Rubio, Not Trump, Is Now the Defining Figure in the GOP Race

New York Magazine's Daily Intelligencer ^ | October 9, 2015 | Benjamin Wallace-Wells

[2ndDivisionVet]

"Add the worst Cruz. Now Hillary would win 50 states and DC."

It never ends with you, does it?

[Hugin]

You forgot Trump leads Lindsey Graham in SC by 27% and a cell phone.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Donald Trump Breaks Lindsey Graham Like a Boy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3PQOP6eax8

[entropy12]

weyull, I was disregarding the 1 percenters.

[chris37]

Okay, whuteva.

Watching these idiots try to rally around the Waterboy is about as pitiful as watching these idiots try to rally around Mitt Romney’s not ready for prime time silly Veep pick for Speaker.

The GOP is a nonstop fail train.

[Pollster1]

http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/main/2015/10/trump-holding-steady-nationally.html#more

Donald Trump leads the field with 27% . . .
Ben Carson . . . 17% . . .
Marco Rubio at 13%,
Jeb Bush at 10%,
Ted Cruz at 7% . . .

Trump continues to lead with every subgroup of the GOP electorate . . . concerned about electability . . . a candidate who’s sufficiently conservative . . . Tea Party voters . . . non-Tea Party voters . . . Evangelicals . . . non-Evangelicals . . . moderates . . . ‘somewhat conservative’ voters . . . ‘very conservative’ ones . . . men . . . women . . . young voters and . . . seniors.

Rubio . . . gone from 5th place at 7% to 3rd place at 13% over the last five weeks . . . No one other than Rubio has seen more than a 2 point gain since our last poll.

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Objectively, Trump is still the defining figure in the GOP race, but Amnesty Boy is being looked at by potential voters.

[entropy12]

That was rip roaring hilarious....thanks for sharing.

[knarf]

Because he talks as good a game as 2004 obama

[Califreak]

Lol!

I’m waiting for the Lindsay Graham surge!

[MortMan]

I’ve heard that’s every morning right after breakfast.

[wiggen]

Read the first sentence and knew the rest was a waste of time. The Times is still making the mistake of thinking the base will allow money to make our choice.

[2ndDivisionVet]

People block out ads with devices such as Tivo. It’s not 1972 anymore.

[Reno89519]

Rubio defining the campaign?! The only meaningful defining moment will come when he drops out. Tagged as an amnesty supporter with lots of skeletons in his closet and no experience, he is just a kid with a cute face. Trump has him pegged.

[Enlightened1]

ROTFLMAO!

I see they are rolling Mr. Amnesty himself Rubio back out again!

I guess Carly went down in flames? LOL!

[wiggen]

ha nothing to do with ads. Initial premise was so wrong i passed on the rest.

[MARKUSPRIME]

LMAO

[shalom aleichem]

Pure fantasy = lie

[kenmcg]

Remember all this BS when on 2-21-17 Trump is behind the desk in the oval office.

[USS Alaska]

. Even though the early campaign has emphasized immigration, the issue on which Rubio is most alienated from the mainstream of the party, he has not taken a direct hit, in part because he has run a low-key and noncombative early campaign, and it seems likely that as Rubio comes to the fore the energies around the issue may fade, at least a little bit.

Gang of eight and their treason will be remembered when we get closer to prime time.

[MayflowerMadam]

Oh, puh-leeeze.