Uh oh: Trump down nine points after debate in new Rasmussen national poll

Hotair ^ | 08/11/2015 | AllahPundit

[SeekAndFind]

RE: Scott Rasmussen sold Rasmussen Reports after the 2012 election. He was forced to let the company keep the name.

So, what’s Scott doing nowadays?

[DoughtyOne]

What’s Cruz’s net worth?

[Jane Long]

People at FR used to love Rasmussen.

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Up until he (Scott) Rasmussen left his company.
http://therightscoop.com/founder-scott-rasmussen-out-at-rasmussen-reports/

[Laissez-faire capitalist]

Actually, just about everybody was inaccurate in 2012 except for 538, Ipsos and PPP.

BTW, PPP is the only polling outfit so far that has consistently placed The Donald in the 17-19% range nationally.

[Lazamataz]

Morning Consult seems to be an outlier. People at FR used to love Rasmussen. Probably not so much now. I wonder if this still holds?

Scott Rasmussen, and honorable man, sold the company to less honorable men.

[Paulie]

I think The Donald has made his mark and a pause to refresh would be healthy.

Think of it as a soaring stock like Netflix. Huge run up on heavy volume, then some consolidation; backing and filling.

After a good rest, it’s time for another leg up.

I’m not worried.

[tennmountainman]

The Fox Debate Team failed in taking Trump out.

That is what I find interesting about the poll.

[Fresh Wind]

People love polls when they like the results, and hate them when they don’t.

[Laissez-faire capitalist]

PPP, Ipsos and 538 were the only ones who were considered really accurate for 2012. 538 nailed it consistently on Romney’s negatives, and they said he was looking to be unelectable as time went on before he got the nomination.

After Romney got the nomination, 538 said sometime after that that he was unelectable.

538 is already beginning to say similar things for Trump as they said for Romney, Romney pre-nomination that is.

And PPP this year has consistently placed The Donald in the 17-19% range.

But, as we all know, PPP is a stupid, failing polling firm! /s.

[blackdog]

Nah. Trump wants the spotlight. They know he’ll take it every second if given the chance. They also know that will make us (stupid public) tire of him. Even with great ideas, the eyes will start rolling and the attention will go eleswhere when he shows up on the flat screen.

[Will88]

If Kasich cuts deeply enough into Jeb’s take in NH, it could enable some other candidate to sneak through to victory, all but destroying Bush’s campaign before it gets going. Second look at Kasich?

Looks like Kasich might be a factor in blue states with his leftist like view on Obamacare, influenced by his religious views of caring for the poor. But he'll make little headway in the South and most states that consistently go Republican.

Kasich might well damage Bush in many blue states and help Trump and other non-establishment candidates. If Jeb has a chance, he'll have to do very well in blue states. Looks tougher now.

[BigEdLB]

You have to read through alot of stuff.
Here are the full numbers:
Trump 17, Rubio 10, Bush 10, Walker 9, Fiorina 9, Carson 8, Cruz 7, Christie 4, Kasich 4, Paul 4, Huck 3, Santorum 1, Jindal 1, Graham 1, Perry 1, Gilmore 1, Pataki 0.

[silverleaf]

I hope that is the plan

If Donald switches to supporter instead of candidate he stumps the country and fires up the conservative base for Cruz

Ditto with Palin

[stboz]

I continue to see Trump as a Dem stalking horse. Stir trouble and depart...just like Perot.

[Jane Long]

Polls Still Show Trump Leading, Increasing His Lead To 32% In Morning Consult Poll

A new poll shows nearly 1/4 of Republican voters still support Donald Trump pic.twitter.com/54B7lTbzdI— CBS This Morning (@CBSThisMorning) August 11, 2015

[grania]

going personal on Megyn Kelly was a big mistake

No it wasn't. If her view had gained traction, it would've made Trump irrelevant. Other femnazis with a hillary agenda would've taken a similar tone.

It's kind of like what happened with ISIS. They should've been taken out before the cancer spread.

Now Trump has to get out front and start talking in positive, detailed terms about exactly what he'd change and how he'd get it done.

[Graybeard58]

People at FR used to love Rasmussen. Probably not so much now. I wonder if this still holds?

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The one I absolutely hate is Zogby. If Zogby is in the title, I don’t open the article.

[McGruff]

/sarc

[60Gunner]

15 months left. We’ll see who rises and falls in the polls. It’s an interesting race so far.

[Turbo Pig]

Trump would have preferred not to have the spotlight on himself

Said no Donald Trump, ever.