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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-us-2016-3564712...
Vote Megatron!
Trump is just battering his foes.
Primary delegate trackers
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/elections/2016/pri...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-35350890
Vote Megatron!
Trump is just battering his foes.
Primary delegate trackers
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/elections/2016/pri...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-35350890
Edited by Halb on Wednesday 24th February 09:58
Interestingly enough I have heard that polling data for the "Super Tuesday" states is that Rubio is polling last among republican voters over the age of 40.
Big leads for Trump in many of those states, particularly those with less evangelical voters.
If it is Trump allot will depend on his VP. Someone like Rubio would address many of his weaknesses, someone like Palin would emphasise them.
Big leads for Trump in many of those states, particularly those with less evangelical voters.
If it is Trump allot will depend on his VP. Someone like Rubio would address many of his weaknesses, someone like Palin would emphasise them.
AreOut said:
johnxjsc1985 said:
The Trump bandwagon does seem to keep rolling on. Wonder how may people who simply dismissed him are now s
tting themselves.
I bet many are voting for him just to annoy those arrogant f*cks.tting themselves. The GOP is literally finished. I predict that they will split apart after this, completely f
king bonkers whack jobs on one side, just bonkers whack jobs on the other. If he sweeps the SEC the establishment will have to be seen to back him but it's the aftermath next year that will be fun to watch. The irony is that he's not even one of them, he's neither republican or conservative, he's the cuckoo that is destroying the nest.AreOut said:
johnxjsc1985 said:
The Trump bandwagon does seem to keep rolling on. Wonder how may people who simply dismissed him are now stting themselves.
I bet many are voting for him just to annoy those arrogant f*cks.tting themselves. Halb said:
I browsered, and it seems people want a Rubio/Cruz ticket to beat Trump.
Imagine a Trump/Rubio ticket.
Cruz is less electable than Trump. You have to see him daily to realize what an utter reptile he is. Trump has not attacked Rubio, many believe that's because he wants him on the ticket.Imagine a Trump/Rubio ticket.
unrepentant said:
Halb said:
I browsered, and it seems people want a Rubio/Cruz ticket to beat Trump.
Imagine a Trump/Rubio ticket.
Cruz is less electable than Trump. You have to see him daily to realize what an utter reptile he is. Trump has not attacked Rubio, many believe that's because he wants him on the ticket.Imagine a Trump/Rubio ticket.
unrepentant said:
Cruz is less electable than Trump. You have to see him daily to realize what an utter reptile he is. Trump has not attacked Rubio, many believe that's because he wants him on the ticket.
I mostly agree with you on Cruz, and so does most of the Republican party it seems.If Trump is looking at Rubio as a potential running mate then it is yet another sign that there is some good sense underneath all the bluster and over the top statements.
Looking back through Trump's past policy positions and statements from opposition to the Iraq war, a former pro-choice position (changed since of course as you have to be pro-life to run for the republican nomination) attacks on favourable tax treatment of carried interest, support for affirmative action (for now) it isn't actually the extremist position many of the British media pretend.
This is a summary
http://www.ontheissues.org/Donald_Trump.htm
His strength as a campaigner was his realisation that many are entirely fed up with a section of the media deciding what is, and is not, acceptable language on any issue. His popularity jumped ever time he challenged the Bien peasant consensus.
unrepentant said:
Cruz is less electable than Trump. You have to see him daily to realize what an utter reptile he is. Trump has not attacked Rubio, many believe that's because he wants him on the ticket.
I am slightly perturbed that Cruz likes my all-time favourite film of all time.http://dailycaller.com/2015/12/14/the-princess-bri...
http://www.vulture.com/2015/12/mandy-patinkin-is-d...
Zod said:
unrepentant said:
Halb said:
I browsered, and it seems people want a Rubio/Cruz ticket to beat Trump.
Imagine a Trump/Rubio ticket.
Cruz is less electable than Trump. You have to see him daily to realize what an utter reptile he is. Trump has not attacked Rubio, many believe that's because he wants him on the ticket.Imagine a Trump/Rubio ticket.
unrepentant said:
Halb said:
Just watching it on the news now.
Trump took 46% of the Hispanics.
You can ignore that. He took 46% of Hispanics who caucused for the republicans in Nevada. That's Domingo Garcia and his wife Catalina. The other 99.9% of Nevada Hispanics are democrats.Trump took 46% of the Hispanics.
In Texas, the state with the second largest Latino population, The republicans have been taking around 40% of the Latino vote for the last two governor elections and the historic strength (recently eroded) of the Republican among Cuban exiles in Miami is well known.
Quite why the most important criteria determining how a well integrated and successful Latino will vote is which candidate will turn a blind eye to illegal immigration by peasant farmers from Central America is a bit of a mystery to me.
JagLover said:
Much as you like to believe in the inevitability of Democratic hegemony based on demographic factors Latinos are not the solid Democratic block that African Americans are.
In Texas, the state with the second largest Latino population, The republicans have been taking around 40% of the Latino vote for the last two governor elections and the historic strength (recently eroded) of the Republican among Cuban exiles in Miami is well known.
Quite why the most important criteria determining how a well integrated and successful Latino will vote is which candidate will turn a blind eye to illegal immigration by peasant farmers from Central America is a bit of a mystery to me.
Maybe they will not like being characterised as rapists and criminals?In Texas, the state with the second largest Latino population, The republicans have been taking around 40% of the Latino vote for the last two governor elections and the historic strength (recently eroded) of the Republican among Cuban exiles in Miami is well known.
Quite why the most important criteria determining how a well integrated and successful Latino will vote is which candidate will turn a blind eye to illegal immigration by peasant farmers from Central America is a bit of a mystery to me.
JagLover said:
Much as you like to believe in the inevitability of Democratic hegemony based on demographic factors Latinos are not the solid Democratic block that African Americans are.
In Texas, the state with the second largest Latino population, The republicans have been taking around 40% of the Latino vote for the last two governor elections and the historic strength (recently eroded) of the Republican among Cuban exiles in Miami is well known.
Quite why the most important criteria determining how a well integrated and successful Latino will vote is which candidate will turn a blind eye to illegal immigration by peasant farmers from Central America is a bit of a mystery to me.
There's "voting republican" and there's "voting Trump" - I doubt all (or even many) GOP Latinos would vote Trump after the way he's referred to them. FWIW less than 30% of TX Latinos voted for Romney.In Texas, the state with the second largest Latino population, The republicans have been taking around 40% of the Latino vote for the last two governor elections and the historic strength (recently eroded) of the Republican among Cuban exiles in Miami is well known.
Quite why the most important criteria determining how a well integrated and successful Latino will vote is which candidate will turn a blind eye to illegal immigration by peasant farmers from Central America is a bit of a mystery to me.
JagLover said:
Much as you like to believe in the inevitability of Democratic hegemony based on demographic factors Latinos are not the solid Democratic block that African Americans are.
In Texas, the state with the second largest Latino population, The republicans have been taking around 40% of the Latino vote for the last two governor elections and the historic strength (recently eroded) of the Republican among Cuban exiles in Miami is well known.
Quite why the most important criteria determining how a well integrated and successful Latino will vote is which candidate will turn a blind eye to illegal immigration by peasant farmers from Central America is a bit of a mystery to me.
People often vote differently in Gubernatorial races. I would probably have voted for the last governor of my state (Mitch Daniels) who was a republican, I am actively campaigning against the incumbent, Mike Pence, who is also republican but far more of a bigoted asshole. Obama won Indiana in 2008 (the first democrat to do so since 1964) but Daniels was re-elected with an increased share of the vote. In Texas, the state with the second largest Latino population, The republicans have been taking around 40% of the Latino vote for the last two governor elections and the historic strength (recently eroded) of the Republican among Cuban exiles in Miami is well known.
Quite why the most important criteria determining how a well integrated and successful Latino will vote is which candidate will turn a blind eye to illegal immigration by peasant farmers from Central America is a bit of a mystery to me.
I don't believe that 40% of Texan Hispanics will vote for a republican presidential candidate and I doubt Trump would get 20% of them after his comments (which will be thrown back at him ad nauseum if he is the candidate).
The DNC have been praying for Trump or Cruz and it looks like they are going to get one of them.
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