And Iowa is their home.
Posted on 10/23/2015 7:42:12 AM PDT by McGruff
Iowans and their torrid love affair with corn.
WHY WHY WHY do we allow this state full of goofy corndogs such a pivotal role in our presidential politics?
You nailed it.
The polls show Trump defeating Hillary, taking 70% of the electoral vote.
Just wait until Iowa's evangelicals figure out that Ben Carson is a cultist. It'll be Romney 2.0.
Carson might have studied the strategies President Huckabee and President Santorum used to win Iowa.
He got outpolled in one state.
Ah, jeez, I guess I’ll have to just give up and vote for ¿Yeb? now.
>>>Who should drop presidential bid? Iowa Republicans say Trump<<<
Lincoln Chafee begs to differ.....
The winner in 2012 certainly of that question would have been Romney. He didn’t take the hint.
Any front-runner who doesn’t have a majority is at risk of being identified this way.
heh heh
That's exactly correct. Paid celebrity commentator is in Carson's future, if he avoids scandals.
And Iowa is their home.
I don’t know if Trump is settling down in the pols or not, but a breather might not be a bad thing, imo.
He’s had what can be called a meteoric rise from the start and, like a stock that soars out of the gate, needs some time to consolidate and do some backing and filling for awhile before it resumes its upward trajectory.
The Donald has put all important policies and positions out there for everyone to see, even the ones who deny they’re there. He can’t be copied or even emulated with any credibility, so a rest won’t hurt the campaign.
A pause to refresh would help in the long run, it seems to me.
I am far from being a Trump supporter. But if either Trump or Carson should withdraw then I’d say it should be Carson, hands down. I honestly don’t think that Carson has the slightest idea of the magnitude of the problems facing this country much less how to solve them.
What a joke. Iowans said no such thing. That Trump rally was huge the other day. Carson has NO chance to win the nomination.
Now we know why, all at once, the polls are being screwed with.
Carson will gain more popularity with liberals and those who enjoy race baiting when the National Review interview with him from April is more widely read. He said he and AL Sharpton share the same goals. 7 years of race baiting isn’t enough I guess.
Yes, Iowa has picked the winners, but its also picked folks who went nowhere else.... The caucus system makes it a bit of an oddball to begin with. I believe Huckabee did take Iowa last time.
Who put this out? Is that you Jeb?
Since you are a hardcore Trumpster and are making a pretty nasty accusation against Carson, please back it up.
How exactly, with detail please, is the GOPee (is it double "e" now to really emphasize establishment) using Carson? Good grief, Carson is off on a book tour last I heard. The man doesn't say anything negative about Trump, or anyone else on the GOP side for that matter.
I got bad news for you. Carson is most likely the "we want an outsider but NOT Trump" candidate. There are a lot of Republicans that just don't like Trump at all - which is why he often has both the highest positives AND highest negatives in polling of Republican voters. It is also why in this poll more Republicans want Trump to drop out than anyone else including Jeb of all people.
>> like a stock that soars out of the gate, needs some time to consolidate and do some backing and filling for awhile
The problem with that metaphor is that soaring stocks aren’t under vicious attack from the media and their own party.
Trump has no choice but to remain on the offensive. To chill and “consolidate” would (IMO) be a bad idea.
This rough spot will be a good test of his executive and leadership abilities. I for one wouldn’t be foolish enough to bet against him and his problem-solving track record.
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