Posted on 01/28/2016 10:24:20 AM PST by GonzoII
First Read is a morning briefing from Meet the Press and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter.Six days until Iowa, Trump is in clear command of GOP race
These are words that most political observers, including us, didn't think we'd ever write six months ago: Less than a week before Iowa and two weeks before New Hampshire, Donald Trump is in clear control of the GOP presidential contest. If you don't want to take our word for it, just look at the polling out of Iowa, where Trump has topped Ted Cruz in five out of the last six polls, including today's new Quinnipiac survey. Look at the situation in New Hampshire, where he's leading the pack by double digits. And Trump is lapping the GOP field in national polls. Even numbers-cruncher Nate Silver, who had been skeptical about Trump's chances, now gives the real-estate mogul better than a 50% chance of winning Iowa. "Everything's coming up Trump," Silver tweeted. Now it's important to remember: Not a single vote has been cast yet, and a political cycle that has thrown us surprise after surprise could have another in store for us. But what Cruz told a group of Iowa pastors, according to a video obtained by CBN's David Brody, is probably the smart bet: "If Donald wins Iowa ... there is a very good chance he could be unstoppable and be our nominee."
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Death to the GOP...!!
Then there's the ...Mr. Trump...forget all those silly, nasty things I said about you last week...
So this years choice for POTUS will be two New York narcissistic liberals?
Michael Bloomberg won't run.
While the campaign and Cruz are working as hard as they can, spending as much as they can afford, at best they'll break about even in Iowa.
Huck and Santorum showing at the Trump show tonight will bring them a few hundred votes...all coming from Cruz.
Trump standing up to Fox must be worth 10,000 to him personally.
Cruz acting like a meth-crazed stalker will drop only a few thousand votes from him. Most, not all but most of his supporters are committed no matter what.
But there are votes to be had on the margins.
And there's the GIANT unknown: With Same-day registration and open caucii in Iowa, how many new, previously disillusioned votes will Trump bring in?
My personal prediction is that if the turnout is the traditional 120,000, Cruz wins in a squeaker. If 140,000 Trump wins by 8%.
Snow and wind forecast for Iowa on Monday night.
LOL.
Literally. That is very, very funny. And true.
Excellent.
That’s the best poster I’ve seen this election cycle.
Add to this, Huck and Santorum basically endorsing Trump in Iowa...game, set, match. On to fighting Hillary.
LOL!
Trump supporters seem EXTREMELY LOYAL, to see people standing in line for Hours in very bad weather conditions tells me they WILL caucus!!!
thx. ;-)
Welcome to the UNIPARTY!
Go TRUMP!
It looks that way — but no votes have been cast yet.
We’re still 6 months away from the convention.
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