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President Trump?
The Toronto Globe and Mail ^ | April 13, 2011 | Andrew Steele

Posted on 04/14/2011 4:18:42 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

While Canadians are watching our national election unfold, the 2012 U.S. presidential race is taking a turn for the bizarre.

A few months ago, I said the field would essentially freeze at Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, Sarah Palin and Newt Gingrich because those candidates had too much profile to allow lesser dark horse candidates to thrive.

Primaries are tribal clashes. The four main tribes of the Republican Party (social conservatives, Tea Partiers, the wealthy, neo-conservatives) each have a horse in the race, and they aren’t going to leave that candidate for a less appealing figure with no natural constituency. There just aren’t very many paths for an unknown Senator or Governor to get the votes to win.

The thesis failed to account for the possibility of another high wattage public figure entering the race, which is what happened. Donald Trump is now tied for first among Republican primary voters, in the latest CNN poll.

Trump 19% / Huckabee 19% / Palin 12% / Gingrich 11% / Romney 11% / Paul 7% / Bachman 5% / Daniels 3% / Pawlenty 2%

Question: What does this poll mean? Well, it sure made Barack Obama’s month. The leading seven candidates for the Republican nomination are badly damaged.

A good test of a candidate’s electability is if you can summarize their negatives in a bumper sticker. Here is a very quick scan of the Republican field:

Trump: Bankrupted casinos? You’re fired

Huckabee: Raised taxes, and pardoned convict who killed four cops

Palin: She can see Russia from her house

Gingrinch: Left his wife while she was in the hospital for cancer, and government shutdown

Romney: RomneyCare is basically ObamaCare, and his flip-flops and Mormonism

(Excerpt) Read more at theglobeandmail.com ...


TOPICS: Campaign News; Issues; Parties; Polls
KEYWORDS: obama; palin; romney; trump
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What say you?
1 posted on 04/14/2011 4:18:48 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

May the best man/woman win.


2 posted on 04/14/2011 4:35:44 PM PDT by stars & stripes forever
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Obama: “Retired” Jan. 20, 2013


3 posted on 04/14/2011 4:42:59 PM PDT by Beaten Valve
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To: stars & stripes forever

ABO= Anybody but Obama.


4 posted on 04/14/2011 4:43:58 PM PDT by scooby321
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Suckabee 19%, How in the hell did that happen???


5 posted on 04/14/2011 4:47:36 PM PDT by Cheetahcat ( November 4 2008 ,A date which will live in Infamy.)
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To: Cheetahcat

People who value his being a Baptist preacher above all else? Nothing else makes sense.


6 posted on 04/14/2011 4:49:30 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet ('As a kid, I got three meals a day: Oatmeal, miss-a-meal, and no meal.' Mr. T)
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Can’t get past Trump’s support of Hillary and John Kerry.

This puts him way back in line. Based on his past comments, Trump is more liberal than McCain.

If anyone can think of a way not to see Trump as a liberal, let me know.


7 posted on 04/14/2011 4:52:19 PM PDT by reasonisfaith (Sarah Palin is above taking the fake high road.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The last thing we need in our battle against Marxism, Maoism, Stalinism and Obamaism is a phony, two-faced opportunist pretending he’s on our side.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IFobhsXPd0

http://www.wnd.com/?pageId=40664


8 posted on 04/14/2011 4:56:40 PM PDT by reasonisfaith (Sarah Palin is above taking the fake high road.)
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To: reasonisfaith

ditto ABO


9 posted on 04/14/2011 4:57:31 PM PDT by mike_9958
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I say Mister Steele still has no idea what is truly going to happen.

LLS


10 posted on 04/14/2011 4:59:58 PM PDT by LibLieSlayer (WOLVERINES!!!)
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To: Cheetahcat

If you have enough money, I can get you a major polling company to poll whatever result you are willing to pay for.

LLS


11 posted on 04/14/2011 5:01:13 PM PDT by LibLieSlayer (WOLVERINES!!!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

How is bankruptcy going to help Obama and hurt Trump? Obama has bankrupted a Super Power and that is going to help him?


12 posted on 04/14/2011 5:06:05 PM PDT by jerseyrocks
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“People who value his being a Baptist preacher above all else? Nothing else makes sense.”

They need to realize he is part of the problem.


13 posted on 04/14/2011 5:17:26 PM PDT by Cheetahcat ( November 4 2008 ,A date which will live in Infamy.)
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To: LibLieSlayer

“If you have enough money, I can get you a major polling company to poll whatever result you are willing to pay for.

LLS”

Good Point, thank you.


14 posted on 04/14/2011 5:18:12 PM PDT by Cheetahcat ( November 4 2008 ,A date which will live in Infamy.)
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Palin: She can see Russia from her house

...which, of course, was a line from a Saturday Night Live sketch parodying her. Nice to know that three years and counting of opposition research is still coming up dry if a made-up quote is the best they can do.

Speaking of making up stuff...although I think Ron Paul goes places politically that most American voters (myself included) wouldn’t want to accompany him, I don’t think eighty percent of American voters are scared of him. And the idea that eighty percent of American voters are scared of Michelle Bachmann is just completely absurd.

15 posted on 04/14/2011 5:52:45 PM PDT by RichInOC (Palin 2012: The Perfect Storm.)
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Trump whitewashing his support of Democrats on Fox News now. Basically, he had to support them because the republican can’t win. Well if he really conservative then he would support the conservative even if he talked about the Rinos. Many here don’t like Guliani, but did Trump support him in NYC? I guess Trump is saying New York is a POS city and he had no options. Typical Northeaster Republican. I think I really dislike the North east and the west coast. Except for New Hampshire Free State crowd.


16 posted on 04/14/2011 6:21:11 PM PDT by Mozilla
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To: Cheetahcat

Huckabee has to be the first to get thrown under the bus. He brings nothing to the debate. I hope his base sees him for what he is, just another political phoney.


17 posted on 04/14/2011 6:26:27 PM PDT by cradle of freedom (Long live the Republic !)
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“Huckabee has to be the first to get thrown under the bus. He brings nothing to the debate. I hope his base sees him for what he is, just another political phoney.”

I hope it does not even go that far.


18 posted on 04/14/2011 6:29:36 PM PDT by Cheetahcat ( November 4 2008 ,A date which will live in Infamy.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Trump did a good job just now calling out liberal progressive Jews for support Obambi. He also called out Obama on his handling of terrorists. Trump support military spending. he could increase military spending. He wants a robust military spending.


19 posted on 04/14/2011 6:36:10 PM PDT by Mozilla
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Trump did a good job just now calling out liberal progressive Jews for support Obambi. He also called out Obama on his handling of terrorists. Trump supports military spending. He would increase military spending. He wants a robust military spending.


20 posted on 04/14/2011 6:39:42 PM PDT by Mozilla
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