2016 Republican Primary

[houndawg]

Yeah what Trump is going to the Republican Party is a shame. Or maybe I should say what the idiots who are supporting Trump are doing. Most Republicans don't want him as the nominee. But he's sailing right now because he's got a hard core mass of idiots that would support him regardless of what he does and the votes of those who don't want him are split. It probably won't happen now but it's past time that the other candidates get together and for the good of their party as well as the country put egos to the side and rationally pick one of them to go one one one against Trump while the others drop out.

Rubio would be the best choice because polling not only shows that he would soundly beat Trump in the Republican primaries in a one on one matchup but would also beat either Clinton or Sanders in the General Election.

He's kicking the shit out of them, John. You must be the only person in the nation that doesn't recognize Trump as the true face of the Republican Party. He is what you and your crowd stand for, own it.

[JohnStOnge]

Here's the thing that really continues to get me: The way in which Republican primary voters are detached from reality when it comes to Trump in the General Election. Below is a link to an article on a recent poll in which includes the quote:

In the new poll, 63 percent of Republicans said Mr. Trump has the best chance to win the general election in November, compared to 16 percent who said Mr. Cruz and 10 percent who chose Mr. Rubio.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/201 ... onal-poll/

Yet in the current Real Clear Politics average of polls Trump trails Clinton by 2.8 percent and trails Sanders by 7.8% while Rubio leads Clinton by 4.7percent and is tied with Sanders. So the nets are that Rubio is doing 7.5 percentage points better against Clinton than Trump is and 7.8 percentage points better against Sanders.

Plus there's the fact that if and when the Democrats get to a general election campaign against Trump and train their fire on him they would have an extremely target-rich environment. In my opinion the current polls don't reflect just how badly Trump would do.

Right now there are probably at least some Republican voters supporting Trump because they think he has the best chance to win the general and that's just complete nonsense. Very frustrating for someone who wants the Democrats out of power to watch.

As I told my wife yesterday Trump has completely screwed things up now. If he wins the nomination there is going to be a significant mass of people who normally vote Republican who will not support him. If he doesn't win it a significant mass of people from among idiots who do support him probably won't support the Republican nominee.

[Ibanez]

Yeah what Trump is going to the Republican Party is a shame. Or maybe I should say what the idiots who are supporting Trump are doing. Most Republicans don't want him as the nominee. But he's sailing right now because he's got a hard core mass of idiots that would support him regardless of what he does and the votes of those who don't want him are split. It probably won't happen now but it's past time that the other candidates get together and for the good of their party as well as the country put egos to the side and rationally pick one of them to go one one one against Trump while the others drop out.

Rubio would be the best choice because polling not only shows that he would soundly beat Trump in the Republican primaries in a one on one matchup but would also beat either Clinton or Sanders in the General Election.

You can't say most don't want him when, so far, primary results say otherwise.

[CAA Flagship]

Yeah what Trump is going to the Republican Party is a shame. Or maybe I should say what the idiots who are supporting Trump are doing. Most Republicans don't want him as the nominee. But he's sailing right now because he's got a hard core mass of idiots that would support him regardless of what he does and the votes of those who don't want him are split. It probably won't happen now but it's past time that the other candidates get together and for the good of their party as well as the country put egos to the side and rationally pick one of them to go one one one against Trump while the others drop out.

Rubio would be the best choice because polling not only shows that he would soundly beat Trump in the Republican primaries in a one on one matchup but would also beat either Clinton or Sanders in the General Election.

You can't say most don't want him when, so far, primary results say otherwise.

Technically, he is correct. Until he receives greater than 50% of the votes, most don't want him.

[SDHornet]

Odd no one on Sat was on bere talking about the SC conk primary and NV donk Caucus.

SC results:
Trump 32.5%, all 44 delegates
Rubio 22.5%
Cruz 22.3%
Bush 7.8%
Kasich 7.6%
Carson 7.2%
https://www.washingtonpost.com/2016-ele ... -carolina/

I told you idiots that my Brown brotha would be fine.

Oh and jeb...

That's one political dynasty left in ashes, Rubio will do the same when he faces hildog in the general election.

[∞∞∞]

Didn't I have a post in this thread this morning? I think 93 did too. They just kinda disappeared lol

[TheDancinMonarch]

Didn't I have a post in this thread this morning? I think 93 did too. They just kinda disappeared lol

Ditto for me.

[93henfan]

What the hell happened to my posts in this thread from last night?

[93henfan]

At any rate, Trump-Christie 2016!

[SDHornet]

What the hell happened to my posts in this thread from last night?

If anyone has an answer it's Spandos.

[Grizalltheway]

Odd no one on Sat was on bere talking about the SC conk primary and NV donk Caucus.

SC results:
Trump 32.5%, all 44 delegates
Rubio 22.5%
Cruz 22.3%
Bush 7.8%
Kasich 7.6%
Carson 7.2%
https://www.washingtonpost.com/2016-ele ... -carolina/

I told you idiots that my Brown brotha would be fine.

Oh and jeb...

That's one political dynasty left in ashes, Rubio will do the same when he faces hildog in the general election.

Do you live in the same world that all of these posts are disappearing to?

[SDHornet]

I told you idiots that my Brown brotha would be fine.

Oh and jeb...

That's one political dynasty left in ashes, Rubio will do the same when he faces hildog in the general election.

Do you live in the same world that all of these posts are disappearing to?

Obviously.

[kalm]

Trump holds leads in 8 of the next 12 primaries. Can we call it for him yet?

(The following quote for some reason cracks me up.)

The challenge for Trump's rivals is that his appeal transcends traditional political boundaries. The future of Trump's candidacy was apparent last week when he stopped in wealthy Kiawah Island, a southeastern South Carolina residential and resort community. The audience was a well-educated, politically sophisticated group full of teachers, lawyers, nurses, doctors and retired government workers.

"I'm tired of all the political correctness," said Isabel Romero, a former Army finance official. "He appeals to your heart and he appeals to the middle class."


"He's credible," said Phil Bernstein, a retired intelligence analyst. Bernstein described how often he'll holler at the television when he sees reports about government he thinks miss the point. Trump gets to the point, Bernstein said.

Life at work for these people was tough enough, but now they have to deal with the government for their Medicare, Social Security and other benefits. And they're finding it a nearly indecipherable maze.

http://www.rawstory.com/2016/02/rnc-mad ... -8-states/

[Baldy]

Didn't I have a post in this thread this morning? I think 93 did too. They just kinda disappeared lol

Yeah, I was getting ready to rip Chizz a new one but his post disappeared.

[YoUDeeMan]

Ralph...was that you?

I see dead people.

[Ivytalk]

Opie?

[Chizzang]

Didn't I have a post in this thread this morning? I think 93 did too. They just kinda disappeared lol

Yeah, I was getting ready to rip Chizz a new one but his post disappeared.

[Ivytalk]

What the hell happened to my posts in this thread from last night?

Did you remember to press "submit"?

[Ivytalk]

Trump holds leads in 8 of the next 12 primaries. Can we call it for him yet?

No. I have a case of beer riding on it.

But if Trump beats Cruz in Texas, I'll have to put up my Gary Johnson sign.

[Baldy]

Yeah, I was getting ready to rip Chizz a new one but his post disappeared.

Don't laugh at me. You're the one who claimed Washington State was so much more free than Texas and some other state you compared it with.

That is what's laughable, but you obviously were smart enough to delete the post before it stuck.

[93henfan]

What the hell happened to my posts in this thread from last night?

Did you remember to press "submit"?

I've pressed "submit" 35,000 more times than most people wanted me to. Why would I stop now?

[Ivytalk]

Did you remember to press "submit"?

I've pressed "submit" 35,000 more times than most people wanted me to. Why would I stop now?

Dunno, 93. If you'd been partying, you might forget. Or hit the little "x" for "delete" and blame spandos.

[dbackjon]

There was some type of system maintenance.

Blame Chris and T

[dbackjon]

Heard one of the local Arizona Party officials on the radio in Phoenix this morning.

They are in full panic mode, and pimping Rubio as the only person that can stop Trump. They are in fear of a Trump nomination, because they don't feel he can win in November.

He was begging the audience to stop Trump, because winning the White House, even with an inferior candidate, is the prime goal.

[YoUDeeMan]

Heard one of the local Arizona Party officials on the radio in Phoenix this morning.

They are in full panic mode, and pimping Rubio as the only person that can stop Trump. They are in fear of a Trump nomination, because they don't feel he can win in November.

He was begging the audience to stop Trump, because winning the White House, even with an inferior candidate, is the prime goal.

Sounds just like the Dems.