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Could He Actually Win??
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12/30/15 06:35 PM
12/30/15 06:35 PM
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NickyScarfo
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I would like Americans opinions on this, with interest Iv'e followed the Republican race, and the rise of Trump, a lot of things I don't like about the guy but its refreshing he's not politically correct ans speaks his mind, I also agree with his take on the middle-east and ISIS (I like how he admits the 2003 Iraq ivasion was a disaster). I always assumed though, there's just no way he could actually be in a position to win the presidency, or even the Republican nomination, and if he somehow did win the nomination he would get flattened by Hilary in the election. Just the other day though I saw some polls putting him just a point below Hilary for President! I know this is early but could it be possible?? I thought there's just no way he would ever be able to get enough Black and Hispanic votes to actually win the thing.
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Re: Could He Actually Win??
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#871143
12/30/15 11:18 PM
12/30/15 11:18 PM
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Keep in mind that while Trump leads the Republican field, it's a large field. He has more support among Republican-registered voters, but it's only ~35% of that total--and that's only a fraction of people who will vote in a presidential election. Unless Trump somehow manages to roll up a big majority of delegates in primaries before the GOP convention, the party regulars, who will control an open convention, will turn him down in favor of someone they feel comfortable with, like Bush.
American presidential elections are won from the center, not from the far right or far left. Barry Goldwater lost in 1964 because he represented mostly the political right wing, and George McGovern lost eight years later because he represented mostly the left wing. They were preaching to their respective choirs, not to the Great American Middle. If Trump runs against Clinton, she will make him look like a radical, and herself as the voice of moderation.
Ntra la porta tua lu sangu � sparsu, E nun me mporta si ce muoru accisu... E s'iddu muoru e vaju mparadisu Si nun ce truovo a ttia, mancu ce trasu.
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