Posted on 02/02/2016 11:08:22 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
I think that one piece of the puzzle is that “polling” is broken and can’t be trusted anymore. There are aspects of this election season that are not normal and I think it’s getting more dynamic in nature. What the campaign consultants, lobbyists, political prognosticators and talking heads used to base their knowledge on is (hopefully) changing. Perhaps they need to scrap all their algorithms and come up with some new ones?
bttt
At least $640M.
And he couldn’t pay it back. So they called in the $40M a Trump owed personally.
Trump couldn’t pay it, so he sued Deutsche Bank for $3B (!) because it was 2008.
He didn’t win of course.
All his ventures are disasters.
no one has denied the cnn tweet ... how do you get from there to announcing at the caucuses that carson supporters should switch to TED because carson is droping out...
who believes an unsourced media report. maybe carson had a famiy emergency, thought ted said media wouldn’t be picking our candidates.
If you read the whole tweet from CNN, it says “@realbencarson will return to FL” and “will not go to either NH or SC”.
Most normal people would read that as Carson ending his campaign.
Normal people wouldn't but Ted Cruz supporters might, a campaign suspended notice is usually done by the candidate's campaign, not an unsourced media report. If Carson was suspending would he have done it 30 min before the caucuses started, and, on the outside chance he was, wouldn't he be the one to direct his followers whom he preferred they vote for? You can't make this right, neither can Truz, and it's very telling of the people who are trying.
Cruz has to lose a bit of his soul by using dirty tricks on Carson. It wasn't a tweeted photo of CNN; there was a campaign email warning of 'news coming tonight on Carson' in advance. That's pre-planned and from the top.
Trump erred in not going to the debate. Lots of low information voters make their mind up last minute and they broke Rubio.
Trump has admitted today he erred not going to the debate, which actually is a little refreshing. When was the last time Ted Cruz admitted a mistake? The BIG question is do you have a screen shot of that advance notice? That would be major ...
Cruz, I believe, was in Iowa for nearly a year. Trump hasn't even been in the race for 8 months.
Cruz spoke at a religious liberty conference and the pastor who sponsored it said gays should be killed by christians, but first given a chance to repent. The pastor was basically incoherent, and was calling someone or something pussy little sores. Really devastating as that pastor was a head case. Jake Tapper had asked Cruz before the conference about the pastor's beliefs and Cruz said he didn't know anything about them.
In other words he’s a low energy old man.
He really isn’t old or Low energy.. He just likes to do things his way maybe.. I know one thing. He Hates to LOSE!!!!
Is Trump really self funded?
https://www.opensecrets.org/pres16/contrib.php?cycle=2016&id=N00023864&type=f
There’s still time. You don’t have to go down with the ship.
Trump is flaming out. He let you down. He’s not any of the things you thought he was. I understand he lied to you. He fooled a lot of people. But you don’t have to stay with him. No one will think you’re disloyal for leaving him.
38 - 14 or 31 - 9 take your pick
Anyone who puts their hope and trust in Trump gets burned in the end. You don’t have to. His curtain has been drawn back. Sane people can see who he is now. You can come back and no one will blame you. I will owe Trump supporters a huge apology when they rescind their support for him.
Trump fooled a lot of people into thinking the power of his will could make America great again. It can’t. Trump was a shiny object. Nothing more. It’s time to get serious. We will all forgive you when you finally stop propping up this circus performer.
The schedule tells a story. Carson was not in Iowa enough before Monday for anyone to think he was serious.
Not really interested in and certainly don't need your forgiveness but thanks for the offer. Oh, btw, I forgive you for being a condescending know it all.
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