2016 GOP Primary Archives - Page 15 of 20

Trump Nabs Significant Lead in Florida

July 30, 2015 Buck Banks

26%

Donald Trump’s lead in the the GOP poll in Florida, followed by Jeb Bush at 20%, Scott Walker at 12%, Marco Rubio at 10% and Ben Carson at 5%, a new St. Pete Polls survey finds.

GOP Debates Present a Special Challenge

July 28, 2015 Buck Banks

Imagine a NASCAR driver mentally preparing for a race knowing one of the drivers will be drunk. That’s what prepping for this debate is like.

— GOP strategist John Weaver, on Twitter.

Trump Has Commanding Lead in N.H.

July 28, 2015 Buck Banks

24%

Donald Trump’s lead in the GOP presidential race with 24%, followed by Jeb Bush at 12%, John Kasich at 7%, Scott Walker at 7%, Marco Rubio at 6%, Ben Carson at 5% and Rand Paul at 5%, a new Monmouth poll in New Hampshire finds.

Christie Terrorizes Town Hall Meeting in Iowa

July 28, 2015 Buck Banks

I’m still waiting for one fact from you, one fact about me being anti-gun. Give me one. One fact. Got one?

— New jersey Gov. Chris Christie, displaying his fiery side Saturday in front of potential Iowa caucus-goers, “when he defended his record on gun control and scolded a gun rights activist who challenged him during a town hall,” the Des Moines Register reports.

Rubio Has Missed More Votes Than Any Other Senators Running for Prez

July 28, 2015July 29, 2015 Buck Banks

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Number of floor votes Sen. Marco Rubio has missed since announcing his run in mid-April, more than a third of roll calls on the Senate floor. “Trailing not far behind him on the absentee scale are Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas). At the other end of the spectrum is Rand Paul of Kentucky, who has missed just two votes,” reports Politico.

Debates Create Reprobates

July 28, 2015 Buck Banks

The GOP contenders don’t want pollsters to ignore ’em,
So they can make the debate cut and get a national TV forum.
So their comments get outrageous
And insulting and shameless,
And the only thing that’s lacking is political decorum.

Walker Leads GOP Pack in Iowa

July 27, 2015 Buck Banks

22%

Scott Walker’s lead over the GOP field in Iowa, followed by Donald Trump at 13%, Ben Carson at 8%, Jeb Bush at 7%, Ted Cruz at 7%, Mike Huckabee at 6%, Marco Rubio at 5% and Rand Paul at 5%, according to a new Monmouth University Poll.

Scott Refuses to Discuss Trump

July 27, 2015 Buck Banks

If you want to ask me again, I’ll give you the same answer 50 more times. So if you want to waste your time on that question, go ahead.

— Gov. Scott Walker (R), quoted by the Wall Street Journal, refusing to answer any question about Donald Trump.

Trump Closing on Bush in National Poll

July 13, 2015 Buck Banks

15%

Jeb Bush’s nominal lead over the GOP presidential pack nationally, followed by Donald Trump at 13%, and Ted Cruz at 9%, according to a new Monmouth poll. The next group of candidates includes Scott Walker at 7%, Mike Huckabee at 7%, Marco Rubio at 6%, Ben Carson at 6%, and Rand Paul at 6%. The rest of the field garners no more than 2% of the vote.

Trump Calls Bush ‘Terrible’

July 13, 2015 Buck Banks

26%

Donald Trump’s lead in the the GOP poll in Florida, followed by Jeb Bush at 20%, Scott Walker at 12%, Marco Rubio at 10% and Ben Carson at 5%, a new St. Pete Polls survey finds.

Imagine a NASCAR driver mentally preparing for a race knowing one of the drivers will be drunk. That’s what prepping for this debate is like.

— GOP strategist John Weaver, on Twitter.

24%

Donald Trump’s lead in the GOP presidential race with 24%, followed by Jeb Bush at 12%, John Kasich at 7%, Scott Walker at 7%, Marco Rubio at 6%, Ben Carson at 5% and Rand Paul at 5%, a new Monmouth poll in New Hampshire finds.

I’m still waiting for one fact from you, one fact about me being anti-gun. Give me one. One fact. Got one?

— New jersey Gov. Chris Christie, displaying his fiery side Saturday in front of potential Iowa caucus-goers, “when he defended his record on gun control and scolded a gun rights activist who challenged him during a town hall,” the Des Moines Register reports.

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22%

Scott Walker’s lead over the GOP field in Iowa, followed by Donald Trump at 13%, Ben Carson at 8%, Jeb Bush at 7%, Ted Cruz at 7%, Mike Huckabee at 6%, Marco Rubio at 5% and Rand Paul at 5%, according to a new Monmouth University Poll.

If you want to ask me again, I’ll give you the same answer 50 more times. So if you want to waste your time on that question, go ahead.

— Gov. Scott Walker (R), quoted by the Wall Street Journal, refusing to answer any question about Donald Trump.

15%

Jeb Bush, let’s say he’s president — Oy, yoy, yoy. How can I be tied with this guy? He’s terrible. Terrible.

— Donald Trump, quoted by the Washington Post.

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“If you are committing fraud against the American people, all of us in public leadership should be trying to stop it and throw you in prison for enriching yourself off the American taxpayer.”

— Vice President JD Vance, on Fox News.

“Your generation has a great bullshit meter, because you’re fed bullshit online all day. And the Democratic Party brand right now is so bullshit.”

— Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed (D), quoted by The Atlantic, speaking to college students.

“We are done, Americans are done with endless conflict in the Middle East, spending trillions of dollars, American lives… this is insane and we have to call it for what it is.”

— Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO), on CNN.

Numerati

+175,000

“The U.S. State Department announced on Monday that it has revoked more than 175,000 visas during President Donald Trump’s administration so far,” Fox News reports.

$4,600

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30%

A new American Research Group poll finds just 30% of Americans say they approve of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president and 67% say they disapprove.

61% to 35%