Posted on 01/10/2016 3:26:35 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Donald Trump's questions about Ted Cruz's citizenship may not be helping him in Iowa. In fact, they may be boosting his rival according to one group of Hawkeye State voters.
In his latest focus group, pollster Frank Luntz asked if the fact that Cruz was born in Canada, to an American mother, raised legitimate concerns about his eligibility for president, as Trump has suggested. Only six of 27 participants raised their hands, even though seven identified Trump as their first-choice candidate.
One participant said the issue exposes Trump as "unserious," while another called it a "joke."
"Just a few months ago, he said his strongest lawyers said it's a settled issue and Cruz is eligible," one participant said. "Now three months later, when Cruz overtakes him in the polls, he says the exact opposite... It's not a serious issue at all."(continued)
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Eke my eye. Cruz will CRUSH Trump in Iowa. After that watch Cruz’s numbers shoot up even further in the SEC states in the south. Heck Cruz is even leading in California right now.
Crush? LoL yeah sure Smoke. and pretty dubious poll from Kali.
what’s DU?
“I may have missed it, but did ABC also talk to people who believe this is a legitimate concern?”
Of course it’s a legitimate concern. And it doesn’t really matter if Cruz is a natural born citizen or not. The democrats will hammer him on this unless it’s resolved by the courts. At the very least it will take him off message...
Trump was correct in this.
Which is a bloody miracle.
See post #26.
Oh wow... an anti-Trump Frank Luntz focus group... THAT’S a first.... /sarc
Every time I watch a Luntz focus group I always have the same reaction...
Cringe worthy. Painful to watch.
The reasoning - or lack of it - that these people put on display for their positions is just mind blowing...
Ignorant, vacuous, vapid, cliched, desperate attempts to say something that sounds intelligent resulting in frustratingly, embarrassingly hard moments to watch.
However, watching these focus groups explains a lot... Unfortunately...
RE: whatâs DU?
Newb
Chortle! It's hard for me to take a bloviator like Trump seriously. This is not a TV reality show you know. In a Trump versus Cruz contest, it'd be hard not to feel supreme confidence in Cruz.
youâre acting like unhinged kooks.
You just described the typical Trumpbot to a t. In addition to being unhinged, Trumpbots are of course incredibly stupid.
Democratic Underground.
Every time I watch a Luntz focus group I always have the same reaction...
Cringe worthy. Painful to watch.
The reasoning - or lack of it - that these people put on display for their positions is just mind blowing...
Ignorant, vacuous, vapid, cliched, desperate attempts to say something that sounds intelligent resulting in frustratingly, embarrassingly hard moments to watch.
However, watching these focus groups explains a lot... Unfortunately...
(It’s almost as if they are promised juice and a cookie after they answer a question).
I know and it a tiny 2% lead, and a long ways until the California primary: Tuesday 7 June 2016.
While Cruz is losing or getting “crushed” in FL, NH, SC, NC, GA, AL, MA, NV, VA, MI, and several more.
well, how can cruz be a NBC, when he was born in canada (not US soil).. a father not of us soil and a mother that had citizenship in canada the time of his birth? how do you get a NBC out of that? how bout osama bin laden is he a NBC too?
You mean like how insecure, desperate Trumpbots keep running to Reuters (about the worst of the liberal media) and keep posting their totally out of whack polls on the sidebar at FR everyday?
If Trump is truly self destructing, you folks would simply let him be
Have you seen me try to stop Trump from.shooting off his mouth? It's the best comedy in town plus Cruz's poll numbers keep going up.
Funny how many here only credit a poll when Trump is winning...
Yes, CRUSH. There is a lot of fluff in Trump’s poll numbers and he never really bothered to visit lots of conservative smaller communities and get to meet voters close and personal like Cruz did.
On a very cold February night, I am going to back Cruz voters to come out a heck of a lot more than the Trumpets.
oh, well, i’m not from there—lol.. i just dont think 2 wrongs make a right.. it won’t be long everybody will be considered a NBC.. its crazy.. everybody knows he’s not a NBC and pushing it anyway..
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