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You were wrong
Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2016 12:01 pm
by woodchip
Some of you predicted with the GOP field narrowing those voters who were for Bush/Carson/Fiorino etc, would not get on the trump bandwagon. Your predictions were dead wrong as Trumps lead only widens. You still don't get Trump.:
https://today.yougov.com/news/2016/03/1 ... and-carso/
Re: You were wrong
Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2016 12:29 pm
by callmeslick
Re: You were wrong
Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2016 12:58 pm
by vision
Woodchip wants to win the battle and lose the war.
Re: You were wrong
Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2016 1:20 pm
by woodchip
Funny how the "Polls" predicted Carter would beat Reagan 2 weeks before the election. How accurate were the polls then?
Re: You were wrong
Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2016 2:49 pm
by Vander
I was definitely wrong about Trump's staying power. I figured polls would kind of move around like 2012's 'flavor of the week' rotation. But looking back, that may have been one candidate spouting something wacky, drawing support, and then the next week a different candidate would say something wackier, drawing the support. Trump has sort of contained this 'wackiness one upping' to himself.
My prediction is still in play, though. While it was always possible for the leading "Not Trump" candidate to grow as others dropped out, my prediction was that Cruz would be the landing spot for Trump voters after an implosion. It can still happen!
Re: You were wrong
Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2016 4:17 pm
by Spidey
While I was watching the NewsHour the other night, I was getting the impression Trump is getting support from people you would not normally consider rabid right wingers.
Re: You were wrong
Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2016 7:38 am
by callmeslick
Spidey wrote:While I was watching the NewsHour the other night, I was getting the impression Trump is getting support from people you would not normally consider rabid right wingers.
yes, he is. Like longtime Dems trying to game the primary process.
Re: You were wrong
Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2016 1:10 pm
by Tunnelcat
vision wrote:Woodchip wants to win the battle and lose the war.
Yep. A lot of Republicans are coming out and saying that they won't vote for Trump, EVEN if Hillary wins, which looks like the case now. You're going to get Hillary woody.
http://fortune.com/2016/03/03/republica ... ose-trump/
Re: You were wrong
Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2016 2:32 pm
by Spidey
callmeslick wrote:Spidey wrote:While I was watching the NewsHour the other night, I was getting the impression Trump is getting support from people you would not normally consider rabid right wingers.
yes, he is. Like longtime Dems trying to game the primary process.
Yea, except I said “support” and I choose my words carefully for a good reason.
Re: You were wrong
Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2016 2:38 pm
by callmeslick
actually, I would agree, Spidey. Trump's support has little if anything to do with ideology. Something I've claimed about the Tea Party movement all along. They stand for nothing except anger against everything. No plans, no ideas, nothing.
Re: You were wrong
Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2016 3:52 pm
by woodchip
tunnelcat wrote:vision wrote:Woodchip wants to win the battle and lose the war.
Yep. A lot of Republicans are coming out and saying that they won't vote for Trump, EVEN if Hillary wins, which looks like the case now. You're going to get Hillary woody.
http://fortune.com/2016/03/03/republica ... ose-trump/
I think a lot of those people against Trump in the GOP are elitist backers and have some sort of skin in the game. The race will become real interesting when Hillary Clinton and Trump start going at each other. Then we'll see how many Reps. vote for Trump and even how many Dems vote for Trump.
