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What did Mr. Trump say that made you come to your prediction conclusion rporter? “A chicken in every pot?"

Or for Coloradans, Washingtonians, and Oregonians “Some pot with every chicken?”

Enquiring minds want to know.


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Mr Trump by 2%

Well, at least it wont be Ted Cruz.


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Originally Posted by rporter314
Mr Trump by 2%
It's only May. An October surprise is months away. Hmm


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"What did Mr. Trump say" .... it did not matter nor does it matter what he says

the fact remains, his appeal goes beyond rational thinking .... throw everything you thought you knew (and did not know) about politics and begin the process with some assumption that America is the greatest nation to ever be and God created it as the promised land for Christians, throw in some arrogantly belligerent ignorance and you have a recipe which appeals to >50% of Americans



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Originally Posted by rporter314
Golem ... after listening to Mr Trump this afternoon, I can now make my prediction for the general .... doesn;t matter who the Democrat nominee is (which includes God)

Mr Trump by 2%

American ignorance will trump (pun intended) any rational policy directives from any Democrat

If that's your gut talking I strongly suggest you see a doctor about it - urgently. Otherwise, I assume you have some scientific evidence to back up your prediction? Would like to see it. And please, no polls when we are 5 months from the election; they are about as reliable as anything that Trump himself trumpets.


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Originally Posted by rporter314
"What did Mr. Trump say" .... it did not matter nor does it matter what he says

the fact remains, his appeal goes beyond rational thinking .... throw everything you thought you knew (and did not know) about politics and begin the process with some assumption that America is the greatest nation to ever be and God created it as the promised land for Christians, throw in some arrogantly belligerent ignorance and you have a recipe which appeals to >50% of Americans

Based on..????


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why does the irrational appeal for Mr Trump bother you?

I do not need a poll to tell me most voters are irrational .... it is just a fact (perhaps you have a poll which says otherwise? [sic sic and obvious])

simply a Jeanne Dixon prediction but based on a sense of what is actually happening





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Originally Posted by rporter314
why does the irrational appeal for Mr Trump bother you?

I do not need a poll to tell me most voters are irrational .... it is just a fact (perhaps you have a poll which says otherwise? [sic sic and obvious])

simply a Jeanne Dixon prediction but based on a sense of what is actually happening

Oh I see, you have a lock on the rationality (or lack thereof) of 225 million+ people eligible to vote in 2016.
The appeal of Mr. Drumpf is obvious, what is not is what is ACTUALLY HAPPENING, something you seem to have a lock on as well.
And the FACT that the voters are irrational - comes from where, exactly?
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I think it is just that he gets a lot of media play. The media loves to put this train wreck in your face. Controversy sells.

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so in a state of the nile ...ok

~50% of registered voters turn out for generals

in this primary cycle we have had >30M votes cast
Mr Trump has over 10M votes .... are you saying these folks are rational? or the only irrational potential voters?

apparently you concluded I said all voters were irrational .... well that would be on you

consider partisans .... do you think they are rational? strange that they could be intelligent and yet irrational simultaneously ... and then there are the unintelligent and irrational folks .... you think there are only 2 in America????

are there any studies on number of people with irrational political views??? don't know but i recommend watching any news show and you can see spokespeople saying irrational things .... or better listen to callers on talk shows .... wow

while certainly not random and so not mathematically valid, it does provide a sample of what exists in the real world .... lots of folks who make political decisions based on beliefs and the nile





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