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Kotya

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17. Trump is many things

Reply to rocktivity (Reply #4)

Thu Sep 17, 2015, 01:55 PM

Sep 2015

But useful to the GOP Powers That Be is not one of them.

The Republican donor class and behind the scenes power brokers wanted him out of the race months ago. As much as Liberals can't stand Trump, these folks hate him even more. They're crapping their pants. He was never supposed to be the front runner.

He's f**king up their plans to put Bush, Walker or Rubio in the White House and they are not happy at all.

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PPP POLL: PLURALITY OF FLORIDIANS WANT JEB BUSH AND MARCO RUBIO TO DROP TO OUT [View all] Attorney in Texas Sep 2015 OP

I think it's hilarious how many of the candidates are loathed in their home states Warpy Sep 2015 #1

Exactly!!! People should listen to Floridians many of who have no use for Bush or Rubio. They know RKP5637 Sep 2015 #6

Who would have guessed Jebbie would crash and burn so quickly and so profoundly? Vinca Sep 2015 #2

Crash and burn? HooptieWagon Sep 2015 #5

LOL! Yep, he ran out of gas before he got off the runway! RKP5637 Sep 2015 #7

How embarrassing for the burning House of Bush ! [nt] Ichigo Kurosaki Sep 2015 #3

Ain't Gonna Happen rocktivity Sep 2015 #4

At what point is Jeb!'s campaign so bad they start looking at "Plan B"? Clinton's campaign has had Attorney in Texas Sep 2015 #10

Trump is many things Kotya Sep 2015 #17

Stupid question. This would be a lot if it was 45 % of Republicans in the state, but it is voters. Mass Sep 2015 #8

Rubio is the sitting Senator. If 48% of Republicans wanted him out he wouldn't be running for higher Attorney in Texas Sep 2015 #9

Those numbers shouldn't surprise anybody. We are a state pretty evenly divided and each of those 24601 Sep 2015 #11

The last 3 Florida polls have Rubio in 4th place and 6th place averaging single digit support. That Attorney in Texas Sep 2015 #12

Rubio is not going to be the nominee. It's going to be Kasich. Rubio has an outside chance to be 24601 Sep 2015 #14

Both Trump & Bush are real estate experts. surprised they're both so quiet about each others deals. Sunlei Sep 2015 #13

That's bad news for all those seeking to lock-down records John Poet Sep 2015 #15

And the same poll shows Hillary trailing them all madville Sep 2015 #16