Posted on 01/28/2016 10:24:20 AM PST by GonzoII
First Read is a morning briefing from Meet the Press and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter.Six days until Iowa, Trump is in clear command of GOP race
These are words that most political observers, including us, didn't think we'd ever write six months ago: Less than a week before Iowa and two weeks before New Hampshire, Donald Trump is in clear control of the GOP presidential contest. If you don't want to take our word for it, just look at the polling out of Iowa, where Trump has topped Ted Cruz in five out of the last six polls, including today's new Quinnipiac survey. Look at the situation in New Hampshire, where he's leading the pack by double digits. And Trump is lapping the GOP field in national polls. Even numbers-cruncher Nate Silver, who had been skeptical about Trump's chances, now gives the real-estate mogul better than a 50% chance of winning Iowa. "Everything's coming up Trump," Silver tweeted. Now it's important to remember: Not a single vote has been cast yet, and a political cycle that has thrown us surprise after surprise could have another in store for us. But what Cruz told a group of Iowa pastors, according to a video obtained by CBN's David Brody, is probably the smart bet: "If Donald wins Iowa ... there is a very good chance he could be unstoppable and be our nominee."
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What’s amazing is that Trump is accused of not having much of a ground game in Iowa. It sure is amazing that he can put on such a huge event in such a short period of time with no ground game.
Trump is a miracle maker!
“My personal prediction is that if the turnout is the traditional 120,000, Cruz wins in a squeaker. If 140,000 Trump wins by 8%.”
As others have noted, Trump is playing chess, everyone else is playing checkers. This is part of what you get with a businessman who thinks and plans in terms of decades and generations, vs. a pol (no matter how bright) who thinks in terms of the next election or, at most, the election after the next election.
Superb poster!
Note that I like Cruz a lot, just not as much as Trump right now, because I believe that ONLY Trump can beat Hillary and ONLY Trump will actually protect the middle class by controlling immigration.
Trump Bump
Well one’s a carpetbagger
Trump held two events last night:
* An event and fundraiser for veterans
* The latest installment of Celebrity Apprentice, where contestants compete for the prize of the Vice Presidency in a Trump administration - AKA The GOP Debate
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