Posted on 08/16/2016 12:51:52 PM PDT by GilGil
The convention polling bumps for Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton and Republican Donald Trump are over, and they are practically even, according to a new poll of likely voters.
A Zogby Analytics survey provided to Secrets Tuesday shows:
Hillary Clinton 38%
Donald Trump 36%
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...
Really? I come up with Trump at about 300. FL, OH, PA, NH, IA, probably VA-—but that will be tight.
I’ve said for a long time that the nights of the debates might turn out to be amongst the most important dates in the history of the Republic.
That’s how serious this election is. If Hillary wins this country and the Constitution are finished
BAD news for the media, they are still clinging to the double digit lead polls for Hillary and how everyone is calling for Trump to quit.
A different take on Trump
Mychal S. Massie is an ordained minister who spent 13 years in full-time Christian Ministry . Today he serves as founder and Chairman of the Racial Policy Center (RPC), a think tank he officially founded in September 2015. RPC advocates for a colorblind society.
Massie was founder and president of the non-profit “In His Name Ministries”. He is the former National Chairman of the conservative black think tank, Project 21-The National Leadership Network of Black Conservatives and a former member of its parent think tank, the National Center for Public Policy Research.
“Trump is not a Liberal or Conservative, he’s a Pragmatist” written by Mychal Massie
We recently enjoyed a belated holiday dinner with friends at the home of other friends. The dinner conversation was jocund, ranging from discussions about antique glass and china to theology and politics.
At one point reference was made to Donald Trump being a conservative, to which I responded that Trump is not a conservative. I said that I neither view nor do I believe Trump views himself as a conservative. I stated it was my opinion that Trump is a pragmatist. He sees a problem and understands it must be fixed. He doesn’t see the problem as liberal or conservative; he sees it only as a problem. That is a quality that should be admired and applauded, not condemned. But I get ahead of myself.
Viewing problems from a liberal perspective has resulted in the creation of more problems, more entitlement programs, more victims, more government, more political correctness, and more attacks on the working class in all economic strata.
Viewing things according to the so-called Republican conservative perspective has brought continued spending, globalism to the detriment of American interests and well being, denial of what the real problems are, weak, ineffective, milquetoast leadership and afraid of its own shadow. In brief, it has brought liberal ideology with a pachyderm as a mascot juxtaposed to the ass of the Democrat Party.
Immigration isn’t a Republican problem – it isn’t a liberal problem – it is a problem that threatens the very fabric and infrastructure of America . It demands a pragmatic approach not an approach that is intended to appease one group or another.
The impending collapse of the economy isn’t a liberal or conservative problem, it is an American problem. That said, until it is viewed as a problem that demands a common sense approach to resolution, it will never be fixed because the Democrats and Republicans know only one way to fix things and the longevity of their impracticality has proven to have no lasting effect.
Successful businessmen like Donald Trump find ways to make things work, they do not promise to accommodate.
Trump uniquely understands that China ’s manipulation of currency is not a Republican problem or a Democrat problem. It is a problem that threatens our financial stability and he understands the proper balance needed to fix it. Here again successful businessmen like Trump who have weathered the changing tides of economic reality understand what is necessary to make business work and they, unlike both sides of the political aisle, know that if something doesn’t work, you don’t continue trying to make it work hoping that at some point it will.
As a pragmatist Donald Trump hasn’t made wild pie-in-the-sky promises of a cell phone in every pocket, free college tuition, and a $15 hour minimum wage for working the drive-through at Carl’s Hamburgers. I argue that America needs pragmatists because pragmatists see a problem and find ways to fix them. They do not see a problem and compound it by creating more problems.
You may not like Donald Trump, but I suspect that the reason people do not like him is because: (1) he is antithetical to the “good old boy” method of brokering backroom deals that fatten the coffers of politicians; (2) they are unaccustomed to hearing a candidate speak who is unencumbered by the financial shackles of those who own them vis-a-vis donations; (3) he is someone who is free of idiomatic political ideology; and (4) he is someone who understands that it takes more than hollow promises and political correctness to make America great again.
Listening to Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders talk about fixing America is like listening to two lunatics trying to “out crazy” one another. Jeb Bush, John Kasich, and Marco Rubio are owned lock, stock, and barrel by the bankers, corporations, and big dollar donors funding their campaigns. Bush can deny it but common sense tells anyone willing to face facts is that people don’t give tens of millions without expecting something in return.
We have had Democrats and Republican ideologues and what has it brought us? Are we better off today or worse off? Has it happened overnight or has it been a steady decline brought on by both parties?
I submit that a pragmatist might be just what America needs right now.
And as I said earlier, a pragmatist sees a problem and understands that the solution to fix same is not about a party, but a willingness and boldness to get it done.
People are quick to confuse and despise confidence as arrogance, but that is common amongst those who have never accomplished anything in their lives (or politicians who never really solve a problem, because its better to still have an “issue to be solved” so re-elect me to solve it, which never happens) and those who have always played it safe (again, all politicians) not willing to risk failure, to try and achieve success.
Donald Trump has his total financial empire at risk in running for president. That says it all.
I believe he will be an absolute success for the USA!
[Feeling cold is a side effect of that rat poison blood thinner Coumadin warfarin...]
I know, I had to take that crap for years then I had a heart Ablation and didn’t need it any more.
Pollsters think I’m a huge hitlary fan.
Count me among them. NO Trump bumper stickers, NO Trump yard signs, NOTHING that says I’m a supporter.
That said, I don’t want my truck keyed or windows broken and I don’t want my house vandalized by the “peaceful, tolerant” left.
I hide in plain sight, and I vote.
The ‘brainy’ prognosticators are basing all their poll opinions on past history. What they are missing OR know and refuse to acknowledge is that the Trump Movement is a never seen before phenomenon in American history.
Pay no attention to ANY poll.
“In real life Trump is ahead by 10 to 15 percentage points...and he really hasn’t started yet.”
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I’m more thinking he’s up by about 5-6 points, with no margin of error either way.
People are quick to confuse and despise confidence as arrogance, but that is common amongst those who have never accomplished anything in their lives (or politicians who never really solve a problem, because its better to still have an “issue to be solved” so re-elect me to solve it, which never happens) and those who have always played it safe (again, all politicians) not willing to risk failure, to try and achieve success.
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Very,very well said. Being supremely confident does not mean you take things for granted.
Those who keep saying that confidence is arrogance have never accomplished anything or risked much in their lives.
You'll never see it.
After all, who'd be left there to operate the camera?
If you’re looking at battlegrounds, I’d suggest keeping an eye out for updates on this polling data.
http://axiomstrategies.com/abc
Pay no attention to ANY poll.
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Excellent advice!
Totally agreed. From the one who coined the FR keyword, “trumplandslidecoming.”
And Sanders would be the democratic nominee against Trump..:)
He will win he hits her health..she is clearly hiding something..the corruption argument isnt working
go after her stamina and weakness and he wins
I thought everyone here hated John Zogby?
depends on what his polls say...
“I thought everyone here hated John Zogby?
depends on what his polls say...”
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Pollsters are like psychics, they like to talk about the few times they got it right and don’t like to mention all of their misses.
I am compiling an analysis of recent Florida polls to post. Your explanation is why RCP averages are junk.
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