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Give me a break: Trumps popularity was not evident in August or even Sept or Oct. Most still thought it was a fad. It was toward the end of the year he was being taken seriously.
Nope. Trump was leading in the polls by at least +12 since the end of July. You can look it up on RCP.
Nope. Trump was leading in the polls by at least +12 since the end of July. You can look it up on RCP.
Of course... the Colorado republican party discovered trump was leading when the poll came out at the end of July, and within 2 weeks had all the meetings and back rooms deals accomplished to change the rules, because they just knew that trump would become a problem for them.
If they are like just about any other organization that depends on a lot of busy people to voluntarily get together to accomplish something, that is some really exceptional speed-planning. We should get them all into congress and see what they can accomplish there.
The far more likely explanation of the coincidence in timing is that the change was in the works for many months before it was made official, and had nothing whatsoever to do with disenfranchising trump.
That trump failed to do his due diligence, and failed to hustle to get some delegates in Colorado is all on him, and nobody else.
Of course... the Colorado republican party discovered trump was leading when the poll came out at the end of July, and within 2 weeks had all the meetings and back rooms deals accomplished to change the rules, because they just knew that trump would become a problem for them.
I take it that you didn't look at RCP.
He was leading in the polls even before that. I simply picked July because the claim was August. Now that I proved that wrong, you guys try to move the goal post yet again.
He was leading in the polls even before that. I simply picked July because the claim was August. Now that I proved that wrong, you guys try to move the goal post yet again.
I stand by my assertion that the Colorado change was likely in the works for months before it became official, and that it had nothing whatsoever to do with trump or his poll results. The universe doesn't revolve around trump, believe it or not.
I stand by my assertion that the Colorado change was likely in the works for months before it became official, and that it had nothing whatsoever to do with trump or his poll results. The universe doesn't revolve around trump, believe it or not.
You can stand by it all you like. But the premise that supported this assertion, which I responded to, was absolutely proved wrong.
Have I or anyone else ever said anyone was not welcomed into any party? Of course not. Change your registration and vote for that party, but don't try and decide who should be the choice of the party you are not part of. Hubby and I actually did just that, in 1968. We were not about to vote for Reagan we didn't think, but we couldn't support Pat Brown. We reregistered and voted for Sam Yorty in the primary. He was as conservative or maybe more so than Reagan but was a democrat. Obviously he did not get the nomination. Pat Brown did. We supported Reagan. BTW: we did switch our party affiliation back to R shortly after that.
Now, to be honest, why is what happened in Colo. such a big thing to Trump groupies? You are telling us over and over he has the nomination sewed up?
Because none of this is really about Trump. It's about bringing down two parties that have continued to fail the country.
Nothing "huge" about it. It is a two step process and this is the first step without which the second is impossible.
There are several ways to choose a candidate that don't involve voting - drawing straws would work, as would an applause-o-meter or a tallest hat contest. There's nothing in the constitution that addresses how a candidate is chosen.
There are several ways to choose a candidate that don't involve voting - drawing straws would work, as would an applause-o-meter or a tallest hat contest. There's nothing in the constitution that addresses how a candidate is chosen.
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