Trump turns to general election mode

Hillary's knowledge will trump this bigot (if it comes to him being the nominee)






http://www.politico.com/story/2015/12/donald-trump-general-election-primary-216477#ixzz3tlDTrlQO

Trump turns to general election mode

On the campaign trail, the billionaire is showing less interest in his Republican rivals and more in Hillary Clinton and November 2016.

By Ben Schreckinger

12/07/15 05:18 AM EST


DAVENPORT, Iowa — Donald Trump is over the Republican primary and ready for the main event.

With new polls reaffirming his dominance and Ben Carson’s decline, Trump is showing less interest in recent days in his Republican rivals and more in general election strategy and Hillary Clinton’s personal life.

Trump added to the picture of a man apart from the field by holding rallies in northwest Iowa and eastern Iowa on Saturday, skipping the Cedar Rapids GOP cattle call where five other Republicans — including Carson and Ted Cruz — took turns speaking on a single stage at an event hosted by FreedomWorks.

Asked at his first stop in Spencer in northwest Iowa to respond to allies of Jeb Bush who have labeled him a “fascist,” Trump, who usually relishes the opportunity to counterattack those who criticize him, shrugged. “He’s desperate. You know Jeb is desperate right now. He’s doing very badly, and he’s a desperate person.”

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Trump’s extemporaneous remarks looked forward to the need for strong Republican turnout next fall. “There’s a structural advantage that the Democrats have, you know that,” he told his supporters in Davenport. “Unless you get out and really vote, come November you’re not going to win.”

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