Posted on 02/16/2016 6:56:55 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Pro-Jeb Bush Super PAC Right to Rise has conducted an internal poll in SC that finds Donald Trump and Ted Cruz in an extremely tight race.
The results list Trump at 26 percent, and Cruz at 24 percent, with Bush and Marco Rubio coming in a distant third and fourth with 12 and 11 percent respectively, according to a report by Politico.
Right to Rise polling is now being conducted by South Carolina veteran political strategist Richard Quinn.
In the Politico report Quinn states: "This is clearly a tight, volatile race that could produce most any result over the next six days."
What's more is that Right to Rise has shown precision accuracy in their internal polls of late. On February 8th, just hours before the New Hampshire Primary, Right to Rise released a poll showing Bush rising to 12 percent and notching third place while Rubio fell to fifth.
The results were eerily similar as Bush just narrowly missed third place and 12 percent, and Rubio did indeed fall to fifth.
The most recent SC poll was conducted between Thursday and Saturday, which is interesting because it does not take the candidates' debate performances into account. Bearing that in mind, this primary race may be even more volatile than expected.
Agreed we will see, but right now I just don’t see Cruz taking SC.
With that said I believe Cruz will out do his polling yet again. That ground-game is insane.
I still listen to Levin but he’s been an emotional wreck lately, and knowing that his ratings are slipping can’t help.
As far as Rush his show is still a must listen for me. It’s obvious he’s in for Cruz, but I also believe he has a soft spot for Rubio and even Trump... Despite what some may think.
If only.
I picked up on Rush tipping the scale for Cruz. This is so unusual for him. It is as if everyone is totally nuts in this election cycle.
Yes, and Mr. Ed could outthink Secretariat like Cruz can outthink Trump when it comes to the Constitution or national security or nominating a conservative judge that won’t dictate liberal values to us for the rest of our bloody lives.
Commonsense would tell you that a bad law can haunt a society for decades, far beyond the lifespan of a judge or lawmaker.
Ah, but a Democrat will give its soul for a little bit of bread and security.
It really is. He's never come this close to making an actual endorsement in a primary before. He's got to know that it's going to cost him listeners, which is why he's never done it before.
As a well known media personality, it just makes sense to hold your cards close to your vest until the nominee is chosen. Indicating, or even hinting at your personal choice during the primary, is just bad business, because you're going to drive away a portion of your listeners.
Perhaps Rush has just gotten to the point where the money and listener numbers just aren't all that important any more. He's got to know that this is going to hurt his show.
And the phrase you’re reaching for is “common sense is not so common”. There’s more elegance in that phrase. It’s more straightforward and has more literary substance. I wish Trump had more substance himself but he is good at tapping into the frustration of the masses and manipulating our feelings. This is why I resent him, because he says so much that I believe in but his past points in the opposite direction. I will not be manipulated because I have common sense. I don’t need a Messiah. I just need these parasitic politicians to stop destroying the Constitution. It takes a real conservative to accomplish that.
I completely gave up Levin for a couple of weeks, but have recently begun trying to give him another chance. My policy is, the very first time he starts going off on Trump, that's it. I turn him off.
He usually doesn't make it more than a couple three minutes.
Rush is going to get the same treatment if he keeps it up.
I don’t know how much more we can afford to lose. We need Cruz as President. We need a strong Conservative. All I know is Trump’s not the answer. If my principles and country are to be betrayed, I’d rather it be by a liberal.
Flies in the face of every other poll out there. Even if those polls are off by 15%, Trump still wins.
Excellent summary of the situation.
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