Posted on 03/01/2016 5:42:04 AM PST by jmaroneps37
The headlines screamed of a huge landslide victory for Hillary Clinton in the Democrat’s primary held Saturday in South Carolina. They pointed to Clinton’s 50 point victory. This sounds impressive until the smoke blows away and the numbers under the headline are examined.
They point straight down for Clinton in a general election; and straight up for Donald Trump. The first of many troubling numbers for Clinton is the continued lack of interest among Democrat voters. This year’s turnout was only 75% of the number that voted in South Carolina’s Democrat primary in 2008. This continued the downward path of turnout that has been evident in each Democrat primary, underscoring a clear lack of enthusiasm among Democrats.
Without a doubt, Blacks gave Clinton her victory; making up 61% of the turnout they voted 86/14 for her. Since Blacks can provide no more than 12% of the turn nationally and Trump, her likely opponent, already gets an astounding 20% Black support this is a bad sign for Clinton.
Worse still is the fact that the upcoming election, just like the 2014 mid-terms, will show a sharp drop in Blacks going to the polls. Without Barack Obama on the ballot, many Blacks are just not interested in voting.
The exit polls show that even though Clinton won their votes, 40% of Whites don’t trust her. Couple this with the fact that Democrats draw no more than 38% of White voters in any election and it spells big trouble for Clinton. Moreover White men were just 14% of the turnout and Black women who traditionally don’t vote were 37% of those casting a vote on Saturday.
Yet another problem for Clinton’s general election efforts is that by nearly 2 to 1 she lost young White voters.
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Uh huh. And nate Silver has made it clear (and everyone should know) that Primary turnout means nothing for the General. Furthermore, The average Dim (a large number) thinks it’s going to be Hilary anyway so why vote?
The Dims haven’t even unloaded on Trump yet ... and it’s coming. They are just waiting.
Personally, or the first time since I’ve been able to (Goldwater) I am not voting. But be assured it’s going to be President Hildabeast. The only real question is how bad is it going to be down ballot for the GOP.
The fact that so many don’t seem to get what a disaster Trump is going to be for Conservatism is appalling.
Graveyard meet whistle.
But, but only Cruz can beat Clinton. Love the new math. Some Cruz Freepers believe the same polls that they in the next sentence doubt. Speaking with some Cruz supporters they can’t go 3 sentences without mentioning Limbaugh, Beck or Levin...aka they learned how to think politically on the tit of conservative radio. That is genuinely scary and cultish. But by tomorrow morning the road to Berlin is open and there is limited resistance to the Reichstag. Cruz will get some delegates out of Texas but essentially he’s done. Trump will shore up Florida, Illinois, PA, Michigan, Ohio and begin a strategy to get the nomination locked down by early May.
“The Dims haven’t even unloaded on Trump yet ... and it’s coming. They are just waiting.”
But not to worry!
If it was Cruz, the Democrats would be shaking in terror for it will be the first time in history they would have NOTHING to attack a GOP candidate over!
Right? Is that the story?
I don’t know about anyone else but can you just hear in the debate...”Mrs. Clinton I’ve read through the story on the emails, your incompetence on Benghazi and if I am elected President you especially should be worried. Me and most of the American people sans your most diehard leftists supporters know you are not honest, trustworthy or even law abiding. My first day we are going to be looking into this matter, someone like you should be worrying about staying out of Leavenworth let alone running for President. You have no business being up here, but then again we have a dangerous element in this society who is hell-bent of destroying America for the sake of free college education or other free goodies. We need to win and take America back from the moocher class and their puppet masters”
Sad that this emotion based Eyeorism is now the intellectual standsrd of “Prinipaled Conservatism” The data does not support your assumptions
Isn't it better to give Donald Trump the benefit of the doubt and ensure a Clinton is never again elected to the office of President?
“The Dims haven’t even unloaded on Trump yet ... and it’s coming. They are just waiting.” really? They have more on Trump than the Republicans who have more to lose than the Democrats - REALLY??? Don’t vote then.
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