Posted on 01/13/2016 7:21:19 AM PST by GonzoII
Republican front-runner Donald Trump captures 45% of the GOP vote in a three way race with Sens. Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio, the latest sign that party voters are ready to accept the outspoken real estate developer as their 2016 nominee.A new YouGov.com poll finds that in the three-way race, a potential situation after the first several primaries, Trump's support from those backing other candidates surges equally with Cruz and Rubio.
And the reason, according to the new survey? Republicans appear more interested in having a "strong" and "bold" leader than a "true conservative."
According to the poll, Trump wins strong and bold hands down, while Cruz is seen as the true conservative. Rubio wins the title of "typical politician" and "establishment candidate" in YouGov's test of candidate descriptions.
"Ted Cruz is seen as the 'true conservative' of the race, but a 'strong' Donald Trump maintains a wide lead," said the poll analysis.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...
I so agree with you on that point. Labels are tools now, not definitions, and language is fluid.
I will say though that without first establishing “strong and bold”, we can kiss “conservative” outcomes good bye.
I was just thinking yesterday that our version of conservative is more about patriotism and American tradition and restoring both. That is why we are despised and why the composition of our population has been deliberately diluted, from traditional immigrants with Western values who assimilated, to now socialist-Marxist foreigners who do not. They pervert assimilation by narrowing it to cultish Eastern values, and use our Constitution to get it done.
Trump, no matter your personal opinion for or against him politically, deserves all Conservatives respect for moving the Overton Window our way.
The Overton window, also known as the window of discourse, is the range of ideas the public will accept. It is used by media pundits.[1][2] The term is derived from its originator, Joseph P. Overton (1960–2003),[3] a former vice president of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy,[4] who in his description of his window claimed that an idea's political viability depends mainly on whether it falls within the window, rather than on politicians' individual preferences.[5] According to Overton's description, his window includes a range of policies considered politically acceptable in the current climate of public opinion, which a politician can recommend without being considered too extreme to gain or keep public office. Rather then posting their usual collection of daily bile laced infantile personal attack tirades at Trump and his supporters, perhaps "Conservatories and Libertarians", might want to thank Trump for changing the national political paradigm so far in their direction that a "President Cruz" is now a distinct possibility.
Get creative living in an alternate universe.
No, he's a proven loser. If they go that route they'll pick Rubio or someone who didn't run, probably not Romney (another proven loser), maybe... I can't even think of a name. They'll go with Rubio.
But I don't expect a brokered convention. If Trump has the most delegates he'll be the nominee and the GOPe will quietly support Hillary in the general.
thank you
ROCK ME, baby! We have a CONTEST! TRUMP is in it!
I am on the record not giving the slightest rip about IOWA, but...... if it starts the TRUMP SWEEP, then mighty fine!
I thought the TRUMP sweep certainly seemed most likely to begin in New Hampshire.
That evangelical business yields a “tie” a tie at best, or even a loss to Cruz certainly proves my opinion that the evangelical block of Cruz hopes are pinned on a paper tiger, looking at the poll numbers today.
Ted was a one-trick pony performing for only one segment of several in the Republican base. He should have broadened his message to meet the evangelicals out there, who have “had enough” of weeds and policy, and demand “stronger and bolder”.
Wake up, Ted.
You do not get Christian conservatism just by yakking about it— not in these times, not without establishing “stronger and bolder”, first! After all, we are in a GOPe REVOLUTION.
TRUMP, 2016
Dems are voting for Trump which is moving him up. He is no conservative and that is a fact.
Thanks.
Thanks for what?
Check this out. Chuck Todd interviews Trump.
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