Posted on 07/22/2016 6:16:49 AM PDT by orchestra
CLEVELAND Donald Trumps acceptance speech hit the mark Thursday night, drawing accolades from a number of GOP political insiders who had doubted his competence to lead the Republican ticket this fall.
Thats according to The POLITICO Caucus a panel of operatives, activists and strategists in 11 battleground states surveyed immediately following Trumps speech. Fifty-six percent of Republican insiders said Trumps speech a forceful indictment of those responsible for what he perceives as a country in decline, along with an assurance that he is uniquely qualified to solve the nations ills made them feel more confident in his candidacy.
Trump gave a simple message and expanded the Republican Party: law and order, economic populism and defeat the rigged system, said one Iowa Republican who, like all respondents, completed the survey anonymously.
I felt Trump gave a very good speech and struck on issues and policies that people wanted to hear about, added a Colorado Republican. His family and friends did an excellent job of showing the softer side of Donald Trump and gave America a good view of his family, which says a lot about him as a person. I think he is absolutely right this is a movement, not a normal campaign. People have had enough of tired politicians. I think they are going to give him the chance to run the country.
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I give the speech an A and the “insiders” a D
I believe the election will boiled down to this question “Is Trump risky?”. When that is answered “ no” she will suffer the fate of Carter. It is the question libs asked of Reagan.
Well said!
I was pleasantly surprised to enjoy CSPAN's coverage. Didn't miss pundits "looking for a problem to have," one bit.
Yeah, in Austin they have a saying “keep Austin weird.” Nearby rivals Texas A&M (many of who’s students are from Austin) came up with a counter slogan, “Make Austin Normal,” and I adapted it for the national scale.
Shouldn't we be asking this in regards to Hillary Clinton? I think given the innumerable ISIS-inspired terrorist attacks, then the answer is an emphatic YES!!
He already leads indies by a gabillion. A convention speech is meant to bring home your primary opponents. Or in Tedlim's case, humble him and bring him to heel - in a historic way - by letting him autoflame himself...
That was 2012. Do we rehire Bobo, or is Bishop Dullard risky? That was answered by Mr. 47%'s hoof-in-mouth disease.
This is a wave election, and thus it pivots on Cankles: "Will the status quo do?" for a Bobo 3rd term. That answer is resoundingly NO. If Michael Moore knows it, EVERYBODY knows it.
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