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Supporters of “Deadbeat Donald” Trump are far more likely to have bad credit scores than the supporters of his Republican rivals, Ohio Gov. John Kasich, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz. More than 20% of the people nationwide supporting Trump have a bad credit rating, compared to just 10% for Kasich, a new survey reveals.

The lowest moment of last night — maybe the lowest of the election and in the history of the GOP — came before the debate, when Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus pledged that the RNC “is going to support the nominee, whoever that is, 100 percent...” The sort of soulless, amoral stance displayed last night toward a figure as dangerous as Trump suggests that whether Trump becomes the nominee or not, a new center-right party is required, one that specifically rejects Trumpism.

Donald Trump holds the narrowest lead of any Republican nomination contest in forty years. His media-centric divide-and-conquer approach has left the party split and his candidacy weakened. Barring a miraculous turnabout towards healing and uniting the party, his slim delegate advantage shows little margin for error in the march to 1,237, even if he wins Ohio and Florida...... At the moment, Trump’s most viable path to victory would include winning Florida and Ohio. But it would also depend on him building upon his current 35%. A troubling sign for him in this regard comes from the Michigan exit polls, where...

Donald Trump 36% Ted Cruz 23% John Kasich 21% Marco Rubio 13%

The horse race: Trump 27% Rubio 24% Cruz 19% Bush 11% Carson 8% Kasich 7%

Have some work to do here.

Please vote for Ronnie Lester

Tomorrow voters in Iowa will decide who will take the Governor’s office. Who are you planning to vote for?

Who do you think won Monday night's debate between Nikki Haley and Vincent Sheheen?

General Norman Johnson, lead singer of the popular beach music trio Chairmen of the Board, died Wednesday. He was 67. "It saddens me to announce the passing of our friend and hero General Johnson," wrote singer Ken Knox, a member of the band, on their Facebook page. "He held a special place in his heart for each and everyone of you. His music will live on." Read more: http://www.thestate.com/2010/10/14/1513359/beach-music-icon-general-johnson.html#ixzz12NqRZqNZ

Not many votes yet, but Obama way out in front. We can turn this one around fast!

..."I didn't major in math," said the Baptist preacher, "I majored in miracles." Good for Huck. Why should he drop out? For too long conservatives have suppressed their convictions or meekly submitted, so as not to oppose a Republican president or get out of step with the party leadership.... ...For his party's and his country's sake, as well as his own, Mike Huckabee should keep the conversation going. Because right now, his party is looking at Hillary, Obama -- or Bush's third term.

A SurveyUSA poll of likely voters in Virginia shows McCain with 48% and Huckabee with 37%. Remarkably, the results three days ago were McCain 57%, Huckabee 25%. Huckabee has shaved 21 points off of the McCain lead in just 72 hours.

In the race for the Republican Presidential Nomination, John McCain currently earns 46% of the vote, Mike Huckabee attracts 34%, and Ron Paul is supported by 8%. Conservative voters are evenly split between McCain and Huckabee.

Mitt Romney hasn't extended his television presence into next week in South Carolina and Florida, an aide confirms.

Insider Advantage has it Huckabee 30, Romney 24, McCain/Thompson 11. American Research Group shows Huckabee 29, Romney 24, Thompson 13, McCain 11. Zogby reports Huckabee 31, Romney 25, Thompson 11, McCain 10.

Obama 31 Edwards 27 HRC 24 Huckabee 31 Romney 25

Huckabee 32% Romney 26% McCain 13% Obama 32% Clinton 25% Edwars 24%

Iowa GOP courts former Hawkeye wretling coach Governor Gable? It might happen. Dan Gable, the former Iowa wrestling coach who guided the Hawkeyes to 15 national titles in 21 years, is thinking about a run for the governor's mansion. "It can't do me any harm to see what's going on out there besides wrestling," Gable told the Press-Citizen in an interview Tuesday. "I think what they're looking for is a strong leader, and I think they think I'm a strong leader. And that I am." Click Here For Full Story

CLINTON MANIA IN HANOI HANOI, Nov 17 (AFP) - US President Bill Clinton received a rapturous welcome from thousands of Vietnamese Friday and called for a new era of reconcilation after the pain and suffering of the Vietnam War in a live address to the nation. In scenes never before seen in the communist capital, crowds mobbed Clinton desperate to get a glimpse of the first US head of state to visit Vietnam since the war, which ended in 1975 with the communists inflicting the first and only US military defeat. The mob scenes came before Clinton gave a key ...