Free Republic 2016 Caucus Open Discussion Thread XXXV

Free Republic ^ | 22 February 2016 | Windflier

[Windflier]

DO NOT VOTE ON THIS THREAD.

This is the nightly DISCUSSION thread for the ongoing 2016 Free Republic Caucus. Per caucus rules, no comments are allowed on the caucus thread itself - hence this open chat thread.

If you'd like to vote in the caucus, please look in the sidebar for the link, or check downthread here.

Thanks, and let 'er rip!

Windy

[PJBankard]

If you haven’t seen it yet. Trump’s delegate count has increased +1 and Rubio’s has decreased -1 due to the final certification of the NH Votes. One delegate was re-assigned as a result.

[One Name]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xNnAvTTaJjM

Windflier, you and I had both hoped for a conservative savior to emerge and run the table.

Didn’t happen-strengthen the things that remain!

[Windflier]

Trump is becoming a runaway freight train. It’s just amazing to watch.

[entropy12]

How do the Nevada polls look?

[grey_whiskers]

I move that the software change to modify all votes in the voting thread, to read "VOTE TRUMP" regardless of what is actually typed in.

This will serve two purposes:

a) give Rubio and Cruz supporters fresh cheese to go with their whine
b) get them used to how the voting machines might work in the REAL election (except that those will change one GOP Vote to up to six votes for Hillary)

[Windflier]

I’m convinced that Trump is the sledgehammer this country needs, to bust up the Washington cartel.

Once he’s done straightening out the mess in our government, it’ll once again be fit to be run by a constitutional conservative.

[entropy12]

Trump, Cruz, Rubio

Gravis 2/14 - 2/15 687 LV 4.0

39 23 19 9 5 5 Trump +16

CNN/ORC 2/10 - 2/15 245 LV

6.5 45 17 19 5 7 1 Trump +26

[tflabo]

Nevada http://cdn.inquisitr.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/nevadacaucuspolls2016GOPprimary.jpg

[Windflier]

“People get ready
There’s a train a’comin,
Picking up passengers
coast to coast.

All you need is faith
To hear the diesels hummin,
Don’t need no ticket
You just get on board.”

Curtis Mayfield

[Windflier]

“How do the Nevada polls look?”

Let’s ask LS. He follows the polls like no one else.

[Windflier]

‘:-)

[grey_whiskers]

I really like how the name of the 2nd poll is “ORC”... the irony is palpable.

[One Name]

That’s pretty much where I’m at, in a nutshell.

[entropy12]

SC was a great milestone. Nevada will confirm the Trump train is on track. But the March 1 primaries will be the real deal. If Trump can prevail there, it gets much harder to stop him.

[Lonely Bull]

Table 1: Free Republic Caucus 2016 threads, most recent 15 days

Date	Voting thread	Discussion thread	Results [on www.hotr.us]	Sequence no.
2/23	[link]	[link]	[available later]	35
2/22	[link]	[link]	[link]	34
2/21	[link]	[link]	[link]	33
2/20	[link]	[link]	[link]	32
2/19	[link]	[link]	[link]	31
2/18	[link]	[link]	[link]	30
2/17	[link]	[link]	[link]	29
2/16	[link]	[link]	[link]	28
2/15	[link]	[link]	[link]	27
2/14	[link]	[link]	[link]	26
2/13	[link]	[link]	[link]	25
2/12	[link]	[link]	[link]	24
2/11	[link]	[link]	[link]	23
2/10	[link]	[link]	[link]	22
2/09	[link]	[link]	[link]	21

Table 2: tables with older threads

Dates	Table	Sequence nos.
2/03 - 2/17	[link]	15-29
1/27 - 2/10	[link]	8-22
1/20 - 2/03	[link]	1-15

[Ciexyz]

I go thru the results looking for the supposed Rubio votes since conservative talk show hosts like Michael Medved and Dennis Prager are fanatically pushing him as the last great hope for America and slamming Trump with every last breath in their body - and I see no bounce for Rubio. I personally am confining my listening to talk radio hosts who are being open-minded and balanced in presenting all sides in the campaign, which is the fair way to do it.

[Windflier]

“Michael Medved and Dennis Prager are fanatically pushing him (Rubio) as the last great hope for America and slamming Trump with every last breath in their body...”

I don’t listen to those guys, but I must say, I’m not surprised they’re going all in for the establishment choice. Prager is painfully pragmatic, and Medved is just a tool.

Like you, I’m steering clear of any talk show host who’s fully in the tank for any candidate. That includes Levin, who’s become something of a nut case in the last month or two.

All of those guys are going to be eating major crow as Trump powers through the primary to the nomination. I just wonder if they’ll still be on the warpath against Trump then? Their ratings are already slipping, due to their bias, but will they all go full libtard and destroy themselves professionally in the end?

Only time will tell.