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In face of criticism, Trump surges to his biggest lead over the GOP field (Trump 38%, Cruz 15%)
The Washington Post ^ | December 15, 2015 | Dan Balz and Scott Clement

Posted on 12/15/2015 5:41:58 AM PST by BlackFemaleArmyColonel

Following his proposal to temporarily bar Muslims from entering the country, Donald Trump has increased his lead in the Republican primary to its largest margin yet, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.

The results are the latest sign that Trump's outspoken comments on immigration and terrorism continue to find an audience among rank-and-file Republicans in spite of sharp condemnation from Democrats, GOP leaders, some of Trump's rivals and a chorus of world leaders.

The survey puts Trump's support at 38 percent among registered Republicans and GOP-leaning independents, six points higher than in October and November. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, who also is running an anti-establishment campaign, has surged into second place with 15 percent, effectively doubling his support since last month.

Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida and Ben Carson are tied for third, with 12 percent each. Carson, who with Trump was at the top of the field earlier this fall, saw his support cut roughly in half over the past month. No other candidate in the new poll registers in double digits. Former Florida governor Jeb Bush stands at 5 percent among registered Republicans.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: elections; immigration; polls; trump; trumpwasright
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To: tcrlaf
The MSM is against all that aren't with them!
21 posted on 12/15/2015 6:11:21 AM PST by Osage Orange (Some people are like clouds. When they go away, it's a brighter day.)
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To: Helicondelta
Iowa has not mattered in a while.

President Richard Sanatorium anyone?

:-) Love corn though. Just ..not in my gas tank...thanks.

22 posted on 12/15/2015 6:12:29 AM PST by JEDI4S (I don't mean to cause trouble...it just happens naturally through the Force!)
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To: wny

Cruz. Is. A. Coward.


23 posted on 12/15/2015 6:13:17 AM PST by Helicondelta
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To: TexasFreeper2009

“the anti Christ who just escaped from an insane asylum”

Thanks for that......I’ll be putting it in the hip pocket for future use if you don’t mind.


24 posted on 12/15/2015 6:14:15 AM PST by V_TWIN
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To: Osage Orange

Yeah, well, we shall see.

It’s his to lose. If he’s that big of a schmuck ...then the hell with him.

The country will then elect Hillary and implode in short order.

Americans will then step in and rebuild ...as we always have.

But THAT whole process will be very painful, very ugly, and very horrifying to experience and to watch happen.

Is Trump really that much of a demon to do that? I just can’t imagine that ... I mean ...I’m with you in a way ...I’m waiting ...and I can be patient. But I’m waiting.

I hope for the good of this country, that Trump will pull it off.


25 posted on 12/15/2015 6:14:57 AM PST by LibsRJerks
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To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain

Trump is pro-establishment (Dem establishment)
Trump is a progressive
Trump favors big government

None of this is supportable.


26 posted on 12/15/2015 6:17:13 AM PST by GeronL (I remember when this was a conservative forum)
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To: LibsRJerks

So am I..

..but oh my, what a word picture :)


27 posted on 12/15/2015 6:18:57 AM PST by Guenevere (If.the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do....)
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To: GeronL

You come back, only to post your old, worn out Trump smears??

LOLOL.


28 posted on 12/15/2015 6:19:22 AM PST by Jane Long (Go Trump, go! Make America Safe Again :)
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To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain; All

29 posted on 12/15/2015 6:20:15 AM PST by Jane Long (Go Trump, go! Make America Safe Again :)
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To: LibsRJerks
I kind of think....no matter who is elected..we are in for a big re-set button.

Who knows how that will play....

I think DT is a Trojan horse. I don't trust him. Never have.

We shall see...what we shall see.................

30 posted on 12/15/2015 6:20:57 AM PST by Osage Orange (Some people are like clouds. When they go away, it's a brighter day.)
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To: Helicondelta
'Cruz. Is. A. Coward."

LOL

31 posted on 12/15/2015 6:21:09 AM PST by CatherineofAragon ("A real conservative will bear the scars...will have been in the trenches fighting."--- Ted Cruz)
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To: wny

You. Are. A. TrumpTroll.


32 posted on 12/15/2015 6:21:24 AM PST by Jane Long (Go Trump, go! Make America Safe Again :)
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To: Helicondelta

LOL!! I’ll come get you....with my super-secret tape recording :)


33 posted on 12/15/2015 6:22:17 AM PST by Jane Long (Go Trump, go! Make America Safe Again :)
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To: Karl Spooner
Your opinion has been wrong every step of the way, so far. What makes you think you are right this time?

....you are wrong...my opinion and predictions are playing out almost perfectly. I have been right on Trump since April 2011 - the good and the bad - showing a track record of being way ahead of, well, almost everyone. No brag, just fact....

34 posted on 12/15/2015 6:22:52 AM PST by C. Edmund Wright (WTF? How Karl Rove and the Establishment Lost...Again (Amazon Best Seller))
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To: Helicondelta
The comments about ethanol will hurt Cruz in Iowa and will have no impact anywhere else.

Let's see...my instincts, those of Rush and Levin, or your mastubatory fantasy. I'm good where I am. You'll see.

35 posted on 12/15/2015 6:23:53 AM PST by C. Edmund Wright (WTF? How Karl Rove and the Establishment Lost...Again (Amazon Best Seller))
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To: Guenevere

put your money where your mouth is, or politely have a big mug of you know what.....


36 posted on 12/15/2015 6:24:24 AM PST by C. Edmund Wright (WTF? How Karl Rove and the Establishment Lost...Again (Amazon Best Seller))
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To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain

The Establishmedia has a complete disconnect.

Merry Christmas


37 posted on 12/15/2015 6:24:46 AM PST by bray (Trump/Cruz 2016)
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To: Helicondelta
The "maniac" label uttered by Trump will stick to Cruz like "low-energy" stuck to Jeb.

Good point.

Cruz is using the patented Democrat "Heart of Gold" strategy---sucking up to anything that moves, and NEVER, EVER uttering a discouraging word.

Cruz said behind closed doors that his sucking up to Trump had been calculated....to get votes. Even when Donald piled on Cruz, Cruz tweeted that Donald was his "friend."

Pure Democrat crapola....right out of the Democrat Political Playbook.

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Now, the conventional wisdom is that Cruz has evangelicals in his back pocket......Not necessarily true.

An evangelical pastor on BOR said his congregation rose en masse to applaud Donald's remark about "bombing the crap out of Isis." Later, another 200,000 evangelicals downloaded the pastor's remarks.

Course, smart*** Cruz has a habit of filching Donald's campaign points.

Trump's team had to swat down Cruz when the copycat kept saying HE was going to make America great again. Cruz also talked about his "building a wall" on the southern border.

So if you hear Cruz parrot "bombing the crap out of ISIS" you'll know where he borrowed it.

38 posted on 12/15/2015 6:31:05 AM PST by Liz (SAFE PLACE? A liberal's mind. Nothing's there. Nothing can penetrate it.)
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To: Osage Orange
I think DT is a Trojan horse.

Can he be any worse than the dozens of Trojan horse Republicans who were elected under the guise of being conservatives and submitted to neutering as soon as they crossed the Potomac?

What other candidate is running on a 'make America great again' theme? Bush is running on 'I can fix it'. Haven't heard themes from most of the others. Sanders is running on 'make everything free'. Clinton is running on 'I can give you even more free stuff than Bernie can'.

Trump seems to be the last best hope. If Hillary wins, the great experiement is over and Obama-Clinton fundamental change becomes cemented. Bush and Rubio are not much better as they have already sold out to amnesty. Even Cruz has some questionable positions on some policies and the immigration problem. He supposedly is on video telling backers/donors that he is/will be more moderate, if elected.
39 posted on 12/15/2015 6:43:07 AM PST by TomGuy
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To: V_TWIN

Except for his immigration and Muslim comments, he’s indistinguishable from your typical democrat.


40 posted on 12/15/2015 6:46:42 AM PST by wny
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