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Donald Trump Surges To Commanding Lead In Post-McCain Backlash Poll
Breitbart ^ | July 24, 2015 | John Nolte

Posted on 07/24/2015 1:20:45 PM PDT by Red Steel

While his favorability rating took a hit, a new poll shows that Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump’s comments about Senator Sen. John McCain (R-AZ)’s war record are not the silver bullet many in the GOP and media hoped. A YouGov poll taken after Trump’s ill-considered remarks show his support among Republican voters has surged by double digits and well-ahead of Scott Walker and Jeb Bush, his two closest competitors.

During the week of July 4-6, Trump was in first place, with 15% choosing the billionaire businessman over the rest of the field. Bush sat at 11%, which tied with Kentucky Senator Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY).

The latest poll was taken between the 18th and 20th. Two of those days occurred after Trump’s McCain comments. Regardless, Trump not only held on to first place, he surged to 28% support. Bush came in second with just 14%. Walker came in third with 13%.

Trump is not only in first place, he earns twice the support of second place.

The GOP and the media have done everything in their power to destroy Trump. He’s not only gotten strong, but he is becoming a much better candidate.

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Only a snob would underestimate such a man. And now those snobs have cream pie all over their smug faces.

(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2016election; 2016polls; donaldtrump; mccain; poll; trump; va; vascandal; veterans; vets
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To: familyop
The whole “ownership society” plan was sold to Bush by socialist constituents within the party

And Bush bought it. Just like Bush and the Republicans aided and abetted lawless violent borders.

61 posted on 07/24/2015 3:23:35 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: Chaguito
Methodology It’s not an online poll, it’s a traditional poll done weekly with 1000 respondents.

While it's not an online poll like the ones on e-mail lists or websites, it is NOT a traditional poll. I suspect they are accurate enough in the UK, where they have large registration, but I believe they have yet to prove themselves stateside.

From Wikipedia:
YouGov specialises in market research through online methods. The company’s methodology involves obtaining responses from an invited group of internet users, and then weighing these responses in line with demographic information. It draws these demographically-representative samples from a panel of 3 million people worldwide including over 600,000 people in the UK.[6] As YouGov's online methods use no field-force, its costs are lower than some face-to-face or telephone methods.

62 posted on 07/24/2015 3:25:39 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics)
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To: Dr. Sivana

Got it. Interesting info.


63 posted on 07/24/2015 3:38:14 PM PDT by Chaguito
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To: Da Coyote

McDork’s real talent was destroying American aircraft.


64 posted on 07/24/2015 3:40:53 PM PDT by libstripper
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To: tennmountainman

“Trumps up to 28%. Linda is down to 0%. And McCain is just a Zero,
not hero. Oh my.”

Cleverly put. Nice wordsmithing.


65 posted on 07/24/2015 4:59:52 PM PDT by flaglady47 (TRUMP ROCKS!)
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To: Bluestocking

“We seem to be entering the Year of The Donald.”

Bingo.


66 posted on 07/24/2015 5:06:39 PM PDT by flaglady47 (TRUMP ROCKS!)
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To: When do we get liberated?
3. Why would anyone think there were prisoners still alive in Vietnam after we left?

Hundreds of independent first person reports. Sightings of aerial messages. Receipt of secret codes given to aviators.

When the French evacuated Vietnam many French military prisoners were left behind. Later the Vietnamese demanded ransom. The French paid ransom for their men. Our country wouldn't pay ransom.

Many of our senior military believe to this day that we left men behind.

McCain and Kerry were chosen to lead the committee to investigate men left behind. Perfect patsies.

67 posted on 07/24/2015 5:22:56 PM PDT by ladyjane
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To: entropy12

68 posted on 07/24/2015 6:39:42 PM PDT by Bobalu (If we live to see 2017 we will be kissing the ground)
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To: skeeter

Read his latest book


69 posted on 07/24/2015 6:47:23 PM PDT by hoosiermama (Obam5a: "Born in Kenya" Lying now or then or now?)
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To: Democrat_media
"Most amazing take down of the liberal media ever"

This from 2008 was awesome too. --> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkaKwJ9eOUU

Newt Gingrich - smackdown on MSNBC for Sarah Palin
70 posted on 07/24/2015 7:01:50 PM PDT by monkapotamus
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To: Red Steel

Trump has HUGE pop culture notoriety.

It’s all Obama has left. (Hillary has next to none.)

The MSM is telling the masses to hate him.

Good publicity or bad publicity...Trump gains traction and the meme’s of the media fall away. Say what you will, they know their audience and their audience is morons/dimwits...they’’be carefully cultivated that.

They are telling the audience to hate Trump, but they can’t not risk NOT covering him...so his message prevails.

Anecdotally, there is a flaming liberal at my work, all she talks about it Trump, everything is “he’s a racist”...I confronted her flat out...the stats support him. “What does it mean to call someone racist, when the facts support him?”

(Nothin)


71 posted on 07/24/2015 7:07:13 PM PDT by Fitzy_888 ("ownership society")
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To: alloysteel

“When it comes to The Donald, should he stay or should he go? If he should stay, a LOT of realignment of thought and priorities is in order,..”

Would you please specify what you by ‘realignments of thought and priorities’?


72 posted on 07/24/2015 7:16:50 PM PDT by SatinDoll (A NATURAL BORN CITIZEN IS BORN IN THE USA OF TWO USA CITIZENS)
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To: monkapotamus
Thanks for the clip, but I had to watch Olbermann at the end. I was already worried I wasn't going to sleep tonight.
73 posted on 07/24/2015 7:17:06 PM PDT by pieceofthepuzzle
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To: familyop

Yes, it wouldn’t have happened under the Democrats because they specifically controlled it to screw the Republicans.


74 posted on 07/24/2015 7:19:18 PM PDT by SatinDoll (A NATURAL BORN CITIZEN IS BORN IN THE USA OF TWO USA CITIZENS)
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To: Red Steel

Trump may “gaffe” his way to the White House!


75 posted on 07/24/2015 7:27:55 PM PDT by luvbach1 (We are finished. It will just take a while before everyone realizes it.)
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To: Elpasser

It’s so much more than that. McCain represents everything the average voter despises and now like Rev. Wright said “The chickens are coming home to roost”!

The republicans had a choice after this last election, either come home to their base or snuggle up to the dems, they chose the dems, and are now going to pay for their treachery.

It’s taken too long but now the time has come for them to get theirs.


76 posted on 07/24/2015 7:46:01 PM PDT by Randy Larsen (Aim small, Miss small.)
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To: SatinDoll

I want to add that this nomination is going to the convention . All these candidates will be favorite son’s and will hit and miss here and there. DT will be winning many states with “winner take” all . The establishment is in chaos. But noone will emerge with enough delegates.
Now, most of you are too young to remember “open” conventions. That is where delegates get rich on bribes. DT will fly in on his 757 and will win that fight!!! We have a new candidate. I have already predicted that soon he will announce that if he is President he will prosecute hillary for her criminal activity. I now predict he will prosecute her staff and attorneys for aiding and abetting. That would include Humma Wiener.
This is a political tsunami like I have never seen. The band wagon is now rolling down hill fast,


77 posted on 07/24/2015 9:09:38 PM PDT by WENDLE (There are way too many. There souldn't be any!)
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To: flaglady47

very nice word smith. Notice my tag line.


78 posted on 07/24/2015 9:09:38 PM PDT by WENDLE (McCain is a zero not a hero!!)
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To: oh8eleven
Bears repeating:

"The GOP has NO idea how angry "we the people" are; how sick we are of PC; how much we want our country back and how we'll elect anyone who stands up for American values."

Well said. . for all of us.

79 posted on 07/24/2015 9:28:04 PM PDT by Art in Idaho (Conservatism is the only Hope for Western Civilization.)
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To: Red Steel

80 posted on 07/24/2015 9:34:33 PM PDT by Jane Long ("And when thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek")
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