Exactly, which is why even with more of the GOP focusing its message against him, and Fox really trying to push anyone but Trump, this debate is unlikely to shake his numbers.
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Republican Debate 10 [CNN] Super Tuesday Bros. Melee
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Exactly, which is why even with more of the GOP focusing its message against him, and Fox really trying to push anyone but Trump, this debate is unlikely to shake his numbers.
Bubba_Sparks
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Why don't they enforce strict moderation during these debates? This makes the whole American political process look like a sham. I mean seriously, you're having a series of debates to elect the future representative of your party to represent you in the general election. Nothing any of these clowns said had any sort of basis in reality. How the fuck would you remove the IRS?
What?
As a Trump supporter, I'm outraged.
Can you imagine what would happen if I call sanders or clinton supporters "irrational retarded"?
If that post is not a bannable offense, I dont know anymore
GoldenEye 007
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Tomorrow is my last opportunity to do early voting. I'll be in Houston starting on Sunday and through the 1st. So I have to decide quick!
Any time someone tries to convince me that a specific event will erode Trump's support, I reply with some version of this:
You're talking about voters who are supporting a candidate who mocked John McCain for being captured, who called for a total ban on all Muslims entering the United States, and who spoke approvingly of shooting Muslims with bullets dipped in pig's blood.
You must be crazy if you think any of these people are going to give up on Trump based on debate performances, flip-flopping positions, tax returns, or anything else. He's their guy and they're there to stay.
You're talking about voters who are supporting a candidate who mocked John McCain for being captured, who called for a total ban on all Muslims entering the United States, and who spoke approvingly of shooting Muslims with bullets dipped in pig's blood.
You must be crazy if you think any of these people are going to give up on Trump based on debate performances, flip-flopping positions, tax returns, or anything else. He's their guy and they're there to stay.
Yeap, even though they are still far from it lol.
valkillmore
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Agreed. Terrible non existent moderation
That's the odd situation everybody seems to be in at this point.
Lol seriously, sounded like someone was setting her on fire.
I'd take the Robot before Trump, but Cruz... I'd take a literal monkey before I'd take Cruz.
plagiarize
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Cruz firmly believes in a lot of horrible and harmful stuff. As do his supporters. That he honestly believes all that horrendous and damaging nonsense isn't a positive. Because he'll burn this country to the ground before he budges his position on anything.
His supporters want that, because they too have an evangelical belief in those same positions.
Again, I'll take the bellwether buffoon over the wolf in wolf's clothing.
FF Seraphim
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What is there to decide? Just vote Trump! He is at least better than Cruz!
I said from the beginning that all three proposals were wildly impractical and I'm glad tonight this was finally made clear.
For example: healthcare. What are the details of his plan and how will he get congressional support for it? Republicans are likely to oppose universal healthcare out of principle while many Democrats will refuse to grant Trump legitimacy and oppose it as well. If Obama struggled with healthcare as a Democrat, Trump will fare even worse.
GoldenEye 007
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I said it earlier. But if they wanted actual control (at least over talking over each other), they'd control the mics.
I don't think they want control. They want fireworks.
Michael F. Assbender
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Augh, my cable froze like this
Blarg.
Democrats watching the Republican Debate tonight.
Whaaaaat the fuuuuuuuck??
TheLaughingStock
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My boy Rubio, Cruz, and Kasich spew BS and say it confidently as well.
Basileus777
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They won't need to say anything, the primary will be over if and when that happens. There will no hope of anyone else winning, just desperation to stop Trump from getting an outright majority of delegates which won't work either.
STATE. LINES.
A Human Becoming
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Send Vic Berger a message on Twitter. Do it.
Primethius
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BFIB
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Yep, MSNBC can't cut away fast enough to get to his interviews.
GoldenEye 007
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Hah. I don't care if Trump is actually better than Cruz. I want the GOP nominee that would fail the best against the Dem nominee.
Trump's random non-republican policies are actually all subtle and extremely calculated. People vastly underrate how tapped in he is to his main white working class base.
He knows they don't give a shit about Israel, he knows they don't give a shit about demonizing Planned Parenthood outside of abortion, he knows that secretly they would be for universal healthcare if you dress it up in ways the GOP hasn't demonized and he knows most hated the Iraq war and hate war in general.
Voysa Reezun
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Right. Go read the comments on a Politico or National Review piece that criticizes Trump via factual evidence. The Trump fans GIVE ZERO FUCKS. They see every attack as unfair or a strawman. Did he turn off a number of voters who will vote in the primary? Sure! But he didn't lose any support, and the folks who are undecided that break for Rubio, Cruz, or Kasich are not going to be enough to beat him on Super Tuesday in a huge slew of states.
We need a Republican mod. I hear Jeb recently freed up his schedule, maybe we could use him.
plagiarize
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Fortunately they're the same.
You call Rubio's whining tonight confidence?
That's what Trump has over the rest: He just keeps talking without blinking. Even when insulting the competition, he keeps the same confident tone. And it works.
FF Seraphim
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Oh, yeah then totally vote Cruz, he is legit crazy.
The only thing interesting about it is that Trump hasn't told them to just pound sand -- nobody gives a shit. It was funny because Hewitt assumed that was going to be his answer and accused Trump of going back on his word right after Trump said he would release them
You sound like an establishment Republican who's shook to the core.
They are giddy, that their Cuban boys finally sacked up and took on Trump.
No matter though, Trump still won
I think Cruz takes Texas but it is a proportional state so he not only has to win but he has to win big.
Good point. I think what is most disturbing to me is what they are willing to believe. Like the whole thing regarding Obama's birth certificate. I witnessed genuinely intelligent people buy into that that, I couldn't believe it.
timetokill
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Wow, it's not often I see people come out and call other GAFfers "irrational retards." Hell, the word "retard" isn't looked on kindly here in general, let alone when it's directed at other people.
Yep. Trump knows how to read an audience, that's how he's winning. His problems are going to come in the general, but before that he'll just continue to steamroll.
True. The media is stupid.
Chezzymann
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Every online poll Ive seen has trump winning the debate by 60% or more, holy shit
Oh yeah. His voters continue in their quest to stick it to "the establishment," and the the Democrats bring all of this shit out for the general electorate - who are much more likely to be affected by such topics being brought-up.
Already Torn
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Dude, he's still gonna get the nomination. Cruz is a basket case and Rubio is a choke artist.
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