Posted on 01/08/2016 9:58:52 AM PST by xzins
GOP leaders increasingly see South Carolina as their last best chance to stop Donald Trump's populist political juggernaut.
On Wednesday, influential South Carolina Republican Katon Dawson issued a plea for former President George W. Bush to step into the ring in the Palmetto State's Feb. 20 primary. Bush is quite popular among South Carolina Republicans, and Dawson called his involvement a potential "game changer."
"If {George W. Bush} engages, it will matter for his brother {Jeb Bush}, but really, it will matter for the entire team," Dawson told Bloomberg News.
The Palmetto State appears uniquely positioned this cycle. While it follows Iowa and New Hampshire on the primary calendar, but is already drawing intense attention from candidates and pundits alike.
The pro-Jeb Bush Right to Rise PAC recently announced a $4 million TV ad buy in South Carolina.
On Tuesday, Rubio's Conservative Solutions PAC unveiled its first TV ad there, touting the Florida senator's strong support for the U.S. military. The dollar value of that ad buy was not announced.
owery, the conservative InsiderAdvantage pollster, says it's obvious the GOP establishment won't be doing Trump any favors.
"The establishment Republican Party -- most of whom I know well, and I'm not putting them down -- but they make their bread and butter out of controlling people, or at least being hired to help them package themselves.
"So far, Trump has basically thumbed his nose at all of them and doesn't need them," he adds. "So of course they're all going to band together -- because this is their last stand."
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Agreed.
Don’t forget, Trump has more money for that kind of thing than the GOP-E does...if he smells a Chris McDaniel moment brewing.
That’s one reason I’m getting a head start :)
Yep, I’ve said all along that Trump is the black swan event the RNC never envisioned - a candidate who didn’t need their money machine and could care less what they thought.
W is loyal to his family, but the prevailing opinion there may not be to throw everything they have behind something that is clearly not going to happen. I bet Mom has the last word on this.
In fact, he could pay 100,000 voters a $100 bucks in each of our 50 states and only spend half a billion dollars.
One of the podcasts I listen to is on the new retro 80s music scene. One of the guys that has a music project/band has a real job as a banker. He was saying his company was moving him and his wife to the middle east.
I am not sure if that speaks more to the stupidity of bankers or musicians. But it would sure as hell take a philosopher to sort it out ;)
Good luck!
Trump has been around the block a few times.
He can handle and reciprocate whatever the Bushites throw at him.
Notice they aren’t putting up “firewalls” for Cruz...
Shows who they are really afraid of!
Rueters (5 Day Rolling) CHANGE January 08, 2016
623 RESPONDENTS
Donald Trump 41.1%
Ted Cruz 16.2%
Ben Carson 12.8%
Jeb Bush 7.7%
Marco Rubio 7.5%
Wouldn’t vote 4.3%
Chris Christie 2.5%
Mike Huckabee 2.4%
Rand Paul 2.3%
Carly Fiorina 1.5%
John Kasich 1.2%
Jim Gilmore 0.3%
Rick Santorum 0.3%
George Pataki—%
Lindsey Graham—%
Thanks for the clarity. I agree with you, he said nothing about O bama. we need no comment from him regarding the person to be selected to be the opposition to his soul mate.
It’s also fun to side with the Christian kids when they are being assailed by atheists while just trying to fulfill general requirements :)
If they combined Jeb’s, Marco’s, Christie’s, and Kasich’s numbers...they still have only 18.9%.
I don’t think Carson supporters will go for one of the establishment types.
All but one of those rinos dropping out to endorse the remaining candidate would barely get them above Cruz’s numbers.
That said, the GOPe might 'go democrat' and do voter fraud. Cameras outside of polling stations to make sure the "votes are close to the number of people who voted" could be critical.
Philosophy is underrated. In an of itself it’s a path to poverty but as a Ma Duce sitting in your arsenal, it’s invaluable.
Might be taken the wrong way!........................;^)
Just about any field of study is okay as long as you also pursue some kind of certification to go with it.
Hey, South Carolinians:
The Establishment thinks you’re STOOOOOOOPID!
As far as I am concerned, this is the post of the year.
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