Posted on 02/13/2016 3:57:39 PM PST by JSDude1
Going into tonight’s debate, Donald Trump holds a commanding double digit lead over Ted Cruz, and of course all the other GOP candidates. If he continues this pace, he will most certainly be the Republican nominee for president.
But that’s actually not the most important victory.
The most important win comes in November, when America actually votes for the next president of the United States.
And to ensure we don’t have another four years of damaging progressive leftist leadership, we need to defeat the Democrat candidate. The problem is, according to polls right now, at this moment, Trump ain’t that guy.
Real Clear Politics presents theoretical head-to-head match-ups on the candidates in the general election based on a number of polls and the averages do not bode well for a Trump candidacy.
Against Clinton, Trump loses by 4.7 points. Against Sanders, he loses by 9.7 points. Here are the results for the other front runners:
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It seems we are witnessing the collapse of America.
These people will elect a communist over Donald Trump. Sanders will appoint at least 4 justices.
Then it is over. “When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.”
and next week they’ll be one where he beats them both this has been bouncing back and forth for awhile
Good grief he hasn’t even focused on the jail bird yet. There still is a high likelihood she will collapse physically or politically by then.
Well there is no proof that Trump will do that. There is proof that Cruz did it already with his support and vote of John Roberts.
Trump has not failed. Cruz failed miserably.
BS
That would be awesome. I never had a doubt that Trump would beat Bernie and Hillary. Heck they are fighting the 60’s again......it is crazy......nothing future at all. They are fighting about campaign donations, who was more radical in the 60’s and freebies. It is kinda hilarious.
Wait till the Population finds out about ‘teddy the seventh king’, he would lose massively. He loss would replace Goldwater’s in the book of getting cremed.
What’s clear is that it’s not the Democrats flip floppin...It’s the Republicans who will vote for (any) Democrat before they’ll vote for Trump...If Republicans are that stupid, they deserve Bernie or Clinton...
I have a couple of Cruz backing relatives, even they admit he’s a creepy looking, preachy dude. Creepy Looking, preachy dudes don’t become President.
No logic there to me that Cruz or Rubio who can’t get enough votes to beat Trump will somehow beat Hillary or Sanders. Are we to believe that Democrats or gimmedats will suddenly change affiliation and vote for Cruz or Rubio? Right and I am not buying that oceanfront condo in Kansas either.
"And the only top-tier GOP candidate who can beat both Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton is Marco Rubio."
General election polls are meaningless while both parties are still in the nominating process. Once the nation as a whole sees Hillary screeching in a general election setting, the polls will move big time. Honestly, I don’t see any republican candidate except for Bush that can lose to Hillary. Bernie is a bit scarrier.
These are bogus polls, taken without a contest. How can you beat someone you’re not competing against?
More anti-Trump crap.
Not in the primary. This makes me more firmly for Cruz.
This is way too early for election matchup polls to be relevant to anything other than the propaganda war.
It's not up to Trump if he wins the General...It's up to us, the voters...
All I want to remind you of is that Cruz actively supported and voted for John Roberts......that tells you everything you need to know about the type of justices he will appoint.....bad ones. Be careful of his talk but actions prove his is not great.
Today has changed EVERYTHING. We are at war now and I bet every Republican and Independent will vote for Trump now.Why? So Trump can nominate someone like his sister?
Picking Supreme Court Justices is the most important thing the next President will do (more important even than building a "Yuuuuge Wall!"), and Trump has given every indication that he will apply his "New York Values" to his choices.
No thanks.
There is no such thing as a “KEY” poll. They’re all full of crap and rarely even remotely accurate. Any candidate that chases the polls is an idiot that will lose.
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