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Iowa Poll: Trump blazes to lead; Carson quietly rises
Gannett / Des Moines Register ^ | 7:22 p.m. CDT August 29, 2015 | by Jennifer Jacobs, DES MOINES REGISTER AND TRIBUNE LS

Posted on 08/29/2015 4:52:16 PM PDT by LS

Edited on 08/29/2015 5:38:58 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]

Material from Des Moines Register removed per Gannett Publications copyright restrictions.


TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: carson; cruz; election; trump
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To: LS

Good article on Dr. Carson here:

http://www.lifenews.com/2015/08/28/ben-carson-what-happened-to-blacks-during-slavery-is-why-i-am-pro-life-on-abortion-today/

As LifeNews previously reported, in a video from 2012, Carson elaborated on his thoughts about slavery and abortion. He said, “The slave owners felt that they should be able to do whatever they wanted to do. And there were some people who were not slave owners who said, ‘You can do what you want to do, but I don’t.”

However, Carson later realized that being personally against abortion is not enough, and abortion isn’t justifiable because the baby is growing inside its mother. Carson asked, “Does that convey the right to terminate it? It doesn’t convey that right anymore than a slave owner had the right to terminate a slave.”

Additionally, in 2013, Carson shared what he believes about the supposed “war on women” at the Voters Value Summit. He said, “You know, there are those of us in this society who have told women that there’s a war on them because that cute little baby inside of them, they may want to get rid of it and there are people that are keeping you from doing that,” Carson continued. “And women say, ‘No, no, they’re not doing that to me! No!’ And they get all riled up.”

“There is no war on them, the war is on their babies, Babies that cannot defend themselves. Over the past few decades, we have destroyed 55 million of them. And we have the nerve to call other societies of the past heathen. What we need to do is re-educate the women to understand that they are the defenders of these babies.”


21 posted on 08/29/2015 5:11:38 PM PDT by mlizzy (America needs no words from me to see how your decision in Roe/Wade has deformed a great nation. -MT)
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To: LS

The caucus is a long way off but nonetheless this poll is astoundingly bad for Walker. His campaign has apparently thrown away the great opportunity he had.


22 posted on 08/29/2015 5:12:06 PM PDT by mrsmith (Dumb sluts: Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat/RINO Party!)
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To: txhurl
Carson’s a fantastic guy, and should be in the cabinet, but POTUS? He’s a Dr, for God’s sake’s, not a pool guy!

Did you mean to say "Damn it, Jim. I'm a doctor, not a politician."?

23 posted on 08/29/2015 5:12:21 PM PDT by jimfree (In November 2016 my 15 y/o granddaughter will have more quality exec experience than Barack Obama)
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To: goldstategop
The Iowa straw poll shows that Trump has emerged as the prohibitive favorite to win the GOP nomination.

Yeah Romney won it in 2007 and Bachman in 2011. I don't remember them being on the ticket the following year.

24 posted on 08/29/2015 5:12:39 PM PDT by Starstruck (I'm usually sarcastic. Deal with it.)
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To: BigEdLB

But Cankles said that she has locked up 120 delegates and the privately about 400 say they are hers. That’s 20%.


25 posted on 08/29/2015 5:13:27 PM PDT by LS ("Castles Made of Sand, Fall in the Sea . . . Eventually" (Hendrix))
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To: Starstruck

Good point.

None of them had the kind of self-sustaining lead that Trump has.

They turned out to be Summer Wonders.


26 posted on 08/29/2015 5:16:10 PM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: LS

Shortly after the next debate, we will be seeing caution signs:

Watch out for derailed bandwagons.

Those who are still struggling at 0%, 1%, 2% maybe even up to 5% will find the donor money dried up.

Several have already hinted at money problems or calling it quits: Perry (money), Christie (no umph), JBush (money, surprisingly).


27 posted on 08/29/2015 5:17:51 PM PDT by TomGuy
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To: Sir Napsalot

Dr Ben is......


28 posted on 08/29/2015 5:18:45 PM PDT by bert ((K.E.; N.P.; GOPc.;+12, 73, .. Iran deal & holocaust: Obama's batting clean up for Adolph Hitler)
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To: TomGuy
I think Paul will be out before too long as well.

After that, I'm guessing the next to drop will be Walker, because if the GOPe has to choose, they'll go Rubio over him.

Undetermined how long Fiorina can stay in.

29 posted on 08/29/2015 5:20:48 PM PDT by LS ("Castles Made of Sand, Fall in the Sea . . . Eventually" (Hendrix))
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To: LS

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/elections/presidential/caucus/2015/08/29/iowa-poll-trump-leads-carson-second/71285456/

Link broken - It is embeded above


30 posted on 08/29/2015 5:21:45 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: BigEdLB

I asked the mod to replace.


31 posted on 08/29/2015 5:22:45 PM PDT by LS ("Castles Made of Sand, Fall in the Sea . . . Eventually" (Hendrix))
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To: Sir Napsalot
What has Dr. Carson done in his campaign for such result?

The only thing I can think of is a large contingent of white guilt on the right.

I don't see how Carson is getting 2nd and 3rd place results. A few of his stands are certainly not conservative. He has modified his 2nd amendment stand several times. He denied, then admitted referring women to abortion clinics.

I keep getting a feeling that there is a lot of liberal in sheeps clothing with him.


32 posted on 08/29/2015 5:22:56 PM PDT by TomGuy
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To: LS

So when is Carson going to get the respect he deserves ?


33 posted on 08/29/2015 5:23:05 PM PDT by sunrise_sunset
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To: LS
Discussing these results live on FOX: Karl Rove! Let's listen in:

"Waaaaaaaah! Omigodwhatsgoingonwaaaaaahh!"


34 posted on 08/29/2015 5:23:33 PM PDT by LostInBayport (When there are more people riding in the cart than there are pulling it, the cart stops moving...)
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To: LS

They have all those delegates (locked up) in a dungeon at Chappequa, away from all the news reports about the server....


35 posted on 08/29/2015 5:24:29 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: Sir Napsalot
What has Dr. Carson done in his campaign for such result?

I don't think it is so much what he does as who he is: a skilled physician who happens to be the guy in the race that people aren't embarrassed to say they are for. They know that nobody is going to challenge them or accuse them of being villains if the say "Ben Carson." FWICS, he has a good following of "nice" Republicans who are looking for a safety-pin outsider.

Mr. niteowl77

36 posted on 08/29/2015 5:24:39 PM PDT by niteowl77 ("I wish I had better news for you, but the truth is that this thing is not worth fixing anymore.")
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To: LostInBayport

LOLOLOLOL


37 posted on 08/29/2015 5:25:44 PM PDT by LS ("Castles Made of Sand, Fall in the Sea . . . Eventually" (Hendrix))
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To: LS

Lindsey will drop out before an SC embarrassement, if he is not getting high numbers.

If he has good numbers going into the SC primary, he may be around for a while longer.

I suspect he will drop out before the SC primary.


38 posted on 08/29/2015 5:28:14 PM PDT by TomGuy
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To: TomGuy

that is most offensive and exposes your gross ignorance and possible racism


39 posted on 08/29/2015 5:28:15 PM PDT by bert ((K.E.; N.P.; GOPc.;+12, 73, .. Iran deal & holocaust: Obama's batting clean up for Adolph Hitler)
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To: Red Steel

Isn’t this great!

“The soft mannered BC doing well in IA.

The big turn around in Trump favorables must have the Des Moines Register sorely dispirited.”


40 posted on 08/29/2015 5:28:58 PM PDT by Grampa Dave ( Trump, causes Beserk Trump Derangement Syndrome, aka, BTDS! Trump/Cruz 2016/2020! Then Cruz!)
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