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What Trump Must Do (at tonight's debate)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/02/06/what-donald-trump-must-do/ ^ | February 6, 2016 | Roger Stone

Posted on 02/06/2016 3:16:35 PM PST by NKP_Vet

The media's new focus on Donald Trump's "ground game" in New Hampshire is a classic case of generals fighting the last war.

Given the inadequacies of the Trump's voter targeting and turn-out operation, his strong second place finish in Iowa shows his spontaneous natural strength and appeal. The Iowa Caucus, however, is a narrow and relatively small contest dominated by evangelical Christians. There is a premium on targeting voter contact and turn out.

New Hampshire is a far different animal. There is a greater tradition of voting in the Republican primary with a more diverse electorate, including more Catholics and mainstream Protestant yankees. The New Hampshire primary is more media-driven. They always reject the advice of their Iowa brethren. While organization is not unimportant, it is less important. How the candidates conduct themselves post-Iowa is key. The process is media driven; Bush beat Dole here only after getting owners of WMUR-TV to put on a last minute spot labeling Dole as a taxer to run thru the final three days.

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Good article, but whatever Trump does tonight will not be good enough for Fox and the Trump bashers. Rubio has already been proclaimed the winner. The only person in the world that can finish third in a race and be hailed as the winner by 99% of the media. One of the things the people in NH like about Trump is his tough stance on illegals. Hard to believe they would now flip and go hog wild over an open borders amnesty pimp like Rubio. And no candidate comes from 20 points down in a week to win anything, unless globalist Bill Gate's computers are involved in counting the votes.
1 posted on 02/06/2016 3:16:35 PM PST by NKP_Vet
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Rubio wants to start WWIII. Enough said Trump.


2 posted on 02/06/2016 3:19:36 PM PST by ObamahatesPACoal (Savage BLASTS Megyn Kelly, Fox News Over Treatment Of Trump)
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Trump should preemptively call them on it. He should congratulate Rubio for winning the debate right out of the gate.


3 posted on 02/06/2016 3:19:43 PM PST by JudyinCanada
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This is a great article, because it's actually SOUND advice for The Donald -

Get back to the issues. Point out that socialism is a failure, that Europeans protesting the Islamic invasion have posters of you, and kicking the illegals out of the country.

And stay off of Twitter.

4 posted on 02/06/2016 3:19:44 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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Trump only needs to stay the course. I think we have seen that in his last couple rallies. The battle is between Cruz and Rubio. If they waste their efforts on Trump neither will advance.


5 posted on 02/06/2016 3:20:17 PM PST by Lagmeister ( false prophets shall rise, and shall show signs and wonders Mark 13:22)
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Trumps problem if he has one isn’t going to be losing people who are for him. It’s the huge numbers of undecided voters and how they will break. I still think he will win though.


6 posted on 02/06/2016 3:25:16 PM PST by Hugin ("First thing--get yourself a firearm!" Sheriff Ed Galt, Last Man St anding.)
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Is Megyn Smug moderating? Oh good Lord, prepare the smug alerts. Please evacuate the room, the smug percentage is at a dangerous level.


7 posted on 02/06/2016 3:26:01 PM PST by GrandJediMasterYoda (Can we please kill the guy already who invented the saying "My bad"?)
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To: Lagmeister

Stay off the defensive attitude and get down to what he will do on the issues that face the nation, not just I will make America great again, we need some sneak preview details. Open the box a little


8 posted on 02/06/2016 3:27:34 PM PST by ronnie raygun
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda

No, this debate is on ABC. I’m not familiar with the moderators, but the odds are they are liberal.


9 posted on 02/06/2016 3:28:23 PM PST by conservativejoy (Pray Hard, Work Hard, Trust God ...We Can Elect Ted Cruz)
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He must avoid exposing his ignorance of every subject except real estate development. As the numbers of candidates in the debates dwindle, it will be more difficult for him to do that, but that’s all he really needs to do.


10 posted on 02/06/2016 3:34:02 PM PST by FreedomForce ( Cruz 2016 --------- I've come to my senses. Trump is no longer even my second choice.)
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ABC? Oh God that’s even worse. I can just imagine the questions “Mr. Trump, all immigrants are not rapists. Can you explain why you would call all immigrants rapists and drug dealers?”


11 posted on 02/06/2016 3:34:17 PM PST by GrandJediMasterYoda (Can we please kill the guy already who invented the saying "My bad"?)
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I have a good line that could help Jebra. After he finishes giving one of his memorized bits about how great he was in Florida, he should end with “And I am the only candidate from Florida who was never even invited to a gay foam party.”


12 posted on 02/06/2016 3:37:13 PM PST by Yaelle
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To: JudyinCanada

Trump should start out by asking, “where’s Carly?” She earned the right to participate.


13 posted on 02/06/2016 3:41:18 PM PST by be-baw (still seeking)
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I take comfort in the loyalty of Trump supporters. Like he said, he could stand in the middle of 5th Ave. and shoot someone and his supporters wouldn’t waiver.

But the whole world is against him and will be evident in the debate.


14 posted on 02/06/2016 3:44:41 PM PST by Kenny (RED)
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They do need to get out and vote, though.


15 posted on 02/06/2016 3:58:04 PM PST by erlayman (yw)
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My belief is Cruz is running against Rubio now for the same reason he did in Iowa at the end - they don’t see the Trump support the polls show.


16 posted on 02/06/2016 3:58:46 PM PST by libbylu (Cruz: The truth with a smile.)
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Trump should start out by asking, "where's Carly?" She earned the right to participate.

A good point well made.................

17 posted on 02/06/2016 3:59:52 PM PST by varon
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To: conservativejoy

No, this debate is on ABC. I’m not familiar with the moderators, but the odds are they are liberal.

They already had a debate with them (I think 2nd debate). They did fine but of course liberal but they didn’t show it at least that debate. I think most were happy with the debate at the time.


18 posted on 02/06/2016 4:12:07 PM PST by napscoordinator
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Withdraw?

Drop another "F" bomb?

19 posted on 02/06/2016 4:14:28 PM PST by ken5050 (Trump: "I'm no conservative, but I sure can play one on TV")
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Good to know. Hopefully they will be fair again.


20 posted on 02/06/2016 4:28:39 PM PST by conservativejoy (Pray Hard, Work Hard, Trust God ...We Can Elect Ted Cruz)
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