Posted on 04/10/2016 6:42:53 PM PDT by LibFreeUSA
In the latest shock for the GOP, which in recent weeks some have speculated is willing to scuttle the entire republican presidential campaign if it means not having Trump as the candidate, according to a just released Reuters poll, one third of Republican voters who support Donald Trump could turn their backs on their party in November's presidential election if he is denied the nomination in a contested convention.
Or, as The Hill puts it, "blocking Donald Trump from the Republican presidential nomination with a contested convention would spell disaster for the GOP" because instead Trump supporters would vote Democrat, vote third-party or sit out the election.
Just 66% of Trump supporters, which as of this moment are the most numerous of any presidential candidate, said they would support the GOP's nominee anyway.
Should it get to a contested convention, the GOP could be hurt even more in November because 58% of Trump supporters said they would stay with the party, while 16% would leave and 26% responded they didn't know, yet.
The results are bad news for Trump's rivals as well as party elites opposed to the real estate billionaire, suggesting that an alternative Republican nominee for the Nov. 8 presidential race would have a tougher road against the Democrats.
Yeah I remember when a handful of much better people than any nominee the dems will have said the same crap. They lost. So will Hillary.
Simple fact Globalist Ryan Nominating troll. All the polls saying Hillary beats anything are total garbage. This is Hillary we are talking about. Common sense tells you your being lied too on polls there.
There will be enough vengeful Sanders voters to propel Trump over the top alone let alone the Patriots who love America
Cruzers are the porch conservatives on the GOP plantation.
They are nasty little totalitarian Taliban rats.
On FR most Cruzers seem like DnC plants/rats...
I will go to the Trump rally in Buffalo next Sunday. (Even though it is my 45th Anniversary). I will vote for Trump in the Primary on the 19th. I will send in my reregistration from Republican to unaffiliated on the 20th.
Funny right There!
GOP is screwed either way. If Trump is nominated, most Cruz supporters wull not vote for him. If Cruz is nominated, most Trump supporters are not going vote for him. If an alternative establishment candidate is nominated, Trump and Cruz supporters stay home.
I’m also in NOVA. Voted Republican in every election since 1972. I am an evangelical born again Christian, retired military and I WILL NOT vote for Cruz. Trump has lots of faults, but he is our ONLY hope. Otherwise it’s Hillary and the end of America. Unfortunately Obozo has done so much damage it’s probably too late anyway.
“Come Lord Jesus”
Trump will run independent and I will support him along with tens of millions of others. The GOP can then enjoy watching itself lose while winning only Utah and (maybe) Texas... and hopefully enjoy a well-deserved relegation to the ash heap of history.
We’ll see April 19th. You must be drink.
Moving into the despair stage of grief, Scott?
Considering that any candidate but Trump will be annihilated because a huge chunk of his support will just ditch the GOP if they take the nom from him.
And you’re still promoting the meme that Trump can’t win...
Sounds like you’re claiming that Hillary’s gonna win no matter what now.
I’ve been voting (Republican) since 1972. Still, if this nomination is stolen from Trump, then I’ll just stop voting until the situation is rectified. I could never bring myself to vote for any of the drek the Dimocratz put up.
Cruz is a scumbag
Colorado is just like Mississippi
I was thinking the same thing. After the PA primary, changing my registration to independent. I am done with the GOP regardless of who wins the nomination.
This is like the ARG poll that showed Trump leading Cruz by 10 points in Wisconsin a day before the primary that had Trumpkins salivating.
The truth is the number of GOP voters who are already done with the gopE party is larger than this poll suggests. Trump is the only fix, the only hope .... the gopE is done.
Teb the snake Cruz is the answer to nothing unless you want Hillary as prez and the Democrats running everything for a long time into the forsee able future.
Anyone who thinks the gopE survives backstabbing Trump, or The Snake is going to be President is too stupid to even lsten to.
Cruz is either insane or a Democrat plant. Ryan and Teb are the death of any hope of turning this country around from the socialists and their plans to make us into Europe II.
I am absolutely certain that it’s not about Cruz any more.
It’s vindictiveness because they HATE Trump and nothing more than that.
CORRECT!
If you are right, Cruz is the tool of the decade for the corrupt party class.
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