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Trump gaining back a bit - now slightly under even money.Comment -
Trump friends say he's burnt out.. The Trumpster needs to take a break and vacation for week or two and just relax.. He's not though, in Wisconson today hosting a rally..
The Butler says he only gets like 3 hours of sleep every night.. That's crazy, I'd be a walking zombie if I tried that...Comment -
He should be back home for awhile after Tuesday. Next primary is 2 weeks in New York.Trump friends say he's burnt out.. The Trumpster needs to take a break and vacation for week or two and just relax.. He's not though, in Wisconson today hosting a rally..
The Butler says he only gets like 3 hours of sleep every night.. That's crazy, I'd be a walking zombie if I tried that...
This is why you need some background and experience in politics so you know all the shit going in. Trying to learn it on the fly has to be exhausting.
I'd be dead in 2 weeks on 3 hours of sleep. Not wired for that. If I get less than 6 two days in a row I'm a mess.Comment -
Trump is +102 on Betfair. Dude is falling without a parachute lmaoComment -
Cruz dropped to -900 at 5D earlier today.
Cruz now back to -1050
This is for.... Will Cruz Win Wisconsin Primary?
No means you get Kasich and Trump. (Field)
CNN Reported earlier today... "Trump: I Have A Surprise For Everyone Tomorrow"
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Let's see, Trump will reduce Illegal Immigration, return jobs to the US, Clean house in DC, get people able to work off welfare and at the same time get rid of liberal and conservative so called elites. Sounds like a great plan for AmericaComment -
Everything's wonderful. Look at all those people investing in the markets in record numbers. The country is united like never before. Great high paying jobs. No more debt. Infrastructure is being fixed. Health care affordable. Obama is wonderful.Comment -
just hoping its accurate
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I never said it was. Polls are sometimes way off and sometimes pretty darn close. Everyone was talking not too long ago how Rubio was gaining in Florida and he was within single digits a couple days before the voting began. We all know how that turned out.
Put it this way, I wouldn't be surprised if Trump wins Wisconsin.Last edited by DwightShrute; 04-04-16, 06:22 PM.Comment -
Knock it off, we're a day away and Cruz is -750. Rafael rolls. Pubs dont wanna get embarrased like they did the last two elections, maybe instead of Donald calling for others to drop out, maybe he should drop out.
General Election: Trump vs. ClintonRCP Average 3/16 - 4/2 -- -- 49.4 38.6 Clinton +10.8 IBD/TIPP 3/28 - 4/2 819 RV 3.5 47 35 Clinton +12 PPP (D) 3/24 - 3/26 1083 RV 3.0 48 41 Clinton +7 FOX News 3/20 - 3/22 1016 RV 3.0 49 38 Clinton +11 Bloomberg 3/19 - 3/22 815 LV 3.4 54 36 Clinton +18 Quinnipiac 3/16 - 3/21 1451 RV 2.6 46 40 Clinton +6 CBS News/NY Times 3/17 - 3/20 1058 RV 4.0 50 40 Clinton +10 CNN/ORC 3/17 - 3/20 925 RV 3.0 53 41 Clinton +12 Monmouth 3/17 - 3/20 848 RV 3.4 48 38 Clinton +10 Comment -
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Drugshooter such a fukkin delusional clown
As delusional as supreme leader himself...
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Coochy Dwight is peacockin a little bit
I like it
Gonna have that much more material to bump after Hillary wins 80/20
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Trump is the massive feont runner right now in the GOP
And he might not even get the nom
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Come on Trump! Pull the upset in Whisky.
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Exactly....but yeah everyone that likes Trump is racist or an asshole or dumb
With the elections I try to see all angles and why people think or feel certain ways about a candidate....how come everyone that's not a fan of Trump can only see it their way? There's seriously zero middle ground with him and a lot of otherwise smart people either fail to or more likely just refuse to see the other side of things...like at allComment -
Trump camp can grab their ankles. Light a cigar and join in the back-room
arm twisting.
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Top Republicans Predict Speaker Ryan Will Be GOP Pick
Top Republicans are reportedly sticking to predictions that House Speaker Paul Ryan will wind up as the party's presidential pick at the Cleveland nominating convention.
According to Politico, one unnamed source with a "enviable prediction record" this election cycle gives the Wisconsin lawmaker a 54 percent chance of becoming the party's standard bearer.
The GOP source argues he came to the figure after predicting a 60 percent chance of a convention deadlock in July — and a 90 percent chance that delegates then turn to Ryan.
"He's the most conservative, least establishment member of the establishment," the Republican source tells Politico. "That's what you need to be."
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And Monday afternoon, the Huffington Post revealed that billionaire political activist Charles Koch is also pushing a Ryan candidacy.
Koch has told friends if Donald Trump comes up at least 100 delegate votes short of the 1,237 minimum to secure the nomination, Ryan would be a solid choice.
A source told the Post the Koch brothers support the agenda Ryan is chasing as House speaker, a position he took over last October after John Boehner retired.
The general counsel for Koch Industries, however, told the Post the report was "completely false."
"Let me be clear, we never have advocated for a specific candidate in a presidential primary, and we have no plans to do so now," Mark Holden said.
Politico reports Ryan is "more calculating and ambitious than he lets on," and "is running the same playbook he did to become speaker: saying he doesn't want it, that it won't happen."
An unnamed Ryan friend tells Politico Ryan's speech last month about raising the tone and tenor of politics hinted as much.
"That was somebody who was laying out the speech that, in most cases, you'd give six months before you announce you're going to run — when you're going around the country, raising money for your leadership PAC," the source tells Politico.
Still, Ryan pushed back hard on the prospect Monday.
"People put my name in this thing, I said, 'Get my name out of that,'" he tells Hugh Hewitt on his radio program Monday, Politico reports.
"This is — if you want to be president, you should go run for president. And that is the way I see it."
Meanwhile, Fox News political commentator Juan Williams declares "Ryan and [Donald] Trump are on a collision course."
In a commentary for The Hill Monday, Williams argues if contender Sen. Ted Cruz can beat the front-runner in Wisconsin on Tuesday, odds "go way up" that Trump cannot win the 1,237 delegates needed to claim the Republican nomination, leading to an open convention that would choose the nominee.
And the man who will preside over negotiations at an open convention is Ryan's friend and fellow Wisconsinite, Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus, Williams writes.
"The real game here is a long-term effort to get the nomination into the hands of a mainstream Republican," Williams writes. "Party elders want someone who will not damage the party's candidates running for the Senate and the House, as well as for state offices.""But first they have to keep Trump from winning the nomination outright before the convention," he adds. "Once that is done, the backrooms of the Cleveland convention will be a playground for the anti-Trump forces."Last edited by 19th Hole; 04-05-16, 12:11 AM.Comment -
- Priebus: 'Consequences' to Trump's Third-Party Comments
- RNC Lays Groundwork for Nominee Who May Not Be Trump
- Priebus Won't Turn RNC Over to Trump If He Wins
- Priebus: Candidates 'Posturing' Ahead of Convention
- Karl Rove: Scrap Trump, Cruz, Kasich and Go With a 'Fresh Face'
Priebus Won't Turn RNC Over to Trump If He Wins
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump and RNC Chairman Reince Preibus. (Getty Images)
If Donald Trump wins the Republican presidential nomination this summer, Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus is vowing not to give the billionaire’s campaign control over the party leading up to the November election, according to a report in The New York Times.
The Times said Priebus "has also let it be known that he does not plan to let the Trump campaign take over the party apparatus if he captures the nomination.
"At an off-the-record happy hour with reporters last week, Mr. Priebus said clearly that, regardless of precedent, he would not be layered over by Mr. Trump’s loyalists, according to two people present."
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If true, Priebus' decision would be a stunning reversal of precedent and a serious slap in the face to the Trump campaign.
In modern presidential campaigns, the presumptive nominee of the party, even before gaining the nomination, takes de facto control over the party and its apparatus.
The candidate and the campaign takes the helm of the national campaign effort, with the party and RNC chair taking direction from them.
The Times report by Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Martin details Trump's Thursday meeting with Priebus and other party staff in Washington, D.C., which Trump described as "a very good meeting . . . It's really a unity meeting."
The Times report painted a more nuanced picture, with Priebus and top aides complaining about Trump's combative approach to the party, its officials, and other candidates.
The paper also cited three people who were briefed on the meeting, and claims Priebus told Trump both sides need to have a better relationship moving forward. Trump has criticized the party for months, and this week he backed out on his promise not to run as an independent candidate should he lose the nomination.
The paper quoted Trump as admitting his own staff had failed to do the proper follow-up with delegates.
". . . Mr. Trump turned to his aides and suggested that they had not been doing what they needed to do," the Times said.
The meeting reportedly included Trump, his son Donald J. Trump Jr., Trump's lawyer Donald F. McGahn, his campaign manager Corey Lewandowski, his national political director Michael Glassner, and his spokeswoman Hope Hicks. From the RNC, Priebus was joined by COO Sean Cairncross and chief of staff Katie Walsh.
Also discussed was the situation in Louisiana, a state whose primary Trump won. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz will likely earn more delegates from the state because his campaign found ways to work within the state's delegate system.
Regarding Louisiana and other states with finicky rules regarding delegates, The Times reports that Priebus told Trump every campaign in the race should be ready to fight for votes at this summer's convention in Cleveland.
Lewandowski and Glassner, however, told The Times Friday Trump did not scold his team as first reported.
Trump's rise to the top of the polls has been polarizing, but he has a strong base of supporters and he is hoping to secure the 1,237 delegate votes needed to clinch the nomination before the convention. If he falls short,Cruz could have a chance at getting the nod on the first ballot.
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If neither candidate wins the magic 1,237 votes on the first ballot, delegates are officially unbound, allowing for the convention delegates to nominate a candidate of their own choosing.
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trump is at +110.
RIP.Comment -
Just wait, we have not yet begun to see how low the Repub party will go to keep their establishment intact.
I believe Kasich/ Cruz is being funded by either anti Trump super pacs, the RNC or both. Think about it. Cruz took
loans out to run. Don't have any idea how Kasich is funding his campaign. Being so low in polls and primary votes,
his donations can't be that high.
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