Trump's Support Implodes

[sufrommich]

Donald Trump's brief run as the "frontrunner" in the Republican primary is over, according to a PPP poll released on Tuesday.

One month ago, a handful of surveys showed Trump trouncing the GOP field, leading all comers by as much as a nine-point margin. But now, after a month of bruising press coverage, the latest PPP poll shows that Trump's support has quickly dried up, as he's dropped back to a tie for fifth place.


In the poll, Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney paced the GOP field at 19% and 18%, respectively. Newt Gingrich took third at 13%, followed by Palin (12%), Trump (8%), and Ron Paul (8%.)

That's a stunning turnaround from one month ago, when Trump led PPP's national survey with 26% to Huckabee's 17%.

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/05/poll-trumps-support-implodes-drops-him-to-fifth-in-gop-primary.php

Buh Bye Donald. Couldn't happen to a nicer guy.

[damntexdem]

1. Just enough of a run to boost the ratings of his stupid show?

Or will those implode, too?

[ejpoeta]

3. i don't think it really helped his show anyway.

[SidDithers]

2. Being figuratively castrated by Obama and Seth Myers will do that to a guy...nt

Sid

[RandomThoughts]

4. I had a thought watching Morning Joe.

(Yea that is funny.)

They were repeating the mantra that the election will be about the economy.

They were saying gas prices will define who will get elected.


That means the people believe the elected leaders should be able to keep gas prices low for instance.
That was trumps comment on breaking up Opec like manipulations also, and his comments about going after that, although his bluntness did not translate well, fits with a concept that makes sense.

(Side note there is an argument for higher gas prices to move to better fuel sources, although that should be explained if that is the intended action, and if it was the motive, the move to other fuels would have happened decades ago, so that has not been the motive.)


But the point is, if the people will vote a leader out for economic condition, then the people want leaders to have an effect over economic conditions. Currently most of that is in private sector groups.


But the people want a government to keep the economic factors reasonable, the very statement that leaders should be able to keep the economy running for the people, by such things effecting election outcomes, is a mandate to elected leaders to have a regulating hand over private sector, if those sectors are creating bad economic situation.

Currently a few businesses use economics to manipulate elections, when the fact that it effects how people votes means it is backwards, and government should have controls over groups, that can manipulate economies, when those groups are not elected by society.

The people give to elected leadership, the mandate to reign in economics used against society, not for society

[intaglio]

5. When I read the headline I thought "Poor Guy"

What will he do about his hernia/rupture now.

[malaise]

6. To quote Bill Maher

Obama will fuck you up! :rofl: