Trump [27%] Holds Firm; Cruz [13%], Rubio [14%], Carson [15%] Vie For 2nd: Poll

Investor's Business Daily ^ | 12/7/2015 | John Merline

[IBD editorial writer]

With less than two months to go before the primary season officially begins, Donald Trump's lead is holding steady, while support for Ben Carson has tumbled, creating a virtual three-way tie for second, according to the latest IBD/TIPP Poll.

[libstripper]

This doesn’t include the effects of the SB Islamic massacre. Just wait until the next one.

[Liz]

Donald Trump is the only one who can save us. He is the most trusted person in America. Donald should pick a right-hand man who is strong and confident who will not waver from the important job at hand...saving America from our internal enemies.....the left.... and our external enemies.

Texas Gov Greg Abbott would be an outstanding VP choice for Donald Trump.

<><> He beat abortion Dem/Barbie handily.

<><> Abbott took on the lesbian sheriff and said NO to sanctuary cities.

<><> Abbott is a leader who gets things done; he lead 26 AG's in the
successful legal fight to get Obama's heinous amnesty EO's out on hold.

<><> Abbott recently found the funding loophole that could prevent Obama
from forcing taxpayers to finance Syrian refugees squatting in the US.

<><> He warned non-profit groups to cease their refugee activities in his state.

<><> Abbott honored a young Texas student who defended her Christianity w/ an invite to his office.

<><> Texas has an armed state militia.

<><> Abbott threatened legal action against non- profits resettling Syrian refugees in his state.

<><> Abbott Ordered Investigation of Use of Tissue from Abortions

<><> Aboott has played rough w/ Mexico throwing its illegals over the border.

<><>Abbott appointed Home-School Mom To Chair State Board Of Education

<><> Abbott OK'ed Ousting Planned Parenthood From Cancer Program

<><> Texas Building New Facility To Store Gold Reserves Out of Reach of Federal Confiscation or Seizure

<><> Abbott is a formidable roadblock thwarting Obama's dream to turn conservative Texas purple.

Texas Gov Greg Abbott would be an outstanding VP choice for Donald Trump.

Gov Abbott is permanently disabled, confined
to a wheelchair b/c of a crippling accident.

[rrrod]

My call is Trump and either Cruz or Rubio as VP.....but who the hell really knows LOL!

[CottonBall]

Rubamnesty? No way!

[CottonBall]

Sorry, hit send too soon - but agree with you on Trump!

[SamAdams76]

I would be shocked if Trump picked an establishment pol for a running mate. Cruz, maybe, because he’s not liked by the establishment. But look for Trump to think out of the box and surprise us with his choice.

[The_Victor]

Whoever wins the nomination, they would probably do themselves and the party a favor by selecting a VP from the field of current candidates, like Reagan. We're going to need full party support to beat the democRATs.

Besides, I like Governor Abbott, but we Texans just got him in office. He has a lot of work to do here fixing previous GOP governors' efforts at "getting along."

[SC_Pete]

Cruz for Attorney General.
Carson for Surgeon General
Rubio for manager of a Cuban restaurant in Bradenton.

[grania]

FWIW, I’m wondering about the wannabbees who haven’t insulted Trump, or at the very least have stopped that tactic.

[Fantasywriter]

‘But look for Trump to think out of the box and surprise us with his choice.’

Agree; that is Trump’s MO.

[Graybeard58]

My call is Trump and either Cruz or Rubio as VP.....but who the hell really knows LOL!

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Why are people getting excited over possible V.P. picks? It’s a big nothing job.

Tie breaker in the senate and that’s about it. I could do it, that tells me that it isn’t much of a job.

[Kenny]

I think Trump is smarter than to go moderate on VP. But sometimes these candidates think they have to in order to win, and sometimes they have to.

Bush was not Reagan’s choice but he needed Texas.

[The_Victor]

FWIW, I’m wondering about the wannabbees who haven’t insulted Trump, or at the very least have stopped that tactic.

I'm pretty sure there are more than a few angling for the position.

[Georgia Girl 2]

Trumps last several rallies have been more about Obama and Hillary so I think he is now looking past the nomination to the general election.

[SmokingJoe]

Trumpets counting their chickens as usual? A lot can and will change between now and the Iowa caucus and through the SEC primaries.

From the link:

At this point in the past two elections, the GOP candidate who led in the polls didn't win in either Iowa or New Hampshire, and failed to get the party's nomination, notes Alfred Tuchfarber, a professor emeritus of political science at the University of Cincinnati.
Two months before the 2008 Iowa caucuses, Rudy Giuliani led the GOP pack with 29.2% support in the polls. Fred Thompson was in second at 16%. But Mike Huckabee — who was polling at 7.2% at this point in the 2008 race — won Iowa, and John McCain took New Hampshire and went on to win the nomination.
In 2012, Herman Cain was at the top of the GOP poll rankings at 26%, but dropped out before Iowa, which ended up going to Rick Santorum, who had 1.7% support in the polls at this point in the race.

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[NKP_Vet]

If Trump wins the nomination he would be smart to select NM governor Susana Martinez as his running mate. She’s hispanic, comes from a strong pro-law enforcement family, she speaks fluent Spanish, and to top it off she used to be a democrat! As a matter of fact, this would be a brilliant move for Trump or Cruz. Especially for Trump because this would show democrats how much Trump loves hispanics!

[backwoods-engineer]

Rubio? Good grief, if he’s the nominee, I am staying home or voting for Hillary. If we can’t get someone in there to reverse things, let’s get the civil war started and over with.

[Unmarked Package]

Rubio? Good grief, if he's the nominee, I am staying home or voting for Hillary. If we can't get someone in there to reverse things, let's get the civil war started and over with.

It's a funny coincidence that your post is the first one I read after I just got off the phone with the RNC conducting a candidate preference survey for the GOP presidential primary. I don't think the nice man was pleased with my extremely low opinion of Marco Rubio. LOL