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Trump is like Reagan and the media is clueless about it
The Hill ^ | 10/19/2015 | Ann Coulter

Posted on 10/20/2015 9:48:14 AM PDT by BlackFemaleArmyColonel

Neurotically ignoring the fact that Donald Trump’s position on immigration has catapulted him to the lead for the Republican presidential nomination, the media diminish his soaring poll numbers with a scrolling series of rationalizations. Trump might or might not be the nominee, but the dismissals of him are wishful thinking, not historical fact.

All summer, for example, we were smugly assured that polls mean nothing this far in advance of an election. Sen. Marco Rubio’s (R-Fla.) campaign manager Terry Sullivan assured Politico: “Show me the candidate who was first place in August who ended up winning in February.” I hope Rubio’s advisers are as sure about this as they were about amnesty being a big hit with voters. Then it was September, and Trump was still in first place, so Rubio boasted to CNN, “We want to be in first place in February, not in August or September.”

The way things are going, at some point, Rubio’s line will have to be, “We want to be in first place in March, not in February. No, wait! We want to be first place in June, not in April.” In fact, most candidates who were in first place the summer before an election year went on to be the nominee. Luckily, Politico is not a website primarily concerned with politics or it might have known this. Among them: Ronald Reagan in August 1979, Walter Mondale in August 1983, Michael Dukakis (tied for first) in August 1987, Bob Dole in August 1995; George W. Bush in August 1999 and Mitt Romney in August 2011.

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TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: coulter; reagan; trump2016
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To: Yashcheritsiy

Oh, good another LIV FReeper or are you just a hindsight is 20/20 Monday morning quarterback?


61 posted on 10/20/2015 3:40:47 PM PDT by 1010RD (First, Do No Harm)
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To: 1010RD

Neither. I’m smarter than you and better informed than you, and therefore know better what I am talking about than you.

Good day.


62 posted on 10/20/2015 3:49:51 PM PDT by Yashcheritsiy (It's time to repeal and replace the GOP)
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To: nickcarraway

Actually, Trump is JUST like Reagan... but only in one way. Reagan tapped into the Populist sense of the citizenry. Love him or hate him — and I know you hate him — Trump is tapping into the same sense.


63 posted on 10/20/2015 3:52:17 PM PDT by Lazamataz (Ok. We won't call them 'Anchor Babies'. From now on, we shall call them 'Fetal Grappling Hooks'.)
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To: Yashcheritsiy

Who ran Congress when Reagan agreed to the “limited amnesty”?


64 posted on 10/20/2015 3:53:19 PM PDT by 1010RD (First, Do No Harm)
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To: Lazamataz
I don;t hate him. He should just go back to his reality show TV sleaze and stop trying to destroy conservatism.

Didn't you once say you would never vote for him? Why are you falling for the media spin?

65 posted on 10/20/2015 3:54:01 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: EveningStar

Trump is a petty crybaby much of the time. I don’t recall Reagan having little spats with every reporter/host who asked him a tough question or had someone on their program who had something critical to say about him.

Reagan was bigger than that. Reagan was a happy warrior, went over the heads of the naysayers in the media, had a long history of conservatism before he ran for President, etc.

One thing I think we can say for sure, Trump is no Reagan - not even close. But to be fair, Reagan is gone and we can’t sit around waiting for another Reagan clone.

Trump is, at best, a wildcard. A polished realityTV host who flip flops on positions and who he funds depending on what his needs are at the moment. Trump is, no doubt, a deal maker per his own words. Reagan cut deals too. Everyone does. What is important though is where to draw the line, and that requires understanding the underlying arguments of what conservatism is. I do not think Trump has a clue in that department.


66 posted on 10/20/2015 3:54:27 PM PDT by Longbow1969
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To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain
I'm a big trump fan and it's an insult to Reagan to make the comparison. There's only once person in the same league. And she's not running.
67 posted on 10/20/2015 3:54:35 PM PDT by McGruff (Trump-Cruz 2016. Make America Great Again.)
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To: nickcarraway

I think you’re wrong, but I hope that we will have the opportunity through a Trump presidency to know for sure.


68 posted on 10/20/2015 3:56:14 PM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: Longbow1969

Pooh-pooh is not an argument.


69 posted on 10/20/2015 3:57:06 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: trisham

You are really willing to risk the future of this country on the remote chance Trump would do the right thing? It would be virtually a third term for Obama, except there would be no opposition.


70 posted on 10/20/2015 4:00:32 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: McGruff; BlackFemaleArmyCaptain
I'm a big trump fan and it's an insult to Reagan to make the comparison. There's only once person in the same league. And she's not running.
And who might that be?
71 posted on 10/20/2015 4:05:31 PM PDT by EveningStar
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To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain

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The only way that Trump compares to any part of Reagan is the part Reagan carried behind him.

Politically, Trump is a total flake and fake.

A chameleon.

Change positions like socks (two per day).

Reagan never did anything to prevent a real conservative from winning an election.
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72 posted on 10/20/2015 4:10:42 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: sarge83

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>> “Trump unless he just utterly self-destructs, has a good chance of being the nominee.” <<

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How?

There are two voters against him for every one for him.

He can’t help but lose every run-off election.
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73 posted on 10/20/2015 4:13:39 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: nickcarraway
You have concerns. I understand.

I don't know whom you support, but I don't doubt your sincerity.

74 posted on 10/20/2015 4:16:54 PM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: Yashcheritsiy; dmz

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>> “He gave us an amnesty and legalised millions of lawbreakers” <<

Reality:

Reagan was double-crossed by congress, even some from his own party.

(Deja-vu all over again)
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75 posted on 10/20/2015 4:18:03 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain

76 posted on 10/20/2015 4:19:59 PM PDT by OwenKellogg (CRUZ to Victory! Donate at tedcruz.org. The Trump Tsunami does not need your money.)
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To: nickcarraway
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>> “You are really willing to risk the future of this country on the remote chance Trump would do the right thing? It would be virtually a third term for Obama, except there would be no opposition.” <<

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Exactly

77 posted on 10/20/2015 4:23:33 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: nickcarraway
Didn't you once say you would never vote for him?

Nope.

Why are you falling for the media spin?

If I did, I'd hate him.

78 posted on 10/20/2015 4:23:37 PM PDT by Lazamataz (Ok. We won't call them 'Anchor Babies'. From now on, we shall call them 'Fetal Grappling Hooks'.)
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To: OwenKellogg

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You misspelled FARCE!
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79 posted on 10/20/2015 4:24:22 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: Lazamataz

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>> “If I did, I’d hate him” <<

Laz, you’re way smarter than that.

The media have created him and held him in our face for most of this year.
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80 posted on 10/20/2015 4:27:07 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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