Posted on 02/01/2016 11:10:42 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
As the first 2016 nominating votes near, Donald Trump's strength as GOP frontrunner seems only to grow - nationally and in Iowa, where he's led in five of the last six state polls. But before the Trump freight train gets too far down the tracks, here's a word to the wise: Don't count out Ted Cruz, especially in the Hawkeye State.
The Texas senator has one big advantage over Trump, he occupies the social conservative lane in the GOP primary field, and that lane tends to over perform in Iowa.
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Consider the 2008 and 2012 Iowa Republican caucuses. In both years, the social conservative candidate won the state - former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum - and both men got a big bump in the final tally compared to polls.
Going into the 2008 caucuses, Huckabee led Mitt Romney by about 3 points - 29.7 percent to 26.7 percent - but in the final results Huckabee won by more than 9 points, 34.4 percent to 25.2 percent....
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Dunno, Rubio's strength is concerning....
We need a two horse race not three.
Bottom line is 1.) I want a win in November & 2.) A candidate who has a reasonable chance of accomplishing something in office. Establishment guys, and yes that includes Cruz, don't give me much hope.
I’ll give you that... I want a win in November.
Let’s call it at that.
Yep. Too much at stake at this point in the game for this country. I wouldn't expect it to be much longer where we'll have gangs of refugees running around molesting our women and our government blaming the women.
Now, we get to sit back and see what happens to the 'Rubio' phenomenon until next Tuesday.
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