Trump Nearly Beat ALL the Establishment Candidates COMBINED

[What Would Jesus Do?]

One list I saw showed

35% - Trump
15% - Kasich
11% - Bush
11% - Rubio

Doing that from memory so apologies if it's a little off.

The thing is, if all but one establishment candidate drops out, the remaining one may not get all their votes. Trump and Cruz will split some of them.

Christie looks ready to drop out. If he hasn't already. Carson ran out of gas a while ago but is still hitchhiking.

At some point, a few will drop out. And that's a problem for the powers that be. Why? Because Trump could end up with 50% if that happens.

If you are rooting for an establishment candidate and no one is ready to storm into the lead, it may be the best strategy to keep all of them in the race, just to prevent Trump (or Cruz) from hitting that magic number. Sure, one 50% win doesn't guarantee the final outcome, but it definitely casts a strong shadow over the process.

 

[cigaretteman]

Frightening and depressing at the same time.

 

[Huey Grey]

GOP is effed. Once Trump becomes their nominee, the Dems will destroy him. Mark Shields may be right. Not only will the GOP lose the WH and Senate if Trump gets in, they might lose the House, too.

 

[THE_DEVIL]

Bernie had more votes than the republican 1st and 2nd place combined according to Thom Hartmann

 

[TexMichFan]

Bernie had more votes than the republican 1st and 2nd place combined according to Thom Hartmann

More Republicans voted than Democrats so I wouldn't read to much into the numbers. Not a shocking number given the number of candidates on both sides.

 

[TexMichFan]

One list I saw showed

35% - Trump
15% - Kasich
11% - Bush
11% - Rubio

Doing that from memory so apologies if it's a little off.

The thing is, if all but one establishment candidate drops out, the remaining one may not get all their votes. Trump and Cruz will split some of them.

Christie looks ready to drop out. If he hasn't already. Carson ran out of gas a while ago but is still hitchhiking.

At some point, a few will drop out. And that's a problem for the powers that be. Why? Because Trump could end up with 50% if that happens.

If you are rooting for an establishment candidate and no one is ready to storm into the lead, it may be the best strategy to keep all of them in the race, just to prevent Trump (or Cruz) from hitting that magic number. Sure, one 50% win doesn't guarantee the final outcome, but it definitely casts a strong shadow over the process.

Leaving out the 18% that voted for Rubio and Christie. Given a two candidate race I think Trump is second.

 

[What Would Jesus Do?]

Leaving out the 18% that voted for Rubio and Christie. Given a two candidate race I think Trump is second.

How are you calculating that?

 

[TexMichFan]

How are you calculating that?

Kasich, Bush, Rubio, Cruz, and Christie.

 

[What Would Jesus Do?]

Kasich, Bush, Rubio, Cruz, and Christie.

Cruz isn't an establishment candidate.

Still not sure what you are saying.

 

[TexMichFan]

Cruz isn't an establishment candidate.

Still not sure what you are saying.

I have a wider view of establishment candidate.

 

[Gimmered]

GOP is effed. Once Trump becomes their nominee, the Dems will destroy him. Mark Shields may be right. Not only will the GOP lose the WH and Senate if Trump gets in, they might lose the House, too.

Bernie bitched slapped Hillary and yet they will likely come away tied for delegates. I'm not sure the GOP is the one effed here.

 

[aflachawk]

One list I saw showed

35% - Trump
15% - Kasich
11% - Bush
11% - Rubio

Doing that from memory so apologies if it's a little off.

The thing is, if all but one establishment candidate drops out, the remaining one may not get all their votes. Trump and Cruz will split some of them.

Christie looks ready to drop out. If he hasn't already. Carson ran out of gas a while ago but is still hitchhiking.

At some point, a few will drop out. And that's a problem for the powers that be. Why? Because Trump could end up with 50% if that happens.

If you are rooting for an establishment candidate and no one is ready to storm into the lead, it may be the best strategy to keep all of them in the race, just to prevent Trump (or Cruz) from hitting that magic number. Sure, one 50% win doesn't guarantee the final outcome, but it definitely casts a strong shadow over the process.

On the democratic side the establishment candidate was beat 2-1. Did you miss that result

 

[aflachawk]

Bernie bitched slapped Hillary and yet they will likely come away tied for delegates. I'm not sure the GOP is the one effed here.

Matter of fact she came away with more than Bernie. Think about that. He gets 60% of the votes and she gets the most delegates. No wonder the dem voters are pissed at the Dem establishment. They have completely taken power away from the voters. But to Huey, the Republicans are the ones screwed up.

 

[What Would Jesus Do?]

I have a wider view of establishment candidate.

Apparently. But the establishment doesn't.

 

[TexMichFan]

Apparently. But the establishment doesn't.

The last one standing amongst those 5 will be the establishment choice over Trump.

 

[StonesCat]

I wouldn't start basing any assumptions on New Hampshire voting numbers. They're about as representative of the country as Iowa was. I think the safer assumption is Trump is going to max out at 35 percent or so. There's no evidence so far of him attracting any new voters aside from those who are with him thru whatever may come. He's also not going to have the advantage of open primaries most of the time.