Posted on 08/21/2015 3:19:09 PM PDT by Hojczyk
Here is the Trump political logic: “Alabama is extremely critical,” a close associate of Trump’s told me (actually, we agreed I’d call him “a close associate of Mr. Trump”). “You have Iowa’s caucus on February 1st, New Hampshire on the 9th, and South Carolina on the 27th
.” The race, this associate explained, would not be wrapped up by then. According to this political calculus, the crucial moment arrives three days later, on March 1st, with the “SEC primary”—the belt of Southern states that encompass the Southeastern Athletic Conference—when Alabama, Texas, Georgia, Arkansas and several others hold their primaries.
Trump is currently leading the polls in many of these states. A new Texas poll has him in first place, beating actual Texans Ted Cruz and Rick Perry. He’s dominating the field in Alabama, as well, doubling the support of second-place finisher Jeb Bush, from neighboring Florida. (Trump is winning in Florida, too, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll, which, although it is an SEC state, doesn’t hold its primary until March 15th).
If Trump sweeps the early states, or even just wins Iowa and South Carolina, these advisers believe he could effectively lock down the Republican nomination by sweeping the SEC primary on March 1st. “He feels he wins the nomination on 1 March w/ a sweep of the populist anti-establishment South,” another adviser emailed. “That’s when Trump’s ‘nationalism’ coupled with Sessions’ ‘populism’ comes to full fruition.”
It’s not an “Alabama rally,” it’s a “southern rally.” Alabama’s being chosen, writes Green, because it’s Jeff Sessions’s home state, another way for Trump to signal his commitment to border-hawkishness. Usually it’s Florida that enjoys the prestige of being fourth out of the four key early-state primaries,
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Well.. in this case...
So that a blog wanker can “write” about it and get some traffic.
Someone might even post it on Free Republic.
Heh!
Gee, when Allypunter just quotes other people he’s not a useless blowhard.
yer good
Because he can?
Pretty brilliant.
I’m sure instead of covering women swooning and passing out, the MSM was ordered to get shots of Confederate flags and offensive signs. Some of the Tea Party offensive sign holders were later outed as leftist plants.
Maybe it is because Mobile is so close to Bluebell and Mayor LaVonne Hayes is going to endorse him.
A lot of people from the Florida Panhandle will probably be there.
Why is Trump holding a mega-rally in Alabama tonight?
Because he can.
I’ve got nothing against Sessions, but Cruz is the go-to guy for V.P. IMO.
The one two punch of Trump/Cruz is something I’m looking forward to with great anticipation.
Both men can handle themselves on their feet, and it will be an amazing thing to watch as they pulverize the press, like it hasn’t been done before.
Even Reagan had that wanker Bush on his team. Reagan carried them both.
Or perhaps Mobile was chosen because Florid is about 30 miles away, Mississippi is about 30 miles away and Louisiana is about 100 miles away. You can draw from 4 states for one large event.
Does anyone know if this will be online (youtube, C-span etc.)?
Why not?
There is a live thread happening right now on FR...streaming options
So Trump can take attention away from Ben Carson and make Jeb the nominee. That’s what Nick thinks.
The first Bush is why were in this mess…he toss Reagan;s revolution the first day
Trump didn’t determine the size of the venue, HIS FANS DID. It’s as simple as that. Team Trump changed locations BECAUSE HIS FANS DEMANDED IT. Get over it, LIBS.
Will it be telecast live on any or the networks?
Yep, he did.
And yet he always likes to tell people he learned a lot from Reagan. I never bought that.
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