Donald Trump gets slammed in latest PPP poll

[Lone_Star_Dem]

Donald Trump would likely lose in a number of swing states, according to the latest poll from Public Policy Polling.

Mr. Trump, a potential Republican presidential candidate, would likely lose in Nevada, a key primary state, where he receives just 32 percent support amongst likely voters. Thirty-two percent of voters in the state have a favorable view of the real estate mogul, while 59 percent view him unfavorably.

Mr. Trump’s level of support rises when polled amongst Republican voters, where support for the potential Republican presidential candidate hits 51 percent, while 37 percent have a negative view.

In other primary states, including New Hampshire, North Carolina and Iowa, Mr. Trump’s favorability drops off a cliff. In New Hampshire, just 23 percent of independents have a positive view; in North Carolina just 28 percent, and in Iowa only 29 percent.

Read more: http://www.thestatecolumn.com/articles/donald-trump-slammed-latest-ppp-poll/#ixzz1KpzJecpK

I think Donald's hair may run off when he sees this! :rofl:

[Renew Deal]

1. He never had a chance

So this is no surprise.

[Wounded Bear]

2. Hopefully his publicity stunt is almost over...nt

[Renew Deal]

5. That's what I wonder.

Is it better that he runs or better that he doesn't. He will lose. But if he doesn't run, he will claim victory for getting Obama to get Hawaii to break state law to release his birth certificate.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

4. He's not even going to run, IMO

However, he is a narcissistic asshole who will not like seeing he's not the beloved favorite.

[Skidmore]

3. So much for the plan for world domination by The Donald,

the furry alien symbiont on Trump's head.

[nichomachus]

6. Trump is just

the two-bit comedian (in a bad wig) that the burlesque houses used to have come out and warm up the crowd before they brought out the strippers.

[n2doc]

7. As was said yesterday

5) Speaking of carnival barkers: Every member of the political press knows that the chance of Donald Trump becoming the 45th President of the United States is zero. I say that the chance of Sarah Palin becoming president is extremely low but greater than zero. I will take any bet at any odds against Trump becoming president, for reasons I'll boil down to this: the same circumstances that would make Obama so vulnerable that a Trump could beat him (economic, political, military, or social chaos of any kind you want to imagine), would simultaneously motivate the Republican party to choose a "real" candidate with the best chance of winning the election and running the government. That is, if the Republicans think they have a serious chance to win, they're not going to blow that chance with Trump.

My real point is: knowing for sure that Trump's "lead" in the GOP polls now is a quaint artifact of name recognition, and knowing that there is no chance that his "colorful" background and prima donna manner could stand the long grueling, humiliating ordeal of the primaries and the caucuses and the endless interviews, how long will the press keep acting as the megaphone for this carnival barker? Why aren't they jumping all over him now, for the patent idiocy of his "birther" claim, rather than acting as if somehow he has scored a point by making Obama react? In reality, he'll be on the stage with the press' megaphone until people get bored with him -- which gradually but undeniably has happened to Palin.

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2011/04/on-the-birth-certificate-idiocracy/237941/

[Lone_Star_Dem]

8. James Fallows nailed it

The sad thing is the press, for the most part, don't see themselves as the "barkers" in the equation. Or if they do they're not admitting it.

Thanks for the link. It was good to read some intelligent and thoughtful commentary on the entire fiasco.