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Donald Trump has surged to the top of 2 new 2016 polls
Business Insider ^ | 7/9 | Colin Campbell

Posted on 07/09/2015 12:34:05 PM PDT by TangledUpInBlue

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To: Sans-Culotte

Instead of complaining about Trump, conservatives ought to be asking “why isn’t my candidate of choice saying this kind of stuff?”


That is exactly the point.
Most of the other candidates are attacking Trump.
They are not on the side of the citizens and Trump is exposing them.


81 posted on 07/09/2015 1:36:41 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Norm Lenhart

It’s not really us that will make the difference right now. We are Conservatives for the most part and know the frauds by their actions.

What will make the difference is the L.I.V. that make up 85% of the Population. They live on sound bites the Prestitutes feed them and the Left parrot.

Trump has put the spotlight on the Immigration issue and isn’t letting the Press tell the Story.

The RINOS have been getting elected by shystering the general population. The Press gives them passes because they are closet Democrats...ie. John McCain, Willard.

Until of course the time comes for the votes to be cast for President. Then they turn on them like a pack of Hungry Hyenas.

Jeb, Chrispy, Rubio etc. are just the latest versions. So let the Information get spread, Politicians be forced to take a position BEFORE the Primaries instead of running stealth campaigns on platitudes instead of Issues during the Primary Season so the L.I.V. are informed before we are stuck with another turd in the punch bowl in the General Election.

This also keeps the R.N.C. and their chosen Turd from winning without a fight.


82 posted on 07/09/2015 1:36:54 PM PDT by VRWCarea51 (The original 1998 version)
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To: Responsibility2nd
" Nor would I support him if he was."

If he was the GOP nominee you would be quite tempted to vote the General.

83 posted on 07/09/2015 1:38:08 PM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18 - Be The Leaderless Resistance)
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To: rrrod
Of course Trump will never be pres and my money sez he is in to push Bush out....fine.

Others have been saying he's in to take out everybody but Jebbie. Or, maybe, he's in it to win it.

84 posted on 07/09/2015 1:38:45 PM PDT by Will88
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To: rrrod

Rubberio on the ticket loses more votes than it gains, count on it.


85 posted on 07/09/2015 1:39:59 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Starboard
So far, the more the GOPe “undermines” Trump, the higher.be soars in the polls. Trump doesn't need the GOP for anything.
86 posted on 07/09/2015 1:40:56 PM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: TangledUpInBlue

I think that Trump is doing a great service in trying to defeat the left in their use of media terror.


87 posted on 07/09/2015 1:45:16 PM PDT by Ouderkirk (To the left, everything must evidence that this or that strand of leftist theory is true)
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To: Will88

And Boner and McConnell and crews have done nothing to keep the promises made

***************

In order for the GOP to regain any semblance of respect and credibility it first must give Boner and McConnell the boot. Until the GOP figures that these two liars have to go there’s little reason to believe any GOP president would make a difference. The GOP needs to clean house BEFORE the election.


88 posted on 07/09/2015 1:46:37 PM PDT by Starboard
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To: Mariner

He’d be the lesser evil then, LOL


89 posted on 07/09/2015 1:46:55 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Starboard

The GOP needs to clean house BEFORE the election.


That’s not really possible. We’re stuck with Boner until more districts do what mine did and throw the weasels out. The weasel Eric Cantor was a sitting Majority Leader and we threw him out because he was about to betray us on amnesty.
There are only 50 or so reliable conservatives in the House. They need more to oust Boner.


90 posted on 07/09/2015 1:50:41 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: TangledUpInBlue; All
You know what? Bugger "gravitas". It's a made up political class word. It's a word the intelligensia can use between solemn pontifications. Mario Cuomo used the word. David Gergen used the word. Both of whom were and are assholes. People who use the word aspire to assholedom.
I won't be a Trump voter. I am, however, a Trump supporter. He is a wrecking ball against GOPe mee-dee-ock-rah-tee.
91 posted on 07/09/2015 1:56:20 PM PDT by j.argese (/s tags: If you have a mind unnecessary. If you're a cretin it really doesn't matter, does it?)
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To: TangledUpInBlue

I’m thinking more and more Trump just might be serious. It’s already been mentioned, he’s losing business and laughs it off. That is getting my attention. Anyone else in the race would have folded by now. Some of the losses might be offset by lawsuits, he has a good breach of contract case in at least one.

I’ve said this before, Trump is getting this much attention because he is saying what the people are thinking and it looks more and more like he means it. He believes it. Nobody else is doing that, maybe Cruz. I’m pretty sure Cruz means what he says too.

That’s what is pushing Trump’s popularity, he’s not trying to be politically correct, he says what he thinks, in plain language, with no apologies. And so for he’s been right.

The timing of this murder in San Francisco is uncanny. Trump stirs up a hornet’s nest with his comments on illegal immigration, within a couple of days the entire Republican party is throwing rocks in his direction, a couple more days and this incident underlines his statements. That just gives him more ammunition, and of course he grabbed it immediately, still not backing down, and goes up in the polls.

Yeah polls don’t mean much this early in the game, anything can happen but after all the financial setbacks he’s not only not backing down, he’s going full steam ahead. That doesn’t sound like someone who’s not in it for the gold. I’m more convinced all the time he looks like a serious contender.

Another thing I’ve said, and I think we need to realize is this. All the hoopla over illegal immigration is something we know now is very important to the people, but it’s not the issue that’s pissing off the politicians. Their issue is another comment nobody has mentioned...

Politicians are all talk and no action.

Trump has said that at least a dozen times and nobody has said a word about it, not even the media. He indicted the entire group with that comment, and they don’t like it at all. But they can’t use it against him, that would be political suicide. Hit back on that one, you’re admitting it’s true or at least it bothers you.

That’s where all the blowback is coming from, the illegal immigration issue started as a convenient smokescreen. It turned out to be such a hot button issue with the public everybody is going nuts trying to figure out how to deal with it while Trump says I told you so.

So far he has been right every time. He’s saying what he thinks, what he apparently believes, and it resonates with the general public, and not only Republicans, he’s losing business and still not backing down and don’t think people don’t notice that too.

It’s going to be an interesting show, where’s the popcorn?


92 posted on 07/09/2015 1:56:58 PM PDT by Paleo Pete (If you had everything...where would you put it?)
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To: j.argese

Trump “trumps” mandated political correctness of the MSM horde.

That alone makes him appealing.


93 posted on 07/09/2015 1:59:10 PM PDT by nascarnation (Impeach, convict, deport)
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To: nascarnation

What’s that old adage about “drawing flak”?


94 posted on 07/09/2015 2:01:26 PM PDT by j.argese (/s tags: If you have a mind unnecessary. If you're a cretin it really doesn't matter, does it?)
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To: Will88

Or he is not ready to put his money into blind trusts. Who knows? We’ll see.


95 posted on 07/09/2015 2:02:20 PM PDT by jospehm20
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To: TangledUpInBlue
One can hope that the rest of the GOP field, currently mostly a cowering bunch of moral cowards, will take heart and get real about the border.
96 posted on 07/09/2015 2:12:19 PM PDT by hinckley buzzard
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To: TangledUpInBlue
Donald Trump

Born June 14, 1946 in Queens, New York, NY (Jus Soli)

Parents were
Frederick Christ Trump, born October 11, 1905 in Queens, NY, died June 1999 in Queens, NY
Mary Ann MacLeod, born May 10, 1912 in SCOTLAND, died August 7, 2000 in Queens, NY. Arrived in US October 5, 1935. Naturalized as a US Citizen March 10, 1942.

Both parents were US Citizens at the time of his birth (Jus Sanguinis)

Donald Trump is a NATURAL BORN CITIZEN

97 posted on 07/09/2015 2:17:59 PM PDT by ASA Vet (Mossberg 930 SPX w/ Steamlight TLR-2 HL G)
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To: jospehm20
Or he is not ready to put his money into blind trusts. Who knows? We’ll see.

I don't know how someone would put hotels and golf courses and other real estate in a blind trust. They're not like stocks and bonds and investments of that sort. He'd just have to let others manage his real estate holdings and not do anything that showed favoritism to his companies.

98 posted on 07/09/2015 2:22:53 PM PDT by Will88
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To: TangledUpInBlue

The media is the enemy not Trump.


99 posted on 07/09/2015 2:49:31 PM PDT by Rebelbase ( NASCAR 2015: "Bootlegger to boot licker"--FReeper Crim)
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To: MAKOTHEDOG

I am counting on Ted Cruz and Donald Trump to own the first debate.

I wonder if the GOP has selected Chris Christie to be their attack dog.


100 posted on 07/09/2015 3:18:05 PM PDT by onyx
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