Trump extends lead in S.C. in Monmouth poll (Jeb in 5th place at 8%)

The Hill ^ | 2/17/16 | Bradford Richardson

[jimbo123]

Just days before the Feb. 20 primary, Republican front-runner Donald Trump holds a commanding lead in South Carolina, according to a new poll.

Trump leads the GOP field, with 35 percent support, according to the Monmouth University poll, nearly doubling that of his nearest competitor, Ted Cruz, who garners 19 percent support.

Marco Rubio places third, with 17 percent support, followed by John Kasich, with 9 percent support, Jeb Bush, with 8 percent, and Ben Carson, with 7 percent.

[HamiltonJay]

Jeb for his many flaws isn’t stupid... he’s just the wrong person at the wrong time. He’s carrying too much baggage with his family name as well post Iraq War.

Had he run sometime in the past he may well have won.

I still won’t fully write him out until someone else clearly is the establishment voting bloc choice, can’t count out anything.

[dynoman]

Nice post, rational and coherent.

[Nacho Bidnith]

“Saturday night is going to go down as the “Night of a Thousand Opuses”. LOL”

LOL

[VRWC For Truth]

The happy turd-le is circling the toilet bowl. He’s been flushed.

[Nacho Bidnith]

Your comment is right on the money.

Why don’t I see you commenting on any of the disqus sites like American Thinker, Breitbart, etc?

You would be well received there.

[Parley Baer]

One more time. GO TRUMP GO

[lormand]

• In 1999, Trump said he had joined the Reform Party because Republicans are “just too crazy” right.
• In 2000, he said: “I hate the concept of guns.”
• In 2004: “I identify more as a Democrat.”
• In 2007: Told Wolf Blitzer on CNN’s “The Situation Room” that Hillary Clinton was the most qualified to make a nuclear deal with Iran.
• In 2008: Said he was “impressed” with Rep. Nancy Pelosi, and supported the idea of impeaching then President George W. Bush.
• “I’m going to take care of everybody,” Trump said in September 2015 on CBS’ 60 minutes. When asked how he would pay for it, he responded that “the government’s going to take care of it.”
• He thinks affirmative action is okay
• He would fund Planned Parenthood except for abortion. (This is current federal policy, though Trump doesn't seem to know it.)
• He supports a progressive income tax. He does not favor a flat tax.
• He doesn't want to cut Social Security or Medicare.
• He's in favor of a ban on assault weapons.
• He invited Bill and Hillary Clinton to his wedding.
• He doesn't "fully" believe in supply-side economics.
• He hates the Iran deal, but he wouldn't abrogate it after taking office.

  Abortion

  Then: On "Meet The Press" in 1999, Trump said he was "very pro-choice." "I hate the concept of abortion," he said. "I hate it. I hate everything it stands for. ... but I just believe in choice."

  Now: In an interview with Bloomberg Politics in January, Trump said, "I'm pro-life and I have been pro-life." He said he believed there should be exceptions in cases of rape, incest or the life of the mother.

  Guns

  Then: In Trump's 200 book "The America We Deserve," he wrote that he "generally" opposed gun control but supported an assault weapons ban and a longer waiting period to purchase a firearm.

  Now: At the 2015 NRA-ILA Leadership Forum, Trump said if he became president, "the 2nd Amendment will be totally protected." He told the Web site Ammoland he does "not support expanding background checks" and said current background checks "don't work."

  Healthcare

  Then: In an interview with Larry King in 1999, Trump said he was "very liberal when it comes to health care" and that he believes in "universal healthcare." Now: During his announcement, he called Obamacare "a disaster called the big lie" and said the deductibles were so high they were "virtually useless."

  Hillary Clinton

  Then: Either Trump or his son donated to Clinton in 2002, 2005, 2006 and 2007, he invited her to his 2005 wedding in Florida, where she sat front row, and he's donated at least $100,000 to the Clinton Foundation. He also said in an appearance on the Howard Stern show in the mid-2000s that she was a fantastic senator.

  Now: On NBC on Wednesday, he called Clinton "the worst secretary of state in the history of our nation" and said she would be "a terrible president."

  Party affiliation

  Then: Trump changed his party from Republican to Independent Party in 1999, and switched again to Democrat in 2001.

  Now: Has been a registered Republican since 2009.

  There are also some flips which haven't necessarily been from left to right.

  Jeb Bush

  Then: In Trump's 2000 book "The America We Deserve," he called Bush "a good man," "bright, tough and principled," and "exactly the kind of political leader this country needs now and will very much need in the future."

  Now: On Fox News's "On The Record" this week, he called Bush "pathetic" for his support of Common Core, said his immigration views were "baby stuff."

[RC one]

I'm reading Jeb! and the Bush Crime Family right now. It's an alarming book. Trump has done us all a yuge favor for keeping Jeb down but I think the Bushes and their Bushies will be a theeattill the end.

[SubMareener]

We are going to MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN, trumps all of that. It makes the vast majority of people who have given up on the Republicans not feel that there is hope to restore America to the country they thought we had, but lost. No amount of words about issues can take that feeling away.

[neverbluffer]

Ok... and lets discuss everybody else’s flip flops....

They all have them.

[lewislynn]

NICE!

[lewislynn]

lormand (Inside every liberal is a dung slinging monkey)

Hypocrisy abounds.

Look in a mirror. There's a "dung slinging monkey" in there.