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Trump crowds out GOP's second tier
The Hill ^ | July 16, 2015 | Niall Stanage

Posted on 07/16/2015 9:07:54 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

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1 posted on 07/16/2015 9:07:55 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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>>>At present, Trump would easily make the cut and Graham would not<<<

Is that a problem? LOL


2 posted on 07/16/2015 9:11:53 PM PDT by Kickass Conservative (I know I left my Tagline around here somewhere...)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

To paraphrase Huey Long;

Sweep ‘em out Trump!!


3 posted on 07/16/2015 9:13:21 PM PDT by rikkir (Anyone still believe the 8/08 Atlantic cover wasn't 100% accurate?)
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A TOTAL SCREAM!


4 posted on 07/16/2015 9:17:15 PM PDT by magna carta
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Funny, he didn't mention Cruz.

Oh wait, they met.

Nevermind.
5 posted on 07/16/2015 9:18:35 PM PDT by 867V309 (Boehner is the new Pelosi)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Separating the sheeple


6 posted on 07/16/2015 9:24:14 PM PDT by hoosiermama (Obam5a: "Born in Kenya" Lying now or then or now?;)
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The huckster is wishing he kept his gig at faux news about now.Graham just cant catch his breath.Poor baby.


7 posted on 07/16/2015 9:36:41 PM PDT by HANG THE EXPENSE (Life's tough.It's tougher when you're stupid.)
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The Cheap Labor Express is spending a fortune to crowd the field to nominate ¡Yeb!

The RNC must produce the amnesty candidate they’ve already been paid for.

¡Yeb! is the designated loser


8 posted on 07/16/2015 9:49:27 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Kickass Conservative

I am not still not certain that Trump is serious. I am certain the Graham is not a serious candidate.


9 posted on 07/16/2015 9:52:47 PM PDT by jospehm20
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I don’t really trust Trump, and am not a fan of the idea of him as the nominee (a Cruz/Walker ticket sounds a whole lot better to me at this point).

That said, Trump is serving a useful purpose for the cause right now. He’s forced the GOP and some in the MSM to start taking a harder look at illegal immigration. He may not have put it in particularly artful terms, but he has made the issue resonate, and that is what counts. It is front and center in the public eye. And now, it seems he might be able to winnow down the candidate list in the GOP primaries.

I like both Bobby Jindal and Carly Fiorina, and regret they aren’t going to get a lot of air time under the setup. But it also means no-hopers like Pataki, and hamstringers like Graham (I’m convinced he’s only running to thwart Cruz in SC, and give the primary to Jeb) aren’t going to get disproportionate air-time (to their polling numbers) at the expense of candidates who the voters do want to see on stage.

All just MHO, of course.


10 posted on 07/16/2015 9:53:04 PM PDT by DemforBush (Ex-Democrat, and NotforJeb. Just so we're clear.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The dogs of hell have been unleashed on Donald Trump.

Excerpt from-

http://allnewspipeline.com/Now_More_Than_Ever_Come_Together.php


11 posted on 07/16/2015 10:09:39 PM PDT by matthew fuller (Malcom X is Obama's baby daddy.)
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Everyone should be allowed at the first debate. And then, for a $10 donation viewers should be allowed to vote for which 10 candidates they want in the next debate.

And then at the 2nd debate everybody can pay another $10 to vote again with the top 9 remaining.

And so on and so forth...until it comes down to the final two.


12 posted on 07/16/2015 10:15:26 PM PDT by proudpapa (Scott Walker - 2016)
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That is why we have polls. RCP averages all polls and it is a good indication of whom the voters consider top 10 candidates.


13 posted on 07/16/2015 10:50:20 PM PDT by entropy12 (Illegal and welfare dependent legal immigrants are the real problem. Wake up America!)
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Not one mention of Ted Cruz. The MSN is gonna bury him by not mentioning him.


14 posted on 07/17/2015 1:38:43 AM PDT by Forty-Niner (The barely bare berry bear formerly known as Arctos Horribilis.)
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“Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry, three-term Sen. Lindsey Graham (S.C.) and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie are among the figures being sidelined by Trump...”

Actually they’re being “sidelined” by their own past histories of listening to Republican ‘advisers’ (most of them gay, by the way) who tell them to treat conservatives like CRAP, since conservatives, in the end, won’t have anyone else to vote for.

To put it in a way the media might better understand - if you’re a typical American wife who grows fat and treats skunks better than her husband, don’t be surprised if your husband skedaddles with the next 25 year old gorgeous chick he meets at work...and don’t bother blaming the chick - it’s not her fault.


15 posted on 07/17/2015 2:23:06 AM PDT by BobL (REPUBLICANS - Fight for the WHITE VOTE...and you will win (see my 'about' page))
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“Jordan argued that Trump’s scorn for politicians and his bombastic populism is proving attractive to Republican voters who are feeling the economic anxiety that, at the opposite end of the spectrum, pushes liberals toward the Democratic candidacy of Sen. Bernie Sanders.”

There’s good and bad to that statement. The good thing is that Jordan has figured out that Republicans NEED VOTERS to win, not just money. The bad thing is that he still thinks our problem is “economic anxiety”, which shows he’s TOTALLY OUT OUT TOUCH.

Our problem is the “transformation” (and Obama term) of this country due to OPEN BORDERS. Trump has tapped into that, Jordan, based on his words above, may not even think it bothers us.


16 posted on 07/17/2015 2:29:10 AM PDT by BobL (REPUBLICANS - Fight for the WHITE VOTE...and you will win (see my 'about' page))
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I never saw this coming. When Trump entered the race, I originally thought, “what a buffoon”. He’ll get laughed off the stage, as unlikeable as Hitlery.

But he has shown some political savvy that none of the other candidates have, including my favorite, Cruz. He’s shown guts, moxy, humor and insight. Basically, since he has all that Fxxx Yxx money, he is beholden to no one, and he’s got some strong political instincts.


17 posted on 07/17/2015 3:28:28 AM PDT by fr1 (How long does this go-->Thank you for your contribution. Your comment has been submitted for review.)
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The herd needs culling in a big way.


18 posted on 07/17/2015 3:50:02 AM PDT by VTenigma (The Democratic party is the party of the mathematically challenged)
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I am getting kind of tired of hearing....”well, I’m certain he won’t win the nomination, but he’s serving a great purpose right now by bringing these issues to the forefront ....”

That’s not just serving a purpose — it’s called LEADERSHIP! We’re so dumbed down as a nation I’m not sure we even recognize it anymore!! Yes, he’s bringing the issues to the front ... He’s leading, from the front. He’s defining the issues ..... He’s offering solutions to them — It’s what they’re supposed to do!! To LEAD!

How desperately we need men like this at this time !! Go Trump!!


19 posted on 07/17/2015 4:52:06 AM PDT by LibsRJerks
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