Posted on 08/25/2015 9:06:17 AM PDT by Red Steel
Donald Trump is dominating in two key early-primary states, according to new polls of the states released Tuesday.
A new Public Policy Polling poll of Republican primary voters in New Hampshire found that the real-estate mogul is far ahead of the competition, with 35% saying that they would vote for Trump if the primary were held today.
The closest opponent was Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R), who garnered 11%.
"This is by far the best we’ve found Donald Trump doing anywhere during his entire surge,” Dean Debnam, the president of Public Policy Polling...
The results were similar to a Monmouth University poll of South Carolina Republican primary voters, which showed Trump leading the pack with 30% of the vote. He was trailed by retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson, who clocked in at a distant second with 15%.
New Hampshire and South Carolina are the first two primary states, taking place after the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses. They are generally seen as crucial states...
Trump took a victory lap on Twitter following the release of the new polls. He also took a shot at Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), a fellow candidate with whom he has been in an ongoing feud:
Congrats @LindseyGrahamSC. You just got 4 points in your home state of SC—far better than zero nationally. You’re only 26 pts behind me. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 25, 2015
But even that theory appears to be crumbling, at least in New Hampshire.
According to the PPP poll, Trump would trounce his rivals in head-to-head matchups. The survey found that Trump beat out Carson by 8 points, Walker by 18%, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Florida) by 19%, and Bush by 23%.
(Excerpt) Read more at businessinsider.com ...
Linda Graham asked for it. Insult Trump and you are dead meat.
I have no problem at all with his money.
But to say he is not part of the establishment himself is laughable.
If you want an outsider scorned by the establishment, Trump is not your man. Cruz fits that bill IMHO.
LoL not hardly. Trump strength is as deep as it is wide.
I remember in 2012. First it was Michele Bachmann, then Rick Perry, then Herman Cain, then Newt Gingrich...
These guys don't compare; their support was as deep as Saran wrap.
he IS peaking. The election is a year long campaign and it’s a marathon, not a sprint.
oh my the best part of those head to heads is that Bush loses big to Trump. Big. I would have Trump over Bush any day of the week. And Trump over any Democrat 24x7.
Having a jillion dollars tends to make one a suck-up target.
Having a jillion dollars tends to free one to be very choosy.
People are tired of weakness, we need and Alpha male running this country.
Watch Trump peak, and peak again, and peak again. How much peaking will be too much peaking?
“Could peak too soon.”
Yep, when MeriKans wake up and read Laz’s list of Trump’s evil sins, he be done for peaking too early!
Laz’s list:
Donald Trump causes global warming, infanticide, glacial formation, the sinking of the Titanic, the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, and fire ants. Donald Trump is the cause of late mail, lack of adequate punctuation, the heartbreak of psoriasis, and feminine itching. Donald Trump is the cause of fixed greyhound races, the metric system, errors in longitudinal measurements, and smaller portions. Donald Trump is the cause of angry wives, Speedos on fat people, mismatched socks, and mold on cucumbers. Donald Trump is the cause of the Zombie Apocalypse, interstellar planetary collisions, muteness in albinos, and killer bees. Donald Trump is the cause of gingivitis, off-key chorus singing, air inversions, and incremental floods. Donald Trump is the cause of fans that quit, entropy, soap shards in the shower, and fat girls. Donald Trump is the cause of cold oatmeal, excessive blogging, sweat stains, and misfires in 9mm ammunition. Donald Trump is the cause of cabinet doors that do not line up, cracks in the sidewalk, the scourge of heroin, and every plane crash since 1972. Donald Trump is the cause of John McCain, senility, traitorism, and infiltration by the left (but I repeat myself). Donald Trump is the cause of low toner, high transmission rates, delivery service price increases, and gaudy shirts. Donald Trump is the cause of splinters, earth tremors, Gamma ray emission by the element Lawrencium, and the lack of hobbits in real life. Donald Trump is the cause of Facebook monitoring, trigger happy SWAT teams, pencil-neck geeks, and the Yellowstone Caldera. Donald Trump is the cause of Russia, France, Sweden, and Zambia. Donald Trump is the cause of carbon buildup, broken bungee cords, bad lap dances, and a lack of friendly greetings in cities. Donald Trump is the cause of paper cuts, whirlpools, thunder, and machine disconnects. Donald Trump is the cause of honey badgers, rigidity, painful exercise, and linear contraction. Donald Trump is the cause of Nancy Pelosi, botox overdoses, pure insanity, and Alzheimers (but I repeat myself). Donald Trump is the cause of regression analysis, micro-stamping, failed unions, and misaligned microwave towers. Donald Trump is the cause of blurry lenses, spider bites, stains, and legless crocodiles. Donald Trump is the cause of missing keyboard keys, unexpected phone calls, broken pottery, and squeaking doors. Donald Trump is the cause of warning labels on appliances, erectile dysfunction, waterspouts, and potholes. Donald Trump is the cause of canker sores, narcissistic Presidents, leaking toilets, and crack addiction. Donald Trump is the cause of corroded pennies, locomotive derailments, internet trolls, and wardrobe failures. Donald Trump is the cause of ADHD in the clergy, Blue Screens of Death on personal computers, the French Revolution of 1789, and thorns. Donald Trump is the cause of bad Muppet shows, holes in circus nets, the NFL going all-queer, all-the-time, and Sandra Fluke’s birth-control deficit. Donald Trump is the cause of Israel’s problems with Syria, excessive salt in the Pacific Ocean, the disappearance of Malaysian Air flight 370, and infomercials. Donald Trump is the cause of low-calorie diet soda, smudges on the Xerox, dry technical text, and animal abuse. Donald Trump is the cause of glass shards, bad pudding, hair cancer, and sun-dried dead worms. Donald Trump is the cause of porcelin stains, droughts, turbulence above 10000 feet, and power brown-outs. Donald Trump is the cause of low scores on Angry Birds, weak tea, Michael Jackson’s early demise, and Micheal Jackson. Donald Trump is the cause of bad combovers, Chris Matthews, alcoholism, and spittle (but I repeat myself). Donald Trump is the cause of Donald Trump, micturition syncope, solar eclipses, and dead lithium batteries. Donald Trump is the cause of Quiznos spongmonkeys, badly behaved Colonels, Boris Badenov, and the shipwreck of the Minnow. Donald Trump is the cause of failed sitcoms, knots you cannot get undone, overly-rare hamburgers at restaurants, and Miley Cyrus. Donald Trump is the cause of squeaking hinges, malformed carrots, bent coathangers, and slippery decks. Donald Trump is the cause of the 2014 Midterms, tarnished silver, wobbling fans, and tangled power cables. Donald Trump is the cause of off-hook phones, shattered ceramics, dull scissors, and dogeared books.
Ronaldus followed the feckless, stupid, one-term Jimmy Carter, the third worst president in US history..
Donaldus will follow Obama.
I like Cruz. No argument with you there.
In fact, I have no argument with you at all. The great thing about supporting Trump is I can relax. To paraphrase the Lost dude who sold shwag to Larry David: I don’t need to sell Trump, Trump will sell himself.
Anyway, dump on Trump. I don’t care. Get in line, though, you’re not the first and won’t be the last.
Pardon me, though, while I bask in the glow of his rising poll numbers and don’t jump up to argue with you.
This is a different kind of election. Every single day the foreign invasion pours across the border. Until Trump broke all the rules, career politicians weren’t even allowed to mention that illegals are raping and killing us. Trump paid a swift and steep price, but he stood his ground.
Trump has promised to secure our borders. He did so earlier and more convincingly than any other viable candidate [the only one I’m excluding is Santorum].
At this rate, Trump won’t peak until election day.
Problem is Trump has done nothing to advance the conservative cause over the years.
NOTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
In fact, the opposite is true.
Proof?
“Trump is no conservative panacea. Many of his policy positions, past and present, are a problem, as are his generous donations to Democrats.”
In fact, his $34,000.00 gift to Democratic campaign committees in the 2006 election cycle helped put Reid and Rep. Nancy Pelosi in power.”
Source: Investor’s Business Daily 08/05/2015
Sorry to annoy you with the facts. But the truth is DT is a populist playing to the crowd, not a movement conservative. And he is part of the establishment.
The fact that he is delightfully politically incorrect makes him fun and entertaining, not presidential timber IMHO.
"But even that theory appears to be crumbling, at least in New Hampshire.
According to the PPP poll, Trump would trounce his rivals in head-to-head matchups. The survey found that Trump beat out Carson by 8 points, Walker by 18%, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Florida) by 19%, and Bush by 23%."
In the meantime, in the actual back rooms, Trump is getting advice from Cruz, who is selfless enough to want to see good ideas win even at his own personal expense.
Yeah but they weren’t Trump.
They say it is a different type of election every four years.
Awww that’s just a flesh wound
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