According to the RCP average, 23% of "the people" have concluded that, Ben Carson is running 2nd at 16%. 4 months before the first vote is cast, the voice of the plurality means little to me. I don't trust him.
Turn off the emotional and turn on the intellectual.
I would advise Trump boosters to do just that. I see a lot of "F the GOPE bastards" emotion and positive reaction to Trump's pretty speeches and not a lot of thoughtfulness.
As to electibity, we're still in a pre-season. I ain't so certain that Trump's style is oh so electable and that Cruz's is not.
I could end up backing Trump if I feel he's the best choice that could win my state when the time comes. But case NOT closed because 23% say so in October.
Concurring bump. Too early to rule anyone out. Windflier and other Trump promoters need to try again in, say, January or February, when we've seen the early primaries.
Meanwhile, the state RPC's in States that continue to run open primaries need to be tossed out of the Party. No 'Rats in our primaries!
Not sure what you mean by "style", but it's a fact that more people want what Trump is selling, than want what Cruz is selling. Polls are consistently showing that to be the case.
I think that voters are examining both men, and are determining that Trump is more what we need in a president this time around.
I agree that we're still a long way out from the first primary vote, but we're not that far out. Things are tightening up by the week, and clear patterns are emerging that provide some predictive value as to where the race is headed.
As of now, all those predictive values point to Trump winning the nomination. We've seen clear front runners fade before, but I'm not so sure that will happen in this particular race, given the unique socio-political circumstances of our nation at this time.
We'll see what we see. Good talking with you.