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Peak Trumpnado? Republican 'Insiders' Are Banking On It
About three quarters of Republican early-state insiders say they believe Donald Trump has peaked, but Politico reports, many acknowledge that may also be wishful thinking. Among New Hampshire Republican insiders, 73% say Trump has 'peaked', while, as Politico details, 81% of Hawkeye State Republicans said the same.
“The McCain smear and giving out Graham’s cellphone? What an asshole,” vented a New Hampshire Republican, who says Trump has peaked. “Trumpism does not represent some deeper sentiment within the party, nor has he tapped into something a more conventional candidate can now co-opt. His candidacy has as much substance and meaning as cotton candy. I didn’t like him before. Now I loathe him.”
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“I hope and pray that he has peaked,” added another Granite State Republican, who like all participants was granted anonymity in order to speak freely. “The GOP has a chance in 2016 and it diminishes each time Trump increases his poll numbers.”
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“Everybody is still watching to see what he will do next,” a Granite State Republican said. “It’s like riding down the highway and seeing an accident in the other direction — you know [you] shouldn’t look but you do. I think by September he will begin a downward descent as people get totally sick of his antics.”
Democrats have a different view...
“GOP establishment (especially in early states) and some media are in a panic right now about Trump, and are quick to develop a storyline that he can’t last,” said a New Hampshire Democrat, who like all participants answered through an online submission form. “The truth is otherwise. The base loves him, he keeps showing top tier status nationally and in early states, he (like Hillary) has 100 percent name ID, and unlike all others, doesn’t need either traditional donors or dark money ones. While there are some parallels to [Ross] Perot, this is a new phenomenon and existing precedent doesn’t apply. Who knows where this goes?”
Another added, “If peaking is poll numbers, maybe, but this guy is far from done. He has no reason to drop out. He is going to be the focus of the first debate.”
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For now we suspect the Trumpnado rolls on...
h/t @ianbremmer
We give The Donald the last word...
"@mitchellvii @thehill @slone Here's a crazy thought. Maybe Trump is gaining traction because HE'S RIGHT?"
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 24, 2015
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Peaked? Based upon what wisful thinking.
Im rooting for the Wild Card that Trumps the Ace up the Government's Sleeve.
Trump is living rent free in the heads of those at Politico
You know you are doing something right when people hate you this much.
Just like Hitler with the jews.
LOL YAH IZ JUS LIKE HITLER DURR HURRR!
It's hilarious to see how the media and other politicans are squriming as they try their hardest to trash him. Yet his popularity is soaring by leaps and bounds. The more people see these shills bash him, they more the people like him. When I ask people, "Why?" their main reason is they feel he's not Bullshitting them.
On the other hand, it's harder for me to see how anyone could support Hillary or some of the Pugnicans.
~"About three quarters of Republican early-state insiders say they believe Donald Trump has peaked,"~
~"It's hilarious to see how the media and other politicians are squirming as they try their hardest to trash him."~
And that's just it. Trump is a loud mouth, he's a colossal egotist, an over-the-top narcissist and a full blown asshat. And he terrifies not only the left but the country club republicans to death. His right-on-the-money commentary about what is happening today in this country hits home with the folks who don't live in DC, LA or NYNY. To those people he may be a clown, but for now, he's their clown. And TPTB are frantic to either a) dethrone him or, failing that, b) make others think he is being dethroned.
The upshot of Trump being Trump is that what he does is infectious. Just today Ted Cruz, on the floor of the Senate, called Mitch McConnell a liar. The republican party is coming apart at the seams, with a rift between true conservatives and the property of the big corporations.
Yep, we live in "interesting times".
The beltway Republican motto is "what's my cut?" and Trump is screwing up the graft gravy train. Whether or not he's electable, he's changing the rules of the game and all the 'fixers' are upset they ain't making money on losing canidates......
Poll just out
"Trumpnado" still surging.... Trump 28%, Walker 13%, Bush 12%
https://today.yougov.com/news/2015/07/24/trumps-support-remains-high-mcc...
If he calls McCain a fucking asshole in the debate on live TV he'll probably surge another 10 points.
Trumps retort was so fast and sharp, "I prefer winners."
The fellow is very refreshing.
Trump should ask McShame:
1. How many American sailors did your Admiral old man murder on the USS Liberty by recalling the F4 Phantoms to protect those sailors being murdered. The first ship to arrive to provide aid was Russian.
2. How many Christians did your ISIS boys kill in Syria this week?
https://www.google.com/search?q=mccain+with+isis&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=u...
Not just ISIS but Al Qeada. Is ISIS the new Al Qeada? How did Al Qeada "died"?
https://anarchodutch.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/mccain-isis.jpg
I guess we need to wait for the next Rita Katz green screen video beheading probably being work on at DreamWorks.
https://www.intellihub.com/rita-katz-fake-isis-video-exposed/
If he calls McCain a fucking asshole in the debates I'll CAMPAIGN for him.
When the MSM is "allowed" to hate you this much. FIFY.
Trump loves the country. That's what frightens most.
What principals does trump have that would make him a good president? Seriously. I get that he seems anti-establishment, anti-pc. But what prinicpals does he stand on that make anyone think he would be abfreind to our liberties.
He already uses his power to trump out the little guy ( see the time he stolea a woman's house for his casino). He supported Hillary in 2008 and donated money to her foundation, now we are supposed to pick this guy to run against her. It would be laughable if it weren't so sad.
Any party that puts forth another fucking Bush deserves all the ridicule in the world.
Fuck principles, have you seen Washington lately? They're arguing over money for baby parts.
THESE principles you dolt!
http://www.ontheissues.org/Celeb/Donald_Trump_Gun_Control.htm
DUH!
Yup. Pretty bad principals. Infringing on rights that are supposed to be protected by the 2nd ammendment with background checks and bans. He also wants government to remain in healthcare. Repealing obamacare is all I want, I do NOT want it replaced with anything.
21st century American + Guns + SSRI + No Job + Student Loans = Bad stuff with guns.
Listen, one side wants a total ban on guns, the other wants unlimited access to all the firepower in the world.
Result, you can't go to the movie theaters without dodging lead.
Yes, I have seen Washington. That's why we need someone with principals. Protecting the unborn babies is a principal you seem to desire. And I would agree.
Decent people with principals do not enter politics.
Ever hear of Ron Paul?
People who don't take the money don't get very far. And I love Ron Paul. One of my heroes.
Now we have someone who doesn't need the money crashing the party.
Thanks for restoring my faith, I forgot about him. Go politicians go.
CRUNCHY baby parts !
What does it say about the rest of the Republican field if Trump is kicking their asses?
Bottom line - GOP is screwed and Trump is their best bet - just have him lay off the name calling
GOP doesn't want to win. They will get what they want from Hitlery, with the added advantage that the Democrans get the blame when TSHTF.
As I have said before unless Trump is related to the royal family he cannot be presedent (CEO) of the UNITED STATES as it is a corperation sole and can only be taken over by a member of the royal family.
Trump is the inevitable and overdo backlash to the whining tyranny of political correctness by the American people.
"I'll bring back jobs from China, Japan, and Mexico, thy're screwing us"...
Enough said. Who doesn't want to hear that? Fuck the establishment Dems and Pubs. I'll take Wishy Washy Trump over any of them.
IF he gets elected..he needs to pardon that thing on his head.
Trump is simply a circus side show for entertainment and distraction.
He gives the idiot republicans and the mindless bafoon democrats something to scream about and be distracted with while important things are being ignored by the Lame Stream Media
It will not matter who and from which party our next POTUS is that is chosen for us. The same as it's ever been...
I sincerely think that Trump is being used as absolute evidence that the public cannot be relied upon to vote in "its" best interests, and therefore it is necessary to imediately implement a hereditary alternating duoarchy.... no, wait... thats already happened.
We are now at peak cuckservative; the mainstream Repubs will now fade into obscurity or the Democrat party. Long live neo-reaction.
NSA wants Jeb Bush and they will get him as the nominee
I keep telling republicans that the RNC wants Bush, and that's all you're going to fucking get.
Trump ain't on the menu. You'll get Jebidiah and you will like it, bitches.
Elites are not almighty. They do not always got what they want.
I love how he handled the Telemundo guy in his press conference. I hope he keeps this up, he is kicking all the establishment Republicans ass. Rightly so, the Repub establishment told me that I had to support them in the midterms to counteract everything Obama was doing; I did support them and now they rubberstamp everything and collect fatcat checks for doing nothing, while the economy shuffles. Screw all you Washington assholes, go Trump!
I'm surprised people even care about this.
> who like all participants was granted anonymity in order to speak freely.
Fucking cowards.
here is where we see just how fucking retarded reince preibus is. does he ignore the polls & really try to railroad trump out of the race or does he listen to the republican constituancy and go with it.
i really like trump. GOP consituants have him at 24%, double digits over #2 walker, bush. If trump is considered “no good”, let the voters decide. That’s what a fucking democracy is.
otherwise don’t learn from history and be doomed to repeat it. only reason bill clinton got elected was because ross perot ran from the right as an independent … only reason george bush jr. beat al gore was because ralph nader ran from the left. the head of the GOP’s job is to corral ALL the conservative voices – independent, libertarian, republican, etc. if you can’t do that you should be fired because if they really keep this shit up with trump and bump him out, he’ll run as an independent, split the vote, and hand it to hillary.
To quote Trump "We have stupid people running this country".
What difference does it make? Hitlery or Yeb? Who in their right mind would cast a vote for any of these losers.
"What difference does it make? Hitlery or Yeb? Who in their right mind would cast a vote for any of these losers."
Yep, the fact is we will get who is chosen for us. This is all just theater for our benifit to keep up the illusion of democracy
Libertarians are not conservatives, and have no interest in being "corralled" by the likes of Priebus or anyone else. Fuck the GOP.
He peaked before he started. Daily mail apparently had an article in which Trump hinted at running 3rd party if R's weren't nice to him, which would virtually assure a Clintoon win.
Just saw a large roadside sign for the New State of Jefferson on my way through Auburn, CA last weekend. Going to Gold Country for some prospecting this weekend, I'll keep my eye out for more!!
Did you remove the link for State of Jefferson?
Or did someone do if for you?
That's very curious, I clicked and visited the site to sign the petition, now your link is gone.
Here's another.
http://www.soj51.net/
Was worried it was a policy violation of some sort.. Thanks for the support! Whether it is realized or not, it is worth a shot. Enjoy prospecting, Yuba River or American?
Shameless plug: Help put State of Jefferson on the map! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Jgdln-ceadoTbKM-f8ff8jcSfYPXSC4nAP4wl9v...
Nice to see a repub putting dems and rinos on the defensive for a change.
Trump is a sideshow with an alternative agenda, but the McShitstain "smear" was dead on McShitstain is a traitor and an embarrassment. As far as the Donald goes, a little research will show he doesn't actually believe the things he is saying. Just look at how many illegals he has employed in the past. I'll give him credit, he is a showman and he has a lot of people snookered.
“The McCain smear and giving out Graham’s cellphone? What an asshole,” vented a New Hampshire Republican, who says Trump has peaked.
Typical repubilcant whining pussy boy!
I don't give two shits about Trump, but hope he keeps shoving it up their ass the whole way.
The libtard media has just about gone all the way over the edge.
Keep pushing these assholes!
I've said before and I'll say again, the fact that Trump is getting so much MSM time is disturbing. Something else is brewing, else he would simply be ignored.
Nailed it. I stand by my view he's the opening act to get the human cattle jazzed up for the election, before bowing out and endorsing Bush in exchange for a cabinent post or giant tax credit.
Perhaps, but lets face it, he's kinda difficult to ignore if he wants to make himself heard.
Grahm cant get another cell phone number?
I didn't know they were all taken.
“ McCain and Graham?? What a pair of assholes ! ! ”
If a person is against Trump, they endorse the status quo. Make a list of these people.
When the time comes, EMP or Martial Law, they are the first to get their heads lopped and piked.
Your lil brain is unable to process a world in which there are more than two choices, Trump and the status quo? You don't even know yet whether Trump would be the status quo! And yet you are such a violent subhuman that you are willing to lop people's heads off for disagreeing with you. You Trump fans really are the Brownshirts/SA of America, aren't you?
http://albainternazionale.blogspot.it/2015/07/i-veri-costi-della-guerra-...
The recent Trump political interviews = PURE comedy gold.
You have to love his put downs and digs. The McCain one was hilarious.
Apparently Trump is a slow learner. The only way you can get elected President now is to tell people what most of them want to hear and then do something completely different once you are elected. Nobody that is as brutally honest as Trump is will ever get elected again.
I am waiting for Trump to sieze on the fact that the US is finally admitting, although massively understating, the presence of new disease epidemics along the southern border and in the south. They now admit there is a large uptick in leprosy cases and guess where it is coming from........ SPITTING ARMADILLOS! That's right!
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/07/22/armadillos-are-spreading-leprosy-in-florida/
And that shooter from yesterday.... his family says he is a mentally ill and the media claims he is a nutter right winger. The guy with 1200 guns.... the recruiter shooting... it never ends. What ever you do watch out for the spitting armadillos!
I've done some armadillo bowling with my Harley. You never want to try this game on purpose unless you're in a truck. It's a good way to end up in the ditch with the armadillo.
I did get that bastard to roll pretty good though.
Seeing as the Zionists control the media. The 2 candidates that Israel likes the best will be the final 2 you get.
Its always a win/win for Israel.
I predict Killary vs Bush
Killary will probably get it, because lots of uninformed, gullible , ignorant women will vote for her just because she is a woman.
SEXIST!, but true.
She'll be out of the race because Obama and Jarrett are taking her out. That's the reason the MSM is publishing all her crimes. They would not dare if she had a chance to win.
Donald Trump will be the next president of the USA.
Let’s see how right this is:
Trump or Jiango Trump 100%
Trump or Gramm Trump 100%
Trump or Bush Trump 95% 5% rhinos vote
Trump or Santorum Trump 100%
Trump or Rubio 99% 1 % Spanish who can't read
Trump or Perry Trump 105%
Trump or Huckabee Trump 95% -5% Christian identity
Trump or Christy Trump, 110% Christy sold the people out during Hurricane
Trump or Paul Trump 90% - 10% had enough with the whole system
Trump or Walker Trump 100% Walker is not a presidential candidate.
Trump or Kasich Trump 100%
Trump or Carson Trump 100% this is not medical arena
Trump or Fiorina 90% Trump She is a very sharp gal
Trump or Pataki Trump 100%
Hands down winner now and in the future!
The poll numbers are justified if you seriously consider the field. Has anyone seen Walker? The guy looks like your neighborhood sex offender. Yea, that will go well with the electorate. Yeb Bush, are people fucking insane. Another Bush? Do we seriously need another war?
You're worried about what the candidates look like when Trump is a fucking garden troll? I love what he's saying, but Walker actually stuck to his guns and kicked the unions in the ass.
And now he wants a pathway to citizenship... Nothing changes. Just give me an outsider who can't be bought and is attacking Apple, Ford, GM, CAT, the Banks, and so on.
You want someone to attack Apple? You think this is the key issue of our times? Wow. I guess we are figuring out how smart the Trumpies are...
Yeah, lets attack success and job providers, what an awesome idea. Why didn't somebody already think of that? Oh, wait, demoncrats have been doing that for 80+ years already, and here is where its gotten us.
For the longest time I thought that in order for Hillary to actually win the general election the Republicans would have to put forward a collosal assclown. Since Hillary is so thoroughly hated by the right, voter turnout to make her lose would relatively easy (one would think) and history is on the Red team's side. Typically after an 8 year reign the parties switch for President. Trump is that collosal assclown. He may strike a chord with disgruntled voters but in the end he is pretty unelectable. On the flip side, since we're going downhill anyway, maybe the best person to "lead" this country is someone that has already run multiple companies into the ground.
The guy has 514 companies to his name. 3 or 4 failed. That's pretty fucking good business acumen. Plus the guy doesn't need Air Force One. He's got his own.
If given the chance, would you vote for him or do you merely like his tone?
Vote for him in a second!
I'd vote for him. We've tried left right up down in-between sensitive gay LGBT black white brown yellow religious and nothing seems to work. Why not give USA Inc. a businessman.
Fiorina only crashed one company into the ground. Trump has been bankrupt how many times? At least twice.
That would be four times this huckster has run companies into bankruptcy: http://www.forbes.com/sites/clareoconnor/2011/04/29/fourth-times-a-charm...
No telling how many small business men he put out of business in Fla. because he would not pay his bills and they could not eat the loss. It is the same where ever he goes. He does not have all that money by being honest. Just like the rest of the field.
Whoever gets in as next US president you can bet they are mere checkers and tiddlywink players.
Putin smiling saying ''I got this''.
the other day I read his financial statemetns and only $300 million of his wealth is in stocks. That's impressive considering he has 10 billion.
What's funny is a little over 3 billion reported is the value of his name and character etc., LOL that's the price he put on it so he gets to add 3bill to his net worth.
the other day I read his financial statemetns and only $300 million of his wealth is in stocks. That's impressive considering he has 10 billion.
What's funny is a little over 3 billion reported is the value of his name and character etc., LOL that's the price he put on it so he gets to add 3bill to his net worth.
I wouldn't mind Trump giving the old progressive go-along-to-get-along bulls in the GOP a rash of shit for another couple of weeks!
"Mexican rapists and evil doers" ~Trump
"Mexicans love me", "I love Mexico". ~ Trump
"People told me not to come to the border because it wasn't safe. I had to come." ~ a real hero, Donald Trump
"Give us a specific example" ~ the media
"I'll get back to you" ~ Trump
Trump is an ego on steriods following in the foot prints of Ross Perot. Something Congress deserves but will never get.
"no, no, no you're finished" ~ Trump
That too.
2008
Desperate Hillary robocalls Boston Dems to attend ...
If you don't like Trump, vote for Hillary or Jeb Bush. Let the wealth extraction continue. We've stop spending. Let the lower class pick up higher entitlements. No money is available to hike EBT card.
Hook up with Obama's drug cartel. That nigger president needs drug connections to smoke his choom in the White House.
You don't think there are other options than Hillary, Jeb and Donald?
I guess you sure don't think Carson as an option, given your white "supremacy."
I'm voting for the Green Party. They got about 5K votes per State last time.
How about a Trump/Cruz or a Trump/Rand Paul ticket?
Now, talk about giving the so called Republican ledership total apoplexy !! That would be something !!
Wow - this is gonna require a lot of popcorn to watch.......
Oh yes - listen to the "experts" - if they say he's done then I shouldn't spend any more time supporting him... I just LOVE it when other people make up my mind for me.
>> While there are some parallels to [Ross] Perot, this is a new phenomenon
What's new is that at least some of the sheep are tired enough of the same old BS that they are willing to consider thinking outside the democrat/republican AKA coke/pepsi box.
Even if he isn't the perfect candidate, the wake up call his winning would send to the insiders - the message of anger and discontent amongst the voters that that would convey - would be priceless. (I don't think it will change anything, but it's worth a try - go down swinging.)
The insiders were already awake. They knew what they were doing, lying to their voters and selling then out for personal gain (see Cruz's recent Senate comments about McConnell). They are absolute scum who will never change.
Peaking???
ever consider that Trump may just be warming up??
(now that's a thought)
I get a kick out of idiots bitching about Trump's bankruptcies.
Anyone with even an iota of business sense or experience
knows that if a business turns out to be a loser,
the soundest business decision is always to
cut your losses, declare bankruptcy when it makes sense,
and fold it. To persist in backing a loser is business suicide.
Trump's bankruptcies are entirely different
from Romney/Bain Capital.
Trump is not a vulture capitalist like Romney--
Trump casts the dice and sometimes loses,
as we all do...so he picks up the pieces, learns a bit,
and jumps back in the game fighting
Trumps a chump
But if he got Frank Reynolds as his VP........
that would be fucking priceless.
http://www.avclub.com/article/donald-trump-or-its-always-sunnys-frank-re...