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With debate looming, Trump has huge lead in latest poll (Trump at 26%)
politico.com ^ | Steven Shepard

Posted on 08/03/2015 8:06:29 AM PDT by RoosterRedux

The identities of the 10 Republicans likely to be on stage at Thursday’s presidential debate are coming into focus after another poll on Monday shows Donald Trump running away from the rest of the field and Rick Perry lagging behind his competitors for the final spot.

A new Monmouth University poll has Trump at 26 percent, easily topping his competitors. The next-closest candidates — former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker — are at 12 percent and 11 percent, respectively.

Both the new Monmouth survey and an average of the five most-recent live-caller polls — Fox News’ criteria for whittling the list of Republicans down to 10 candidates for Thursday night’s debate — reinforce the tiers that have developed since Trump upended the race by surging to the top

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TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: 2016debates; 2016election; 2016polls; election2016; newyork; trump
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To: SamAdams76
re Post 21

Very well thought out and written. Those who wait for the "perfect candidate" will be waiting a long time.

61 posted on 08/03/2015 3:18:17 PM PDT by Dartman (Canadian, eh. And proud of it.)
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To: SamAdams76

Amen and bump to your well stated post. I think there are MANY, all across the fruited plains, who also agree with your every word.

Thanks.


62 posted on 08/03/2015 3:21:43 PM PDT by Jane Long ("And when thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek")
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To: RoosterRedux
If Trump comes out like an Olympic champion during the debates, and then wins the first couple of primaries, it'll be worth a million dollars just to watch Juan Williams and Geraldo Whorealdo eat humble pie the days afterwards...while I sit there and gloat, gloat, gloat......

How I loathe those two arrogant misfits.

Leni

63 posted on 08/03/2015 3:27:52 PM PDT by MinuteGal
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To: MinuteGal
Trump will win if only because he has taken the mantle of leader of the revolution.

See new tagline.

He cannot lose because we cannot afford to lose. Our culture, our country, our morality, our lives...hang in the balance.

We must win.

64 posted on 08/03/2015 3:32:40 PM PDT by RoosterRedux (The revolution has begun...and Trump is gonna lead it.)
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To: Jim 0216; SamAdams76; caww; 2ndDivisionVet; All

I love the idea of reducing the budget and my and all our taxes, but where would you cut to get us to $800 billion when the full (not base) military budget is almost $600 billion. Here are some useful graphs for people who want to tackle this challenge.

https://www.nationalpriorities.org/analysis/2013/president-obamas-fiscal-year-2014-budget/


65 posted on 08/03/2015 3:33:36 PM PDT by gleeaikin
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To: gleeaikin

“military budget”

Two things.

One, the feds shouldn’t have a lot more than the military since defending our country is basically their only job.

Two, do you know how much of that $600 billion is waste? Probably if they cut the waste and then modernized our military to the best in the world like Reagan did, it would probably be a wash.

So the balance of $200 billion - necessary for what constitutionally authorized activities of the feds? Not welfare, not social security, not socialized medical insurance in its various forms. To be constitutional, most of the cabinet, bureaucratic departments, and Administrative State regulatory agencies MUST GO. PHASE them OUT.

Should it happen? Yes. Could it happen? Yes. Will it happen. Not without a miracle. Your biggest problems are the portion of the public that’s become addicted AS PLANNED to government dependency and, of course, the near impossibility of sending home packing your hundreds of thousands of government workers, bureaucratic heads, and officials without a job.

Not a pretty picture but might as well be realistic about the problem - keeps us from false solutions and hopefully helps gain insight into how to chip away at this thing.


66 posted on 08/03/2015 4:32:20 PM PDT by Jim W N
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To: RoosterRedux

The “debates “ are OVER. Trump is the victor. It was over a week ago when he pulled ahead in Florida and Hew Hampshire . It was over when the establisnment hijacked the primaries with “Winner take all” Today he is ahead of Fatty Arbuckle in New Jersey by two to one. Hillary is a criminal and Trump will win easy but the biggest loser is the republicrat establishment. I really expect them to try a third party. Watch.


67 posted on 08/03/2015 5:16:42 PM PDT by WENDLE (Make America great again.)
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To: free_life

“Maybe Trump bought all the ad time during the debate, wouldn’t surprise me a bit.”

That would be hilarious!


68 posted on 08/03/2015 7:21:32 PM PDT by Hardens Hollow (Couldn't find Galt's Gulch, so created our own Harden's Hollow to quit paying the fascist beast.)
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To: Jim 0216; All

I hate to have to say it, but after 45 years of paying into Social Security, I am rather “addicted” to receiving the money I paid in all those years in the form of Social Security. I suspect that even a number of other FReepers might feel the same.

Regarding military waste—It is my understanding that because of the sequestor, the military and other agencies had to make across the board reductions. Thus they cannot get rid of wasteful programs, the can only reduce the amount of money that continues to be wasted. This is stupid and the GOP has the bulk of responsibility.


69 posted on 08/03/2015 8:53:36 PM PDT by gleeaikin
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To: gleeaikin

Hence the “phase out.”

The feds have ripped us all off. Better to kill the beast than to let it continue to grow and kill us.


70 posted on 08/03/2015 8:59:52 PM PDT by Jim W N
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To: bert

They’re basically tied for 4th place, since Walker could still be counted as 3rd.


71 posted on 08/03/2015 9:32:01 PM PDT by firebrand
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To: firebrand; bert

Unless you count Bush and Walker as tied for 2nd.


72 posted on 08/03/2015 9:41:33 PM PDT by firebrand
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To: All

If the gopE allows Trump to be the nominee they’ll do everything they can to make sure he loses. He’d probably have a better chance to run on a third party ticket.


73 posted on 08/03/2015 10:06:13 PM PDT by VerySadAmerican (Since you're so much smarter than me, don't waste your time insulting me. I won't understand it.)
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To: RoosterRedux

I hear the Trump a comin’
It’s rolling round the bend
And I ain’t seen Hilliary since I don’t know when
I’m stuck in Rino prison, and time keeps draggin’ on
But that Trump keeps a rollin’ on down to Washington
When I was just a baby my mama told me. Son, Always be a good boy, don’t ever play with Juan.
But I destroyed Hilliary in the debates just to watch her die
When I hear that Trump a’blowing, I raise my voice and shout GOPe, you lie!


74 posted on 08/03/2015 11:04:26 PM PDT by free_life (If you ask Jesus to forgive you and to save you, He will.)
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