Posted on 12/15/2015 12:18:50 PM PST by GonzoII
So dominant is Hillary Clinton's polling in the presidential primaries, notes the press critic Howard Kurtz, that the media have essentially stopped paying attention to the Democratic race at all. The logic, for a media organization, is simple: Why lavish limited resources on a fait accompli? The Democrats, after all, have spoken. They are fully ready for (or perhaps fully resigned to) Hillary.
That's certainly not the case on the Republican side, where, we are told (ad nauseam), that the race is still "wide open." With "no clear frontrunner" on the GOP side, the contrast between the Republican and Democratic contests could not be clearer. It will be Hillary representing the Dems, and it could be just about anybody (well, maybe not anybody) who ends up leading the ticket for the GOP.
Yet are the races really all that different?
According to the two latest national polls, conducted as the furor over Trump's call for a temporary moratorium on Muslim migration reached a fever pitch, the real estate magnate leads the Republican field by either 23 or 27 points. Tuesday's Washington Post/ABC News poll has Trump with more than double the support of the second place finisher, Ted Cruz. Indeed, Trump's lead over his primary opponents is larger than both Ronald Reagan's was in the 1980 race, and George H. W Bush's was in the 1988 contest.
The latest national polls of the Democrats, meanwhile, show Secretary Clinton leading Bernie Sanders by a mere 20 or 19 points. And her support appears to be plateauing, while Trump's numbers are surging. All of which is to say, on a national level, Trump is clearly in a stronger position than Clinton is.
Looking at the crucial first two states, Clinton does appear stronger in Iowa than Trump. According to the latest polling averages, Trump is up by only one point in Iowa, whereas Clinton leads Sanders by more than 15. But Trump is in much better shape in New Hampshire. He's up by 16 points in the Granite State, while Clinton is clinging to a tenuous five point lead.
So, does this mean that Trump is a shoo-in for the Republican nomination? Hardly. He has a fight on his hands (good thing he's in such great shape) – but then again, by the same standard, Secretary Clinton does too. The media should behave accordingly.
I think she's ill...and it may be that Sanders will wind up being their doofus candidate.
I’ll go for the guy that reflects my views. No amnesty, no questionable trade deals. no more evils.
LOL
Hubby keeps laughing after every Trump interview-the media are ADDICTED to him. They can’t stop talking about him. They want to, they want to quit giving him free air time, yet they can’t stop themselves.
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I think it was Andrea Tantaros who said that Trump is the heroin dealer & the media keeps buying. Harris Faulkner gave her a weird look, but the analogy is a good one. The media is majorly addicted ... they can’t get off Trump!
The DEMs like their nutjobs, but no way does Sanders come out on top. Hillary is expending minimal energy for various reasons. The longer the GOP race stays undetermined, the more rest Hillary gets.
You could have asked me. I knew. ;-)
Hellary -> shoe in....LOL :)
MSM hates Trump, but loves the ratings he brings them. Ha ha....keep at it, Trump!!! Trump’s not owned...he owns :)
Of course he can’t win the General Election just like Reagan couldn’t win in ‘80 and GHWB couldn’t win in ‘88 and GWB Would never get reelected in 2004.
How is that cherry picking? It’s a summary of a variety of polls placing Hillary against Trump ... and Trump loses.
Yeah, it will be Bedtime For Bonzo, the guy's a B-List actor...he's to old...
For sure, “shoe in” is a weird phrase.OTOH “shoo-in” denotes someone who faces only nominal opposition.
“Trump’s not owned...he owns :)”
I adore watching his interviews with the lefties - when I used to cringe watching anything like that with other candidates. He has them eating out of his hand in a short time. Within 6 hours of him being bashed for the Muslim moratorium, CNN was falling over themselves to say it was temporary. Even the banner across the screen said it, the interviewer interrupted him to emphasize it.
I’ve never seen anything like this.
LOL!
Ok, I’m corrected!
shoo-in is still odd as well. What’s the derivation?
;D
just google.
shoo is a verb.
who knew?!
The polls who will win the White House are BS……Reagan was going to lose to Carter in a landside….
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