Posted on 05/05/2016 6:59:56 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Analysts predict a blowout for Hillary Clinton. Here's why they might be wrong.
Donald Trump has all but won the Republican nomination to be president of the United States. His fans have long said that he’s the candidate to beat Hillary Clinton and will do so easily. They believe, as Newt Gingrich recently said, that Trump “puts all 50 states in play.” New York candidate for U.S. Senate Wendy Long, who lost her previous campaign for the seat by more than 40 points, says that Trump won’t just get her elected, but “will lift the entire GOP ticket.” Rush Limbaugh says his “gut” is that Trump will beat Hillary in a “landslide.”
People who are less enthusiastic about Trump look at the data and predict an absolute bloodbath. They say that Republicans need to keep the married female votes they have and gain a much larger chunk of single female voters if they want to have a chance at winning the presidency. The analysts say Republicans also need to make gains with Hispanics and other minority groups. A recent NBC/Wall Street Journal poll shows that 47 percent of female Republican primary voters said they would not vote for Trump and 70 percent (not a typo — 70 percent) of women voters in general have a negative view of him. Other recent polls show similar results. A nationwide Latino Decisions poll of registered Hispanic voters found 87 percent had an unfavorable view of Trump. A Washington Post/Univision poll had 8 out of 10 Latinos viewing Trump negatively.
And polls show that while Trump could put formerly predictable states in play during the general election....
(Excerpt) Read more at thefederalist.com ...
You ‘hope’ he’s changed? Have you been out of the country in some backwoods area the past year?
Every now and then Trump shows up on TV... watch a rally.
The number one reason Trump will win is the 7.5 year Obama recession caused by his socialist policies.
Number two, People are upset more than ever at politicians.
Number 3, Trump appeals to Reagan Democrats and younger people.
This guy has posted 8 times in 11 years before yesterday.
Paid operative.
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