Free Republic Straw Poll (January 2016 edition)

January 3, 2016 | 2ndDivisionVet

[Duchess47]

Thank you.

[ConservativeTeen]

Ted Cruz

[higgmeister]

I'm talking about genuine celebrity personalities. Reagan, Ventura, Schwarzenegger, Grandy, Bono, Eastwood, etc....

Hey, if you are going to include Fred Grandy you have to include Ben Jones!

[Road Warrior ‘04]

I hope this whole experience with Obama and the Clintons has the general populace waking up.

Unfortunately, only half of the voting populace is awake and the other half lives off the half that is awake!

[higgmeister]

...and all you Southern guys and gals are voting for, not only a New Yawka, but a NYC New Yawka :) :)

And this Johnny is damn proud of it Billy!

[danamco]

NO, NO it’s NOT me saying it, pal. It’s the Constitution saying what YOU trying to circumvent for your Texan selfish WRONG reason. The real Tea Party does NOT agree with your own view as you even pointed it out on your OWN about page contradicting yourself.

You need to brush up on Article II. Section 1. Clause 5., and get the Constitution correct as shown to you by JB Williams.!!!

You think you able to do that instead SHOUTING others down???

[danamco]

NO, NO it’s NOT me saying it, pal. It’s the Constitution saying what YOU trying to circumvent for your Texan selfish WRONG reason. The real Tea Party does NOT agree with your own view as you even pointed it out on your OWN about page contradicting yourself.

You need to brush up on Article II. Section 1. Clause 5., and get the Constitution correct as shown to you by JB Williams. Whatever you shout, Cruz and my own Senator, I voted for, are nothing but Anchor Babies!!!

You think you able to do that instead SHOUTING others down???

[danamco]

Even as a Senator of Texas !!!

[dp0622]

:)

[TADSLOS]

I rest my case.

[altura]

They are from Texas and my daughter put a stop to political discussions before I could find out anything else.

I know it’s just anecdotal and means nothing but it was just a shock to me because most people here like Trump even if they prefer Cruz or someone else.

[altura]

If that percentage of Blacks is at all accurate, I think Trump would have it made.

I have never gone on a Trump thread and insulted him; I think that’s incredibly defeating to our cause.

I don’t even remember what I posted to you about but I will vote for our candidate and just pray it is the right one.

[right way right]

[higgmeister]

marker bump

[papertyger]

Hey, if you are going to include Fred Grandy you have to include Ben Jones!

Does he break the pattern? I know next to nothing about him.

[SunLakesJeff]

Late to the Ping, and wish there was an automated function for this.

Cruz 1 Trump 2 Christie 3.

[TomasUSMC]

Trump

[NCDragon]

Cruz Pres
Carly VP
Dump Sen Burr (NC)
Dump Rep Elmers (NC)

[Albion Wilde]

I finally had a moment to look up the numbers of ostensible conservatives who stayed home instead of voting for Romney, and I was incorrect. It was only 3 million, not 10 million. The 10 million number that had stuck in my head was that Obama's turnout in 2012 was 10 million less than in 2008. The 3 million number was the turnout for McCain in 2008 minus the turnout for Romney in 2012 -- 3 million fewer. Mea culpa.

In terms of this election, nevertheless, the spread may be as great or greater, since Trump is more likely to appeal to centrists and "Reagan Democrats" than did Romney. Still, no excuse for misquoting stats. I shouldn't post at 2:00 AM!

[Albion Wilde]

I took the liberty of setting up a free poll... If the election were held today, who would be your first choice for President of the United States?

I remember that poll and I voted in it!

When I did a sort on the text buffer to extract the names...

This statement intrigued me. I do okay, but am not a super techie. How is that done? I do a lot of keystrokes to assemble my Make America Great Again pinglist, and am always looking for ways to do it faster. Tips?