Posted on 12/17/2015 7:49:50 PM PST by parksstp
Last week’s Crystal Ball repeated its refrain that Donald Trump is very unlikely to get the Republican presidential nomination. However, it issued the caveat that “[i]t would be easier to make our argument if we could explain precisely how and by whom the real estate tycoon will be dethroned.â€
Who can and will defeat Trump? The answer is obvious, but also not obvious because the question seems to beg the name of another candidate. The “who†that will defeat Trump is not another candidate but is most likely to be the Republican voters who actually turn out in Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, and the other contests.
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One problem with the nitpicking analysis. It totally misses the mood of the people. Trump strikes a mighty chord with the voters who are pissed as hell with Obama, our goose-stepping government AND our spineless REPUBLICAN WIMPS!
Americans want someone who will seal the borders, enforce the law, end sanctuary cities, deport the illegal aliens, close the subversive mosques and send the Muslim barbarians packing! This is America, not Europe! They are not going to dominate us!
The chaotic multi-cultural experiment in godless Marxism has ended in total failure and we want to restore our Judeo-Christian Republic!
To hell with the Marxists, the fascists, the socialists, the Satanists and the Muslim invasion!
Cut the garbage, cut the crap, cut the government, man-up, gun-up, ammo up and get ready to ruuuumble!!
Cruz and Trump are the only ones with the balls to do this, but I think Trump has the edge as he has more worldly experience and is more of a fighter!
And screw Hillary! Trump;s going to steamroll right over that godless, treasonous bitch!
“And screw Hillary! Trump’s going to steamroll right over that godless, treasonous bitch!”
I’m with you Jim, and so is my wife...
We also want the Planned Parenthood butchers defunded and prosecuted.
All part of cutting the government and restoring our Judeo-Christian Republic!
“December 1979: Reagan 32%, Carter 62%”
I forgot how much drug use was going on in the seventies. Carter polling above 60 percent staggers the imagination.
My wife is a naturalized citizen from Mexico...and she LOVES Trump.
You were listening to libtards who are going batshit crazy with the knowledge that he will beat Hillary.
“Trump can’t win going 3rd party. He wants to win.”
If it’s Trump vs Hillary and a Gope stooge. Trump wins easily.
I’ll stake your life on it.
The thing that’s new about Trump is that when I’m challenged by leftists it’s easier to make them think as opposed to defending Palin or Cruz or Carson for example. I think his being from New York and need having been thought of as religious is a huge plus for the general election. Also the times favor a man or the times.
typo: NOT having been thought of as religious.
For what it's worth, remember the last week of the 2012 presidential campaign -- Romney was drawing over 30,000 people to Red Rocks (CO), while Obama was drawing a few hundred in Iowa.
Obama, you'll recall, won both states.
We usually don’t want a New Yorker, but he might be the ticket this time. I also thought today a good time to attack Hillary would be the next time one of these GOPe says they would vote Hillary over Trump. Tie the GOPe slime to her bigtime. They would vote for criminal Hillary? Trump could say.
“Larry Sabato is smoking crack.”
It’s not Larry here it’s this guy: Alfred J. Tuchfarber! Maybe someone who knows how to translate German can figure out the name. Maybe it’s “Tuchus Slapper,” I don’t know, but this guy is hitting his “reality bong” too hard.
i’d sooner have a bowl movement than show up at a caucus. we have primary elections in the rest of the world. you know your mind you go and vote. i wouldn’t attend something where i had to listen to other people help me make up my mind about a candidate. sounds very socialist to me. i think there are others here that can demonstrate that iowa does mean squat in the primaries. i think santorum won iowa and that is all. i would say crowds mean enthusiasm. whoever they are. they go to an event and are vocal. to me they would appear to be people that would walk around the block and vote as well. and i could be wrong.
i tried to say that with more words. the crowds are enthusiastic. that means something.
Crowds are not a prediction.
Romney had good-sized crowds in the days leading to the 2012 general election.
He lost.>>>
because he went on vacation
I’ll stake your life on it. >>>>
that worth a lol
Too much reality here for most people on FR these days... If the voters vote and Trump doesn’t magically appear on the throne what will be their response?
LOL! Yeb will be breaking through any day. He’ll go from 3% to 4% and the enemedia will call it a “surge”.
Well, don’t faint, promise? ... but I spotted a poll that showed Jeb at 9%!
His Mom and Poppy must be proud!
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