2016 Presidential Primaries [ SUPER TUESDAY | 3-1-'16]
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weso1
<B>Clique Leader</B>
It was really dumb of Trump and I honestly think he realized it right after he made the comment. But he's handled the aftermath well, imo. He's not going to be the presidential nominee but he's going to make the debates and I think it's going to be fun to watch. I don't think McCain is a fraud, but maybe that's because I see him as what he is. Not a big fan of McCain being a leader of the republican party though.
zitothebrave
Connoisseur of Minors
I think Bernie is about as close to a liberal as the Democrats can elect. SadlyHilary has been running since 2012, Sanders also won't take corporate, Lobbyist, or SuperPAC funds. So he's like a boxer with one arm, and it's broken.
I found it interesting to learn that Al Franken also levied a similar attack against McCain in 2000: "I have tremendous respect for McCain but I don't buy the war hero thing. Anybody can be captured. I thought the idea was to capture them. As far as I'm concerned he sat out the war."
Franken said he was joking, similar to Trump's back track.
Joking about POWs is classless, no matter the circumstance. Especially when you dodged the draft (Trump) or never served (Franken).
Controversial Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump leads the GOP primary field in a
new ABC News/Washington Post poll, while also garnering enough support as a hypothetical
independent candidate in the general election to potentially damage his party’s chances.
That’s even though a majority of Americans, including most Republicans, say Trump does not
represent the Republican Party’s core values, and six in 10 overall – including three in 10 in his
own party– say they wouldn’t consider supporting him for president were he the GOP nominee.
How long the Trump surge lasts is an open question; this poll was conducted Thursday through
Sunday, mostly before his controversial criticism Saturday of Sen. John McCain’s status as a war
hero. And Trump’s support was conspicuously lower Sunday than in the three previous days.
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Clinton retains very broad backing for the Democratic nomination, 63 percent, vs.
14 percent for Bernie Sanders and 12 percent for Joe Biden. With Biden out (he hasn’t
announced a candidacy), most of his support goes to Clinton, boosting her to 68 percent.
That said, Clinton’s support is less enthusiastic than it might be – 42 percent of her supporters
are very enthusiastic about her candidacy. And while 72 percent of leaned Democrats are
satisfied with their choice of candidates, that compares with 83 percent at this point in 2007.
Sixty-nine percent of Democrats and Democratic leaning independents call Clinton “about right”
ideologically, as opposed to too liberal or too conservative. That falls to 40 percent for Sanders –
not because he’s seen as too liberal, but because nearly four in 10 don’t know enough about him
to say. Also, despite Sanders’ more liberal image, Clinton wins 64 percent support from liberals.
She also does 19 points better among women than men in support for the nomination, and 15
points better among nonwhites than whites.
new ABC News/Washington Post poll, while also garnering enough support as a hypothetical
independent candidate in the general election to potentially damage his party’s chances.
That’s even though a majority of Americans, including most Republicans, say Trump does not
represent the Republican Party’s core values, and six in 10 overall – including three in 10 in his
own party– say they wouldn’t consider supporting him for president were he the GOP nominee.
How long the Trump surge lasts is an open question; this poll was conducted Thursday through
Sunday, mostly before his controversial criticism Saturday of Sen. John McCain’s status as a war
hero. And Trump’s support was conspicuously lower Sunday than in the three previous days.
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Clinton retains very broad backing for the Democratic nomination, 63 percent, vs.
14 percent for Bernie Sanders and 12 percent for Joe Biden. With Biden out (he hasn’t
announced a candidacy), most of his support goes to Clinton, boosting her to 68 percent.
That said, Clinton’s support is less enthusiastic than it might be – 42 percent of her supporters
are very enthusiastic about her candidacy. And while 72 percent of leaned Democrats are
satisfied with their choice of candidates, that compares with 83 percent at this point in 2007.
Sixty-nine percent of Democrats and Democratic leaning independents call Clinton “about right”
ideologically, as opposed to too liberal or too conservative. That falls to 40 percent for Sanders –
not because he’s seen as too liberal, but because nearly four in 10 don’t know enough about him
to say. Also, despite Sanders’ more liberal image, Clinton wins 64 percent support from liberals.
She also does 19 points better among women than men in support for the nomination, and 15
points better among nonwhites than whites.
AerchAngel
<B>Secretary of Statistics</B>
Trump is not a pure conservative nor a liberal, he is a true independent. His religious answered questions really disqualified him as a conservative christian (aka he is not Christian) which could get some votes from the liberals who are anti-christian. He is about business and America being prosperous. Nothing wrong with that, but I just laugh or cringe if any hard decision is thrown his way, that is why he is not qualified. Obama was not qualified as well but done a banged up job but I don't think he is doing what is the best interest for America but cementing his own legacy as the first black president and forcing controversial bills through that which he will find about 5 years after being office, not what he thinks.
I have been thinking, I am actually going to vote for a politician because I actually like him (not Trump or Carson) and then another, if they make it to primaries, if either of them don't, I will like I have done before, vote the Brewster Millions option.
I have been thinking, I am actually going to vote for a politician because I actually like him (not Trump or Carson) and then another, if they make it to primaries, if either of them don't, I will like I have done before, vote the Brewster Millions option.
zitothebrave
Connoisseur of Minors
Lol sorry, just found this post amusing.
AerchAngel
<B>Secretary of Statistics</B>
What part? Trump is agnostic or atheist therefore not a Conservative, more of a Liberal in that regard.
50PoundHead
Hessmania Forever
Trump believes in God. He sees Him every morning when he looks in the mirror.
zitothebrave
Connoisseur of Minors
Disagree, you're confusing the religious right with conservative. Milton Friedman is one of the poster children of the conservative movement, he's agnostic.
50PoundHead
Hessmania Forever
The fusion of libertarian economics and cultural conservatism on a large scale is a relatively recent phenomenon.
AerchAngel
<B>Secretary of Statistics</B>
No kidding.
Gary82
Called Up to the Major Leagues
There are conservative atheists, dude. There are liberal Christians as well.
sturg33
I
Is your point that the federal government and easy money has resulted in the rapid costs of services and inflation?
Or is your point about CEOs?
acesfull86
Well-known member
Leading the Democratic field is a women the majority of people find to be untrustworthy.
Leading the Republican field is a man the majority of people believe to not represent the ideals of his party (per Hawk's post above).
Gary Johnson 2016!
Leading the Republican field is a man the majority of people believe to not represent the ideals of his party (per Hawk's post above).
Gary Johnson 2016!
