Trump simply can't win a general election.
Posted on 02/12/2016 6:28:49 AM PST by GodGunsGuts
Among the two candidates whose results look at all like those of an eventual GOP presidential nominee, polling suggests that Ted Cruz would do significantly better than Donald Trump in the general election. According to the Real Clear Politics average of recent polls, Cruz would fare 5 points better versus Hillary Clinton than Trump would.
Polling has consistently shown Cruz to have an advantage over Trump in this regard: Fox News found that Cruz would fare 4 points better than Trump, beating Clinton by 7 points (50 to 43 percent) to Trump's 3 (47 to 44 percent). NBC News and the Wall Street Journal found that Cruz would fare 6 points better than Trump, losing to Clinton by 4 points (49 to 45 percent) to Trump's 10 (51 to 41 percent). And Quinnipiac found that Cruz would fare 5 points better than Trump, tying Clinton (at 45 percent apiece) while Trump would lose by 5 points (46 to 41 percent).
In all, RCP's average finds that Cruz would beat Clinton by 1 point (47 to 46 percent), while Trump would lose by 4 points (47 to 43 percent)...
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That means he’s going somewhere.
We agree for once. He’s going to the White House.
Ted was running to beat Rubio. He did. For very little expenditure. He really didn't spend anything close to enough to win.
That is hilarious.
That is slang which means he is going nowhere. Of course, there is always his real estate business.......
I agree. You are a riot.
What is he smoking?
You need to read what it says. It does not say that. In three of the four mentioned Trump loses to Clinton. In all four Trump does worse that Cruz.
Facts are stubborn things to understand, for some of these folks ;-)
I commend you for trying!
‘Highest negatives’? Is that why he’s currently polling at 44% among Republican voters, or why he routinely attracts tens of thousands of enthusiastic supporters to his rallies?
Friend, you’re raging against the simple reality that stands before you.
Highest negatives amongst ALL voters including Independents and Democrats. Read and weep.
www.gallup.com/opinion/polling-matters/188936/trump-negative-image.aspx
I show that graphic over and over to Trump supporters on FR, and they just say “those are liberal polls that favor Cruz because the libs desperately want to run against Cruz, not Trump” blah, blah, blah.
Sigh...
Look at the 2012 map and tell me which states you thing Cruz flips? He needs 64.. Where does Cruz get them? Oh, Fl? Then what? Maybe va? And still one more. No VA and he has to nearly run the table of the swing states for a win.
Winning southern states by 60% vs 52% may get you a higher percentage of the popular vote but doesn’t win you one more ec vote.
Trump opens the map, Cruz, Jeb, Rubio etc do not.
See post # 142.
Trump simply can't win a general election.
It’s a double negative.
Slang would be, “Aint going anywhere.”
It’s a double negative.
Slang would be, “Aint going anywhere.”
I’m not sure, but it’s undoubtedly a Cruznadian blend.
Slang : it ain’t going nowhere
Meaning: it’s going nowhere.
Don’t you hate getting to the point that this is what you are left doing, to support a man most of us saw for what he was months ago?
How hard would it be, really, to have an actual American as President? Just sayin...
They are dreadful voices. I really do not want to have to order a new remote. My mute button is worn out after 7 years of Obama. It will not survive even another year with Cruz or Hillary.
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