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brooklynite

(94,503 posts) Fri Jan 29, 2016, 12:37 PM Jan 2016

An Iowa win might make the Trump train unstoppable

[link:http://www.politico.com/story/2016/01/donald-trump-iowa-momentum-218394#ixzz3ydLjtXAn|Politico:

DES MOINES — Ted Cruz and Donald Trump do agree on one thing—if Trump wins Iowa, he might be unstoppable on his way to winning the Republican presidential nomination.

And they are not alone.

A wide range of senior Republicans told POLITICO that if Trump wins Iowa, he'll more than likely be the nominee. One factor they repeatedly pointed to: An Iowa victory over Cruz would validate opinion polls showing him in command of the race. The Trump phenomenon would officially become a reality.

Mike McSherry, a longtime campaign consultant and former executive director of the Republican Governors’ Association, said: “If Trump wins Iowa, I don’t know how you’d stop him. All these guys are going to be chewing each other’s throats out for second place.”

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An Iowa win might make the Trump train unstoppable (Original Post) brooklynite Jan 2016 OP

Even if he loses Iowa leftynyc Jan 2016 #1

Good. FLPanhandle Jan 2016 #2

That's been the best part leftynyc Jan 2016 #3

Ryan will be the nominee. They promised it to him in exchange for his tour of duty as speaker. valerief Jan 2016 #4

This could be fun to watch Gothmog Jan 2016 #5

Nate Siliver's 538 site gives Trump a 48% chance of winning; Cruz 41% FLPanhandle Jan 2016 #6

leftynyc

(26,060 posts)

1. Even if he loses Iowa

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Fri Jan 29, 2016, 12:41 PM

Jan 2016

(which he wont), he'll be the nominee. None of the others have the stones to knock him off. They're too afraid to use the mountains of dirt on donnie because they're weenies who are afraid of pissing off his rabid supporters. Hillary will not have that problem.

FLPanhandle

(7,107 posts)

2. Good.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Fri Jan 29, 2016, 12:43 PM

Jan 2016

I want Cruz humiliated. Hate that SOB.

Trump is never going to win the General against either Hillary or Sanders.

leftynyc

(26,060 posts)

3. That's been the best part

Reply to FLPanhandle (Reply #2)

Fri Jan 29, 2016, 12:59 PM

Jan 2016

of this whole circus. Cruz getting stomped into the dirt. But a close second is the near destruction donnie has brought to the republican party and the breakdown of the relationship between the cons and the talk radio clowns and fox news.