Posted on 02/25/2016 9:06:16 PM PST by NYRepublican72
PPP's newest Florida Republican poll (conducted Wednesday and Thursday before the debate) finds Donald Trump dominant in the state. He's getting 45% to 25% for Marco Rubio, 10% for Ted Cruz, 8% for John Kasich, and 5% for Ben Carson.
The most remarkable thing in this poll though is what happens when you narrow the field down to just Trump and Rubio- Trump still leads by double digits at 52/38. Rubio does win over supporters of Cruz (56/25), Kasich (47/32), and Carson (64/21) in such a scenario. But Trump has such a big lead to begin with and picks up enough of the supporters of the also rans that it gives him the overall 14 point advantage.
Rubio's trouble doesn't end there. His approval rating as Senator has cratered to a 31/55 spread, compared to a much more evenly divided 41/44 when we last polled the state in September. Only 40% of voters in the state think he should continue with his campaign, compared to a 44% plurality who think it's time for him to drop out. And he narrowly trails both Hillary Clinton (45/43) and Bernie Sanders (44/42) in head to head general election match ups. Rubio's become quite unpopular at home over the course of his campaign.
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I won’t vote for Rubio under any circumstances.
Rubio seems destined for political oblivion. Cruz will almost surely return to the Senate if he does not win the nomination (where he will continue to do great work, IMHO). And Trump will most assuredly come out fine be it win, lose or draw.
Rubio, though? Unless he ends up with the VP slot on a GOP ticket, I think his political career is probably over. He’s lost the support and trust of the folks back home, and he’s not got a lot of other options, politically speaking.
There is talk, of course - and I think not without merit - that the GOP-e is hoping for a brokered convention that will allow them to put Rubio in as the nominee. I don’t see that line of attack being successful, though. Such a move would rightly enrage the base, and I think it would almost guarantee Trump would go 3rd party. Either of those scenarios would mean a Hillary victory in November. Meaning Rubio would still be out of politics.
Of course, Marco’s got no one to blame but himself if he does end up being sent packing. I feel Rubio put ambition above principle, and thought he could get away with it because he thought he was smoother and slicker than he really is.
All just MHO, of course.
the infowarrior
Rubio will run for Gov of Florida. As a Democrat, I imagine.
“Rubio seems destined for political oblivion.”
Remember Nixon? Lost the Presidency, then lost Gov. of California. Came back to win Presidency two times.
Rubio is still young. He has plenty of time for another run for something, like Gov. Florida, President in four or eight or twelve or sixteen years.
That is too funny
Good job.... classic.
True that Rubio is hated in Florida. Conservatives came out and got him elected to the Senate with high hopes for him. First thing Rubio did was start hanging around McCain and Graham,,,then the gang of eight. The voters here will never vote for him. The Florida GOP tried to rig the election for a cakewalk for Bush and that failed and actually put Rubio in an even worse position.
Voters need to be vigilant now because the GOP here will try to pull something.
This is Trumps to lose and I dont see that happening.
this is actually a delusion that the GOPe has been under for years; they did it re Ross Perot and Clinton vs. Bush in 1992 and they’re doing it now. They did it to protect the Bush family name, and they’re doing it now to protect the establishment’s reputation, this time on behalf of Marco Rubio.
(about ‘92, see http://spectator.org/articles/63682/bushioisie-wrong-ross-perot-didn%E2%80%99t-%E2%80%98cost%E2%80%99-ghw-bush-white-house-1992 http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2015/08/is_trump_the_perot_of_2016.html and http://www.gallup.com/poll/110548/gallup-presidential-election-trialheat-trends-19362004.aspx)
Elections don’t work like: if there are 3 candidates, than ALL (or a consequential amount) of the 3rd’s votes would go to the 2nd place guy to change him to first. Usually, it will be a wash because there was a reason the 3rd guy was getting any votes in the first place, or many of the 3rd guy’s voters would stay home in their guy’s absence. Also, the force that got the plurality winner in front much more often than not will get him to majority winner still in front, especially when the plurality is at or above 40% (why even tho some countries have runoffs under 50%, many have them only under 40%, and most of the time with the 50% runoffs, the first place guy stays the same).
GOPe really needs to stop BSing themselves and get on the Trump train.
I would not say zero. I have not heard anyone say zero. It is just that Trump’s negatives — extreme negatives — are very high. So a large number of Republicans would never vote for him. Last I checked, Trump and his supporters could not care less.
Rubio has a three-week window after the March 15 primary to change his mind and run for his seat
The deadline for filing for Senate in Florida is May 6.
I signed my pledge today - I will not vote for Trump under any circumstances and that goes for my wife, mom and dad - When will y’all sign the pledge.
Adios, your vote is not needed! The reality of your futility is shown below. This is not my thoughts, this is from the site.
One of the historic truisms in the past several election cycles is the Cruz Coalition, as currently assembled, is the first to stay home when their candidate does not win. The socially-minded voter will never vote for a populist fiscal conservative/socially moderate candidate. Cruz voters, and their advocates, are emotionally driven by social issues. Hence they yell a lot (See Mark Levin) and only respond well to others who are inside their echo-chamber.
Consequently neither Rubio nor Trump will try to gain/court Cruz voters. Why should they; the narrow-minded group will never vote for them, if they vote at all.
This non-voting truism is why the GOPe ignore the Cruz-like factions completely; because rarely will the GOPe be influenced by them. When Cruz Clan get angry and do not get their way they do not vote.
The modern way to deal with that faction is to make them angry, and they leave. Example: Questioning eligibility sets them off easily and they lose control. They might even invite another sketchy character, Glenn Beck, to help showcase their entrenched ideological moonbattery.) See how easy that is? More exposure to the crazy = less votes in crazy camp.
Both Trump and Rubio will most likely ignore Cruz, as neither stands to benefit much.
The Last Refuge/Conservative Treehouse | February 21, 2016 | sundance
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3400031/posts
They love MSNBC now. Scarborough is their best buddy. True conservatives like Levin and Limbaugh are now dead to them.
I also will not vote for tRump.
tRump supporters can’t make up their minds anyway. On one thread they are calling people who won’t vote for the Donald names and on another thread they are telling us they don’t need our votes anyway.
Just like the tRumpster they want things both ways.
Rubot swings both ways!
“I signed my pledge today - I will not vote for Trump under any circumstances and that goes for my wife, mom”
Really, a pledge to withdraw from the battlefield, if you don’t like the leader your countrymen choose by a fair election?
I can only speculate that makes you feel in control of your “purity” in some way. OK.
If you won’t join the battle, please hand your weapon and ammo to a patriot to fight with us.
Thank you.
TRUMP 2016
John Hawkins - The Ugly Truth About Marco Rubio And His Gang-of-Eight Amnesty Bill http://townhall.com/columnists/johnhawkins/2015/12/19/the-ugly-truth-about-marco-rubio-and-his-gangofeight-amnesty-
RUBIO is a Loser
All true, and some very good points.
Ah, I wasn’t aware of that. That does make a big difference. I wonder what Rubio’s chances of keeping his Senate seat would be? I have to think he’d be facing a tough fight, given his unpopularity back home.
Another lie from Cruz in that clip is right at the end when he says he’s been taking on Trump for months! Like I said before, if he opens his mouth a lie comes out.
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