Reuters (5 Day Rolling) [Trump 39.1% Cruz 13.7% Rubio 11.9%]

Reuters ^ | December 29, 2015

[GonzoII]

Donald Trump 39.1%

Ted Cruz 13.7%

Marco Rubio 11.9%

Ben Carson 11.7%

Jeb Bush 6.4%

Wouldn’t vote 5.7%

Rand Paul 3.6%

Carly Fiorina 1.9%

Mike Huckabee 1.8%

Chris Christie 1.7%

[Catsrus]

And, just how the he** do you know what Trump supporters pray for? Did God tell you? You are ridiculous.

[hoosiermama]

Are you aware that Trump and Carson have known each other for decades. Long history together.

[RitaOK]

YIKES!

THAT certainly isn’t going to fly off the shelves, is it?

Where is the push-back from the Cruz campaign? How would they be able to even respond to Hillary?

TRUMP lets nothing by him, not for a nanno second.

TRUMP, 2016

[grania]

I don't understand your reasoning. There is NOBODY as bad as Jeb. There's nobody less deserving, more disdainful of conservatives, and more of a threat to the US. The whole Bush clan has done so much harm to conservative issues; the sooner he is rejected the better.

Let his votes fall where they may. As long as Jeb is in the running, I do not trust that he and his paymasters won't steal the nomination.

[ek_hornbeck]

I’m sick to death of the phrase, “constitutional conservative.” You do know, don’t you, that your Mr. “constitutional Conservative,” was dead wrong on the 14th Amendment and Donald Trump was correct.

There are two schools of thought on constitutional law. There's the "original intent" school, which asks what the intended purpose of the amendment is, and then there's the "letter of the law" school. From an original intent point of the view, the 14th amendment does not guarantee birthright citizenship to foreigners who are here, especially not those here illegally. The intent of the law was to grant citizenship to former slaves and their children, not to give it to children of illegal immigrants.

However, a "letter of the law" reading means what it says: if you're born here, you're a citizen. Unfortunately, the Supreme Court has decided in favor of this interpretation. I don't like it at all, I disagree with it, but it isn't "wrong" from a legal point of view.

[cripplecreek]

Many of the Cruz supporters have grown tired of dealing with Trumpster bullsh!t comments and communicate on the FreepMail.

That and there are much bigger ponds that many of us swim in. I'm just a small fish with less than 1000 (real) followers in the vast ocean of twitter but I have a considerable reach there that I don't have here. Many of the nobodies I follow are FReepers who seldom post here but have many thousands of followers on twitter.

I'm just a very small fish and this is where my analytics stand for the past 28 days.



People should never assume that having shouted down the opposition means they no longer exist.

[ek_hornbeck]

That doesn’t mean that Carson’s delegates (if he gets any) or even his voters will automatically gravitate to Trump.

[Catsrus]

Ah ah! There’s the real truth behind your Trump hatred. You expected him to take the hits and barbs so that your guy could sail into victory untouched. I guess it hasn’t worked out that way for you, now has it? WAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!

[RitaOK]

I know. We may end up in the Supreme Court. Again!

[hey Bean]

Carly and Cruz have the same unappealing tone when they speak, they SCOLD.
A couple of scowling, humorless scolds. Cruz belongs in a courtroom where that lecture crap works.

[DoughtyOne]

That’s my take on it as well.

[ek_hornbeck]

I don't understand your reasoning. There is NOBODY as bad as Jeb. There's nobody less deserving, more disdainful of conservatives, and more of a threat to the US. The whole Bush clan has done so much harm to conservative issues; the sooner he is rejected the better.

My reasoning is that I want Jeb, Christie, Carly, Kasich, and Rubio in the race long enough so that the establishment vote doesn't consolidate under any one candidate.

I despise Jeb and the whole Bush clan too, but I'm not sure that a Rubio or Christie Presidency would be much better than a President Jeb. So let them all stay in the race until the bitter end so the Party Hack vote gets split among them while an anti-establishment candidate rises to the top. The RNC won't even be able to play the brokered convention card if Trump or Cruz get a majority.

[DoughtyOne]

Don't forget FRepers.

Crewz Helmut is in charge!

He's leading Trump nationally by 13.7% to 39.1%.

Oh..., wait...

[conservative98]

That’s good, it’s just old.

We have all that crap memorized and then it’s done and out.

There is no sign of life, after the resume list. Time has put distance between Ted’s real accomplishments, but in the Senate it really hit a wall, it’s actually bumpkus, for making a difference, beyond the quite principled noise making.

And no experience in world politics, global retail interests, nor decades of broad personal business experience with foreign interests...... like, .... well.... like TRUMP.

Ted is young and coming up, but still local, when the times are screaming for All American confidence and a global gladiator.

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Well said, Rita.

[Rodamala]

What is M. Rubio's appeal?

Bear in mind that Rubio is what might be considered a young, handsome, dark-haired, bilingual, that is confident and somewhat charming.

That being said, the reason for his "appeal" is simple.

Over 50% of voters possess a vagina... and 80% of them vote with it

[conservative98]

[RitaOK]

LOL!

Honestly, I don’t follow Cruz.

But, Fiorino *was* an interesting character in the debates, kind of like a car wreck, but intriguing. However, a little bit of her went a long way, in entertainment value, didn’t it.

She should have never gotten snotty with TRUMP. It’s been a drop off for her approvals, absolutely ever since. She was so smart, she missed the pattern TRUMP laid for cranky Walker and smarty pants Perry, etc.

[RitaOK]

Thank you, 98. I appreciate the support. !) Rita

[Karl Spooner]

However, a "letter of the law" reading means what it says: if you're born here, you're a citizen. Unfortunately, the Supreme Court has decided in favor of this interpretation.

Do you have a source link for that?

[grania]

I personally don't think the others will be as bad as Jeb, but I don't think it matters as there's only one force of nature that can save the US from the fate Europe faces.

It's important to humiliate Jeb, to send a message to those who planned to buy the nomination for him....don't waste your money. Just as it was important that Cantor lose that primary to a better man, it sends the "mad as hell" message. One reason is Terri Schiavo....Jeb is unacceptable and the elitists don't care. Let them go down ASAP!