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Originally posted by parabellum:

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Originally posted by tha1000:
The last time I felt good about Clinton losing to a socialist wack a doo, we wound up with 8 years of Obama. It was merely an observation on how effed up that segment of the population is.

OK, you're right. This is bad. Very bad.

There. Now you can wallow in it.

I understand what you are saying. I agree for the most part. The fact that Hillary can't beat a communist is great. But, the fact that 50% of the democrat party is voting for an open communist concerns me for the future of the nation. It is imperative that we win this one. I think it is the biggest election of my 40 years on this earth.

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Originally posted by parabellum:
Trump is the subject of the thread.

Apologies for the digression boss. Won't happen again.

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Originally posted by Czechvar:
We need to see who actually created this crappy little hit Poll.

Hit poll? Are you shitting me? I've been saying that 90% of the Federal Government should be fired for years. If 25% would quit if he were elected, that may be the strongest argument yet that I have heard in his favor (and there have been many strong ones).

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Originally posted by Ackks:
Cruz won. It may not mean anything long term for the race other than it gives everyone a chance to explore things. They will push Rubio as the big winner, but with Cruz being alive it's going to block him.

Yeah, FNC is pushing him already. Of course the establishment.gov is pushing him, big time.

If that asshole wins the white house the USA is finished as we knew and loved it.

After all the hoopla, here is where we are:

Cruz: 8 delegates
Trump: 7 delegates
Rubio: 7 delegates

Basically we are in same position as before last night - pretty much a dead heat and a 3 way race. The others need to get out of the way sooner rather than later. It's a waste of money and time and the sooner the Republicans can settle on a candidate and get behind that candidate, the sooner we can come together to take back the White House, which must be done regardless of who the candidate ends up being.

Trump and Cruz need to pound on the Rubio amnesty drum. Every single Republican should think amnesty when they hear Rubio's name.

2/3 of voting Republicans in Iowa, and 1/2 of their Democrats, rejected the Establishment.

That's as much a positive sign as anything, IMO.

Trump needs to get back on his message. Stop attacking perceived enemies and start dancing with the one who brung ya!
Agressive on immigration the media, Bush, Clinton and China that's what got him this far.
He spent too much time attacking
Cruz and lost track of his message

Cruz I hear went straight to South Carolina last night. He knows New Hampshirs is a wasted effort.

One of my main concerns is the makeup of the Supreme Court. I feel the Trump is unelectable and if he is the Republican nominee we will lose the Supemes.

Hillary losing to the Bernster(despite it being called a win, it's a loss) made my night more than Cruz dominating and Rubio moving up at Trump's expense. Hilary is terrible retail politician....

I expect Trump to still hit Cruz, but I hope Rubio gets most of his attention. His "surge" began a day or two before the debate out of no where. A good debate performance was called a "game changer" and now he's "the big winner" for coming in third. The establishment is pushing him hard and Fox News is taking the lead.

Cruz and Trump need to knock him back down before Bush, Kasich, and Christie drop out. No need for them to let the establishment get any traction.

The delegates coming out of Iowa and NH are never the big result. It's all about momentum, media coverage and fund raising. Trump had the momentum going into Iowa. Cruz, and to a smaller extent Rubio, have it coming out.

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Originally posted by BamaJeepster:
After all the hoopla, here is where we are:

Cruz: 8 delegates
Trump: 7 delegates
Rubio: 7 delegates

Basically we are in same position as before last night - pretty much a dead heat and a 3 way race. The others need to get out of the way sooner rather than later. It's a waste of money and time and the sooner the Republicans can settle on a candidate and get behind that candidate, the sooner we can come together to take back the White House, which must be done regardless of who the candidate ends up being.

Trump said Brown was cut out of “central casting” and could be his vice-presidential pick....

Scott Brown to endorse Trump

MILFORD, N.H. — Former Massachusetts senator Scott P. Brown, a moderate Republican who two years ago ran for Senate in New Hampshire, will endorse Donald Trump at rally here Tuesday night, one week before the state’s presidential primary.

Brown’s decision has been closely guarded for days, but it was confirmed by two people familiar with the event, where Brown will appear onstage with the candidate.

When reached early Tuesday afternoon, the Trump campaign’s spokesperson would not discuss the rally or possible guests. Brown was unavailable for comment.

Brown’s move could give Trump a significant boost, one day after the mogul lost the Iowa caucuses to Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas.

Although Brown was defeated in his senatorial bid here, he has been popular GOP figure in New England ever since his stunning, come-from-behind victory in Massachusetts’s special election to fill the Senate seat in 2010.

Brown is also a favorite of many establishment Republicans due to his centrist positions, including support for abortion rights and for a ban on assault weapons. His profile and personality, however, are blue collar and populist. He drove a pickup truck during his Senate bids and is a habitué of Cheap Trick concerts.

On the endorsement front, Brown is the first U.S. senator, current or former, to formally back Trump.

In the New Hampshire contest, Trump faces stiff competition not only from Cruz but from a crowd of mainstream Republicans who have strong pockets of support in and have been relentlessly campaigning in the state, such as New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Ohio Gov. John Kasich and former Florida governor Jeb Bush. Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, who placed a strong third in Iowa, is another threat.

The relationship between Trump and Brown has grown cozy in recent months with a series of meetings and phone calls. At a January event in Portsmouth, N.H., Trump said Brown was cut out of “central casting” and could be his vice-presidential pick. Brown called Trump “the next president of the United States.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com...wn-to-endorse-trump/

Brown is a graduate of the Christie School of nonSensical Gun Restrictions.

Fuck that guy.

Scott Brown backs assault gun ban

“What happened in Newtown where those children were subject to that level of violence is beyond my comprehension,” Brown told the Springfield Republican on Wednesday. “As a state legislator in Massachusetts I supported an assault weapons ban thinking other states would follow suit. But unfortunately, they have not and innocent people are being killed. As a result, I support a federal assault weapons ban, perhaps like the legislation we have in Massachusetts.”

Previously, Brown had long opposed new federal restrictions on guns, arguing the issue should be left to the states. But Brown earned the endorsement of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg in November’s election in part by opposing legislation that would’ve allowed concealed weapon permit holders to carry guns across state lines.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/...085348#ixzz3z2i8qYmH

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Originally posted by chellim1:
Scott Brown backs assault gun ban

So far, this story is Brown backing Trump, not the other way around. OTOH, if Trump cozies up to him and his ilk too much, I think a lot of Trump supporters will be glad he lost in Iowa.

I'm not sure where the article thinks Trump is facing all this stiff competition from the rest of the field in New Hampshire.
Unless of course the polls are wrong!?!?!

Iowa’s Biggest Loser? The Polls. Again.

http://www.breitbart.com/big-g...ser-the-polls-again/

If you recall, the polls blew the mid-term elections in 2014, the polls really blew the highly-publicized Virginia Senate race, the polls in Israel greatly under-estimated Benjamin Netanyahu’s most recent victory, the polls completely whiffed on the conservative win in Britain, and now the polls have blown the Iowa Caucus.

On the GOP side, every recent poll out of Iowa showed Trump as the victor. In the Real Clear Politics poll of polls, Trump was up by an average of +4.7 points. Polls predicted Trump winning with 28.6% support. He ended up in second place with just 24.3% support.

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) was predicted to come in third with just 17% support, and ended up almost thumping Trump with a whopping 23.1%.

Cruz was supposed to come in second with 24%, he ended up winning the day with 27.7%.

The thing, though, is that this is good news — very good news. Over the last few election cycles, the DC Media have used polling as a means to control the national political conversation, and, by extension, the ultimate outcome. If the polls are seen as unreliable, so too will any narrative or message built on them.

Voters scoffing at polls, at anything that sets any kind of Narrative or conventional wisdom, at anything used by our media overlords as a means of control, is good for our democracy.

When the polls show our man in the lead, the pollsters are wise sages and infallible soothsayers.

When the polls favor the other guy, they are incompetent buffoons who couldn't predict that a panda will eat bamboo.

Fwiw.

Two months ago, even as recently as one month ago, the London bookies had Rubio winning the nomination.

I thought it was strange.