Posted on 02/21/2016 6:14:54 AM PST by Praxeologue
Right now, the clueless media, who are desperate for the continuation of the Trump-driven ratings boost they have received are gleefully reporting that the race is all but over, Trump has won, get ready for President Hillary.
The media does not understand conservatives in the least, and they never have. They have correctly calculated that mounting pretend attacks on Trump increases his standing with his own base of support, which works well to their advantage.
But their lack of understanding about conservative voters has led them to look at what Trump has accomplished in the primary thus far, and conclude that his trajectory will be more or less the same as John McCain's, or Mitt Romney's. They fail to understand that, while conservatives were not enthusiastic about either Romney or McCain, neither was anything even remotely as offensive to conservative sensibilities as Trump is.
Trump has got his 30-35% of the Republican party in the bag. They are not going to change their minds, no matter what. No matter how many times Trump stabs them in the back, no matter how many insane and ill-informed things he says, these people are his. However, the media grossly underestimates the extent to which the rest of the Republican party has come to bitterly hate Donald Trump, in a way they never did John McCain or Mitt Romney.
As I noted last night, John McCain's standing in the national polls went up 10% (per RCP average) between the day of the Iowa caucuses and the day of the South Carolina primary. Mitt Romney's went up 8.5%. Donald Trump's went down 1.5%. Donald Trump is not building momentum. He is bitterly opposed by a huge remaining contingent of Republicans.
And right now, including last night's delegates, he has less than 5% of the delegates he needs to win the nomination. Trump currently has 61 delegates, and he needs 1,237. I plan to fight him every day until the day he crosses that threshold, and maybe beyond. I know I'm not nearly the only one who feels that way.
This race isn't over, not by a long shot.
With his promise to fight Trump after he crosses the threshold ibl suggest all Trump supporters consider making the same promise to the GOP shills Rubio and Kasich
The question is, how many "John Anderson" Republicans will there be, and how many "Reagan Democrats".
Just to remind everybody, John Anderson (R) got 5.79 million votes in 1980. That was the size of the "I can't vote for that right-wing maniac" contingent, in 1980.
To Trumpeteers, stating the facts is tantamount to having “serious TDS issues”
Trump is polling big here in Florida which is why jeb dropped out. He’ll pick up a boatload of delegates here.
They will be posting Trump Cannnot Win articles on Red Commie State even after Trump is inaugurated.
Bwahahahaha!
When did tooth aches learn to type?
Three primaries, two open primaries out of that where Democrats can vote on the person they'd like most to face in the General, and everyone else is behind the guy in first place.
But...but...this nothingburger has the special sauce AND it comes with a side of everything you want to hear!
“RedState | February 21, 2016 | Leon H. Wolf “
So he didn’t commit hari-kari last night. Maybe after Nevada.
When did tooth aches learn to type?
Yes, But... He has 65% of the delegates assigned so far..... He took all of the delegates in a State where you only got all of the delegates if you won EVERY SINGLE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT! But who’s counting.
Past performance is no guarantee of future returns.
Any businessman could tell you that.
and PDS issues
Guess that means the race isn’t fixed - unlike the Dem primaries.
Iowa - Hillary 49.9% . . . Sanders 49.6%
New Hampshire - Hillary 38% . . . Sanders 60.4%
Nevada - Hillary 52.7% . . . Sanders 47.2%
Delegate Count - Hillary 502 . . . Sanders 70
Rubio ( Haley, Scott and Gowdy) 0
Cruz and his 800 Preachers 0.
neither was anything even remotely as offensive to conservative sensibilities as Trump is.
Now shipping your Jobs overseas and importing million and millions of peasants from third world countries to do our labor, while at the same time Taxing you into the grave to pay for the ever expanding welfare state brought on by these very same policies. Let’s not forget the continual devaluation of the American Dollar and wild expansion of credit too., Is that how you appeal to the sensibilities of conservatives??
One thing is guaranteed in this election contest, Rubio promises the status quo and continuation of these suicidal policies.
same with Rightscoop
Ted was neck and neck with Trump ?..
It was 26 to 24 !!,
Does the DC Elite media lie ???
Do the Global elites at Murdoch and Comcast propaganda operation push polls ???
Why did they use Cruz as there foil ?...
You are right. And Trump will not stop fighting.
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