Posted on 07/26/2015 8:04:21 PM PDT by entropy12
Donald Trump has surged to the lead in the New Hampshire GOP presidential primary and virtually erased Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s advantage in the Iowa caucuses, according to new NBC News/Marist polls released Sunday.
In Iowa, Walker still tops the field with 19 percent, the poll shows — only two points ahead of Trump, who garners 17 percent. Interviews for the poll began on July 14 — the day after the Walker campaign’s launch event in Wisconsin. The only other candidate in double digits is former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, at 12 percent.
Those lagging behind include a number of candidates banking on strong finishes in Iowa. Neurosurgeon Ben Carson is in fourth place, at 8 percent, followed by former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee at 7 percent, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul at 5 percent, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz at 4 percent and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio at 4 percent.
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No, I am not supporting a RINO. Donald Trump is NOT a RINO.
Donald Trump is fearless and willing to tell it like it is, especially concerning the GOPe. That makes him the opposite of a RINO.
The GOPe is the biggest problem this country has, and the sooner it is destroyed, the better. Donald Trump will help do that.
The Redeye Radio guys, Eric and Gary, are putting Donald Trump under the microscope and trying to downplay him. I see eye-to-eye with Trump on the Big stuff (free economics, illegals). So he may be slightly left of center on social issues, big whoop. If the country goes down the toilet economically, social issues won’t matter. People going through dumpsters looking for food (think venezuela) don’t really care about common core curricula, single payer medical care, or gay marriage.
Would you rather have a candidate that runs as a conservatives like W did and then spends more money than all presidents combined before him while overseeing the biggest expansion of welfare since the 1960s? If Trump had not gotten in the GOP-E was going to use the tried and true formula of letting the conservatives snipe each other off to get JEB in just like they did with Dole, McCain, and Romney. Trump has at least disrupted that plan and brought up issues the GOP-E would sorely love to ignore like our border disaster and how we always get screwed on trade deals the crony GOP-E loves. I do not know how Trump will end up but if he does get elected and only secures the border, gets rid of criminal aliens and disappoints on everything else he will have done more for the USA than any president since Reagan. I personally want Cruz to win but I would feel better voting for Trump than I would for JEB, Graham, Rubio or just about any of the other amnesty supporting candidates.
Donald Trump on taxes and not stuff from last century.
“Donald Trump: I Would Simplify Tax Code as President”
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/Donald-Trump-simplify-tax-code/2015/04/15/id/638774/
“Fox is trying to bury Trump.”
I noticed that too. It’s been 24 hours and the only thing they have are a couple of video clips of him. Not a single article regarding him in the lead now (at least on their home page). My local rag is doing the same.
But too bad for Fox and other outlets, you can only bury someone BEFORE they are well-known, and only if they don’t have their own resources. Fox’s ratings will take a dive, and they will learn their lesson.
“Either FR has been invaded by libs”
If so, they did a LOT OF WORK to come up with an 18,000 comment posting history just for me. You’ll find most other Trump supporters also date back years and have thousands of posts. You’ll also find that our posts have been archived by Google, so it would take quite a conspiracy for us to be fakes.
“Trump has hired minions to flood conservative message boards”
Doesn’t work here, due to what I mentioned above.
“or I am in the twilight zone.”
More likely you don’t feel double-crossed by Republicans for some reason. Just today there is an article about REPUBLICANS in the Senate leading the charge to impose Internet Sales Taxes. How many Republicans ran on that promise? Look at Ted Cruz over the weekend - he was PROMISED something privately by McConnell and then found out it was a BIG LIE. He is OUR HERO (at least my hero) and he got screwed-over royally. And don’t be surprised if Cruz bolts the Republican Party over this.
We’re done - we held our noses in the last two presidential elections and voted for the candidate that Karl Rove dumped on us, and lost anyway. This time if we lose, at least it will be someone WE ACTUALLY WANT - but what Rove and the others REALLY FEAR is that our candidate just may win.
Open Border/Amnesty Walker, no thanks, no vote just another RINO.
Everything else including immigration he will screw us on if he gets into office (of course everyone else will screw us on immigration also, since no one is willing to actually deport the 20+ million illegals here)
I have heard him speak and heard is vague plans, but he always dodges when asked about any details which would anger conservatives.
Without the details anyone could be saying what he is saying.
And like all of you, I am mad as hell and want someone to do and say what Trump is saying and doing.
BUT, I want to trust that they mean what they are saying and are not just pulling the age old trick of just telling us what we want to hear until we elect them. The problem is Trump REFUSES to give enough details on ANY plan he has. Every time an interviewer tries to pin him down and force him to reveal details beyond the most basic outlines that nearly everyone agrees on be balks, goes ballistic, attacks the reporter, or switches the subject ect.
Take immigration for instance:
He says its a huge problem (everyone from both sides can say that)
He says he will build a wall (sounds good, some candidates have out and said the same)
He says he will deport the criminal illegals (even the democrats say that)
BUT here is the kicker, when pressed (and he has been pressed MANY times) on what he would do with the REST of the illegals here the 10-15 or more million who are not criminals. (nothing) THAT is what worries me, because THAT is the exact thing that matters the most. Without the answer to that we know nothing except he supports a building a wall and deporting the criminals. Wow big deal.
Now there are two ways to interpret his vagueness:
1. that he is ultra conservative on the issue and would if elected round up all 15 million of them with the US military and push them all back across the border, but he doesn't want to come out and say that because he knows it would doom his chances. ** this seems to be what most Trump supporters believe.**
or 2. that he is fairly liberal on the issue, and would if elected negotiate some sort of comprehensive immigration reform that allowed the law abiding 15 million + illegals to stay in the country, but he doesn't want to come out and say that because he knows it would doom his chances. **this is what I believe**
Another poll shows Cruz is surging underneath.
Actually, he has said that he wants a path to legalization for the hard working illegals. He wants to deport the criminals and the sponges.
The fact is that no candidate is going to deport them all. What has Cruz said on the matter. Cruz is on record saying he only wants to talk about what to do with the rest after the border is closed.
The problem was allowed to fester for 30 years by administrations of both parties. They’ve married Americans, had kids. There is no just way at this point to deport them all.
And any candidate that tells you they will deport them all is lying to you.
Well you had better inform the other Trump supporters here that he support a “path to legalization” for the non-criminal illegal aliens already here!
Because they are under the impression he is going to deport them all.
You posted a link from Madihah Hadeen’s mofopolitics to make an argument against Walker.
LOL!
Good info
:)
Trump says he would have them leave and apply to enter the country legally. I do not know if he can be trusted or not but that is a correct answer and a much better answer than anybody else is giving to that question.
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