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Trump dominates GOP field heading into 2016
The governor has been far more outspoken in criticizing his other GOP rivals in the Senate, including U.S. Sen.
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The backdrop to all this is a mood of anxiety – both economic and personal security – pervading the GOP electorate in these early states. Terrorism and national security are now specifically front-and-center on primary voters’ minds: in Iowa, 61 percent say it is their top decision-making criteria for candidates, ahead of the economy; in New Hampshire, 66 percent cite terrorism and security ahead of 28 percent on the economy. If Trump is overly bothered by Cruz leading him by 10 points in Iowa, according to the widely respected Des Moines Register poll, and potentially dealing him a damaging blow at the outset of actual voting, he hasn’t given much sign of it yet. So Trump’s Secretary of War should be retired Marine Corps Gen. James “Mad Dog” Mattis – the “most beloved and feared military leader in modern history” and the living embodiment of the phrase “No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy”.
With the first primary contests just over six weeks away, Trump continues to the lead the Republican field, a development that has stunned the political world and deeply divided the Republican party.
Speaking at a rally last night, Trump said that Hillary Clinton got “schlonged” in her 2008 fight against Barack Obama.
Still, a majority of voters think she’s likely to win the general election if she’s in it. They said 59 – 32 percent that she’ll probably beat her Republican opponent, whoever it is. Now, folks appear to not want to be viewed as supporting a racist.
Also, 46 percent said they opposed Trump’s plan to temporarily stop Muslims from entering the United States.
Trump launched a flurry of attacks on Bush, repeatedly insisting that Bush was a “low energy” candidate not suited to lead the country. Clinton leads Rubio 44-43, which amounts to a statistical tie.
A resilient, but wounded, Trump would no doubt pull delegates away from Cruz, whom multiple polls show as the clear second-choice pick of most Trump supporters. He’s still up about two-to-one over his nearest competitor. Marco Rubio at 12 percent.
Christie again demurred, focusing only the differences inherent in their job positions, and not their approach to issues. Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, widely seen as needing a strong debate performance to boost his standing in the polls, was rated best by just 1% of debate watchers. According to Morning Consult, a polling-and-data-science firm, Trump’s favorability rating rose by at least 6 points, from 32 to 38, when the surveys were conducted online with no pollster to judge them. Chris Christie has received 18% support.
Apart from the race for the Republican nomination, the polls on Monday even showed how weak Senator Ted Cruz may actually be.
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But for our purposes here, insiders/establishment are the Republican politicians who have had experience governing and forging compromises with the opposition, and who would be acceptable to most of the party’s elected members, lobbyists, and political consultants.