It's a big time push poll:
Not buying it. Or are these the 4 million crybabies who sat home in 2012?
Boy they love Americans of African descent in Iowa. The democratic caucus of 08 is where it all started with race baiters shaming fellow Dhimmicrats into giving the black guy a chance...”It’s Time” (BTW I would love a black president, like Colonel West or Herman Cain).
Well that happened.....TWICE...so pick the most qualified this time Iowa.
3 things I would like to put in a constitutional amendment. Primaries not Caucuses (one man one vote) and a National Primary Day. All across the nation one day to vote in the primaries . And finally NO EARLY VOTING. unless you can bring a notarized letter stating you will be out of state or seriously handicapped . Then and only the. Will you get an absentee ballot
Ridiculous
He is totally unqualified and even, for the most part, unknown as to his leadership qualities
A Republican for one year
And a man who already hints at deep racial grievances that could affect his domestic policies
No thanks
I get people supporting Carson since he is an outsider, but I can’t support him due to his anti-2nd amendment and pro-amnesty stances.
First it was Jeb. The it was Carly. Now it’s Dr. Ben. The RNC is going to run out of shooting stars at some point.
Something is missing. This does not jive with the large crowds at Trump rallies. I do think Carson is doing well in Iowa, but I am leery of a self created narrative from the media. also, the trend is opposite of the national.
I still fully expect Jeb to be the sacrificial lamb next November.
I do not think the Republican party wants to win the presidency. With both the House and the Senate (for two years at least) that would be too much responsibility.
Remember the Republican party has spent damn near a century being the minority party with a few presidents thrown in to keep us happy.
I still fully expect Jeb to be the sacrificial lamb next November.
I do not think the Republican party wants to win the presidency. With both the House and the Senate (for two years at least) that would be too much responsibility.
Remember the Republican party has spent damn near a century being the minority party with a few presidents thrown in to keep us happy.
Neither of the two recent Iowa polls surprise me. Iowa caucus is normally an extremely evangelical outcome. I never thought Trump would eventually prevail there.
It’s exactly the kind of state that would choose someone like Carson (or Huckabee, or Santorum - see the similarities?)
I also don’t think that hurts Trump much, despite the desperate plea from the GOPe and MSM that it should.
If the election were held today, I think Trump would lose Iowa and pretty much run the table everywhere else. Since I’m a Cruz supporter, that’s not the outcome I want.
Nevertheless, I can support Trump or Carson. I disagree with Carson’s 2nd Amendment views, but I don’t think the NRA backed GOPe is going to send him anything anti-2A.
Carson saved his campaign when he went after the Muslims.
It’s the Bible belt. Santorum won Iowa last time.
I’m sure the polls by Quinnipiac and Bloomberg are correct, no need to embarass our(Trumpian)selves saying they are not. The sample in one was 401 likely GOP caucus-goers the other was 574 likely Iowa Republican caucus participants. The real question to ask is why? Is this the only sliver of righties where Carson is up? Is this a trend ? Are these devoted GOPers that hate Trump? The dearth of Carson supporters here in FR does make it seem odd though. The Trump crowds make it seem odd for sure.
This is a caucus poll. It is not a general public poll.
This was a caucus.
I’m a Cruz supporter who appreciates what Trump is doing thus far, and have great respect for some of the other good candidates we have. The folks who support Trump should realize he doesn’t hsve to run the table to run a way with the nomination.
Winning in Iowa is the strategy often employed by a dark horse acndidate to stay in the game. This worked for Jimmy Carter in 1976, when there was a similarly large and fractured field (Jerry Brown, Frank Church, Mo Udall, Scoop Jackson, Hubert Humphrey, George Wallace, Sgt. Shriver, Milton Shapp, Fred Harris). This was also employed by George the Elder in 1980, and his win there separated him from Howard Baker, John B. Anderson and Bob Dole. Pat Robertson made a strong showing there in ‘88 to keep him in the top tier and a presence at the convention. More recently, Huckabee and Santorum won the vote there to make it into the top tier.
Except for Democrat Carter, IT NEVER WORKED. Moreover, New Hampshire likes vetoing the anointed folks from Iowa. McCain in 2000 over George the Younger, Reagan over George the Elder in 1980, McCain over Santorum big in 2008.
If Carson wins Iowa, Trump will have every opportunity to make a YUUUUGE win in New Hampshire. He ain’t Howard Dean.
If anti-Trump beats Trump in New Hampshire (that is, if Trump doesn’t pick up more support as the field winnows), then he won’t win the nomination anyway. Right now, Trump is in an enviable position.
Carson is not the one folks...pay attention.
This is the 2nd Iowa poll now that shows Carson leading Trump fairly big. And another new polls shows Carson leading Trump and Rubio in Wisconsin.
So suddenly Carson is surging a bit and Trump is deflating. What caused it? I doubt this apparent change happened for no reason.
I wonder if maybe Trump’s swing through trutherville by blaming Bush for 9-11 soured many voters view of “the Donald”. I don’t think most Republicans and almost no conservatives want Jeb for President, but I do believe most still admire brother Bush for his handling of 9-11. Trump may have crossed a line that pushed a lot of Republican voters away from him.
Believe the polls you like and disbelieve the polls you don’t like. No problem.
Trump still has more Dem and Indy support than I would have believed possible, and I'm not too sure he isn't still out front in Iowa by a fair amount (regardless of these polls), but he is being hammered on by the GOPe out here. You certainly know who he's scaring the USCofC poop out of.
Mr. niteowl77
It's a big time push poll: