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brooklynite

(94,738 posts) Fri Nov 20, 2015, 08:17 AM Nov 2015

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Candidate shifts in new NBC GOP poll...

Trump 28 (+2)
Carson 18 (-8)
Cruz 18 (+8)
Rubio 11 (+2)
Bush 4 (-1)

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Candidate shifts in new NBC GOP poll... (Original Post) brooklynite Nov 2015 OP

Carson is fading Gothmog Nov 2015 #1

Did Cruz effectively box Rubio out? Cruz has run an extremely smart race. geek tragedy Nov 2015 #2

Rubio is still likely to be the "establishment choice" brooklynite Nov 2015 #3

Agree. The GOP PTB will never allow Trump or Carson to be nominated. n/t FSogol Nov 2015 #5

I don't think "allowing" is the issue... brooklynite Nov 2015 #7

I'm sure they can find dirt on Trump to turn over to people to use, they can work against him, FSogol Nov 2015 #8

Cruz scares me even more than Trump nt FLPanhandle Nov 2015 #6

Trump and Cruz are going to town on Carson like they are zombies on the Walking Dead. Tommy_Carcetti Nov 2015 #4

Gothmog

(145,581 posts)

1. Carson is fading

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Fri Nov 20, 2015, 10:29 AM

Nov 2015

geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)

2. Did Cruz effectively box Rubio out? Cruz has run an extremely smart race.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Fri Nov 20, 2015, 10:32 AM

Nov 2015

He's a lot smarter than he acts in public.

brooklynite

(94,738 posts)

3. Rubio is still likely to be the "establishment choice"

Reply to geek tragedy (Reply #2)

Fri Nov 20, 2015, 10:35 AM

Nov 2015

The question is whether Cruz can knock off Trump for the Tea Party nod.

FSogol

(45,529 posts)

5. Agree. The GOP PTB will never allow Trump or Carson to be nominated. n/t

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #3)

Fri Nov 20, 2015, 10:55 AM

Nov 2015

brooklynite

(94,738 posts)

7. I don't think "allowing" is the issue...

Reply to FSogol (Reply #5)

Fri Nov 20, 2015, 10:57 AM

Nov 2015

...they can push Rubio, but he has his own issues. I'm not sure they can control the behemoth this time.

FSogol

(45,529 posts)

8. I'm sure they can find dirt on Trump to turn over to people to use, they can work against him,

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #7)

Fri Nov 20, 2015, 11:01 AM

Nov 2015

fund his critics and opponents, deny funds and party assistance, They probably have a lot of options to sink him.

FLPanhandle

(7,107 posts)

6. Cruz scares me even more than Trump nt

Reply to geek tragedy (Reply #2)

Fri Nov 20, 2015, 10:56 AM

Nov 2015

Tommy_Carcetti

(43,199 posts)

4. Trump and Cruz are going to town on Carson like they are zombies on the Walking Dead.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Fri Nov 20, 2015, 10:37 AM

Nov 2015

I'm still mostly optimistic about a Trump implosion, but I'll admit I didn't figure the whole "Strong Man" factor into the equation in light of last week's events.

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