Posted on 07/31/2015 11:05:54 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
Donald Trump has something new to crow about.
The latest numbers from the Reuters/Ipsos five-day tracking poll has boastful billionaire as the presidential choice of almost 30 percent of Republicans surveyed—a stratospheric mark given the fragmented presidential field.
He’s hitting a new high with the first Republican debate just days away: Aug. 6, in Cleveland, Ohio, where coverage of Trump before, during, and after the contest is likely grow even more feverish given the new numbers.
Trump’s current surge–he’s been gaining strength meteorically all week, according to the poll–has knocked his closest rival, Jeb Bush, back behind him by almost 20 points. Bush sits at 11 percent, with the rest of contenders gasping for air at less than 8 percent.
At a week ago this time, the Reuters/Ipsos poll had Trump at just 15 percent.
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Is the release that’s coming next week going to be an updated edition of the 2011 book? Or will it be the same as the original edition?
Agree. Palin to Energy
I’ve been thinking that the Lord is just getting Cruz into the proper frame of mind to answer YES when Trump offers him the Veep gig.
It might just take the likes of Trump to swing back the pendulum to sanity.
2nd edition. Believe its an update. I ordered it some time ago. Was told it would be awhile. Just got notice that its on its way. I posted some synopsis found recently from a threads. Very detailed on where he stands. Could only see a couple of incidence that needed adjusting. I’ll go find link if you want
I will shed a tear for the media... someday. Maybe. Probably not. No, no way. Never.
lol
[So basically it is meaningless.]
Probably, but I bet that type of poll will never be run again.
I have a Nook reader and almost downloaded the book just before I asked the question here. Then it occurred to me that if it’s updated the new edition won’t be released until next week. I think I’ll buy the print version instead of the Nook download, so I can share it with others.
Good idea. If it were cheaper is suggest buying for library and school library
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The problem with Cruz is that he is considered part of Washington. People are fed up with Washington. Even though he is rallying against the Cartel - it just isn’t reasonating.
“The problem with Cruz is that he is considered part of Washington.”
I think his bigger problem is that he doesn’t have brand name recognition. Only the very informed electorate know he even exists.
“His big mouth is his worst enemy.”
He’s just saying what we are all thinking and have been saying, well, maybe not you but the rest of America is.
Nah, under the new DOJ guidelines, the officers will have to plead for peace, grovel in front of the jacktivists, then if that fails break out the pillow shield and tickle feathers.
Operation Hug a Thug is is full swing.
“Yes his big mouth gets him attention. He has great need for attention I’ve noticed.”
Same type of nonsense was said of Reagan when he bucked the system. The GOP hated Reagan.
I'm not going to go digging back through threads to find it now, but I thought I read somewhere here recently, that Trump was leading Bush and Rubio in Florida.
Or am I just dubbing that in?
You are correct! Nothing makes me happier than to see Bush getting whacked! But things may change by March. Need to be vigile.
A very salient point, and one I tried to make on FR the two previous election cycles. FR, and other political sites (Conservative and Liberal) cater to a small cadre of people truly interested in politics. This means that essentially the types of candidates preferred in such websites may tend away from what is preferred by the wider public.
For instance, on FR Ted Cruz leads. In DU Bernie Sanders leads.
But when you look at the wider political spectrum, Cruz and Sanders are not near the top. Why? Because FR, DU, and other political websites are closed-loop systems, and essentially you end up with an environment that is different from what is out there.
Which in our case is unfortunate. Cruz will not get the time of day, Trump will continue to lead until he inevitably falls off, and you'll see Jeb Bush become the nominee. Jeb will run against Hillary and he'll lose. Hillary becomes president and continues Obama's work.
Don't believe me? Simply look at the last two election cycles. For example, in the last one, virtually every Republican spent some time at the top of the heap, only for Romney to come up near the end (just in time to become the nominee), and then go forward to lose to Obama.
Anyway, at least the debates will be interesting (since it appears that's what they are ...entertainment). Cruz will not be the nominee, and neither will Trump. The GOPe will have its way, and Hillary will eventually win.
I wish someone could prove me wrong, but I doubt it.
“I wish someone could prove me wrong, but I doubt it.”
Sorry I cant prove a prediction wrong until it becomes self evident that the prediction happened or not at a later date.
I’m not sure how it is going to play out....but right now..trump is kicking ass in the polls...even the liberal ones.
I think Cruz rocks BTW.
Additionally, my prediction can be looked at as a historical analysis rather than a soothsayer's thumbsuck. Simply look at the last election cycle and how virtually every single Republican candidate had his time at the top (from Perry through to Cain through to Gingrich and so on), only for Romney to pop up near the end and clinch the crown. Conservatives were firing wildly at each other in a circle, while Romney just paced himself to the nomination. The GOPe may be a bunch of sots, but they're not idiots. The Dem propaganda/stratagem machine is crafter than that of the GOPe, but the GOPe's is still good enough to clinch the Republican nomination unless Conservatives/Republicans-leaning-conservative come together now.
If they don't, my 'prediction'/analysis-based-on-history is that the real Conservatives like Cruz will be relegated to the back seats, Trump will continue to dominate (not necessarily a bad thing) for a while until all concentration is on him, then for one reason or another he will fall off just in time for Jeb Bush to 'rescue the day.'
Which equals a Clinton presidency as Independents, even though they don't trust Hillary, will simply not support another Bush.
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