Posted on 08/24/2015 2:30:39 PM PDT by xzins
Republican Donald Trump is pulling away from the pack in the race for the party's U.S. presidential nomination, widening his lead over his closest rivals in the past week, a Reuters/Ipsos poll showed on Friday.
Republican voters show no signs they are growing weary of the brash real estate mogul, who has dominated political headlines and the 17-strong Republican presidential field with his tough talk about immigration and insults directed at his political rivals. The candidates are vying to be nominated to represent their party in the November 2016 general election.
Nearly 32 percent of Republicans surveyed online said they backed Trump, up from 24 percent a week earlier, the opinion poll found. Trump had nearly double the support of his closest competitor, former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, who got 16 percent. Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson was third at 8 percent.
Even when Trump was pitted directly in the poll against just his top two competitors, 44 percent backed him. Bush won about 29 percent of respondents, and Carson 25 percent.
"He's not taking any guff from anybody," Dewey Stedman, 70, a Republican from East Wenatchee, Washington, said of the publicity-loving billionaire. "If you don't have something in your brains, you're not going to have billions of dollars."
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Jebra may very well need a political whaaambualnce. He may wind up needing brain bypass surgery.
A lady called Rush’s show today, talked with Mark Steyn, and her take was that since Trump was drawing huge crowds in the same fashion that Obama did, then that means Trump was another Obama. I kid you not. I suppose, for her, the key would be to go down the list and pick Linda Graham, who can’t draw three people.
That’s the way I see it.
“If Boner and Mc Turtle did what they promised there would not be a D. Trump.”
Amen! Recently I got an expensive mailing from each of them wanting money. I sent back an adios and said they they should be fired for not doing what we elected them for.
A few other old goats like me did basically the same thing without getting together before our individual actions. We discussed it yesterday after church in our patio. 7+ months after the first of the new year. They have done nothing.
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As a general rule, we can favor anything the media, GOPe and Democrats don’t.
I totally believe that’s why Trump is doing so well.
You're not the only one who has noticed.
Since when do FReepers trust Reuters? When it has a poll showing Trump ahead.
You are correct in pointing out how liberal Trump is. And to his supporters I ask, name one liberal you trust. If you can't, why do you trust liberal Donald Trump?
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Jefferson Sessions as Vice President
Department of State, (return INS.) – John Bolton
Department of Justice - Trey Gowdy (Suggested by The Donald)
Department of Treasury, (includes HHS Customs) – Carl Icahn (Offered and Accepted)
Department of War, (change the name back, include VA function.) – Gen. James Mattis
Department of Interior, (includes former Agriculture, Transportation, HHS Border Patrol, and Energy legitimate functions) – Gov. Palin
Department of Labor and Commerce – ELIMINATE
Department of Health and Human Services - ELIMINATE
Department of Homeland Security – ELIMINATE
Department of Education - ELIMINATE
Department of Housing and Urban Development – ELIMINATE
The TDS folks seem to be quieter of late. Maybe they’re just sleeping in.
Trump could stop Boehner from getting reelected no problem.
He should do it.
Uh oh ... you should have posted her name, too, if you know it.
Sounds like they’re a little scared about the truth coming out.
Trump could stop Boehner from getting reelected no problem.
He should do it.
Yeah, endorse a primary challenger and send bohner off for his long farewell.
Trump brings NATIONALISM and PATRIOTISM to the forefront, and this is what America is DESPERATE FOR TODAY. He's made it clear whose side he's on: AMERICA'S SIDE AND HE WILL FIGHT AND WIN FOR AMERICANS domestically and abroad. Yes, Cruz does too just not in such a flamboyant and colorful way.
If Trump flames out, Cruz will move to the top, not Bush. Trump is costing Bush a lot of supporters.
They should make the the professional politician candidates wear NASCAR type suits so we know which corporations own them.
All the experts said he peaked at 24. As the field diminished, that support would go to somebody other than Trump. Hmm.
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