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Trump Wins Tea Party Group's 'Nashville Straw Poll'
NewsMax ^ | Aug 29 2015 | NewsMax

Posted on 08/29/2015 2:48:18 PM PDT by WilliamIII

Donald Trump took his Republican presidential campaign to Tennessee Saturday, winning the Nashville Straw Poll at the annual convention of the tea party-backed National Federation of Republican Assemblies.

Trump won with 52 percent of the vote, CNN reports. It was not immediately clear how many of the 16 others seeking the nomination were on the ballot.

In his morning speech, the billionaire businessman praised the tea party's efforts to hold the federal government accountable and discussed how the group has been discredited by the Republican establishment.

"You have not been treated fairly," Trump said, according to CNN. "People talk about the tea party, and you talk about being marginalized?

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


TOPICS: Breaking News; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: nashville; nfra; teaparty; tennessee; trump
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1 posted on 08/29/2015 2:48:18 PM PDT by WilliamIII
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To: WilliamIII

Trump 52%, all others 48%.split among 16 that is 3% each.


2 posted on 08/29/2015 2:51:59 PM PDT by BigEdLB (Theorks for Hillary.y need to target the 'Ministry of Virtue' which has nothing to do with virtue.)
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To: WilliamIII

Cue the “...they are all low information patsies...”

#GoTrump!


3 posted on 08/29/2015 2:52:06 PM PDT by TheStickman
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To: TheStickman

In Before the Conservative Sanhedrin arrive.

Pray America is waking


4 posted on 08/29/2015 2:53:38 PM PDT by bray (Trump and Cruz to the White House)
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To: WilliamIII

WOOHOOO Trump/Cruz 2016!!!! Attorney General: Trey Gowdy!!!!


5 posted on 08/29/2015 2:55:06 PM PDT by HarleyLady27 ("It's the hard working, tax paying citizens of the United States that are suffering...")
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To: WilliamIII
“I love the Tea Party,” Trump said. “You people have not been treated fairly. These are people who work hard and love their country, and then get beat up by the media. It’s disgusting.”

“You don’t know how big you are,” he told listeners. “The Tea Party has tremendous power. It’s Democrats, it is evangelicals, it is everybody.”

6 posted on 08/29/2015 2:58:13 PM PDT by TexasCajun (#BlackViolenceMatters)
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To: WilliamIII
I watched that speech on YouTube. Trump still repeats some of his standard lines a lot, but he's getting better about getting some original comments in each speech. His style is like nothing else. It's like he's having a conversation with everyone in the audience, he rambles from one topic to the next, says some outrageous stuff, puts a few mild swears in there. It's actually pretty outrageous and funny.

Today he spoke out about how much he hates politically correct speech. Everyone cheered!

The thing about Trump is you either love him or love to hate him. But it's impossible to ignore this force of nature.

7 posted on 08/29/2015 2:58:14 PM PDT by grania
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To: BigEdLB

Who else DOES that, in a field of 17? 52%.

INBnickcarraway.


8 posted on 08/29/2015 3:00:11 PM PDT by RitaOK ( VIVA CRISTO REY / Public education is the farm team for more Marxists coming)
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To: WilliamIII

“You have not been treated fairly,” Trump said

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News flash for Trump: If he thinks he will ever be treated fairly by the devious and untrustworthy GOP he doesn’t deserve to be president. The GOP will fight to undermine and marginalize him at every turn. He is a threat to the status quo and the comfortable relationship the GOP has with the Democrats. Trump should exit the GOP and start a new party that represents conservatives.


9 posted on 08/29/2015 3:03:03 PM PDT by Starboard
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To: WilliamIII

In before nickcarraway....


10 posted on 08/29/2015 3:03:16 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: WilliamIII
Many of the other candidates are sitting in the background, waiting for Trump to "flame out."

I think they might be waiting a long time.

11 posted on 08/29/2015 3:03:46 PM PDT by SamAdams76 (We gave GOP the majority to take care of business and they let us down. Time for Trump/Cruz)
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To: grania

Trump still repeats some of his standard lines a lot

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True, he’s repetitive. But a lot of his comments bear repeating so that they sink in. Our fellow countrymen are often “distracted” and need to hear a constant barrage of simple facts to get their attention. If you know what I’m saying.


12 posted on 08/29/2015 3:06:42 PM PDT by Starboard
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To: SamAdams76

Many of the other candidates are sitting in the background, waiting for Trump to “flame out.”

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Trump is not flaming out; he’s flaring up. :)


13 posted on 08/29/2015 3:08:31 PM PDT by Starboard
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To: Starboard

Reagan and W both ran on a pretty canned speech of three items.


14 posted on 08/29/2015 3:08:43 PM PDT by LS ("Castles Made of Sand, Fall in the Sea . . . Eventually" (Hendrix))
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To: LS

Keep the message simple and easy to understand. Repeat often. Always look confident.


15 posted on 08/29/2015 3:12:55 PM PDT by Starboard
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To: Starboard

No matter what Trump says there are going to be doubts based on his history and lack of public record on these issues. But I do agree he needs to get more specific at some point.


16 posted on 08/29/2015 3:16:21 PM PDT by erlayman
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To: HarleyLady27

Trump/Cruz, Trey Gordy as AG, John Bolton Sec. of State, Dr. Carson to head VA (or Surgeon General) Ann Colter for Press Sec. Sec. of Inter. Sarah Palin. He can do it!


17 posted on 08/29/2015 3:19:29 PM PDT by Forward the Light Brigade (Into the Jaws of H*ll Onward! Ride to the sound of the guns!)
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To: TheStickman

lol...


18 posted on 08/29/2015 3:20:24 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: BigEdLB
Trump 52%, all others 48%.split among 16 that is 3% each.

Ha over 42%....control of the market...it's a wrap.

19 posted on 08/29/2015 3:20:28 PM PDT by spokeshave (If an illegal alien is undocumented immigrant a drug dealer is an unlicensed pharmacist)
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To: Forward the Light Brigade

YES HE CAN!!!

Go Trump!!!


20 posted on 08/29/2015 3:20:48 PM PDT by HarleyLady27 ("It's the hard working, tax paying citizens of the United States that are suffering...")
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