Iowa and Louisiana have the worst records.
Posted on 12/24/2015 12:41:41 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Since announcing in June that he'd seek the Republican nomination for President in 2016, Donald Trump has dominated in both polls and media coverage. Polls indicate that after a myriad of controversial statements, including Trump's proposal that no Muslims be allowed to immigrate into the United States, he has maintained a large lead over his rivals nationwide.
The conventional wisdom of political pundits has often been that Trump will eventually fall under the weight of his own bluster and bombast. For months now, Republicans have waited for his campaign to implode. With just one month to go until the first voting contests begin, that simply hasn't happened.
It's time for the Republican Party to get serious about saving themselves from an unmitigated disaster.
Trump is a terrible nominee for Republicans in a general election. That has become abundantly clear as he's continued to alienate several voting blocs which are crucial to a viable campaign.
The GOP's biggest obstacle to overcoming the Trump phenomenon is that they simply haven't identified their alternative candidate. No single establishment candidate that could actually compete in a general election has emerged.
In Iowa, where the first contest will be held on February 1st, Senator Ted Cruz has begun to post small leads over Trump in polls. Although this may seem like good news for Republicans, the fact is that Cruz is one of the most extreme candidates in the race. He'd be nearly as damaging for Republicans as Trump in a hypothetical matchup with Hillary Clinton....
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Cruz and Trump are alienating the commie vote. Who knew?
Like we should give a rats @#$ what the Huffington Post says! I don’t know about anyone else, but I see Trump owing that &^%$$ during the entire race.
It’s not just a matter of “details” - you misinterpreted what caww was saying.
A food fight is all that Hillary has. She will sling mud like there is no tomorrow, because for her there is no tomorrow. But she will screech and whine and play the pity card when attacked. Her negatives will climb out of sight.
I wish people would understand that posting articles from opponents' media is a good thing. It is good to know what they are thinking, plotting and scheming.
Voting blocks? LOL Trump will have the highest pct of the Black vote since Nixon in 1960. That will have an impact in states like PA, MI, WI, OH, And maybe even IL and...NY...
“Oh mon, dis Trump, hehe de Gemini. Dat be band juju. He gave de split personality, mon. You can’t trust de Trump mon. No excuse, as for me, I must call de parole officer to tell him I no touch de Tarot cards, mon.”
“Oh mon, dis Trump, he be de Gemini. Dat be bad juju. He gave de split personality, mon. You can’t trust de Trump mon. No excuse, as for me, I must call de parole officer to tell him I no touch de Tarot cards, mon.” - Miss Cleo
I'd be willing to bet that they already have. It's just not time to go public with it yet.
Cruz will suffer from the “Lazio effect”. Remember how she reacted in mock fright when Lazio walked across the stage to challenge her on soft money? She reacted in fear and claimed he “invaded her personal space”. Poor her; but she got the pity vote.
Hammering her on details as Cruz would do, she would pull the same stunt. Cruz would be too much a gentleman to fight back. Trump will have no fear.
I like that the establishment is split this time ... Not us :)
We have Trump/Cruz
They have eleventeen kids splitting their votes
HAHA
I agree.
Cruz wins debates with rules, procedures, and an educated audience.
Trump win the issue(s) with common sense talk to regular people.
IMO
I want them both on the same team.
Another progressive rag giving advice to the GOPe.
I thought huffnpoo only covered Trump in its entertainment section.
Republicans need to pick their anti-Trump soon or what?....the writer of this screed is going to hold his breath?
Why is HuffPo worried about what the GOP needs to win?
In the political world, whether we like it or not, Hillary is a “rock star.” Ted Cruz, in comparison, is an unknown. In a debate, she’ll stroll out, fashionably late, to a standing ovation. Cruz will come out to polite applause. Hillary will be asked how she’s been able to accomplish all of the wonderful things she’s done in her life. Cruz will be asked how he can defend all of the terrible, racist, knuckle-dragging policies he believes in. The media will unanimously declare Hillary the winner. We will lose.
If you watched Trump’s interview with George Stephanopoulos last week, you saw that he doesn’t allow “gotcha” statements, and he’ll call out everything he thinks is a lie. I don’t know what you expect to see him do vs. Hillary, but I don’t think he’s just going to stand there and call her names while she preens herself and tries to look Presidential. All he has to do is nail her on her long record of dishonesty. I don’t see Cruz going after her that way and, if he does, I don’t see him being effective at it.
I always look to art museum employees for the most reasonable, well-structured position on the political landscape. With the art museum political experts analysis, I can decide who to vote for...../s
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