Donald Trump is now the first or second choice for half of GOP voters

[applegrove]

Donald Trump is now the first or second choice for half of GOP voters

By Philip Bump at the Washington Post

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/09/10/donald-trump-is-now-the-first-or-second-choice-for-half-of-gop-voters/

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Bush isn't the only one suffering here. Marco Rubio has also dropped significantly over the last month. And Rick Perry -- remember Rick Perry? From Texas, I think? Somewhere in the South. -- has just vanished, with a blink.

A lot has been made of the significance of Trump-Carson going 1-2. After all, this is 51 percent of the vote going to two guys who've never held elected office -- and who've never even run before.

And that's worth some chin-stroking. But then, there's this: If you include first and second choices for voters -- that is, who people would back if their own candidate wasn't an option -- Trump gets to 50 percent by himself.

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So say what you will about Trump having a block of people who don't want to vote for him; despite early polls showing two-thirds of Republicans didn't like him and more than half said they would never vote for him, half of Republicans right now seem willing to vote Trump. And if my math is correct, 50 percent of the vote is more than enough to win in a 17-person field. It could even be enough in a two-person field.


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[hifiguy]

1. This country has become a vast, open-air funny farm. nt

[BlueIdaho]

2. Further Proof

The Republican Party can no longer be taken seriously as a political force interested in governing this nation. It's a clown car. It's a racist, misogynist, capitalist clown car.

[Quackers]

4. MIRT

[customerserviceguy]

5. We've heard people talk about the end of the Rethuglican party on and off for decades

Maybe 2016 is when they all finally jump off the cliff, lemming-like, with Trump.

We can only hope...

[Jason Huh]

6. Jesus isn't running

So the Republicans have to settle for a guy who thinks he's Jesus, even though he doesn't know any Scripture.

[B Calm]

7. We ate out last night with a republican couple. A few months ago they thought

Trump was the best candidate, now they think he's insane!