Meaning, no matter who the Republicans put up, the Democrats, even with Hillary and Bernie, might actually win. It’s the 12-13% still unaccounted for who will now decide the fate of the American Republic and much else.
Against Hillary:
Trump wins 45% to 43%.
Cruz wins 45-44
Rubio wins 46-42Against Bernie:
Trump wins 44% to 43%.
Cruz loses 42-44
Rubio wins 46-42
The question remains, who would be the best president, although to be the best president you also have to be the winner of the election. Meanwhile, you have this kind of nonsense from The Wall Street Journal to contend with: Donald Trump’s hostile takeover of the Republican party. And when we are talking about voting Democrat, we are talking about putting either Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders into the White House, not some anonymous person unknown. So you tell me what sense there is in this?
The Trump phenomenon offers a moral challenge not only to evangelicals, but to the entire Republican leadership. Nine months ago I couldn’t imagine a scenario in which Mr. Trump would receive his party’s nomination and go on to win the presidency. Now I can. If he wins in South Carolina, conscientious Republicans will have to ask themselves whether they can be complicit in a course of events that hands the Oval Office to a man so manifestly unfit for the presidency. It is hard to decide which is a greater threat to the republic — Donald Trump’s pervasive ignorance or his deep-seated character flaws.
Some leading Republicans have quietly told me that they would break ranks if Mr. Trump wins their party’s nomination. A few have said so publicly. Unless a viable alternative emerges soon, every Republican will face the same dilemma.
The same kind of idiocy that found itself walking away from Romney in 2012. I cannot think of two more extreme possible representatives of the Republican Party than Trump and Romney, businessmen though they both may be. I will merely add this comment from The Australian thread following the article:
It seems clear to me that Trump’s critics have got him completely wrong.
Many Americans are looking for the one man they believe can fix the problems created under Barack Obama. They know it’s Donald Trump.
Trump’s supporters already know what he plans to do as President. They know what he will do, why he will do it, how he will do it, and how he will pay for it. It’s all set out in Trump’s two books “Time To Get Tough: Making America #1 Again” and “Crippled America: How To Make America Great Again”.
Trump’s critics haven’t bothered to find out his plans … they prefer to pander to the tabloid sound-bites.
If Trump can win South Carolina, it will send shock waves through the republican party. You see, while New Hampshire has produced the republican nomination 15 out of 17 occasions, South Caroline has a perfect record in picking the eventual republican nomination.
Anyone who thinks that it ought to be a toss up between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump should never be allowed to comment on politics again. You may not think he is the best among the Republicans, but if you vote Democrat because Trump is the nominee then you are too stupid for words.
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