Posted on 04/01/2016 1:00:54 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
It was conceivable to see a realistic path for Trump not just to the Republican nomination but to the White House, but that situation is no longer operative.
Donald Trump has not had two weeks this bad since he got into the presidential stakes. His general election polling numbers tell the story: on January 31st, just two months ago, his RealClearPolitics polling average put Trump in a statistical dead heat with Hillary Clinton, trailing her 44-41 percent.
It was conceivable at that moment to see a realistic path for Trump not just to the Republican nomination but to the White House – that he redraws the map in challenging ways and would be a competitive campaigner at the least, even given the inevitable attacks of the Democratic machine. But that situation is no longer operative.
As it stands today, Trump is the only Republican who loses to Hillary Clinton by double digits. The two most recent polls, from Fox News and Bloomberg, find her up by 11 points and 18 points respectively. And a great deal of this has to do with Trump’s hardening opposition among women, particularly Republican women.
At the beginning of the Republican race, Trump was doing well among women, netting more than a third of their support. But a lot has changed since then – he peaked with Republican women in polling in December and has been declining ever since. His unnecessarily vulgar personal attacks – on Megyn Kelly, Carly Fiorina, and Heidi Cruz among others – almost certainly have something to do with that. But there’s something else going on recently which is hurting Trump: he’s not winning....
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Freedom?
Only a Trump supporter would equate distention with breaking a law. You really need to listen to yourself talk (write).
Read post #96 for some sad Trump supporter language.
He seems to have lightened up a bit.
Maybe. :D
distention = dissension (Dang ios auto-correct)
Freedom? Ask the average Boer or Afrikaaner how “free” they feel.
Well, I’m asking you. You stated that you’d give anything for a wall. What are you willing to sacrifice for a wall?
For the record, I’m all for border security and deportation of border jumpers. We’ve got laws, we’ve got border security on duty. The only problem is the pukes in DC. Maybe we need to deport them...................
A worthy try. However, the cult doesn't think he's "taking" on water. They think he's "walking" on water.
Wow. There is nothing made up about women not liking Trump. Look at any poll in the last month. Not even close. The guy is an electoral disaster and anyone running in the GOP knows it.
Yep.
Cruz supporter.
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