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Poll: GOP Voters Not Following Trump-Abandoning Elites
The Huffington Post ^ | October 9, 2016 | Jason Linkins, Eat The Press Editor, The Huffington Post

Posted on 10/09/2016 11:50:27 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

Beltway Republicans continue to influence nobody.

Over the past 48 hours, influential Republicans have greeted the latest batch of lewd, misogynistic remarks from their party’s standard-bearer, Donald Trump, with a mixture of belated revulsion and resistance, prompting withdrawals of support and renewed calls for him to quit the presidential race. However, it would appear that rank-and-file GOP voters are, once again, rejecting these calls from their party’s elites, and are prepared to stick by Trump’s side, at least for now.

Those are the findings of the latest Politico/Morning Consult poll, the first of its kind to attempt to gauge the public impact of Trump’s now-infamous commentary about women with Billy Bush, who was then at “Access Hollywood.” This new poll found that while nearly three-quarters of all respondents had a negative reaction to hearing these remarks, there was a distinctly “partisan element” to the respondents’ reactions.

According to Politico, after watching a video of Trump’s remarks, “10 percent of Republicans said the video gave them a positive feeling,” while only 22 percent of GOP respondents rated the video a “zero (very negative).” In terms of favorability, “just 48 percent of GOP voters said it makes them feel less favorably toward Trump, while 36 percent said it doesn’t affect their opinions.”

But the most important finding seems to be that GOP voters do not want Trump to quit the race...

(Excerpt) Read more at huffingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: Campaign News; Parties; Polls; State and Local
KEYWORDS: 2016polls; elites; gop; trump; voters
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1 posted on 10/09/2016 11:50:27 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Clinton’s foolish attempt to destroy Trump is backfiring with new media focused on Hillary’s enabling rapist bill and Hillary attacking women victims


2 posted on 10/09/2016 11:52:24 AM PDT by vooch
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
“We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.”

― Benjamin Franklin

3 posted on 10/09/2016 11:53:10 AM PDT by Vince Ferrer
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

These spineless GOPe elite RINOS were never with Trump to begin with.


4 posted on 10/09/2016 11:54:31 AM PDT by Jim Robinson (Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Gutless
Obsequious
Pussies

GOP-RIP

GO TRUMP!


5 posted on 10/09/2016 11:55:19 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam , Know Peace)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The uni-Party in a circular Firing Squad ,

Aimed at Trump aka
“We The People!”


6 posted on 10/09/2016 11:58:00 AM PDT by Big Red Badger (UNSCANABLE in an IDIOCRACY!)
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To: vooch

We must keep a list of the Treacherous Republicans who dumped on Trump—They must be targeted to un-elect them! To punish them in all ways to make em pay for their treason.


7 posted on 10/09/2016 11:58:26 AM PDT by Forward the Light Brigade (Into the Jaws of H*ll Onward! Ride to the sound of the guns!)
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To: Lurkinanloomin

The only pussy Donald was grabbing,was JEB BUSH at one of the debates!... LOL! This is the best the Socialists can throw out there.


8 posted on 10/09/2016 11:59:21 AM PDT by MGunny
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To: Lurkinanloomin

The only pussy Donald was grabbing,was JEB BUSH at one of the debates!... LOL! This is the best the Socialists can throw out there.


9 posted on 10/09/2016 11:59:21 AM PDT by MGunny
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

It’s Trump, or civil war and mass death. Get real, people. All politicians are scum. Bill Clinton did worse with every little girl on Epstein’s plane, and Hillary covered up every one of Bill’s rapes.


10 posted on 10/09/2016 11:59:27 AM PDT by backwoods-engineer (AMERICA IS DONE! When can we start over?)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

“According to Politico, after watching a video of Trump’s remarks, “10 percent of Republicans said the video gave them a positive feeling,””

Not sure if I belive that.


11 posted on 10/09/2016 12:00:15 PM PDT by Timpanagos1
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

No matter what happens to Trump, the GOPe is dead. They will never recover from sabotaging their own nominee.


12 posted on 10/09/2016 12:00:19 PM PDT by nhwingut (Trump-Pence 2016 - Blow Up The GOPe)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The GOP voter likes Trump.

And when the GOP voter likes someone, they stay liked.


13 posted on 10/09/2016 12:00:30 PM PDT by MUDDOG
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To: Forward the Light Brigade

what do groupies do? (/s)

CNN MSNBC FNC are all equally establishment GUILTY.

The minion media needs a tic tac suppository.


14 posted on 10/09/2016 12:00:56 PM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: Timpanagos1
I've said all along that this would actually help him with a certain kind of voter. Think about it. This makes him seem more "real" like a person they know.
15 posted on 10/09/2016 12:02:43 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

If this is true, it makes me so happy.

WE ARE THROWING OFF OUR CHAINS!!!! You elites don’t mean squat to us!!!!


16 posted on 10/09/2016 12:03:37 PM PDT by Yaelle
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To: Jim Robinson

It is transparently clear that this was a pre-planned anti-nationalist inspired hit job that the GOPe traitors participated in, planned and helped execute for Hillary who they intend to elect.

The Bush family was also involved and the guy who recorded the conversation 11 years ago was a Bush family member.

I know that you knew that. But it bears repeating.


17 posted on 10/09/2016 12:03:37 PM PDT by MIA_eccl1212 (10 rounds 10 meters 10 seconds 10 centimetres)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

this is a bonfire of the vanities.

or rather

bonfire of the effete elites.


18 posted on 10/09/2016 12:04:05 PM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Stick a fork in the beltway republicans and pundits. Tney are way past their use by date. Throw them and their bs into a dumpster trash can and keep on trucking for Trump!

Beltway Republicans continue to influence nobody.


19 posted on 10/09/2016 12:07:12 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (WeÂ’re not electing a saint. We are electing an ass kicker! Vote for Trump! Defeat Illiarily!)
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To: longtermmemmory

1970’s. S.F. Giants 3rd baseman Steve Ontiveros was asked if he was worried about how his in-season(June) wedding would affect his hitting. “No. It’ll improve it.”


20 posted on 10/09/2016 12:07:27 PM PDT by DIRTYSECRET (urope. Why do they put up with this.)
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