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Disenfranchised voters gravitate to Trump, experts say
The Pittsburgh Tribune ^ | July 23, 2015 | Salena Zito

Posted on 07/23/2015 8:39:43 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

Brad Lena sees Donald Trump through the prism of Star Wars: “a disturbance in The Force.”

The billionaire businessman and reality TV star arrived Thursday at the U.S.-Mexico border to emphasize his hardline stance against immigration, in a week of attention-getting moments that thrust Trump into the lead among 16 GOP hopefuls for the White House.

It's his disruption of the political class “that continues unimpeded their malevolent contributions to the rule of law, freedom of conscience, representative governance, competitive capitalism, freedom of speech, fiduciary stewardship and so on,” Lena, 62, of Bell Acres, a small borough northwest of Pittsburgh, said of Trump's attraction to many voters.

“The people are getting restless; hence, the rise of Trump,” he said.

Trump's surge in the polls alarms the Republican establishment that he renounces.

But his words strike a chord with some Americans who are disillusioned by government and politicians.Whether they'll vote for him is another question....

(Excerpt) Read more at triblive.com ...


TOPICS: Campaign News; Issues; Parties; Polls
KEYWORDS: donaldtrump; gop; immigration; trump
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To: entropy12

Perry is coming to the same SC venue Trump was just at. I bet the crowds won’t be there, it will be interesting to see...but I won’t see it, the fish are biting. Bottom line, once Trump comes through, it is scorched earth for any who follow.


21 posted on 07/24/2015 6:10:20 AM PDT by ThePatriotsFlag ( Anything FREELY-GIVEN by the government was TAKEN from someone else)
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To: Forward the Light Brigade

I’d assert his greatest group of support comes from people that turned out in 2010 and 2014 to elect people to stop Obama who now refuse to do so.


22 posted on 07/24/2015 6:11:45 AM PDT by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
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To: ThePatriotsFlag

As a follow up to my earlier post...Perry was in SC at the same venue as Trump...200 people showed up. Trump scorched earth.


23 posted on 07/24/2015 6:53:47 AM PDT by ThePatriotsFlag ( Anything FREELY-GIVEN by the government was TAKEN from someone else)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Donald J. Trump ‏@realDonaldTrump 39m39 minutes ago
DC has shrunk our military and exploded our country with debt. We can’t send another politician to the White House https://www.donaldjtrump.com/
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24 posted on 07/24/2015 10:28:10 AM PDT by conservative98
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Dan Scavino ‏@DanScavino
#GOP front-runner @realDonaldTrump launches2 a double digit lead in National Primary Polls. #MakeAmericaGreatAgain

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25 posted on 07/24/2015 10:33:00 AM PDT by conservative98
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To: conservative98

the RCP average of polls has trump ahead by 4.3%. If this were Obama or hitlary it would be touted as a landslide.

Notice how the ENTIRE media has gone dark about poll results. Grated this is just fun right now and polls have no meaning until the voting ends.

It is still damning on the media.


26 posted on 07/24/2015 10:39:09 AM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: All

FYI most all candidates have email updates you can subscribe.

These are essentially press releases but they do bypass the dominant biased media.


27 posted on 07/24/2015 10:41:29 AM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: Ciexyz

“I turn off talk radio when I hear them bashing Trump.”

TV, too. In the past I’ve been able to tolerate “The Five” for about 15 minutes a month. Now that’s even too much. Every one of them bashes Trump. The twit Perino is over-the-top nasty. Of course, she worships the Bushes.


28 posted on 07/24/2015 11:01:11 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam
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