Posted on 04/10/2016 6:42:53 PM PDT by LibFreeUSA
In the latest shock for the GOP, which in recent weeks some have speculated is willing to scuttle the entire republican presidential campaign if it means not having Trump as the candidate, according to a just released Reuters poll, one third of Republican voters who support Donald Trump could turn their backs on their party in November's presidential election if he is denied the nomination in a contested convention.
Or, as The Hill puts it, "blocking Donald Trump from the Republican presidential nomination with a contested convention would spell disaster for the GOP" because instead Trump supporters would vote Democrat, vote third-party or sit out the election.
Just 66% of Trump supporters, which as of this moment are the most numerous of any presidential candidate, said they would support the GOP's nominee anyway.
Should it get to a contested convention, the GOP could be hurt even more in November because 58% of Trump supporters said they would stay with the party, while 16% would leave and 26% responded they didn't know, yet.
The results are bad news for Trump's rivals as well as party elites opposed to the real estate billionaire, suggesting that an alternative Republican nominee for the Nov. 8 presidential race would have a tougher road against the Democrats.
Any of Trumps kids could easily take him out.
I don’t believe Cruz will tell anyone to vote for Trump.
1/3 of REPUBLICANS. They didn’t calculate how man independent and cross over democrats would not vote republican.
Then why would you ever vote for him? Just saying....
“Have you any survey data that contradicts all the existing numbers that show Cruz would be crushed in November?”
Yes. See www.realclearpolitics.com. The difference much broader than “just a little less.” Cruz is within the MOA in most surveys, while Trump trails badly, by double digits. We’re talking about consistent polling, not just one outlier here. Trump is also the least popular of all the candidates in the board.
Now.. I know you’ll castigate these numbers as “GOP-e faked data,” or “MSM propaganda,” but there is nothing whatsoever that shows Trump is anywhere near Hillary, save for an occasional state poll. Much as so many wish it otherwise, Trump’s competitiveness in the general election is severely limited.
“Just Wow”
So you didn’t even bother to read my entire post ...
Just Dumb
Because he’s better than a Dem. I thought that would have been obvious.
Unlike you; I'm not going to down talk Cruz just because I happen to support Trump. By speaking the way you and several others do about Trump you sound like hillary or obama supporters hence the DU comment.
If you walk, talk, sound, and look like a duck; you're a DUck.
If you are going to pick stocks based on the drivel from that section, better go buy a barrel and a wide strap with which to hang it on your shoulder.
The GOP Establishment, along with turncoat Ted Cruz have screwed themselves. Bottom line: Trump will either win the POTUS race as a Republican or, as a third party candidate!!! After...the trump victory....there will no longer be a Republican Party as we jnow it today and.....the same result will surface relative the Democrat Party!!! The American people have had it with both major political parties. End of story!!!
Right.
Thank you for your “input.”
AMEN!
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