Posted on 11/27/2015 4:21:50 AM PST by GonzoII
By: Greg Richter
Donald Trump has a commanding 22-point lead in the latest Economist/YouGov Republican presidential poll, while Ben Carson has slipped to fourth place amid the recent focus on terrorism.
Here are the results of people identifying themselves as likely Republican primary voters:
Donald Trump: 36 percent
Marco Rubio: 14 percent
Ted Cruz: 12 percent
Ben Carson: 10 percent
Jeb Bush: 6 percent
Carly Fiorina, Rand Paul, John Kasich: 4 percent
Chris Christie: 3 percent
Mike Huckabee: 2 percent
Lindsey Graham: 1 percent
(Excerpt) Read more at newsmax.com ...
True. At a time when strength is so badly needed, Dr. Carson seems to flounder and be very unsure. I think he’s a wonderful person, but America needs someone with a spine of steel and incredible boldness right now.
Trump/Cruz 2016 sounds about right.
But, but...who will get Trump’s voters when he drops out? /s
A HUGE mistake? Thanks for the warning. To think what would have happened if you hadn’t warned me sends shivers down my spine.
Can’t argue a wit about your presentation, not a wit.
Abbott is like Ted Cruz, a genuine godsend. Texas has incredible people.
This would be an opportune time for Donald Trump to fly to Texas, meet with Governor Abbott sitting in his wheelchair and dare the NY Times to write about it.
The Trumpsters don't give a whit about Trump bashing, so, if the bashing has any effect, it will be to increase his numbers.
Actually Melania held Donald back from continuing to savage Carson. Good move on Melania’s part because you are correct that Carson was spiraling down e.g. transgender bathrooms, etc.
Donald and Melania are going to be the perfect combination of male and female in the White House.
You and several other TRUMPKINS, feel a burning need to take shots at Cruz, while most of us Cruzers {other than the LUNATIC, cincinatus' wife} can accept either reality.
You are becoming a LUNATIC from the opposite side of the street.
When you call Cruz a loyal gope soldier it only proves you are INSANE. Get professional help.
Your certainty that Trump’s comments had ‘no effect’ is amusing. After all, the guy is outpolling his nearest competitors by huge margins. He totally dominates the news cycle, draws thousands to his almost nightly rallies, as well as to the videos of same rallies. What he said regarding Carson was at the top of the news cycle for days. But you’re laughably certain that what Trump said regarding Carson had ‘no effect’.
When Carson drops out, almost all of his supporters will move to Cruz.
That can’t be, according to Rove and the rest, Trump’s ceiling is the mid-20’s. So, it appears now that his floor has moved beyond his ceiling. Yes, I hearing change, wallet, keys, and comb falling out of his pockets.
This simply isn’t shown, anywhere, in any polling. Quite the contrary, according to this poll, Cruz’s supporters are going to . . . The Donald. Ditto Reuters. Ditto OAN/Morning Consult. Ditto IA Battleground.
No, Carson’s drop is self inflicted - mostly on foreign policy. It was be HUGE mistake to think of those comments as “brutal but effective†- they were irrelevant.
The problem is, Cruz and Abbott come from the same state, and that's not going to work in the Electoral College. I do, think, though, that Cruz would do well to have a conservative governor as his running mate.
You forgot the sarcasm tag. Unless you want to abandon the rule of law and surrender the country to illegal aliens and their employers.
I do not know one conservative that reads The Economist for anything but the jokes they write in it about monetary policy. The periodical is a coffee table decoration for braindead liberals that want to give off an air of being informed intellectuals, when the truth is that this could not be further from reality.
You are right that Cruz is no GOPe shill.
You are wrong about “most” Cruz supporters being able accept reality.
We “Trumpkins” put up with a daily barrage on nearly every Trump thread from Cruz supporters with TDS.
The constant attacks are what has turned some “Trumpkins” away from Cruz.
Quite the opposite. Trump's "child molester" speech was at the top of the news cycle for less than 24 hours. The next day, Friday, was the Paris terrorist attack, and Trump's rant thus faded from view, fortunately for him.
Hopefully Carson tanks even harder soon. Getting tired of seeing the articles titled with his name along with Trump’s, all the while skipping Cruz’s.
So the question remains, why are they still in the race?
1) The consultant class/GOPe is still “fighting the last war”. They are still operating on an outdated model and are telling the candidates to hold steady, Trump and Carson will fail and Cruz is too “extreme” for the party’s good. Somewhere along the line they will begin to look like Baghdad Bob.
2) It’s a state-by-state battle so national polls, while encouraging, don’t really mean much when it comes to primary day. A candidate may lead generally nationally, but may lose a state, and depending on which states, that could mean a lot of delegates.
They will probably all hang around until the first few states to see which way the decisions come in. I would imagine if one candidate is winning the majority of states the chaff will fall off.
3) Why not stay in, as long as you have the $$ to do so? Face/name recognition for future, VP and cabinet appointments.
Caipirabob on #10: I read where Carson has no intentions of completing the run. He will drop out in December to save the $millions in his PAC. Everyone is getting wealthy from the collection.
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