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2016 Postmortem

DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Sun Oct 9, 2016, 12:57 PM Oct 2016

Big Majority of Republicans Want Trump to Stay In Race

A new Politico/Morning Consult poll finds that just 39% of voters think Donald Trump should end his presidential campaign, while only slightly more voters, 45%, think he should not drop out.

But voters are largely viewing Trump’s comments through their own partisan lens: 70% of Democrats say Trump should end his campaign, but just 12% of Republicans — and 13% of female Republicans — agree.

In an election match up, Hillary Clinton leads Trump by just four points, 42% to 38%, with Gary Johnson at 8%.

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https://politicalwire.com/2016/10/09/big-majority-republicans-want-trump-stay-race/

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Big Majority of Republicans Want Trump to Stay In Race (Original Post) DonViejo Oct 2016 OP

Solid Zambero Oct 2016 #1

If those 12% stay home, we win the House of Representatives. geek tragedy Oct 2016 #2

Indiana perhaps? Utah? Zambero Oct 2016 #3

12% will get Texas, also. docgee Oct 2016 #7

Yes, this is today's Republican party NastyRiffraff Oct 2016 #4

So do Dems Cha Oct 2016 #6

PURRRRRR-fect! A republican civil war. Bad Thoughts Oct 2016 #8

Zambero

(8,964 posts)

1. Solid

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sun Oct 9, 2016, 01:01 PM

Oct 2016

By all means GOP, stay the course, along with the collateral damage your party richly deserves.

geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)

2. If those 12% stay home, we win the House of Representatives.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sun Oct 9, 2016, 01:05 PM

Oct 2016

And if they refuse to vote for Trump, Clinton wins AZ, MO, and GA.

Zambero

(8,964 posts)

3. Indiana perhaps? Utah?

Reply to geek tragedy (Reply #2)

Sun Oct 9, 2016, 01:19 PM

Oct 2016

Obama took Indiana by surprise in '08, so it's not necessarily a solid red state. Latest polling has Hillary gaining there to within 10%, pre-video. Utah will likely have a large and growing GOP undervote of LDS church members who would typically vote Republican but can't stomach Trump, and a few may also switch to Hillary. Again, in a 4-way matchup some polls have had Hillary down there by about 12%. If it looks close, perhaps Harry Reid should go there and do some campaigning for her? Also, does anyone know how Rep. Mia Love is reacting to the Trump debacle? That seat may now be in play, particularly in a lose-lose scenario where some portion of wavering support will become disgruntled on the basis of and regardless of how she deals with Trump.