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UCmeNdc

(9,601 posts) Tue Jul 21, 2015, 11:31 AM Jul 2015

Poll: Trump surges to big lead in GOP presidential race

Businessman Donald Trump surged into the lead for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, with almost twice the support of his closest rival, just as he ignited a new controversy after making disparaging remarks about Sen. John McCain’s Vietnam War service, according to a new Washington

Post-ABC News poll.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/poll-trump-surges-to-big-lead-in-gop-presidential-race/2015/07/20/efd2e0d0-2ef8-11e5-8f36-18d1d501920d_story.html?wpisrc=nl_politics&wpmm=1

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Poll: Trump surges to big lead in GOP presidential race (Original Post) UCmeNdc Jul 2015 OP

This is even more frightening than Jebro. marym625 Jul 2015 #1

Shame on America ann--- Jul 2015 #2

There's no such thing as bad publicity. Octafish Jul 2015 #3

no, this is really what we want. lapfog_1 Jul 2015 #4

I may actually vote for him in the primary... Whiskeytide Jul 2015 #6

It's become nothing more than a ratings game... Whiskeytide Jul 2015 #5

But the crock pot is on high Blue Owl Jul 2015 #7

I would rather have him than Scott Walker... yuiyoshida Jul 2015 #8

God help this country if this idiot is President newfie11 Jul 2015 #9

can you imagine who would serve as his Sec. of State? Ilsa Jul 2015 #13

Or select someone from Celebrity Apprentice vankuria Jul 2015 #16

I'm having nightmares already. nt Ilsa Jul 2015 #18

Your nightmares vankuria Jul 2015 #19

How could it have turned out any other way. For the past ladjf Jul 2015 #10

There will be plenty of goof front runners between now and November 2016. Remember the last election Erose999 Jul 2015 #11

He should announce that his own hair is his pick for VP. Arugula Latte Jul 2015 #12

But can he produce its long-form birth certificate? KamaAina Jul 2015 #14

Good point. Arugula Latte Jul 2015 #17

So Trump attacks McCain's military service and he rises in the polls. BlueStater Jul 2015 #15

marym625

(17,997 posts)

1. This is even more frightening than Jebro.

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Tue Jul 21, 2015, 11:33 AM

Jul 2015

ann---

(1,933 posts)

2. Shame on America

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Tue Jul 21, 2015, 11:34 AM

Jul 2015

for allowing such a lunatic to be in the race
for president.

Octafish

(55,745 posts)

3. There's no such thing as bad publicity.

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Tue Jul 21, 2015, 11:35 AM

Jul 2015

Hair-dos are another matter.

lapfog_1

(29,227 posts)

4. no, this is really what we want.

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Tue Jul 21, 2015, 11:38 AM

Jul 2015

Trump has 0 chance against Bernie or Hillary or O'malley, or the Tooth Fairy.

He will get the votes of the idiot wing of the repuke party (about 15% of all voters, apparently).

Sane republicans will either stay home or possible even vote for a socialist.

No veterans will vote for Trump. No Latinos will vote for Trump. We want Trump to win the nomination... or do so well now that he runs as a third party! (best outcome)

Whiskeytide

(4,463 posts)

6. I may actually vote for him in the primary...

Reply to lapfog_1 (Reply #4)

Tue Jul 21, 2015, 11:42 AM

Jul 2015

... if he stays in it that long (doubtful, I guess - but I can dream). I'm in a deep red state, so I could sacrifice my primary vote to help the national cause. "Go The Donald"!

Whiskeytide

(4,463 posts)

5. It's become nothing more than a ratings game...

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Tue Jul 21, 2015, 11:39 AM

Jul 2015

... Outrageous mouth puke = lots and lots of publicity = general name recognition which = poll surge. Trump is a ratings master. He's kicking their asses just at being seen and heard - regardless of what he's saying - and he's loving every minute of it.

Blue Owl

(50,523 posts)

7. But the crock pot is on high

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Tue Jul 21, 2015, 11:50 AM

Jul 2015

n/t

yuiyoshida

(41,867 posts)

8. I would rather have him than Scott Walker...

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Tue Jul 21, 2015, 11:53 AM

Jul 2015

I know what ever Democrat we put up to run for President will smear the side walk with him, like peanutbutter on toast.

newfie11

(8,159 posts)

9. God help this country if this idiot is President

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Tue Jul 21, 2015, 12:00 PM

Jul 2015

I don't count anything out anymore. Shrub won twice. Shenanigans With votes have been done before!

Ilsa

(61,700 posts)

13. can you imagine who would serve as his Sec. of State?

Reply to newfie11 (Reply #9)

Tue Jul 21, 2015, 12:43 PM

Jul 2015

He'd tap someone like Limbaugh, perhaps?

vankuria

(904 posts)

16. Or select someone from Celebrity Apprentice

Reply to Ilsa (Reply #13)

Tue Jul 21, 2015, 02:18 PM

Jul 2015

may-be Meat loaf or Gary Busey.

Ilsa

(61,700 posts)

18. I'm having nightmares already. nt

Reply to vankuria (Reply #16)

Tue Jul 21, 2015, 05:08 PM

Jul 2015

vankuria

(904 posts)

19. Your nightmares

Reply to Ilsa (Reply #18)

Tue Jul 21, 2015, 07:20 PM

Jul 2015

are nothing compared to the GOP power brokers, they're shitting in their pants trying to figure out how to get rid of Trump!

ladjf

(17,320 posts)

10. How could it have turned out any other way. For the past

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Tue Jul 21, 2015, 12:22 PM

Jul 2015

two weeks the media has discussed Trump for hours and hours every day. That was free publicity, being entertained by Trump.

It didn't matter so much about his substance, his face and voice were seen and heard constantly. That was a huge , free boost for him.

Erose999

(5,624 posts)

11. There will be plenty of goof front runners between now and November 2016. Remember the last election

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Tue Jul 21, 2015, 12:37 PM

Jul 2015

where there was some new fuck goof leading the pack every other week.

Trump will make a couple more gaffes and eventually he'll drop out of the race. Then it will be Fuckabee, Prick Erry, Carnival Cruz, Graham Cracker, Marco Polio, White Walker, Frothy Rick, Randroid, Bent Carson, Chris Crisco, or Carly Fuckarino, Bobby Swindle, etc etc etc.

They'll be the flavor of the week until they either make a gaffe, are exposed in a scandal, or go broke.

The winner will be Jeb or Walker. The establishment candidate always wins. Reagan, Bush, Dole, Bush, McCain, Romney....

Arugula Latte

(50,566 posts)

12. He should announce that his own hair is his pick for VP.

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Tue Jul 21, 2015, 12:39 PM

Jul 2015

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)

14. But can he produce its long-form birth certificate?

Reply to Arugula Latte (Reply #12)

Tue Jul 21, 2015, 01:45 PM

Jul 2015

People are saying it may have been made in China.

Arugula Latte

(50,566 posts)

17. Good point.

Reply to KamaAina (Reply #14)

Tue Jul 21, 2015, 02:51 PM

Jul 2015

Also, his hair is quite a Flip-Flopper.

Still, they've been a team for a long time, and the hair is actually smarter than the rest of the GOP pack.

BlueStater

(7,596 posts)

15. So Trump attacks McCain's military service and he rises in the polls.

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Tue Jul 21, 2015, 02:09 PM

Jul 2015

Do Trump supporters believe McCain's time as a POW needed to be taken down a peg or something?

I hope I never meet a Trump supporter in real life. I just might get a brain aneurysm from their stupidity.

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