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Surprise trump falls behind Cruz
 
02/17/2016 6:51:20 PM PST · by lonestar67 · 21 replies
NBC News ^ | Feb 17, 2016 | Nbc
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump has fallen behind Ted Cruz in the national GOP horserace, according to a brand-new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.
 

Surprise: Trump Falls Behind Cruz in National NBC/WSJ Poll
 
02/17/2016 2:27:13 PM PST · by ifinnegan · 276 replies
WSJ/NBC ^ | 2-17-16 | Mark Murray
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump has fallen behind Ted Cruz in the national GOP horserace, according to a brand-new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. In the poll, Cruz is the first choice of 28 percent of Republican primary voters, while Trump gets 26 percent. They're followed by Marco Rubio at 17 percent, John Kasich at 11 percent, Ben Carson at 10 percent and Jeb Bush at 4 percent.
 

Three surprises that should surprise nobody: Trump, Cruz, and Congress
 
12/18/2015 7:57:44 AM PST · by lifeofgrace · 10 replies
sgberman.com ^ | 12/18/15 | Steve Berman
Three questions continue to perplex me. Why is anyone surprised that Donald Trump is still leading the race for the GOP nomination? Why is anyone surprised that Ted Cruz is catching up? And last, why is anyone surprised that a GOP-controlled Congress passed a gallstone with a $1.1 trillion “omnibus” budget bloated with pork, pork, and Planned Parenthood funding? I’ll start with the last question first. Congress needs an enema, and has needed one for nearly two decades. The last useful Congress we had, from a small-government, fiscally-responsible viewpoint, sat when Newt Gingrich was speaker and Bill Clinton was president. ...
 

Q Poll: Cruz falls under Trump pummeling
 
02/17/2016 12:24:01 PM PST · by catnipman · 92 replies
Fox News ^ | 2/17/2016 | Chris Stirewalt
In the latest Quinnipiac University national survey of likely Republican voters, Trump jumps to 39 percent of the vote, up eight points from the beginning of the month. The Texas senator, meanwhile, saw his share of the vote drop four points to 18 percent. The big winner in the poll other than Trump is Florida Sen. Marco Rubio who held steady at 19 percent despite a setback in New Hampshire. With Cruz's slip, that was good enough to put Rubio in second place in this poll and for the first time the Real Clear Politics average of polls.
 

Surprise: Cruz tops Trump in national poll
 
02/17/2016 3:43:18 PM PST · by DaveyB · 148 replies
The Hill ^ | February 17, 2016, 05:00 pm | Ben Kamisar
Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz leads Donald Trump by 2 points in a national NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll released Wednesday. Trump had held the top spot in the previous 31 consecutive national polls, according to RealClearPolitics, posting a double-digit lead in all but four. In last month's NBC poll, Trump held a 13-point lead over Cruz. The Texas senator has 28 percent support in the poll, with Trump at 26 percent. Marco Rubio follows, with 17 percent in the poll, which was conducted after Saturday's GOP debate. Cruz also leads Trump by 16 points in a head-to-head match-up. The...
 

National Poll Surprise! Cruz Tops Trump
 
02/17/2016 7:10:34 PM PST · by SoConPubbie · 113 replies
Conservative Review ^ | February 17, 2016
In an NBC/WSJ poll released today, Ted Cruz leads Donald Trump by two points nationally. Cruz has 28 percent to Trump’s 26 percent. Rubio is third with 17 percent, followed by Kasich at 11, Carson at 10, and Bush in last place at 4 percent. “The results from the poll -- conducted after Trump's victory in New Hampshire, as well as after Saturday's GOP debate in South Carolina -- are a significant reversal from last month, when Trump held a 13-point lead over Cruz, 33 percent to 20 percent.” Donald Trump has polled first in 31 consecutive national polls since...
 

Cruz rises, Carson falls [Battle for 2nd after Trump]
 
12/01/2015 4:28:59 AM PST · by Cincinatus' Wife · 35 replies
The Hill ^ | December 1, 2015 | Niall Stanage
Sen. Ted Cruz (Texas) is rising as Ben Carson falls - especially in Iowa, where the Feb. 1 caucuses are a pivotal test for conservative hopefuls in the 2016 race. Carson, a retired neurosurgeon with no political experience, had been one of the GOP presidential contest's two surprising successes, alongside business mogul Donald Trump. Since briefly swiping the lead away from Trump in the RealClearPolitics (RCP) national polling average in early November, however, Carson has lost about one-fifth of his support in national polls. Perhaps even worse, Carson has slipped behind Cruz in two recent polls in Iowa, where both...
 

Cruz: No Surprise Trump ‘Is Trying To Stir Up Riots,’ Challenges Him To Debate in DC
 
03/17/2016 6:34:25 AM PDT · by usafa92 · 266 replies
Breitbart ^ | 3/17/2016 | Ian Hanchett
Republican presidential candidate Texas Senator Sen. Ted Cruz stated that “no one should be surprised that Donald Trump is trying to stir up riots” in reaction to Trump’s prediction that there would be riots if he was denied the nomination after being just shy of the necessary 1,237 delegates and challenged Trump to a debate when both are in Washington, DC for AIPAC’s conference on Wednesday’s “Kelly File” on the Fox News Channel.
 

Surprise! Man Behind the “Literally Hitler” Anti-Trump Ad Is Attorney for Ted Cruz
 
04/10/2016 10:34:10 AM PDT · by Greetings_Puny_Humans · 382 replies
Gateway Pundit ^ | April 10, 2016 | Jim Hoft
Surprise! Man Behind the “Literally Hitler” Anti-Trump Ad Is Attorney for Ted Cruz Jim Hoft Apr 10th, 2016 11:42 am 16 Comments Just how dirty is Ted Cruz? This dirty… Attorney Chris Gober is cofounder of Citizen Super PAC and a staunch Ted Cruz supporter. ... Citizen Super PAC recently released “Heil Trump” comparing Donald Trump to Hitler. [Me: from a link provided by Gateway Pundit: "Chris Gober Chris Gober represents more than 100 active clients—including U.S. Senators, Representatives, and multibillion-dollar companies—in litigation, federal investigations, and political compliance matters. He currently serves as legal counsel for Senator Ted Cruz’s 2016...
 

Surprise: Trump goes positive, yanks ad attacking Cruz in South Carolina
 
02/11/2016 6:37:09 PM PST · by Kaslin · 113 replies
Hot Air.com ^ | February 11, 2016 | ALLAHPUNDIT
From now on, if you want to hear how Cruz is an unlikable illegal immigrant from Canada with a nasty disposition who cheated Ben Carson, has run wild like a “maniac” in the Senate, is on the take from Goldman Sachs, and, by the way, is a “pussy,” you’ll have to settle for watching Trump’s rallies or one of his 35 interviews a day on cable news. When it comes to ads, he’s all about positivity. On Tuesday, Donald J. Trump's campaign started running a negative ad in South Carolina against Senator Ted Cruz that was searing, describing the winner...
 

Ted Cruz Pulls Out Surprise Map During Debate With Sanders to Make a Point About Trump & Obamacare
 
02/08/2017 5:17:09 AM PST · by browniexyz · 77 replies
Independent Journal Review ^ | 2/7/2017 | Jason Howerton
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) pulled out a surprise map during his town hall debate with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on CNN Tuesday night to make a point about the problems facing Obamacare. Cruz argued that in 70 percent of counties in America, consumers have a choice of one or two health insurance plans on the Obamacare exchanges.
 

Rubio Hits Cruz With a Surprise Left Hook: ‘He Doesn't Speak Spanish’ Watch How Cruz Responds
 
02/14/2016 5:49:08 PM PST · by TBP · 147 replies
The Blaze ^ | February 13, 2016 11:22pm | Kaitlyn Schallhorn
GOP presidential contenders Sens. Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio continued their ongoing feud over immigration during Saturday night’s debate, but as the vocal South Carolina audience got involved, the pair let the insults fly. Cruz said Rubio “supports citizenship for 12 million people here illegally. In addition to that, Marco went on Univision in Spanish and said he would not rescind President Obama’s illegal executive amnesty on his first day in office,” Cruz said. “I have promised to rescind every single executive action, including that one.” Rubio wasn’t having any of that. “Well first of all,” the Florida senator replied,...
 

Sign Of The Times? Citi Economic Surprise Index Falls To -17.70 As US CDS (Default Insurance) And Fed Reverse Repos Remain Elevated
 
01/20/2023 9:05:59 AM PST · by Kaiser8408a · 2 replies
Confounded Interest ^ | 01/20/2023 | Anthony B. Sanders
Its a sign of the times! First, US default risk as measured by credit default swaps remains elevated (primarily because Biden and Democrats refused to cut wasteful spending or reign in non-retirees on Social Security). And NY Fed’s Reverse Repos remain elevated. And then we have Citi’s economic surprise index for the US at -17 as The Fed slows money growth to 0%. I wish I knew a place where inflation and insane Federal government spending and policies doesn’t exist. Joe Biden was in California and had a secret meeting with Nancy Pelosi’s nephew Gavin Newsome. Is Joe replacing Kamala...
 

NOT Always Sunny! Philly Fed Business Outlook Falls To -13.7 As Retail Sales Surprise To The Upside (1 Hike Expected At July FOMC Meeting)
 
06/15/2023 6:08:19 AM PDT · by Kaiser8408a
Confounded Interest ^ | 06/15/2023 | Anthony B. Sanders
Now that I know that the US is building a railroad from the Pacific Coast to the Indian Ocean (according to Resident Joe Negan), I feel so much better. /sarc On the other hand, The Philadelphia Fed’s Business Outlook index for June fell to -13.7. On the positive side, retail sales surprised to the upside which would ordinarily trigger more rate hikes from The Fed. +0,3% MoM in May versus -0.2% MoM expected. Now Fed Funds Futures are pointing to a rate hike at the July FOMC meeting. Of course, Biden just had his primary opponent in the 2024 Presidential...
 

Surprise, surprise, surprise! TikTok Promotes Sexual Content, Drugs And Alcohol To Children, Investigation Finds
 
09/08/2021 1:03:30 PM PDT · by Scarlett156 · 11 replies
Conservative Daily News ^ | 09/08/2021 | Ailan Evans
Video sharing platform TikTok promotes sexual content to underage users through its suggestion algorithm, according to an investigation by The Wall Street Journal. Investigators for The Wall Street Journal set up 31 fake TikTok accounts registered to users between the ages of 13 and 15 and studied their “For You” feeds, which consist of videos recommended to users by TikTok’s suggestion algorithm.
 

Economic Surprise Index Falls To -0.126 As Buying Conditions For Housing Remains Negative For Most Of Biden’s Presidency (US Debt Servicing Costs 12% Of Government Spending)
 
05/26/2024 9:14:36 AM PDT · by Kaiser8408a · 1 reply
Confounded Interest ^ | 05/26/2024 | Anthony B. Sanders
I saw former President Obama criticizing former President Trump for not passing “transformative” changes. That is, Trump didn’t sign any Obama-like transformative changes (like Obamacare). Truimp did try to slow down the damage done by Obama and his transformative agenda (e.g., open borders, wealth redistritution, green energy) that Biden has attempted to continue. As we approach the party conventions and Presidential election of 2024, we saw the Economic Surprise Index (ESI) in May decline to -0.126. Coupled with Biden’s negative buying conditions for housing (higher mortgage rates and soaring house prices), Obama’s Jacobian transformative economic fantasty is on thin ice....
 

GOP Debate Tickets Went to Anti-Trump Donors (Surprise, Surprise)
 
09/17/2015 5:10:30 PM PDT · by LS · 53 replies
Breitbart ^ | 9/17/2015 | John Fleischman
On Wednesday, the normally peaceful and sedate atmosphere of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley was transformed into a hectic, crowded and high-energy setting as the eyes of America, and many in the world, tuned into the second round of the GOP Presidential Debates.
 

After Palin Endorses Trump he Rises 6 Points, Cruz Falls 6 Points in Reuters Poll
 
01/22/2016 9:46:40 PM PST · by BlackFemaleArmyColonel · 213 replies
Young Conservatives ^ | 1/22/2016 | John S. Roberts
If you haven't yet heard, former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin recently endorsed Donald J. Trump for president. It was shocking to many, since Palin was seen as a Tea Party type of candidate throughout her career. Meaning, why didn't she endorse the staunchest conservative in the race, which is clearly Ted Cruz? Check out how the Reuters poll has shifted since Palin gave Trump the thumbs up. Cruz down 6, Trump up 6. That's a huge swing in just a few days time. The biggest question however, is how in the world is former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush still...
 

Dems have enough votes to filibuster Gorsuch (SURPRISE, Surprise, surprise)
 
04/03/2017 2:27:16 PM PDT · by CptnObvious · 27 replies
Fox News ^ | 4/3/2017 | Not Listed
Several senators announced their opposition to Gorsuch on Monday ahead of a Senate Judiciary Committee vote.
 

Surprise, Surprise, Surprise: Capitalism in Medicine Trounces Socialism
 
06/06/2020 6:11:50 AM PDT · by Kaslin · 3 replies
American Thinker.com ^ | June 6, 2020 | Howard Sachs
Socialism or capitalism for health care? We know that leftists root for the former. They are fools to do so. I've been practicing medicine for over 30 years under various economic systems. The V.A. I worked at is almost a liberty- free, hard-left system, with doctors and patients grinding through the day under piles of government laws regarding when, where, how much, and who will get medical care. The waste and inefficiencies are in plain sight there. Its socialist organization is why thousands of our precious veterans have died prematurely or suffered intolerable waits for the expensive and generally mediocre...
 
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