Posted on 11/27/2015 7:55:21 AM PST by RoosterRedux
lowly but surely, some of the very same pundits and political operatives who swore a couple months ago Donald Trump was running a losing race are now reaching a realization: hey, he's not disappearing, and in fact, could actually win.
"He has a real shot at this. He is the clear front-runner," said Ron Bonjean, a former aide to Republican leadership on Capitol Hill. "Months ago, we all discounted Trump as a candidate."
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"The media has twisted and turned through a number of different positions where they tried to explain that it was just a fad--the summer of Trump," said Craig Robinson, a former political director of the Republican Party of Iowa, the state Trump's led for months and that is readying to go to the primary polls Feb. 1, the Hill reported. "Well, it's lasted all fall. There is a realization that you are not going to wake up tomorrow and he's going to vanish."
Robinson turned critical eyes on the Republican establishment wing that's been so quick to dismiss Trump, despite poll numbers that paint him in the consistent lead.
"That is wishful thinking of the establishment," he said, the Hill reported. "That is what they tell themselves so they can sleep at night. The truth is, Trump has one of the better ground operations in Iowa. Will he turn out every single person who shows up at his rallies? No. But if he turns out a fraction, he will roll over the field."
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What of Trump if he loses Iowa and New Hampshire?
Yeah, me too. (!!!)
I guess they’re in the 4th stage of grief.
No thanks. There will be third party candidates I can vote for.
And before you jump in with "hey, you must be for Jeb" - go check my posting history.
I would never do that, I hated all that cr@p back in the last election.
I merely have the ability to recognize that we will never return to the original constitution by legal means. By the time we have the mechanism in place to return to constitutional principals we will be so outnumbered at the polls, it won't matter anymore.
I am not endorsing extra constitutional means to restore the Constitution as you might think, just recognizing that it is likely impossible any other way, because that is the way we got where we are.
These people are a little slow on the up take.
What if he doesn't?
Yup!
I was channel surfing last night and came upon Rove on Charlie Rose. He was saying that had they known there were no WMDs Bush would not have gone to war.
Wasn’t it reported, and admitted by Rove, that they did, in fact, find WMDs but didn’t want to “revisit the issue”? If that’s the case then he was flat out lying on Rose.
If the polls show Hillary will lose in a landslide she’ll claim illness and pull out of the race. The Clintons have only lost two elections. Bill lost one running for governor. And Hillary lost one running for president. They don’t want a third loss to stain their legacy. A stain on the dress is bad enough.
It is a joy watching the complete exposure of not only the media, but the GOPe.
HIGH ENERGY!
good article
If he wins both he is probably home free. I Doubt that he will win Iowa though. Today he wins NH but how would an IA loss effect the NH vote? I believe that much of Trumps appeal is his appearance of invulnerability.
Fair enough. I think we can agree to disagree, FRiend.
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