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Attorney in Texas

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10. Between a fifth and a third of Republican primary voters want Trump. Too bad for Trump those numbers

Reply to spanone (Reply #9)

Thu Aug 20, 2015, 01:49 AM

Aug 2015

don't add up to winning the nomination. The other four-fifths to two-thirds of the Republican party is scared shitless of Trump. They have created a monster (Trump's not the monster; the real monster is Trump's know-nothing supporters) which has slipped out of the party's control. This Trump-supporter segment of the party is currently too small to take control of the party, but there is no guarantee that this will remain true into the not-too-distant future.

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"Donald Trump exposes Jeb Bush's problem: the GOP doesn't want a bland political insider" [View all] Attorney in Texas Aug 2015 OP

Come on. Nobody wanted the bland insider Rmoney. And then they compromised on him. DetlefK Aug 2015 #1

Agreed, but there are (at least) two key differences between Romney and Bush. (1) While the "flavor- Attorney in Texas Aug 2015 #3

Jeb is a weak and boring candidate Gothmog Aug 2015 #2

"45 percent of Republicans trust Trump the most on the economy, compared with 8 percent for Bush" Attorney in Texas Aug 2015 #8

That is a really bad number for Jeb Gothmog Aug 2015 #11

You have to wonder how many of those who helped him raise $100,000,000 now regret their contribution Attorney in Texas Aug 2015 #12

one sign of a loser candidate is if they have to add an exclamation point to their name. geek tragedy Aug 2015 #4

When does the Bush campaign become morally obligated to switch to "Jeb?" from "Jeb!" Attorney in Texas Aug 2015 #5

I was thinking "~Jeb" nt geek tragedy Aug 2015 #6

Trump is wrong. KentuckyWoman Aug 2015 #7

no, the gop doesn't want trump spanone Aug 2015 #9

Between a fifth and a third of Republican primary voters want Trump. Too bad for Trump those numbers Attorney in Texas Aug 2015 #10