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GOP wakes up to Trump nightmare
Politico ^
| 2/23/2016
| ALEX ISENSTADT
Posted on 02/23/2016 6:29:26 AM PST by 20yearsofinternet
Establishment Republicans are reckoning with something they thought would never happen: That it might soon be too late to stop Donald Trump.
With the controversial businessman the clear front-runner heading into Nevada and next week's Super Tuesday contests, there's an emerging consensus that the odds of dislodging him are growing longer by the day. Whispered fears that Trump could become the Republican nominee have given way to a din of resigned conventional wisdom - with top party officials and strategists openly wondering what the path to defeating him will be.
"If anyone else in this field had gone second-first-first in the first three contests, we would all be saying that it's over," said Mike DuHaime, a former Republican National Committee political director who guided Chris Christie's presidential bid.
"I think it's uphill, and Washington underestimates how uphill it is - and that's because they've persistently underestimated Trump," said former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who sought the Republican nomination in 2012. If he wins Nevada, Gingrich added, "What is it that's supposed to stop him?"
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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: elections; gope; paidtrumptroll; trump
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To: 20yearsofinternet
The GOPe and Obama made this bed together - I have no sympathy
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posted on
02/23/2016 8:32:33 AM PST
by
IFly4Him
To: detch
You missed my point.
I was pointing out that there is nothing to this article....it is boilerplate. Change the names and dates and it could be any day in any election.
I was not advocating for Cruz, or Trump. I am amazed how many have missed that aspect of it.
We have got to stop reading this junk and taking them seriously.
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posted on
02/23/2016 9:12:51 AM PST
by
Ouderkirk
(To the left, everything must evidence that this or that strand of leftist theory is true)
To: 20yearsofinternet
Cruz and Rubio both beat Trump head-to-head by 15+ points.
A Rubio collapse on Super Tuesday may force him to drop out and ally with Cruz as VP.
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posted on
02/23/2016 9:17:09 AM PST
by
St_Thomas_Aquinas
(Isaiah 22:22, Matthew 16:19, Revelation 3:7)
To: 20yearsofinternet
I am going to disagree, everyone owes someone something....
To: TheStickman; All
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2016-02-23
Robespierre, Napoleon, Hilter, Mussolini, Stalin, Obama ...
All Ego-maniac power hungry, deceptive, populist, lying (both sides of the argument) ... riding a wave of angry voters.
Is this America's Donald Trump in 2016 ?
As a FreeRepublic (Class of 1998) patriot, who's posted many times applauding Donald Trump's ideas and courage ...
I continue to be "incrementally" dismayed at Donald Trump's demeanor and apparent personal immaturity.
How about You ?
How are we supposed to support a candidate who has a "Howard Dean Moment" once a week ?
Will a Donald Trump "better deal at this time (2017-2018)" cancel-out "The Mexico Wall" ?
Frankly, it would be GREAT if Donald Trump could "morph" into the "more civilized" candidate that he's promised to at some point.
Finally, let's consider General George S. Patton Jr. for a moment.
Patton was a fierce warrior against the Nazis.
That was good.
Kinda like Donald Trump regarding The Mexico Wall, halting Islamic Visas temporarily, ending Sanctuary Cities, rebuilding the military, and several other points.
But General Patton voiced his genuine respect to German General Erin Rommel.
"Rommel, You magnificent bastard -- I read your book !"
Does Donald Trump ever do that ? "No" or very rarely.
No ... Donald Trump rarely behaves like Gen. George Washington.
Indeed ... Donald Trump perfectly mimics the "Do ANYTHING to ACHIEVE Power and Wealth" like the 1880 American "Robber Barrons".
Ouch !
Kinda like the GOPe "bastards" who screwed Chris McDaniels in Mississippi in 2014.
Kinda like Hitler's Nazi Brownshirts who viciously attacked ANY and ALL who dared voice ANY criticism or dissent against their DEAR LEADER.
It's estimated that almost four-million Conservative Americans REFUSED in 2012 to vote for Mitt Romney ... considering Mitt a galaxy-class @sss-hole.
I personally held my nose and voted for Romney anyway.
But 4,000,000 America Conservatives told Mitt Romneny to GO TO HELL.
Donald "Scorched Earth Victory at any Price" Trump risks the same fate.
The painful TRUTH is Donald Trump has become an @sshole.
Kinda like a nausetating version of New York's Chuck Schummer.
This is such a Shakespearean tragedy in light of Donald Trump's great ideas (see above list).
These words will "certainly" represent a moment of "cognitive dissonance" for many Donald Trump supporters at FreeRepublic.
Film at Eleven.
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posted on
02/23/2016 9:49:24 AM PST
by
Patton@Bastogne
(Ted Cruz 2016 : Commanding the Patriot Charge against the Washington-Cartel since 2008)
To: Ouderkirk
I agree with you that we need to take them seriously, but, again, you are not clear in who you mean.
Who do we take seriously? Media reports on these candidates, or the candidates?
And stop reading what junk? Freerepublic? MSM news articles? Vanity posts? Text of video newscasts?
Ambiguous pronouns easily lead to misunderstandings, at least by me.
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posted on
02/23/2016 11:44:07 AM PST
by
detch
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To: 20yearsofinternet
They’re not called “the Stupid Party” for nothing.
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posted on
02/23/2016 1:00:06 PM PST
by
Albion Wilde
(Who can actually defeat the Democrats in 2016? -- the most important thing about all candidates.)
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