Posted on 01/17/2016 7:12:04 PM PST by kik5150
No doubt. Reuters and MSNBC are joined at Mathews hip.
This ties into the poll that found Cruz either ahead or tied with Trump when matched head to head in a two man race. At this time,Is that from this same MSNBC pol you suddenly love so much or is that just wishful thinking?
So, most of the establishment vote will jump to Cruz, good to know.
Hey, parksstp.
Where’d you come by all those predictions/prognostications of yours?
I’ve looked at the data and gone through each of the counties. I know what type of person votes for whom.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByE8lWD3jcH7N2tRdDF6YmY0NEk/view?pref=2&pli=1
Covered with on the ground reports, all indications are turnout will now be less than even 130,000 in IA. In 2 weeks, I’ll put the hard vote totals out. The spreadsheet only has 60 of the 99 counties so far but I’m working on the rest.
What I do know is at this time, Cruz is running ahead of Huckabee’s 08 numbers and Trump is capped at 27%, but the closeness of the Dem Caucus is going to bring that number down further.
No one is talking about "winning" the manner Donald is going about it now!
I certainly don't mean to misunderstand Donald's reasoning and don't know where he's getting his advice (in his mirror in the morning when he brushes his teeth, I assume he still needs to brush or maybe his teeth are now so perfect, as he is, he never needs to brush, just kidding) maybe he's taking lessons from one of the biggest narcissist we've seen in a long time, Barack Hussein Obama now or others around him have suggested he resort to that.
People can make up their minds about who has the type of leadership skills we desire at this time in our country. JEB long ago proved not to be up to that task, no matter how nice a guy he is, if that.
We agree that we all want desperately to win this one but we will need all the votors to enthusiastically head to the polls, to win one for the team!
If you think Donald's a team player, we must be listening and watching a different guy. The one I'm watching lately, is behaving more like Don Rickles than Ronald Reagan!
Once Trump is out of the race? Never before this election cycle, have I heard anyone talking about the front runner consistently ahead by 20% or more, getting out of the race! Why in the world would Trump do that? Why in the world would anyone think he would?
Second place is important due to this:
The candidate on top may not remain on top when other candidates below drop out. When they drop out, their supporters go to number one or number two. If Trump has ticked off those voters due to the way he treated their candidates, they can go to number two and make him number one.
Counting the numbers as you are doing is excellent work. Please ping me when you make a post.
In 2012, Romney NEVER crossed 30% until after Super Tuesday. He won by dividing republican votes. I can visualize repeat in 2016. Cruz could ascend to 33.
Trump could stay at 33. Then Bush wins with 34%.
May be us Trumsters should nor wake up the Cruzers from their dreams of victory. Let them enjoy the dream at least until March 8th. There will be plenty time for them to bemoan the shattered dream later.
Rubio & Cruz are joined at the hip?
What is common between them except they have Cuban blood?
Dreaming and fantasies are fun. But at the end that’s all they ever were.
A few of those would kill for 4% right now.
Only if the race is over....
To: parksstp
Counting the numbers as you are doing is excellent work.
The spreadsheet is easy to follow.
** Please ping me when you make a post. **
Trump understands that if he doesn’t bully Cruz out of the race he will lose if the others drop out.
THe moron Trump supporters can’t understand this. They have fallen for his Elmer Gantry schtick.
Somebody’s got to say it, second choice still loses. :-)
Ted Cruz?
I am not going to hold Donald Trump's natural born Scottish, British mother against him
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