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Graph Shows A Surprising Number Of Republicans Have Changed Their Tune On Trump
Young Conservatives ^ | 1/17/2016 | Andrew Mark Miller

Posted on 01/17/2016 4:19:26 PM PST by BlackFemaleArmyColonel

The standard political rules don't apply to Donald Trump.

We have seen him get through controversy after controversy that would have instantly ended the campaign of a traditional candidate and not only has he remained virtually unscathed but his poll numbers have actually increased.

Trump has struck a nerve in this country and capitalized on what is perhaps the most perfect window for him to run in thanks to the fact that people are more divided than ever and extremely frustrated with the establishment and status quo in both parties.

A recent poll from NBC and the Wall Street Journal puts into perspective just how convincing Trump's message has been.

From The Washington Post:

Donald Trump, as I tell anyone who asks, defies virtually every political rule I thought I knew. There's no better encapsulation of Trump's up-is-down-and-down-is-up effect on presidential politics than a new number from the just-released NBC/Wall Street Journal poll. The question asked is a simple one: Could you see yourself supporting [fill in the blank candidate] for the Republican nomination for president? When NBC/WSJ first asked GOP voters that question about Trump last March, fewer than one in four (23 percent) said they could see themselves voting for him.

Wow.

That's pretty remarkable when you consider everything that has happened over the last year.

The media has been bashing Trump left and right for everything he says. Celebrities have been freaking out calling him racist and threatening to leave the country if he wins. But yet, here he is with a significant amount of support that only continues to grow.

(Excerpt) Read more at youngcons.com ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2016polls; elections; immigration; trump; trumpwasright
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To: woofie

Thankfully Trump doesn’t “count on “ polls. Polls are the effect, Trump is the cause.


61 posted on 01/17/2016 4:48:18 PM PST by proust (Texan for Trump! Born in the USA!)
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To: EternalVigilance
No one elected president of the US will stop the slaughter of little babies unless you change the hearts and minds of the voters. Not facing THIS reality got us Obama and many, many more aborted children.
62 posted on 01/17/2016 4:48:19 PM PST by LuvFreeRepublic
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To: jwalsh07

Trump still sent more money to Cruz than you have.


63 posted on 01/17/2016 4:48:46 PM PST by proust (Texan for Trump! Born in the USA!)
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To: justlittleoleme

...and Trump WAS born on AMERICAN soil, Cruz was born on CANADIAN soil...


64 posted on 01/17/2016 4:49:00 PM PST by HarleyLady27 (.."THE FORCE AWAKENS"!!! TRUMP; TRUMP;TRUMP;TRUMP 100%....)
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To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain

Yep, it’s pretty much in the bag now. Cruz was the only one left standing, but his questionable birthright to run, plus some odd things on immigration is pretty ending that run. At this point all Trump opponents can do is drag up stuff that has been discussed ad nauseam for months now...pretty much the end game.

But I still Cruz would make a great VP and get finally have his eligibility settled at that point.

It was a long struggle, but it was worth it!


65 posted on 01/17/2016 4:49:58 PM PST by BobL (Who cares? He's going to build a wall and stop this invasion.)
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To: HarleyLady27

So what? I am not a birther obviously.

Cruz is a natural born citizen just like a child would be if a US soldier that was stationed over seas had a child. That child would be a natural born citizen as well.


66 posted on 01/17/2016 4:50:44 PM PST by justlittleoleme (Cruz or Lose. Trump is a progressive populist liberal.)
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To: justlittleoleme
I voted for Romney and McCain even though they weren’t who I wanted. I cannot do it again, especially not for Trump.

Likewise

At first I thought "well he's just bombastic", but now I'm convinced he's just conning the American people.

67 posted on 01/17/2016 4:51:37 PM PST by wmfights (a stranger in a hostile and foreign land that used to be my home)
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To: jwalsh07

—> ... What do you see when you look in the mirror? ... <—
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I see a person that votes against the greater evil at every opportunity and never gives up.


68 posted on 01/17/2016 4:52:05 PM PST by Repeal The 17th (I was conceived in liberty, how about you?)
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To: justlittleoleme

Like I said:

“Trump was BORN on AMERICAN soil, Cruz was born on CANADIAN soil”...deal with the truth....


69 posted on 01/17/2016 4:52:11 PM PST by HarleyLady27 (.."THE FORCE AWAKENS"!!! TRUMP; TRUMP;TRUMP;TRUMP 100%....)
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To: HarleyLady27

Cruz is a natural born Canadian.


70 posted on 01/17/2016 4:53:13 PM PST by proust (Texan for Trump! Born in the USA!)
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To: wmfights
Me too. Here is his con... Its all about hyperbole
71 posted on 01/17/2016 4:53:35 PM PST by justlittleoleme (Cruz or Lose. Trump is a progressive populist liberal.)
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To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain

Interesting. The more I hear Trump speak, the less I like.


72 posted on 01/17/2016 4:55:04 PM PST by llmc1
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To: proust

Your right...there is a difference what soil your born on and that was the answer to the question....there was nothing about citizenship...

Someday there is going to be a child of an ISIS, and because that child was born to an American, that child will have the right to be POTUS...how do you like the sound of that?

That remark wasn’t meant for you Proust....


73 posted on 01/17/2016 4:55:36 PM PST by HarleyLady27 (.."THE FORCE AWAKENS"!!! TRUMP; TRUMP;TRUMP;TRUMP 100%....)
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To: proust
Cruz made his move on Trump. If you’re going to shoot Billy the Kid you best not miss.

That right there is gold...

74 posted on 01/17/2016 4:56:05 PM PST by ripnbang ("An armed man is a citizen, an unarmed man a subject")
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To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain

Yawn.


75 posted on 01/17/2016 4:56:31 PM PST by momincombatboots (Trump... The only Democrat who can win. Democrat plant! Well played democrats!)
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To: LuvFreeRepublic

The number of aborted children is the same either way. Abortion on demand continues.

But in any case, I’m a Christian, not a Utilitarian, so the number is not the issue. The humanity of each and every one of those who are made in the image and likeness of God, and the Constitution’s explicit, imperative equal protection requirements, are.

Trump will never get my vote.


76 posted on 01/17/2016 4:57:26 PM PST by EternalVigilance (Cruz + Rubio doesn't even add up to one natural born citizen. Still short a citizen father.)
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To: Bobby_Taxpayer

Seminar poster?

“I USED to like Donald Trump, but now that he _____________ I really just can’t vote for him, and I’ll just have to vote for _________ instead.”


77 posted on 01/17/2016 4:57:48 PM PST by Pravious
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To: EternalVigilance

And Ted will? He said he wouldn’t when he was accepting that “New York Values” donation in that there Manhattan....


78 posted on 01/17/2016 4:57:59 PM PST by ripnbang ("An armed man is a citizen, an unarmed man a subject")
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To: justlittleoleme
Cruz is a natural born citizen just like a child would be if a US soldier that was stationed over seas had a child. That child would be a natural born citizen as well.

Birthers don't want to hear it. Natural born has always been any child born anywhere of a USA citizen. Naturalized has always been a non citizen who applied for and was granted citizenship.

79 posted on 01/17/2016 4:58:25 PM PST by wmfights (a stranger in a hostile and foreign land that used to be my home)
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To: proust

Lol. I am not a billionaire unfortunately but the 2k was to Duncan Hunter. Not Cruz. Though that may yet happen.


80 posted on 01/17/2016 4:58:43 PM PST by jwalsh07
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