Posted on 06/09/2016 8:40:12 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
California, where the GOP is so weak that it just got locked out of a Senate election because it didn’t have the numbers to place a Republican in the top two in a jungle primary.
I think Trump can win the election. I … do not think he’s going to muster a Reaganesque landslide, which is what would be in the offing if California and New Jersey end up in play. If you disagree, odds are you’re either (a) guilty of an even more insular groupthink than the pundits who keep dismissing Trump’s chances or (b) convinced that what he said today is just idle pep-talk blather that he doesn’t really believe and which shouldn’t be taken terribly seriously. Although, if you’re in the second group, how do you explain the fact that he just plunked down money to poll New York? He really does seem to believe that he’s going to compete in the strongest Democratic strongholds, which is an interesting way to allocate resources for a campaign that’s sure to be operating at a major financial disadvantage. Imagine being a donor sitting in the room when Trump said this, knowing that he was about to ask you for a six- or seven-figure check to help him take the fight to Hillary in San Francisco....
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That’s what people like about Trump, he works his butt off. He’ll get some of those states.
NJ I can believe but not CA.
He may get PA, but hes delusional if he thinks he can win the others. I wouldn’t even campaign in California. Save that money for PA, Fl, OH, MI, and MN.
What an effin joke the CA repub party has become.
New Jersey and New York may be in play but not California. Trump should do better than Romney’s 37% though, and Clinton worse than Obama’s 60%
Imagine if instead of the RNC working to undermine Trump they were neutral - or actually HELPED.
No bueno.
Thing is, he doesn’t have to get CA. He just needs to give them a shout-out and they’ll make it competitive.
There's not a state that crooked b!tch could win.
Sadly, Trump faces opposition from the marxist muslim uniparty, the leftist press, the white hut, and every other whore feeding off Fedzilla and the American taxpayer. Not to mention nation states like Mexico, etc.
This is not going to end well. We need more lampposts.
I am on the ground here in So Cal. I can assure Mr. Trump California is NOT in play. Aside from the few, unpopulous Republican bastions in this state that Trump is widely reviled here and the Clintons are largely beloved.
I really would really hate to see Trump waste valuable time and money on a lost cause here. Plus he puts his life at risk coming here. Most people here are nuts.
I grew up in Chino and it was a very conservative place back then.
Well, I live in Southern CA and I have had my “TRUMP 45” Vanity Plates on my Car for a whole week and nobody Keyed it yet. In fact, I’ve only gotten one dirty look so far.
Looks like a good sign to me. #;^)
Ok, but don’t waste time and money on CA....focus on FL, OH, NC, PA, MI, WI.....
“I grew up in Chino and it was a very conservative place back then.”
I live right next door in a little commuinty called Phillips Ranch. It’s surrounded by Pomona, Chino, Chino Hills and Diamond Bar....I grew up in nearby Walnut in the 70’s and 80’s. I remember this whole area being conservative. Ford won this state in ‘76, Reagan in ‘80 and ‘84 and HW Bush in ‘88. Once Clinton won it in ‘92, it was all over. The whole state went hard left.
“Well, I live in Southern CA and I have had my “TRUMP 45” Vanity Plates on my Car for a whole week and nobody Keyed it yet. In fact, I’ve only gotten one dirty look so far.”
Man, you got balls. I am in So Cal too, and there seems nothing but extreme hostility towards Trump, especially from Hispanics.
Stay safe my FRiend. This state is full of crazies.
It appears that he believes he can reinvigorate the Republican party in places like California. He certainly can't do any harm.
California isn't going to be fixed in one election cycle, but it will never be fixed if someone doesn't do SOMETHING.
I think they just can’t figure out what TRUMP “45” stands for. If it said TRUMP 16 they might have a clue.
So much for today’s Civics Education.
TRUMP and TRUMP 16 were already taken. I was surprised that TRUMP 45 was still available when I ordered the Plates.
I live in S. Orange County, so not too many Hostiles around here to worry about. That and I don’t leave the Car parked unattended where I can’t see it. In a pinch we take the Wife’s Car.
If I lived in North or even Central O.C., I probably wouldn’t have gotten the Plates. Free Speech is so last Century.
So, Romney says there are people who will never vote for him and the press and everyone excoriate him for not trying to reach those voters.
Trump says these states are in play and the press and everyone excoriate him for being delusional.
So basically, just tune the idiots out who say Trump will never get those voters. Better to try and fail, then never try and fail anyway.
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