #2 at this point.
I think he wants Alan West
Bunu's back from his Final Solution seminar."
The seminar was yesterday.
I think he wants Alan West'
Heavens no!
Allen West's people did not build America.
Bunu received training on "shower fixtures."
It depends where Cruz plays it in Florida.
Here is the 2012 FL Primary Map (Romney vs Gingrich)
I realize that we have now 4 Candidates running. Trump needs to do well in the Panhandle (what Gingrich did in 2012). Maybe Cruz can be helpful binging down Trumps Vote in Northern FL
Rubio will hold a Jacksonville Rally with Mayor Lenny Curry and Rep. Ander Crenshaw Saturday.
I don't think Cruz would sellout to Trump.
He can probably read the same polls as everyone else even if he was tempted.
He is popular in Texas, he has a following, I doubt he would go with the bigot.
I could be wrong, power corrupts, that's for sure.
I do not think that ED is a racist. He will pay (likely) underage girls for sex regardless of their race or nationality.
Cruz to attack Rubio tonight I am hearing. What a shame! He has no path to the Nomination after Mississippi has voted on Tuesday. All the Southern States have voted by then.
Some have a higher opinion of Cruz than me. That's fine. I really don't trust him.
"Ted Cruz is saying he would have dropped out if he lost Texas (easy for him to say that now), and that he is going to go to FL to campaign for himself. They think they can push Rubio from the race if he loses to Trump."
Rubio will not be in position to run in 2020 if he loses Florida. That means his political career is over he if suffers a loss to Trump there not just this campaign cycle.
So Rubio is either delaying to see if he can get something going with a plan to drop out before Florida or he is just planning on ending his political career forever, which is possible as well.
Why didn't Romney run again? Bc of Jeb? I think he could have won this time.
Cruz to attack Rubio tonight I am hearing. What a shame! He has no path to the Nomination after Mississippi has voted on Tuesday. All the Southern States have voted by then.
Comment by Larry — March 3, 2016 @ 4:32 pm
Cruz has never been a team player. Like I said, I think Cruz is fine with Trump.
That said, if Rubio fails badly in FL, I think Romney may jump into the race as last ditch effort to stop Donnie Klansman.
350.Why didn't Romney run again? Bc of Jeb? I think he could have won this time.
Comment by Wvally — March 3, 2016 @ 4:33 pm
With the benefit of hindsight, this is true.
can someone (not a Trumpster) explain me why Rubio leave KY and goes to KS?
Great speech by mitt today
I am so proud to be have been a supporter from the first minute in 2008
If Rubio or Kasich can`t make it I hope for a broken convention with Mitt as the outcome
I can`t stand Trump but I don`t think is unelectable but left of Killary
Ted Cruz is much worse for me as Trump
Bunu received training on "shower fixtures."
They have expanded the "efficient tools for disposal of undesirables" workshop now to include Mexicans and Muslims as part of their "Modernization Program".
I wish Romney would have run. There was much resistance to him, on the right, and the need for a "fresh face" when he was testing the waters and a lot of the money was committed to Jeb, who had started moving quicker.
I think had Romney run and Jeb had not though, most of all the other candidates, including Rubio, still would have run, and ultimately, I think Romney would have fared about as well as Jeb did.
Anything that gives off the whiff of civility is not en vogue during these times.
I can support Romney in a nanosecond if that is what it takes to stop the racist bigot.
But at the moment Rubio is the guy that is running and is the anti-Trump.
Hail Rubio!
Piece of good News I guess for Rubio:
Governor Scott won't endorse anyone during the Primary Season.
Rubio Donors have been advised and asked to push Governor Kasich out of the Race. Looks like they're seeing similar Numbers like in VA and want to prevent Kasich vitually securing FL for Trump.
Rubio will not be in position to run in 2020 if he loses Florida.
Nixon lost the California Governor's race before being elected twice as president.
Reagan lost the primary fight against Ford before being elected twice as President.
I am not predicting future success for Rubio but never say never in politics.
You know when the opposition to Trump has been reduced to name calling and hurling idiotic insults, they have lost the fight. Trump supporters see the big picture issues and that no one running in either party is interested in tackling them because they are already bought and paid for. Romney made a perfect ass of himself today just like Cruz and Rubio have been doing.
359."You know when the opposition to Trump has been reduced to name calling and hurling idiotic insults, they have lost the fight."
As opposed to Trump and his supporters?
Corey & Robbie,
I really had to check this twice. The only Voter Groups Cruz carried in his 3 State Wins (IA, TX, OK) are very conservative Voters and Tea Party Folks. How is he supposed to win PA, WI, NY, NJ, CA after March 15 should he be the last Man standing? This isn't going to work.
Rubio OUT means = Trump is the Nominee.
I wish Romney would have run. There was much resistance to him, on the right, and the need for a "fresh face" when he was testing the waters and a lot of the money was committed to Jeb, who had started moving quicker.
I think had Romney run and Jeb had not though, most of all the other candidates, including Rubio, still would have run, and ultimately, I think Romney would have fared about as well as Jeb did.
Anything that gives off the whiff of civility is not en vogue during these times.
I understand their thinking. But they severely miscalculated appetite for a 3rd Bush presidency vs 2nd Romney run within GOP. The real contrast is Romney vs Rubio. They fill the same space, but Romney has solid experience, while Rubio just a face, classic empty suit. I'm not trying to diss Rubio supporters, but it's not to hard to understand why people perceive him that way.
Rubio OUT means = Trump is the Nominee.
Comment by Larry — March 3, 2016 @ 4:45 pm
That's why I don't trust Cruz and it's why I think Romney might enter the race if Rubio fails.
Build a wall. We don't win any more. I hate Muslims and Hispanics. I hate women. I will make deals. Make America Great Again.
build a wall: popular with half or more usa citizens
we don't win anymore: again, probably a large portion of usa citizens agree as they see iran getting $150 BILLION in their tax dollars
did he say he hates hispanics, muslims and women? or is that how you are interpreting what he said?
make america great again: is any other gop candidate saying a different message. are not all the candidates saying obama sucks?
Rubio can't get out at all at this point. If he wants to be the nominee, he really needs to win FL. If he cannot, he is still going to need to stay in, just to try to get as many delegates as possible and hope that something happens in 4 months that would have the party turn to him at the convention. He might have to settle for VP though at that point, which isn't nothing.
Define empty suit please!
Josh Kraushaar ?@HotlineJosh · 10m10 minutes ago
Interesting nugget — private polling from Bloomberg shows Trump support stunted in last week http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/03/will-trump-force-bloomberg-to-run-for-president.html …
I am not saying Rubio is an empty suit–it's all in the eye of the beholder. It's not hard for people to put him in that box. 1st term senator, barely a voting record.
Josh Kraushaar ?@HotlineJosh · 2m2 minutes ago
Super Tuesday totals showed Trump support stunted. Bloomberg internals showed the same thing. More surprises to come in this crazy cycle…
I guess what I'm trying to say is that Romney could have held his own on that stage. Maybe I'm wrong, just grasping at straws. The whole thing is just a fiasco. Sorry.
I keep thinking that "Buyer's Remorse" is going to become more of a thing, day by day.
"Rubio's path to an outright win has vanished."
Romney's speech was meant to position himself at any brokered convention.
I would have liked to have seen how Romney took it to Trump on the debate stage. He pretty much slaughtered anyone who tried to step to him in the last cycle, but there wasn't a candidate on stage who was just going to interrupt and talk over him no matter what.
Also, Trump might have accepted a $10,000 bet offer made during the debate.
""any more than you heard why you were "stupid for supporting bush""
unfortunately daines and others cannot accept any hint of criticism.
they think anyone who doesn't post 500 posts a day on why trump is "racist, hates muslims, hates women, etc." must be a trump supporter.
no … the way you are making your arguments is:
a.) preaching to 6 people who already agree with you on hhr
b.) just causing others to support trump because they like that he is upsetting the applecart
perhaps if you stopped the inane reposting of the same slogans 500 times a day you might be able to explain to trump supporters
why apple carts are actually useful
370.I guess what I'm trying to say is that Romney could have held his own on that stage. Maybe I'm wrong, just grasping at straws. The whole thing is just a fiasco. Sorry.
Comment by Wvally — March 3, 2016 @ 4:52 pm
Had Romney run, I think he would have been in afar stronger national position in Summer 2015 than Bush or any other candidate. He'd have probably polled around 30% by then and there wouldn't have been as much room for Trump to grow. Just by suggesting he was interested, he jumped to the front of the field in late January 2015.
We also know Romney likes to go on the attack in the primaries so I think he'd have gone hard at Trump in August 2015.
374.Donald Trump has significantly more support from Muslim voters than any of the other Republican candidates
Comment by PresidentPaul! — March 3, 2016 @ 4:54 pm
And the same is true about his support from the KKK.
The CAIR poll has Hillary at 46, Sanders at 25, and Trump at 11.
The 11 percent for Trump probably think it's the best way to bring about jihad in the U.S.
Keep dreaming that, Wobbie.
A 2 time loser is the winning ticket.
"I wasn't stupid for supporting Bush. I believe I was right."
as opposed to the trump supporters who believe they are wrong?
Do you even think before you type?
Amazing that this is the same lisab, who made 500 posts a day a while back about why it didn't matter that there was a market desire for Chik Fil A. The fact that they did not share her views on same sex marriage meant they should not be welcomed in Massachusetts. She associated anyone who disagreed with bigotry and hatred.
Romney, if he ran, would have dropped way before Rick Perry.
He can't withstand attack. Remember Candy Crowley taking him out?
380. We have heard from Trump supporters who say they know they he is a con man and incompetent, but he is their vehicle to destroy the Republican Party and possibly America as well.
So, big difference.
"I would have liked to have seen how Romney took it to Trump on the debate stage."
i guarantee you he would not have talked about trump's hands
rubio got slammed on oreilly because of his off colour jokes
Upper Darby High School Grad calls out Hollywood.
Yup, there was such an yearning in the GOP in Aug for a two-time loser.
Rubio hasn't mentioned Trump's hands in a debate. He probably won't tonight.
O'Reilly might not be in position to "slam anyone" considering he just lost custody of his kids.
I think Romney would have fared about as well as Jeb did."
I don't think so. I think I would still have supported Rubio but Rommey was a good fall back.
Romney was battled tested and could have been ready.
Jeb was rusty, out of touch and his strategy of running a GE campaign before securing the nomination was disastrous.
I think Muslim voters know that Bush lied the country into Iraq.'
Most are voting Democrat, but some of them heard Trump telling the truth in S.C. debate so that's why Trump is winning.
I think Romney would have fared about as well as Jeb did."
She ran interference and lied to protect Obama during the debate.
That is not "taking Romney out" although she did help Obama.
Nice to see Scott pull back from endorsing Trump. I suspect he saw how foolish Christie looked.
"We have heard from Trump supporters who say they know they he is a con man and incompetent"
you have heard that from julstol and bunu
the vast majority of trump supporters, support him because they do not think that rubio is trustworthy
they do not necessarily agree with trump on the issues
but they think he is actually telling them what he actually will try to do
unlike rubio, who they think is telling them what they want to hear
Robbie + Larry = joint fools
Memo to Larry- Iowa and Alaska are not in the South
Rubio's toast.
Only Trump can defeat hillary this november. He makes the gop tent even bigger with more racists and angry old white people. You can't win general elections without angry old white people.
396 sounds like a legit Dondero post
"but Romney has solid experience, while Rubio just a face, classic empty suit. "
romney is actually perceived as honest as well
396 – will have to give you a B-.
You should have said "angry old white men"
and good luck saying,
"you are all racists and angrey old white people,
vote for rubio"
good luck with that
I am thinking Cruz pulls out a win in LA. If he doesn't it will be pretty close. With Rubio pulling out of LA event, it stands to reason Cruz moves up, and probably pulls in a lot of the Carson supporters.
Are we going to get a Dem Troll and Transparent Dem Troll fight?
These are Caucuses where Cruz trends to do better. Talk with me when Cruz wins a State that is a Battleground in November. He won't win a single one…NOPE.
Mr. Tea Party founder himself,Rick Santelli, on today's Mitt Romney speech:
394.Robbie + Larry = joint fools
Comment by don — March 3, 2016 @ 5:05 pm
Hey! Another new screen name. Welcome to our new Stormfront friend.
People still pay attention to Rick Santelli?
Rubio has ZERO room to educate Florida voters on his positions.
They know him best and know he lied and betrayed the party and the country on the Gang of Eight.
Rubio is a place holder that has been going no where fast, and he is probably the worst establishment candidate of all time (McCain had the war hero thing going for him)
I wish I was as optimistic as you. Yes, LA has closed caucuses, but polling shows Cruz behind by 15-20 pts.
Fingers-crossed that you are a clairvoyant.
Mitt Romney to appear on the Today show tomorrow. He's going after Trump full time now.
Donald Trump plans fundraising blitz if he wins GOP nomination, source says
Trump is a complete fraud.
David Duke is saying he wants to be Trump's Secretary of State.
I am sure he would go along with Trump's plan to be "neutral" on Israel.
411.Donald Trump plans fundraising blitz if he wins GOP nomination, source says
Comment by Marc — March 3, 2016 @ 5:18 pm
Bunu's friends now liquidating all of their stolen Jewish art so they can donate.
Since I occasionally trade commodities, I listen to him. He's a smart guy who thinks with passion.
Since I occasionally trade commodities, I listen to him. He's a smart guy who thinks with passion.
Comment by HHR Deadenders — March 3, 2016 @ 5:19 pm
Fair enough.
Romney is severely damaging the GOP right now when Trump has an 75% chance on betting sites of winning the nomination.
Those nasty clips will be used by Hillary to get votes and stack the court for decades.
I think Rubio will teach Donald a new one again tonight like he did in that Houston Debate.
Vaughn Sterling ?@vplus · 13m13 minutes ago
CNN BREAKING: Romney has instructed closest advisers to explore the possibility of stopping Trump at the Convention http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/03/politics/mitt-romney-stop-trump-at-convention/index.html …
409 – keep in mind that the primary electorate is much more volatile than the general election state polling.
General election there are very slow, modest ups and downs. But here in the GOP primary, especially with a clown like Trump in the mix…we had a poll of AK with Trump way ahead. Cruz won. We had polls of OK, THREE of them, all showing Trump ahead of Cruz 8, 12, and 13 points, but Cruz won by 6.1. Roughly a 18 point swing.
LA has that sort of feel to me. Its a neighbor of Texas. Rubio probably siphons off a lot of urban and Catholic support, Trump will get his moonbats, but LA is a closed primary. How many of these moonbats show up in the polling but will learn they cannot vote in the GOP primary on Saturday?
I also suspect Trump supporters, not all of them, but some will fall prey to the notion that the election is over and they won't show up. Remember, by Trump's own bragging, they aren't very educated.
So even though the RCP average right now is Trump 42.5 / Cruz 23.5 / Rubio 15 / Kasich 7 / Carson 5.5, I could easily see final results like this:
Cruz 37
Trump 35
Rubio 18
Kasich 9
Wasted votes 1
This only has Trump dropping 7.5 off the RCP average, and Cruz gobbling up most of Carson and the undecided.
Also bear in mind that the new LA polls out today are mostly taken on 3/1, prior to people knowing just how strong Cruz turned out in TX and OK. There will be significant regional momentum for Cruz as a result.
Romney arrives at the convention.
Both Romney and trump trying to destroy the GOP?
How can it survive?
420.The Uniter
Now on Breitbart: Trump earns more Muslim support than all other candidates combined.
Comment by PresidentPaul! — March 3, 2016 @ 5:29 pm
And the KKK too.
CNN/ORC on Super Tuesday Eve Trump @ 49%
Voting Share in the 8 States that held Primaries Trump @ 35%.
So much for that he has wrapped this up.
Dondero and Falco watching the election returns in November as Trump fails.
Well 2020 will have a super republican tide after 12 years of Democrats from my view.
Republicans might even be able to win despite demographics that favor long term democrat rule by then.
Here are my Saturday forecasts:
Cruz 37
Trump 35
Rubio 18
Kasich 9
Wasted votes 1
Rubio 33
Cruz 31
Trump 28
Kasich 7
Wasted votes 1
Trump 34
Rubio 30
Cruz 25
Kasich 10
Wasted votes 1
Trump 41
Rubio 26
Cruz 21
Kasich 11
Wasted votes 1
Rubios Super Tuesday Rally in Landover, Minnesota made a huge Difference winning him the Caucuses there.
ED on Election Night as the anti-Trump Blue wave sweeps East as Florida, Georgia, Virginia, North Carolina and Ohio go for Hillary.
Here again are my state rankings, presuming its Trump vs. Hillary:
Safe D: DC HI VT NY RI MD CA MA DE IL NJ CT ME OR NM WA NV WI MI MN PA NH CO OH
Likely D: IA FL NC GA AZ
Lean D: MO IN SC MT AK
Tossup: MS TX LA SC ND
Lean R: TN KY KS AL
Likely R: WV
Safe R: ID OK WY UT
I am waiting for more polling on UT, but with Trump ahead there in the last poll by only 5 points, I am probably wildly optimistic with my ranking and should put it in Lean R.
Which GOP senators are at risk of losing this election.
Hope it's just the bad ones.
Florida Holdouts who had endorsed Jeb Bush but haven't gone over to Rubio as of today:
Rep. John Mica
Rep. Daniel Webster
Rep. Vern Buchanan
Rep. Dennis Ross
Rep. David Jolly
For what are they waiting for?
433 – some may have told Rubio to simply ask for it at the right moment to help bolster his case.
This is based on Alinsky's eight steps from democracy to socialist society.
Obama quotes him often in his book and Hillary did her thesis on Alinsky.
There are 8 levels of control that must be obtained before you are able to create a socialist/communist State. The first is the most important 5 OF THE 8 ARE DONE – THE LAST 3 ARE ALMOST THERE
1. Healthcare: "Control Healthcare and you control the People"
2 Poverty: Increase the Poverty level as high as possible." Poor People are easier to control and will not fight back if the government is providing everything for them to live.
3. Debt: Increase the National Debt to an unsustainable level." That way you are able to increase Taxes, and this will produce more Poverty.
4. Gun Control: Remove the ability to defend themselves from the Government. That way you are able to create a Police State – total local control.
5. Welfare: Take control of every aspect of their lives (Food, Livestock, Housing, and Income).
6. Education: Take control of what People read & listen to; take control of what Children learn in School.
7. Religion: Remove faith in God from the Government and Schools. ALMOST THERE!!!
8. Class Warfare: Divide the People into the Wealthy against the Poor. Racially divide. This will cause more discontent and it will be easier to Tax the Wealthy with full support of the voting Poor.
they don't want to associate with a disaster again.
maybe the jeb endorsement taught them a lesson.
Probably on some sign that a large number of GOP voters want him to be President.
SSQ thanks for your review of Trump's platform.
Haley plans to stick with Rubio til the very end…will campaign for him Saturday in Florida.
Bayern now thinks he is a "GOP voter"?
Ayotte 45
Hassan 41
Apparently Hassan hasn't started running the ads tying Ayotte to Trump.
Voting Share in the 8 States that held Primaries Trump @ 35%."
Usually when you have 35% you have some kind of goodwill from at least part of the 65% that don't support you.
In this case you have 65% who really despise the guy with 35%.
Good luck winning a GE with that type of division in your own party.
443 – they won't listen. They didn't listen to the hard data I presented on Trump's gender gap.
Apparently Hassan hasn't started running the ads tying Ayotte to Trump."
Plenty of time for Trump to drag the whole GOP down with him, have patience.
367 Robbie….
The interesting part of that link is the idea that if Clinton is indicted, the Dems may turn not to Biden or Kerry, but to Bloomberg.
I actually made the same point about Jeb Bush, I said anyone with 70% percent rejection in his own party should not be the nominee.
It's not rocket science.
If Trump does prove a disaster in the GE, it will be interesting to see which republicans would be taken down with him.
The GOP really needs to drain the swamp with some of these people like McCain, Paul Ryan etc, kevin mccarthy, all need to go.
Wouldn't it be ironic if Trump wins but Congress goes Democrat? I bet the GOP still wouldn't get the message.
Ayotte, Toomey, Portman, and maybe event Blunt are screwed if Trumo is the nominee. Burr and Boozman didn't have good numbers, last time I checked. We can kiss FL goodbye, and the deadenders will have screwed us out of NV yet again. IN could be a loss. And McCain had better be gearing for a fight, too.
Johnson and Kirk are probably already gone–not Trump's fault.
Clinton won't have a filibuster-proof Senate, but she'll be getting close. Hopefully Trump will have left the national scene in disgrace, and be forgotten, by 2018, when we can target IN, ND, VA, MT, and MO.
they won't listen. They didn't listen to the hard data I presented on Trump's gender gap.
I actually made the same point about Jeb Bush, I said anyone with 70% percent rejection in his own party should not be the nominee. jason
this surprises you?!!!!
several long time posters
explained to corey,
the one who considers himself a party insider and a true political junkie
in explicit detail
multiple times
and unanimously
for months
why jeb! could not win.
they showed polls
pointed out mistakes in tone,
mistakes in messaging, and
mistakes in platform
and corey completely ignored every cogent argument,
explaining that not one vote had yet been cast … and that polls would change
and then votes were cast
and the same people pointed out that corey himself had said
that candidates that had placed in the top 3 in iowa and/or new hampshire had earned the right to continue, and …
that jeb! had not placed in the top 3 in iowa and new hampshire
yet still …
corey the great political insider …
the political junkie who had never met one person who supported rubio as their top choice
stayed with jeb!
If Trump is the nominee, Clinton could win from death row.
Serious question- would Cruz be a good general election candidate.
Rubio is a nonstarter.
"would Cruz be a good general election candidate."
depends what you mean by good
if you mean could he beat hillary
then yes
KY Republican
Good news within. Read re article.
Russian Roulette with semi-automatic gun leaves 1 teen shot in head, 1 teen jailed
i hope corey is all right
BayernFan is now salivating over a Dem Congress' election in November.
Why don't you just come out and admit what Hedgehoggers have known for years–namely, that you're a lifelong partisan Democrat–Bay?
We'll all respect you more if you just admit the truth.
DW, I believe Phil Robertson, the Duck Commander, has endorsed Cruz. I remember Wes once commenting about Robertson's influence. This should help in LA and maybe in MS
Mike, Phil Robertson publicly endorsed the so-called "Kissing Congressman," Vance McAllister, who, almost entirely because of that endorsement, won a runoff for Congress in 2013.
Eastman, Boozman is from a safe GOP state and has a second-tier opponent running against him.
Burr is facing one of a number of underfunded C-list Dems in a state trending increasingly GOP.
Unless both have George Allen moments, I don't see how either loses even if Trump is the nominee.
fox news' debate questions will be unreal
q: mr. kasich, what is your name?
q: mr. cruz, what is your quest?
q: mr. rubio, what is your favourite colour?
q: mr. trump, is the theory of cosmic inflation correct, and, if so, what are the details of this epoch? also, why does the zero-point energy of the vacuum not cause a large cosmological constant?
It'll be Cuomo vs. Romney in the fall….
By the way, Eastman, PPP is the only major pollster to consistently poll NC-Sen. They hate Richard Burr passionately and every six years trot out the meme that Burr is unknown to most Tarheels with his reelect numbers evenly split so as to create the illusion of his vulnerability and talk up his Dem challenger..
It didn't work in 2010.
It won't work this year.
Trump doesn't rate the question about the air speed of an unladen swallow or the capital of Assyria?
Watching Hardball and Chrissy Matthews is very upset at Romney's speech. He said Romney and others are trying to subvert the will of the people. As if 35% is the will of the people.
This is what I would ask the Donald:
Mr. Trump, is it true your hair is actually a mutated parasitic organism using you to try to take over the world?
Denial of course is the first step toward acceptance of reality.
Chrissy desperately wants to see Trump the nominee. Sorry Chrissy we are gonna take it away from him in n broad daylight
"Trump doesn't rate the question about the air speed of an unladen swallow or the capital of Assyria?"
the sad part is, given those questions
kasich will segue into a talk about how he solved the naming problem in ohio
cruz will lie, and
rubio will get the answer wrong.
There is nothing more to say about Mitch Romney.
There is nothing more to say about Mitch Romney.
Comment by Tina — March 3, 2016 @ 7:48 pm
We feel the same about you.
Who cares what you feel.
449.Wouldn't it be ironic if Trump wins but Congress goes Democrat? I bet the GOP still wouldn't get the message.
No irony if a Democrat like Trump has a Democrat controlled Congress.
472. You do, or you wouldn't have responded to him.
He responded to me, so I responded back
I pooped on Mitt Romney's yard today.
Would have been nice if Romney had let loose on Obama in 2012 the way he did Trump today. He actually told us why Trump would be a bad choice, got personal, and went for the throat. Thanks for nothing you inept loser!
Mitch Romney should have run, or endorsed somebody a long time ago.
Who,would have done worse?
Flub or mitchie Romney
Romney didn't run because he was scared. Scared of losing to Bush, scared of attacking Hillary. Just like he was scared to attack Obama. Nothing more to say except he's a loser. Losers sit back and criticize after the fact. Like Mitt Romney knows anything about conservatism.
Trump is Mr Potter from "It's a Wonderful Life". Is the party really gonna nominate Potter? The savings and loan is on the brink…..
The tn rino appears to have pulled up the rug under Romney.
Which TN Rino? Lamar, Corker, or Haslam?
Da corker.
Losers sit back and criticize after the fact. Like Mitt Romney knows anything about conservatism.
Comment by bartman —
Where did your name appear on a bartman?
Actually he's a real Republican. Evidently, we were the RINOS. I say "were"!because TN conservatives are no longer republicans at all. Many, like me, see the party running from conservatism. I have renounced my affiliation with the party that I worked so hard to help become a majority in TN. Gingrich and Reagan realigned the conservative south with the GOP now the GOP hates us. Screw'em!
Mitch romneys niece selects the mi debate audience.
And guess who,is on fox afterwards, Frankie luntz.
Already a train wreck in the debate.
Fox doing Rubio in.
Hate you faux.
Trump calling Rubio "Little Marco." This is a disgrace. I bet the Trump supporters can't wait for him to call Hillary "old bitch" in the debates.
Tina – You are not even close to objective. I think he questions have been fair but hard hitting.
No more debates reinvent priz us.
I miss Carson though.
I am ashamed I voted for Mitt Romney
Little, big
Gutter debate.
Sorry bl, faux threw Rubio under the bus.
Cruz hammers Trump on writing checks to 5 of 8 Senators in the Gang of 8. He hammered him for writing 10 checks to Hillary in 2008. ED will ignore those facts.
Trump and Cruz are the real conservatives on stage.
Rubio is the communist.
Kasich is grandpa everyone needs to just get along.
Trump a Conservative…. LOL
D iamond Jim
And its about time!
Stop Trump by supporting the only one who can beat him, Ted!
Bunu – Do you have any idea what terms like conservative and communist mean? I know you have no idea what the Supremacy Clause is.
Bunu wouldn't know a conservative if it hit him on the head
Great answer by Rubio
I could get behind Cruz…Rubio is going kamakazi on Trump. I hope the GOP respects that
Ed Goes- "Trump is for protecting off the record but wants harsher libel laws against what the press writes. Go figure!"
Rubio killing it tonight. Any doubt who the front runner is now? Rubio all the way.
Wow Rubio spends the entire debate complaining about how bad Donald Trump's business is when he's stolen millions from the taxpayers in Florida.
Trump's torture rhetoric might work for GOP primary, but that stuff is going to kill his candidacy
509 – GFY, Bunu. Your ISIS-loving Paulbot buddies are not a factor in American elections.
Kasich playing the nice guy while Rubi and to a lesser extent Cruz do the heavy lifting is troubling
Too bad we didn't have 4 or 5 candidates on stage back in August.
Hope – Kasich has chosen his strategy. Only 1 person gets the nomination. I do not expect anybody to give up at this point.
Drudge lol, brutal
Rubio losing too son of mail man.
Is there some shame in being the son of a mailman?
rubio is getting crushed on the drudge poll
under 5%
Crowd is completely behind Rubio, great night!
Where are the Trump trolls tonight?
unless he does better he will lose florida
516.rubio is getting crushed on the drudge poll
under 5%
That answers 518. Thanks, lisab.
cruz is doing well however
i think cruz is making his case to be the sole anti-trump candidate tonight
Rubio is taking a backseat to Cruz and Trump is rattled and in complete meltdown right now.
Cruz is having a good night and he's the one who can battle Trump in the states that vote Saturday. Notice Rubio hasn't gone after Cruz at all
Let Trump Hang himself by speaking.
I am going to keep it classy like Trump and say that I don't care much for Trump.
He can get on his Knees and suck my D.
Gross a booger flew out of Cruz.
I'm sure that Hillary, CNN, MSNBC, CBS, etc. will be very careful to clarify that the Trump University case is a "minor civil case" during the fall campaign. They wouldn't want voters to get the wrong idea.
No no LisaB sweetie,no sole anti Trump, it's must be an alliance of 3 to take him down. Get with the program honey.
"Get with the program honey"
sorry marc,
rubio is off his game tonight
cruz is doing well
kasich is kasich … with a slight edge tonight
The entire Republican primary process has turned into the Hedgehog Report comment section. Endless arguments about polls and personal insults. It is completely Trump's fault that it has come to this, but it's pretty disheartening for American democracy. Just look at the idiot Trump supporters on the aisle acting like fools and mugging for the cameras non-stop. Do they realize that the Presidency is actually a serious office?
John Kasich is executing his strategy well tonight and well get all the plaudits in the media for doing so. It's not going to get him many more votes though.
Trump looks like even more of a crazy man than usual, and it just might not matter. I guess time will tell.
I hope Rubio wins as many delegates as possible in the weeks and months ahead, but Mitt Romney looks like the winner for not having to stand on a stage with Donald Trump and have to point out the obvious.
Never seen one candidate try and talk over every other candidate like Trump – a bully and a thug.
And a winner
Everybody possible needs to push this NYT off the record transcript thing as much as possible.
It's quite obvious he has something to hide and that is why he is not doing so. Just like Hillary with her Goldman Sachs paid speech transcript.
Trump probably directly called his supporters idiots in the off the comment remarks. Amazing that a "smart businessman" would not put it to rest very quickly, if he did not have something really bad to hide.
"Do they realize that the Presidency is actually a serious office?"
No it's not. They get in and reward their cronies like Bush did.
I liked Jefferson though.
I agree Corey. These personal insults are so disheartening.
On that note, some jerk cut me off this morning on my way to work. I then noticed he had a Trump bumper sticker and he looked the way you would suspect: white and very overweight. His car was garbage too. Trump appeals to the low class hick vote.
Updated talk times:
Trump 22:42
Cruz 11:01
Kasich 9:17
That's not a personal insult towards Trump supporters. It's only an observation.
Bush referred his #1 henchman in the white house "Turd."
The WH is more like a twisted Austin Powers movie.
I don't know how any sane person can watch this debate and think Donald Trump is the least bit presidential. He doesn't know anything and he throws temper tantrums when he gets cornered.
I think Rubio's plan is FL to Rubio, OH to Kasich, and nmnonination to Cruz. Not what I'd prefer but it's what Trump is forcing
Luntz blasts Rubio.
Faux news you know what.
Great night for Rubio. Trump and Cruz have no path. Its Rubio now and it will be easy!!!
Luntz saying kasich doing well.
I think I need to go do the early vote thing this weekend so I can vote for Rubio before anything might come out polling wise that might make me have to consider voting for Cruz.
There is no doubt at all that Rubio is a stronger general election candidate and would likely be a far better President than Cruz.
Stopping Trump is the most paramount thing right now though.
Ted Cruz wants to leave marriage to the states.
Well that's a human rights issue and same sex marriage is never going away.
Ted Cruz can also get on his knees and suck my D
Cruz is just as good as Trump.
I don't think Cruz had a goal when he shut down the government though. He didn't want to shut down the government he wanted to do a stunt rather than achieve a real shut down.
Same thing on the IRS. The point is that it's unconstitutional to be required to testify against yourself or have your property seized and the 14th amendment was never ratified as well. Making it a smaller IRS with a different name doesn't change the problem.
I think Cruz is a big government conservative who wants a giant military with lots of taxes to support that but he is at least a conservative unlike Rubio who should be at the democrat debate.
Hey look I'm being mature like a Trump supporter!
Kasich doing very well.
Rubio's voice actually sounds better in its current state. He just does not have a very loud voice naturally, and struggles to be heard, which is a huge contrast with Trump who just decides he will talk over anyone whenever he sees fit.
16th amendment I meant
Don't care who your for, Kelly is obviously the debate winner tonight. She has command of the issues, is able to recall statistics and polling with timeliness and accuracy, and is pointing out hypocrisy and inconsistent statements with ease. Too bad she's a "moderator." Looking up moderator in Webster's…….Huh…..must be one of those words that have evolved over time.
I am warming again to kasich.
Megyn Kelly has kicked Trump's azz tonight. I wonder if Trump has ever had his azz kicked by a bimbo before?
Great off the cuff quips by Rubio!
I will never understand early voting.
Have they asked Rubio whether he intends to support the nominee Trump yet?
Were any of the 9/11 hijackers married? Did any have families in the US who were then flown out of the country before? Maybe I am wrong, but I do not think those were factual things. Yet Trump just says whatever he wants, if it was false.
Trump just bit off a chunk of Rubio's ear. Luntz group says Trump the clear winner.
Ted Cruz wants to leave marriage to the states.
Well that's a human rights issue and same sex marriage is never going away.
Ted Cruz can also get on his knees and suck my D
Comment by Just Fill Out The Census
So your good with gay marriage and you keep telling these men to get on their knees and…………
Log Cabin Republicans………I guess it really is a big tent party.
I think kasich is having a big nigh
Go to gp and you will see a picture not so pretty off carnival Cruz.
He's referring to the Bin Laden's who were put on a Bush plane and flown back to Saudi Arabia to escape after 9/11.
Trump is at the emotional level of a forth-grader. Embarassing.
I don't know what the extended family of bin Laden, who are quite Western, have to do with 9/11, but that Michael Moore conspiracy theory about them has long since been debunked.
But now, Trump directly said that the wives of the 9/11 hijackers were in the U.S. I do not believe a single one of those hijackers had a wife.
Its over for Trump. He had his moment, good for him. The road ahead is all Rubio all the way.
Maybe Mitt Romney is going to consider Megyn Kelly for a running mate.
kasich and cruz doing well according to luntz
rubio failing
Rubio is out of gas.
Kasich or bust.
If those bin ladin relatives were told about 9-11 would they not have left the US before the attacks?
My 25 focus group members' winner picks so far:
• Kasich: 13
• Cruz: 9
• Trump: 3
• Rubio: 0
Luntz couldn't find his arse with either hand.
Kelly -Mr. Trump – What is 2 plus 2
Trump – I will have a great answer to that question.
Kelly – It is a math problem
Trump – I will hire the best math professors.
All the media will declare that Kasich won and that Cruz did great. Rubio will probably get panned. People will say that Trump looked horrible, but it won't matter.
I don't think Kasich is going to pick up many more votes though. Hopefully Trump loses votes. That is what it is about at this point.
Disappointed that Rubio said he would support Trump as the nominee.
cruz: 2 + 2 is a history problem
rubio: 27
kasich: in ohio i solved the math problem
Kasich is showing how to debate, something flub should have learned.
Interesting answer from Rubio.
President Trump would have ordered US troops to line up the women and children and shoot them execution style…and the troops would kill them just because he said so
Rubio blew it by saying he's support Trump.
Kasish A-
Cruz B+
Trump C+
Trump on military "they'll do what I say"
They are the ones who have the weapons and the tanks though.
Kasich having a really strong night, over luntz.
Rubio with a zero.
This quote may be Trump's biggest blunder of the night. Talking about the military.
"When I say they will do what I want, it is simple, they will do what I want."
Not playing well on twitter.
Rubio blew it by saying he's support Trump.
Completely disagree. Take the hogh rosd and be the adult in the room. Trump would have looked like an assif he said he would not support the GOP nominee.
The only thing that concerns me about kasich is that he is for intervention.
the amazing thing is luntz up to now has LOVED rubio
clearly fox is not helping rubio any more
maybe they are going to try cruz and or kasich
Can kasich win out?
It's either that, or we go code red.
I'm sure Mr. Vito has a real life with real things going on, but the HHR may need him..
If Rubio blew it by saying he would support Trump, then Cruz and Kasich did as well. The logic applies across the board.
Awesome answer by kasich.
Ok, I am now supporting kasich and not Rubio.
Rubio is on a kamakazi mission…he knows it. It's a shame it's come to that but damn a sizable potion of the GOP electorate is dumb as hell. Pissing away the most winnable election in decades.
Time to watch Vikings.
Rubio is finished.
Kasich needs to run the table.
a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2870284/CIA-director-hardly-experience-interrogating-detainees-used-torture-9-11.html">CIA director: Bush ordered us to use 'harsh' techniques even though we had no interrogation training – and yes, program was 'abhorrent', but I won't call it torture
Solid close by kasich.
Strong close by trump.
Luntz pushes a pre-conceived agenda. He's not to be taken seriously, even if he's pushing your side.
Tina, I love you but you just never have warmed to Rubio. I get it. However, I personally could take three out of the four on that stage and be fine vs Hillary. Never Trump, however.
O Reilly interviewing Trump and of course making the interview all about himself. One blow hard egotist interviewing another blow hard egotist.
"Luntz pushes a pre-conceived agenda. He's not to be taken seriously, even if he's pushing your side."
i would tend to agree,
but it shows his and therefore presumably fox news has changed their agenda
i think rubio is seriously hurt
of course, everyone said he won the prior debates and it did not show in the polls so maybe now he will go up
My 25-person focus group's picks for winner tonight:
• @JohnKasich: 18
• @TedCruz: 6
• @realDonaldTrump: 1
• @MarcoRubio: 0
Phil, I respect you too.
Rubio and Kasich are both fine people who could possibly make great Presidents. I do not know if Rubio would be a better President than Kasich or a would be a stronger general election candidate than Kasich, but Ohio aside, I think it is pretty clear that Marco Rubio is far stronger in the GOP primary process at this point as compared to Kasich, which is why Rubio should be the choice over Kasich, anywhere outside of Ohio.
Either Trump will be the nominee in July or it will be someone else. I am about the "someone else."
Uh oh politico article.
Oh no.
The math for Rubio is daunting. After getting thoroughly routed on Super Tuesday, Rubio is in so deep a delegate hole that he would now need to win roughly two-thirds of all the remaining delegates to guarantee his nomination ahead of Cleveland, according to a POLITICO analysis.
Story Continued Below
That is an enormously difficult, if not impossible, climb for a candidate who has so far won only a single state, Minnesota, and especially one who is not predicting victory in any of the next dozen states and territories that cast ballots, until his home state of Florida votes on March 15.
"It's fair to say that Rubio's path to 1,237 is shot," Dave Wasserman, an analyst with the Cook Political Report who closely tracks the delegate race, said of the threshold to secure the nomination.
"There's virtually no chance for Marco Rubio to get to a majority prior to the convention," said John Yob, who served as a top delegate strategist for Rick Santorum in 2012 and John McCain in 2008.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/03/marco-rubio-2016-path-220190#ixzz41uAjdsQa
Carnival Cruz bad hygiene.
This was the 'push Kasich' debate. Why? Because he is the best elitist hope to stop Trump in Michigan.
We will see how well it works next Tuesday. This is a Romney state.
Mayhem lied about the bb rating.
I don't put weight in those ratings, but not sure where she got her info.
i actually like kasich
Do you think high school students should be able to pass a basic multiple choice, 100 question test (to pass you need to get at least 60 correct) in order to get their HS diploma?
The students can take the test beginning in 9th grade. They can take it as many times as they need to in order to try to get a passing grade. No cost to student.
AZ became the first state to require this.
A bill to do this in our state passed our state Senate and will be taken up by our committee on Friday morning.
Though I could have and actually had the time to do so, I chose not to watch the "let's see how much we can insult each other" debate.
Can't wait to hear spin from Trump backers on his changing his mind on immigration and insisting he will order the military to act illegally and they will "do what I say". Of course, it will be Rubio's fault. After tonight, Kasich is becoming my #2.
Sounds like Karate Chop may be the only one who gets a bump tonight.
Seems like mayhem admits to a mistake about the Bibb rating.
rubio got lowest ratings ever according to luntz
"Mayhem lied about the bb rating.
I don't put weight in those ratings"
Tina see here:
He just showed documents that it had an a. Rating.
You can go to his Twitter feed.
But an awful debate, no questions about the economy? No questions about congressional approval, no questions about the budget.
His Bibb rating document is from 2011.
Question I would ask Trump if I was a moderator:
Are you really as big an a**hole in your private life as you are on the debate stage–and on the campaign trail–and while doing TV interviews,–and on your TV shows?
Follow up questions:
1. Were you a natural born a**hole or did you have to work hard to become the giant a-hole you are today?
2. Who are the top 3 leaders from other countries that you are most itching to degrade and insult first–before you insult and degrade leaders of all other countries?
3. Tell us again how GREAT things will be when you are president…
4. Can you enlighten us as to why you never emotionally matured beyond a typical 6th grader who had serious mental, psychological and emotional problems?
John Kasich, with Michigan and Ohio coming up may have had a remarkable breakout moment tonight. Time will tell.
See a ore vote for kasich here.
Trump wins another debate 65% on #1 conservative site drudge poll
At this point all the other candidates are now surrogates for Romney. The goal is to prevent Trump from getting enough delegates to win the nomination.
Need 8 states to be nominated at all.
No candidate will qualify for the nomination besides Trump.
Code red
Rubio had a bad debate.
We need to rally around kasich now.
I did not watch the debate but am seeing some clips on Fox News.
Trump makes Kasich look sane, presidential, less left of center loony.
And I think Rubio is done.
Visual of shorter and smaller in stature Rubio standing next to Trump and Cruz is not good for Marco.
Sadly, Rube got pretty much skunked on Sup. Tues.
Getting in the gutter with Trump was a mistake.
I really have mostly turned off my attention to the national political scene.
Too disgusting, disheartening and depressing to see the train wreck unfold.
And speaking of train wrecks…
We got BIG trouble here.
Right here in River City.
That starts with T…. and ends with E.
The oath that military officers take is that they "will support and defend the Constitution of the United States." They swear to obey the President and their officers, but only if their acting in accordance with their Constitutional authority.
This isn't a Latin American banana republic, the military is not going to support a president attempting a coup or violation of constitutional law.
he said he would waterboard terrorists not firebomb dresden
the military will follow the cic
those who wont will retire, like they did under clinton
Rubio has a bad cold. He was tired. I am sure he needs rest.
well he will have plenty of time to get rest after he drops from the race
I am still for Cruz and Kasich.
I do not trust Trump. He is a braggadocio…boastful, arrogant.
I could care less about Ted's bugger moment!!!!
Cruz and Kasich are two godly men. Trump is vulgar.
A President should be a man of character
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630. Incorrect, he spoke of killing families of terrorists. This is what he said:
"The other thing with the terrorists is you have to take out their families, when you get these terrorists, you have to take out their families," Trump said on Fox and Friends on Dec. 2, 2015. "They care about their lives, don't kid yourself. When they say they don't care about their lives, you have to take out their families."
A coward kills women and children, then again how many draft deferments did Trump obtain to avoid military service?
ummmmmm … how many civilians died in german cities like dresden or the firebombings of japan, not to mention the two nuclear bombings?
"Cruz and Kasich are two godly men. Trump is vulgar.
A President should be a man of character
Comment by SusyQue "
now susyque, don't be hasty
clearly god favoured donald trump by having him born into a wealthy family.
god then favoured his business dealings, blessing him with great wealth and good fortune
god provided donald with several wives and concubines … which he tends to do to his favourites
and now seems to be making him president.
god won't like it if you don't support his favourite
639. The Geneva Convention was agreed to after World War II, to attempt to prevent what happened in that war from every happening again.
639, Believe Trump also talked about "carpet bombing" ISIS. So which cities in Syria or Iraq would you suggest carpet bombing in order to destroy ISIS?
" Believe Trump also talked about "carpet bombing" ISIS. So which cities in Syria or Iraq would you suggest carpet bombing in order to destroy ISIS?"
personally? i was one of the few people on the site who was against the iraq war … for this very reason
we carpet bombed vietnam …
pick a city with isis members … afterwards treat the survivors who surrender with dignity
we have no other obligation
The United States never carpet bombed a city in Vietnam. It was aimed at military installations.
In the south it was jungle and rural areas where the VC/North Vietnamese were based. Even during the heaviest bombing in the north, attempts were made limit the attacks to military targets
North Vietnamese news services often showed films of civilians on the streets of Hanoi watching the planes flying in the distance. In any war their are civilian casualties; but intentionally targeting civilians is a violation of the Geneva Convention.
Screw Trump and the racist asses he rode in on.
Uh, we did hit cities in Vietnam, while carpet bombing with b 52s.
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"Trump says Trump University has an A+ rating from BBB; BBB says it's closer to an F": hill.cm/whfYoQP
For the first time in awhile, I watched a GOP debate last night.
My take:
1) Trump was a jerk but framed things better than Rubio or Cruz.
2) Cruz looked like a Saturday Night Love character as usual but otherwise didn't stand out.
3) Rubio gave a decent but not spectacular performance.
4) Kasich made the most sense of any of them.
Honestly while I still support Rubio, barring one of Robbie's brokered conventions, I have a hard time imagining his winning the nomination at this point. He needed to frame the terms of the debate against Trump but failed to do that last night.
It's a shame because Rubio is talented but hasn't tapped into his erstwhile competence as a campaigner very often in this race.
FWIW….Chuck Todd just said he thinks it is not likely Trump will have enough delegates to secure the nomination going into the convention.
Wes, I am not back to kasich..
Rubio failed last night.
And good morning.
Kasich does look like he would make the best President.Even though I disagree with him on a few things.Too bad he doesn't have a chance.
What debate did you watch last night, Wes? Cruz will be the big winner going forward. Marco and Trump both imploded. Kasich – nice enough guy but not a conservative. Super Tuesday started the turnaround and tonight confirmed it. Ted Cruz!!!!
I watched the one featuring Trump, Cruz, Rubio, and Kasich, Don.
Cruz didn't impress me. To be fair, neither did Rubio.
I felt Kasich was by far the best participant last night.
The Cruz, booger video is hilarious.
Highlight of the debate.
Cruz to Trump Voters: "Donald Has Been Part Of The Corruption In Washington That You're Angry About"
This is a point I just cannot believe hasn't been made more forcefully all along. Had the anti-Trumps pushed this from the start, Trump never would have grown to where he is.
Check this out:
Ted Cruz has a spelling error on his Spanish language website on the home page. Let's see if you can catch it?
Kasich won last night.
My guy Trump lost.
His answer on H1-B issue was an utter disaster. He needs to correct it today and quick.
Something I've noticed. Does Trump look like he's losing a little weight, while Ted Cruz gaining?
Cruz's suit seems a bit snug.
Tina, you would enjoy Mazin twitter if you enjoy reading about Cruz's hygiene etc. I like his impression of Cruz's responses.
#645 Is opposition to white genocide "racist"?
#663 Is it "racist" to support one's own ethnic group (tribe) over another?
"Something I've noticed. Does Trump look like he's losing a little weight, while Ted Cruz gaining?"
That's because he's not wearing a vest at the debate as opposed to when you see him at rallies.
Also something that shouldn't be talked about too much if possible.
#660- Eric
His campaign has already taken it back.He is very shaky on some issues.
The Donald's wife asked him to act more Presidential. Calling Rubio "Little Marco" last night was unbecoming and unnecessary.
I have wanted to like him, but cannot. He is the "school yard bully".
Trump continuing to destroy all the false narratives:
It is over for Rubio.
Super Tuesday plus awful debate.
Pop Quiz…don't miss this one, its an easy answer:
Q. Did Trump's calling Marco Rubio "Little Marco" help him or hurt him among female voters?
The visa issue was addressed by trump. It is on his Twitter feed and was posted minutes after the debate.
Don't confuse the two types of visas and may hems question
Tina, its clear you are not for Rubio…so who are you for?
Dw, noted above, I am now back with kasich. Noted yesterday evening and this am.
When smart aleck Cruz said to Trump, "you brag about having 44% in the polls. That means 60% don't want you to be the nominee."
Trump: "So by the same logic, you're at 14% and that means 85% don't want you.
Pol may have already been mentioned. Seems a bit stale,
It was obvious that last night was an attempted Fox lynching. The flogging that the establishment did to Trump yesterday will only increase his numbers. They aren't even trying to be subtle any more.
The GOPe strategy:
its a race to the bottom and its better to lose than to let Trump win. Hillary will continue the current policies and that will make DC and the elitists happy and that is all that matters to them.
672 – so you have gone left then?
Article in Cruz and tx lowest home state support
#666 Ironically, it's the schoolyard bully part that makes him so appealing to me.
But what doesn't appeal to me is his major screw-up last night on H1-B Visas. It was awful. Perhaps the worst mistake he's ever made.
Donald, I luv ya man. Correct this NOW!
Friggin' Disney should be run out of America for the insulting way they fired those American workers.
He is the only one who can win. Rubio is done.
Forty-four percent of Democrats are undecided, as are 39 percent of Republicans.
How can so many people be undecided this late in the primary? Is everyone just sitting at home watching the Walking Dead?
Hey all you Rubio supporters out there: I caught a HUGE error on Cruz's website this morning.
It should be "movimiento" with an 'i'; not movimento. The latter is correct if you're speaking Italian. But this is his Spanish language site.
Marco hit Cruz on his lack of Spanish skills couple debates back. If I were you all, I'd hammer him on this.
673 – what kind of crazy poll is that? 39% undecided and they vote tomorrow?
Well Tina…wait a few days…Marco will break the record for lowest support…gee you Cruz bashers are pathetic.
Former Democrat Senator and presidential candidate Jim Webb says he won't vote for Hillary Clinton. May vote for Donald Trump.
That poll is screwy.
Another Fox News debate, another two hours of proof that the "fair and balanced" network is nothing more than a super PAC for
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), who, by the way, had a terrible night. In their naked pursuit of Donald Trump's scalp, moderators Chris Wallace, Bret Baier, and Megyn Kelly used every cheap trick in the book.
Ted Cruz eating a booger is seriously the biggest thing in the world right now. The videos are spreading everywhere. As Donald says, "Ted's a NASTY guy".
#689 Cruz is vulnerable on his Spanish skills. Marco called him out on that a couple debates ago. You'd think Cruz would be particularly careful about his Spanish language website given his vulnerability. But nooooooo.
His campaign misspells "movimiento" on the home page.
688. Translation: Moderators asked specific pointed questions that Trump wasn't prepared for.
There…..fixed it for ya.
If we have a brokered convention the way I see the least bloodshed (no necessarily what I would prefer)
Cruz – President
Kasich -VP..I would prefer Rubio pres or VP
Rubio – SoS
Trump – Publicly offer Sec of Commerce…he would turn it down but it helps prevent damage.
The February Jobs' Report was released and it was mixed.
1- The Unemployment Rate stayed at 4.9%,but the Labor Participation Rate rose to 62.9%.
2- 242,000 new jobs were created,but 150,000 of them were low paying ones; retail,fast food and caregivers.
3-For the first time since 2014, hourly wages declined; this time by .1%.
None of this jives with other reports like the ISM's and the decrease in tax receipts by the US Treasury.
I believe that the BLS is another agency that has been corrupted and is doctoring figures.
The 39% of undecided republicans are mostly people trying to settle on which anti-Trump best to challenge Trump
I agree with Tina. Rubio is done. But so is this primary. I'm about ready to pack it in and take a much needed break from this god awful election and politics in general.
"Q. Did Trump's calling Marco Rubio "Little Marco" help him or hurt him among female voters?"
slightly hurt
that hurt trump more, imo
Rogers 100 chance of a recession in a year. Look at the payroll tax numbers. Going down.
All the Trump trolls are back. Maybe they think we forgot Trump sucked last night.