Ah, another donkey rides to the rescue!
Posted on 02/21/2016 12:49:34 PM PST by Jyotishi
Edited on 02/21/2016 1:15:46 PM PST by Sidebar Moderator. [history]
So far, 2/3 of the Republican voters didn't want Trump. They had a chance, and said hell no.
Not everyone is voting on emotions alone. They want to know what the candidates are going to do, and not just "Hope n Change." They know what happened last time a candidate got elected by a slogan.
Yes, people are angry at Washington for selling us out, but most aren't willing to knee jerk for a guy who simply pretends he's angry, too. People want more than that.
"I'm Gonna Make America Great Again" just isn't enough information.
If it takes almost 70 years and a campaign for the presidency to figure out where you stand on easy (right versus wrong) issues, then no amount of evolution is going to help. Trumps biggest problem is his consistency on any given issue erodes depending on the latest poll. MALLEABLE and a hollow core is not something anyone should strive for in life.
“MALLEABLE and a hollow core is not something anyone should strive for in life.”
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I certainly can’t argue with that.
I just pray the the citizens of this great country make the correct choice.
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Because he'll probably get his usual 30% (give or take a few) and the other 4 will have to split whats left.
After NV, hopefully the field will narrow to 3, and then the race can begin.
What's important to me when it comes to NV is how many people do NOT vote for Trump (Because I'm a Cruz supporter). That tells me the % the last man standing (The non-Trump candidate) will receive in the end.
Trump votes are emotional. Cruz votes are intellectual. Rubio votes are security (as in not good with changing things like the status quo.)
People will resonate to who reflects them the most. Candidates who do not reflect give people the creeps. There's no connection. That's why those who do not support Trump now never will but those who support an intellectual will gravitate to the nearest thing to an intellectual, or the nearest thing to a security candidate if they feel safer with the status quo. An intellectual wouldn't understand Trumnp no more than an emotional would understand Cruz.
Where did your 80% come from?
Right now the not-Trump vote is split between not-Trumps. Once that field narrows, the not-Trump candidate left will get the not-Trump vote.
Ah, another donkey rides to the rescue!
Foreigners did not say that about Obama. They loved him, they worshiped him, and now they’re feeling the pain just like we are.
Worked for Clinton when Perot ran third party when Clinton could only secure 43% of the vote.
Trump could win the general election with a plurality. If Bloomberg or some other third party candidate gets in, he could win even if a majority of voters pick someone else.
The fact he has high negatives don’t count for much in a crowded field.
People are drawn to people like themselves. Birds of a feather flock together. Water seeks it's own level. Great minds think alike.
That's how I know those are non-Trump votes. The other candidates are not running on the anger ticket, so only the very angry will be drawn to Trump. The others will be drawn to other things. For example, I'm drawn to Cruz because of his strict Constitutionalism. I don't believe anger and revenge are the answer. That's why I'm not drawn at all to Trump. I think going back to our Constitutional principals is the answer to saving this country from where it's headed.
Seems that about 86% of the republican voters disagree with you:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3400015/posts
Those not running on the anger ticket will have no use for Trump. They can't relate to his rhetoric. They'll choose the alternative.
If you've noticed, so far 2 out of 3 Republican voters did NOT vote for Trump. They didn't care if he was inside or out. If it didn't matter then, why would it matter later?
So you are a Rubio supporter after all?
Seriously? I'd even vote yes in that poll. Of course Trump could beat Hillary. Anyone could! This race is for the Republicans to lose!
If they ask me if Cruz could win the general election, I'd say yes to that too. Even Rubio could be Hillary.
Geeze. Talk about a slanted poll. The only Republican they asked about was Trump! What about all the others? They'd all get 86% too!
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