Posted on 12/22/2015 5:07:59 PM PST by smoothsailing
December 22, 2015
by sundance
* You might be noting the corporate media selling a “surging Cruz” nipping on the heels of Donald Trump narrative. Be thankful.
* You might also be noting the corporate media selling a “more palatable Chris Christie” narrative as an option to the vulgarian uprising represented in Donald Trump. Again, be thankful.
It’s only when the corporate media is NOT predictable, that any concern should rise.
Somewhere between the origin of the GOPe Roadmap, The Tripwires, The Splitter Strategy and Operation Hummingbird, people have caught on. The validity of predicting what they do, before they do it, and seeing it actually play out exactly as designed has awakened the majority.
…Remove Donald Trump – then: Carson becomes Herman Cain, Ted Cruz becomes Newt Gingrich, and Jeb Bush/Marco Rubio can stroll into the role of Mitt Romney 2012…
However, none of the current plans can succeed until the primary issue is resolved, ie. the removal of Donald Trump. Hence, we are now fully immersed in the predictable “Alliance Phase”:
* One goal is to make Chris Christie a palatable alternative to Trump. Target the Republican voter who will never support Jeb but is vulnerable to the media influence creating fear of Trump. Hence today, 12/22/15, their push is: The vulgarian Trump “is an embarrassment”
* One goal is to elevate Ted Cruz hoping to push Trump supporters his way, then wedge issue similar voters toward Rubio. Hence today, 12/22/15, their push is: “Cruz is right behind Trump – and is the only candidate to beat Hillary”
* The last goal is to keep Jeb Bush alive as a viable candidate.
Don’t think those prior predictions were entirely accurate? Well, let’s take a closer look at today’s quinnipiac polling. Setting aside the top-line poll data for a moment, and again check out the construct of the press released statement from Quinnipiac (highlighted for emphasis):
(Click to Enlarge) – Press Release LINK HERE
Do you see the narrative as presented?
Donald Trump and the word “embarrassed” used five times in the top half of the very first presentation page. This is not accidental.
Was this question asked for any other GOP candidate other than Trump? Of course not, that wouldn’t aid the selling of it.
Donald Trump rallies with tens-of-thousands several times a week, yet “Ted Cruz is snapping at his heels“? Too funny – but it gets even sillier.
Do you notice the non-congruent narrative juxtaposition? All of a sudden the most polarizing political figure in the history of GOP politics, Ted Cruz, has miraculously found a way to tie Hillary Clinton?
This “Ted Cruz-the-Bridge-builder-to-Democrats narrative” is not only antithetical to all previous and current polling, it’s profoundly antithetical to common sense.
It takes a very particular poll sample to generate such a result. A polling sample where only 4% of GOP respondents value gun ownership rights higher than climate change concerns….
….Let that emphasis sink in for a minute.
( FULL POLL DATA )
Another off comparison. Romney, seriously?
I’m for Trump and Cruz. So you’re wasting your time if you think I’ll take your bait.
Yeah that’s coming soon.
Trump is in Council Bluffs, IA on Dec 29th.. almost sit down there in January.
He’ll be in NH much too. Nashua, NH on the 28th Dec.
You can have your crowds, I’ll take the ground game.
Iowa’s voted with the popular vote winner in the last nine elections, and by fairly similar ratios - making it the most bellweather-y state in the nation after Ohio. And as much as we malign the Huckabee and Pat Buchanan victories, we forget that the Iowa winner has been the eventual nominee 3 out of the last 4 elections. (Yes, I know Santorum ended up “winning” it in 12, but Romney only lost by 34 votes after not even contesting the damn thing.)
Oh, and both Carter and Obama came out surprise winners in Iowa on their way to their ultimate election. So yes, winning it is, more often than not, a pretty big effing deal.
Cruz needs to emulate himself back to Texas, he's losing to Trump there.
Yes I think Trump is just wanting to make sure he comes in second in Iowa and then run the rest of the table.
That was pretty much my reaction.
Yeah Romney had big crowds in October, 2012 for the general election, and not 17 months away where Trump drew big rallies and still several months before the primaries. A big difference.
What’s coming soon, a ground game? He better start soon.
Trump has got a great ground game down in spades.
LOL, he’s a pistol. Get’s folks talking, that’s for sure!
LoL you better go look as Trump does.
I'm not so sure about that he fell pretty short in getting those precinct captains he was supposed to have before the Iowa Cacuss.
Fear Trump? Trump better fear getting exposed as a paper tiger in the primary.
“You know who else had big crowds? Mitt Romney.”
That’s the funniest thing that’s been posted today!!!
Go, Trump, GO!
Go, Cruz, GO!
There is an article posted today on FR that goes over some of Trump’s Iowa ground game.
It’s called - “Ted Cruz is Running Up Hill in Iowa.”
Go find it...among many other article about Trump’s Iowa ground game. Cruz is not going to get Iowa handed to him as that would erroneous thinking.
That’s right. You are so plugged into SC and NH because you are from Chicago? Whatever.
It's not bait. To me Cruz is a true conservative and Trump is a charlatan. I can't go with the either or. In the past two presidential elections it has been blank vs McCain or blank vs Romney or I'm not voting. Who were those blanks? I can't remember. But Cruz is the real deal.
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