I love this! It's a shame Kasich is avering 3.1% or there would be six candidates in the debate.
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CNBC raises the bar for upcoming GOP debate
CNBC announced Wednesday that candidates must have an average of at least 3% among recognized national polls in order to participate in their primetime debate on Oct. 28. Candidates who can't clear 3% will be relegated to the undercard debate.
That is a departure from the first two Republican contests, which took the top 10 or 11 candidates for the main stage based on an average of national polls, including some candidates who had less than 3% support.
It's not clear how many candidates would clear the 3% mark, but it is expected to put Paul, Christie and Mike Huckabee at risk of being relegated to the undercard. All three of those candidates are currently hovering around the 3% mark in an average of recent national polls.
One attribute that Trump has going for him, not intentionally developed by him, and similar to obozo always voting present. He has no voting record to defend and can go in any direction he wants to.
I wonder when they characterize Trump as a war monger based only on him being an alpha male that doesn't wilt, and who negotiates from a position of power.
I'm beginning to think the reason Trump crosses so many political barriers. Is the fact he is doing what most American people want. True compromise on positions to get something done. He is neither far right nor far left. He offers something for everyone. I certainly don't agree with him 100% But then what I want is not electable. He is a true middle of the road candidate, owing no one. Someone with our best interest at heart. Trump is a philanthropist that I believe can and will get the Government working again. "Trump 2016"
October 09, 2015, 01:02 PM
gearhounds
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Originally posted by Fla. Jim: I'm beginning to think the reason Trump crosses so many political barriers. Is the fact he is doing what most American people want. True compromise on positions to get something done. He is neither far right nor far left. He offers something for everyone. I certainly don't agree with him 100% But then what I want is not electable. He is a true middle of the road candidate, owing no one. Someone with our best interest at heart. Trump is a philanthropist that I believe can and will get the Government working again. "Trump 2016"
As has been pointed out a number of times, trump is not a politician. He is a successful businessman. He does not play the same game that pols on both side of the aisle play, and have been playing the American people with for decades. Americans are tired of the crap in Washington. The MSM can try all they want to down play Trump, but he has the appearance of the one thing few politicians have: honesty paired with straightforwardness.
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It's hard to argue with that. Traitors get executed. I am still on for Trump/Cruz. Carson is starting to pick up some speed and its nice to see he's got a pair lately. I'm sure he had to work on how he interacts. Being a neurosurgeon most of his life had him act in a certain manner, being a politician, the complete opposite.
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October 12, 2015, 11:55 AM
ChicagoSigMan
Don't know why, but I laugh at this every time. This guy just nails it.
October 12, 2015, 12:45 PM
justjoe
If he did nothing more (and he will do a lot more) Trump has already had a powerful, important impact on the next election. He stopped the Jeb! juggernaut that the establishment thought would roll all the way to his nomination (and, then, his defeat). That in itself is YUUUGE! But he has also emboldened other candidates. Republican candidates have always been total wimps with the corrupt MSM. Remember Mittens. Now, after Trump, we see them fighting back. Even Carson has been letting them have it. Have a look at this:
Busted ! CNN Uses Jeb Bush Staffer Planted In Audience To Frame Donald Trump Narrative/Hit Job….
Posted on October 13, 2015 by sundance
During an appearance at a Jon Huntsman “No Labels” event, a female audience member named Lauren Batchelder played the role of a female antagonist toward candidate Donald Trump.
However, Ms. Batchelder is not just an average audience member. She’s a paid political operative of the GOP and a paid staff member of Team Jeb Bush
He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster.
October 13, 2015, 08:55 AM
entropy
I had an interesting conversation with a gay coworker the other day. Also a strong supporter of Trump. Its interesting...peel aside the false narratives and labels that both the establishment left and right love to superglue to everyone (to polarize them) and folks come to realize that there is alot more in common than there is not. I think many folks are waking up to being played.
As it stands right now, Id love to see a Trump/Carson ticket. A Trump/Fiorina ticket as a second choice. Unfortunately, the establishment sees this too, and they are certainly not going down without a battle. If they loose this, it could usher in an entire era where they get put in their place again.
We better hope so.
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October 13, 2015, 08:58 AM
justjoe
We have no news organizations. We have what Carson called "national embarrassments." In the guise of "reporting the news" they not only spin and slant, repress and suppress, they outright make shit up. This cannot be allowed to continue.
What they have done to Trump, and are now doing to Carson, is not just an embarrassment, it's a travesty, a perversion of the duty with which we entrust them. If I were king, they would be frog marched off to labor camps, the whole shitload of them, CNN, MSNBC, CBS, ABC, NBC and FOX. Let Princess Megyn farm potatoes for a few years, and Wolf BLitzer spread manure as copiously as he has spread bullshit.
