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Weak and Getting Weaker: Electability argument against Trump in the general election is hardening
Weekly Standard ^ | 04/10/2016 | Jonathan Last

Posted on 04/10/2016 8:52:03 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

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To: Dan in Wichita

“say hello to President Hilary Clinton”.

Last time I heard something like that was at a 2000 victory party election night. Some jackass said say hello to President Gore. Then shortly after W wins West Virginia.

Never had a President Gore, and will never have a President Hilary.


61 posted on 04/10/2016 9:43:57 AM PDT by tenthirteen
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To: Robert DeLong

That would be the only positive if Cruz ran, a huge defeat but that’s not good for the country. Getting rid of Cruz during the primary is a better option for America.


62 posted on 04/10/2016 9:44:27 AM PDT by napscoordinator (Trump/Hunter, jr for President/Vice President 2016)
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To: libbylu

63 posted on 04/10/2016 9:47:01 AM PDT by JPG (Go Trump!)
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To: kabar

Otherwise known as the controlled opposition. This is what we have been dealing with—the pseudo conservative media—even the religious media like Salem broadcasting. This is how they have kept us on the Republican plantation all these years. They want our votes but they don’t want our opinions. With the controlled opposition they can talk about a wide variety of topics just as long as they keep away from a few topics that the GOPe doesn’t want people talking about such as the TPA and illegal alien cheap labor.


64 posted on 04/10/2016 9:47:14 AM PDT by cradle of freedom
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To: libbylu
Currently polls have Trump losing Utah and Mississippi to Hillary,

What poll shows Trump losing to Hillary in Mississippi? There is a Mason-Dixon poll (not known for accuracy) that shows Trump with only a three point lead, but it is beyond absurd to think Trump would lose Mississippi to Hillary.

65 posted on 04/10/2016 9:48:21 AM PDT by Will88
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To: napscoordinator

If it wasn’t for the controlled GOPe caucuses Cruz would have far fewer delegates.


66 posted on 04/10/2016 9:49:53 AM PDT by cradle of freedom
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To: SeekAndFind
if Trump were to win the Republican nomination, it would be such an earthquake that the political order might be transformed

What we have here is a Paradigm Shift.

67 posted on 04/10/2016 9:50:01 AM PDT by spokeshave (Somewhere there is a ceiling for Trump.....Yeah, it's called The Oval Office)
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To: JPG

Hey Donald, you think Ted doesn’t know that?


68 posted on 04/10/2016 9:51:14 AM PDT by mylife (The roar of the masses could be farts)
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To: SeekAndFind

have you noticed that all the focus on electability is focused on Trump? Even though Hilary and Sanders are the 2 most unelectable candidates in american history! Even if i were a space alien i would choose Trump over Hilary and Sanders.


69 posted on 04/10/2016 9:51:36 AM PDT by rwoodward ("god, guns and more ammo")
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To: SeekAndFind

It takes a special breed of professional conservative asshat to look at Ted Cruz and say he will win in November against Hillary or Bernie.

Is he superior to them? Yes. Would be be a better president than either? Of course.

Will he get 270 electoral votes? Of course not. It won’t even be close.


70 posted on 04/10/2016 9:53:57 AM PDT by Ted Grant
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To: cradle of freedom

Oh absolutely. I can’t believe Cruz is taken seriously at all. Cruz has a very difficult time when voters get to vote. Cruz has won Wisconsin, Idaho, Texas, and Oklahoma. The other states he “won” we’re less then 1 percent of the voter population or less where voters don’t vote at all.


71 posted on 04/10/2016 9:55:03 AM PDT by napscoordinator (Trump/Hunter, jr for President/Vice President 2016)
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To: SeekAndFind

From Real Clear Politics Popular vote totals, which no longer include Carson, Santorum, Huckabee or Carly votes:

Republican: Popular vote: 20,866,873
Democrat: 16297873

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/president/republican_vote_count.html

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/president/democratic_vote_count.html


72 posted on 04/10/2016 9:55:37 AM PDT by SueRae (An election like no other..)
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To: outofsalt

Romney didn’t need to contribute to democrats to get a building permit to keep a workforce employed. Romney was too busy as a corporate raider breaking up companies and laying off people.

And he was also too busy pushing for homosexual marriage, gun control, abortion on demand, globalization, universal healthcare, illegal alien amnesty, all the issues that Obama pushes for, Romney was pushing for and is still active directing the RNC to deny voters their choice in Donald Trump.


73 posted on 04/10/2016 9:57:20 AM PDT by Hostage (ARTICLE V)
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To: rwoodward

Don’t underestimate Crazy Uncle Bernie, the sheeple loves them some free stuff.


74 posted on 04/10/2016 9:57:36 AM PDT by mylife (The roar of the masses could be farts)
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To: miss marmelstein

“For the same reason Sarah Palin has high negatives. A constant, day in and day out drumbeat of hatred spewed by Fox News in particular, egghead talking heads and magazine pundits, popular but moronic celebrities, etc. Who could withstand this stuff?”

So what will change if Trump is nominated? Do you think the media will suddenly fall in love with Trump? That “stuff” will be magnified tens of times by the Clinton campaign. If Trump can’t withstand Fox News, how will he withstand the Clinton campaign?


75 posted on 04/10/2016 9:57:48 AM PDT by DugwayDuke
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To: SeekAndFind

Same argument torpedoes Cruz; Kasich is your man.


76 posted on 04/10/2016 9:58:42 AM PDT by af_vet_1981 (The bus came by and I got on, That's when it all began.)
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To: Defiant

It doesn’t matter

Trump needs to spread his message into blue collar states and redraw the EV map. That is exciting

We need to throw out conventional wisdom and rewrite the book.


77 posted on 04/10/2016 9:59:38 AM PDT by arl295
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To: exDemMom

Exactly.

The machine lies. They are consistent and have been throughout this election cycle why should I believe they would tell the truth now?


78 posted on 04/10/2016 10:01:46 AM PDT by Eddie01
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To: DugwayDuke

So what will change if Cruz is nominated? Do you think the media will suddenly fall in love with Cruz?

Get used to it because if he’s the nominee they’ll have a barrage of opposition research that is currently available but barely being used and hidden info. Trump is still ahead and surviving this onslaught. You’re guy will probably collapse like a cheap camera.


79 posted on 04/10/2016 10:04:22 AM PDT by miss marmelstein (Richard the Third: With my own people alone I should like to drive away the Turks (Muslims))
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To: miss marmelstein

“collapse like a cheap camera”

WTF does that mean? LOL


80 posted on 04/10/2016 10:06:56 AM PDT by mylife (The roar of the masses could be farts)
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