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« Reply #1100 on: February 04, 2016, 09:14:16 AM »

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« Reply #1101 on: February 04, 2016, 10:06:41 AM »
Jeb Bush’s Big Donor May Drop Him for Rubio
by DR. SUSAN BERRY
3 Feb 201631

Former AIG chief Maurice “Hank” Greenberg, 90, may end his support for Jeb Bush and back Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL)79%
instead.

Bloomberg reports the insurance industry titan who grew AIG into the world’s largest insurer is reconsidering his continued support for Bush after the candidate finished sixth in the Iowa caucuses. If he abandons Bush, he will likely switch to Rubio, he says.

As Breitbart News reported, Greenberg’s company, CV Starr, gave Bush’s super PAC Right to Rise USA $10 million, its largest donation within the last six months. Greenburg has been one of the biggest donors in the entire 2016 presidential race.

In an interview with Betty Liu Wednesday, Greenberg said he will decide after votes take place in another “one or two states” which candidate he will be backing.

Right to Rise – which has spent more on the 2016 race than any other independent entity – has shelled out some $65 million on television spots, digital ads, and mailers to promote Bush.

Bush’s Super PAC has drawn criticism for spending much of its money on attacking Rubio rather than GOP frontrunner Donald Trump. Some of Bush’s donors are complaining he is “burning money” with lavish spending on high priced hotels and private planes while his poll numbers have plummeted.

http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/02/03/jeb-bush-former-aig-titan-may-drop-bush-for-rubio/

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« Reply #1102 on: February 04, 2016, 10:13:32 AM »
Jeb Bush’s Big Donor May Drop Him for Rubio
by DR. SUSAN BERRY
3 Feb 201631

Former AIG chief Maurice “Hank” Greenberg, 90, may end his support for Jeb Bush and back Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL)79%
instead.

Bloomberg reports the insurance industry titan who grew AIG into the world’s largest insurer is reconsidering his continued support for Bush after the candidate finished sixth in the Iowa caucuses. If he abandons Bush, he will likely switch to Rubio, he says.

As Breitbart News reported, Greenberg’s company, CV Starr, gave Bush’s super PAC Right to Rise USA $10 million, its largest donation within the last six months. Greenburg has been one of the biggest donors in the entire 2016 presidential race.

In an interview with Betty Liu Wednesday, Greenberg said he will decide after votes take place in another “one or two states” which candidate he will be backing.

Right to Rise – which has spent more on the 2016 race than any other independent entity – has shelled out some $65 million on television spots, digital ads, and mailers to promote Bush.

Bush’s Super PAC has drawn criticism for spending much of its money on attacking Rubio rather than GOP frontrunner Donald Trump. Some of Bush’s donors are complaining he is “burning money” with lavish spending on high priced hotels and private planes while his poll numbers have plummeted.

http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/02/03/jeb-bush-former-aig-titan-may-drop-bush-for-rubio/

Uh oh.  Did they BAIL on him?

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Re: 16 for '16: The Most Talked-About Potential GOP Presidential Candidates
« Reply #1103 on: February 04, 2016, 11:35:21 AM »
Uh oh.  Did they BAIL on him?

All of the big money is going to bail on him if he doesn't have a strong showing in NH. 

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« Reply #1104 on: February 04, 2016, 11:53:37 AM »
Uh oh.  Did they BAIL on him?

yep, just like Fox News bailed and switched to pushing Rubio now.

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Re: 16 for '16: The Most Talked-About Potential GOP Presidential Candidates
« Reply #1105 on: February 04, 2016, 12:19:53 PM »
Yes, the AIG money is bailing on Bush.  I love it.

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« Reply #1106 on: February 05, 2016, 12:13:38 PM »


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« Reply #1107 on: February 06, 2016, 05:36:32 PM »
Nice little debate so far.

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« Reply #1108 on: February 06, 2016, 05:54:49 PM »
Started out weird with Carson acting very strangely.  Then Christie really called it on Rubio.  That has been the best highlight.

It has calmed down again, but this is one of the better ones I've seen.  Recommended.

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Re: 16 for '16: The Most Talked-About Potential GOP Presidential Candidates
« Reply #1109 on: February 08, 2016, 11:01:34 AM »
Next one on Saturday 13th February, GOP.

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Re: 16 for '16: The Most Talked-About Potential GOP Presidential Candidates
« Reply #1110 on: February 08, 2016, 04:55:50 PM »
Link to the New Hampshire debate:


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« Reply #1111 on: February 08, 2016, 04:59:38 PM »
Quinnipiac: Rubio Strongest GOP Candidate, Would Defeat Hillary

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Friday, 05 Feb 2016

Donald Trump remains the front-runner among the GOP presidential pack nationwide, but Sens. Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio have risen to take second and third place, respectively, a new Quinnipiac Poll shows.

But the poll offers are unique look at how much people like these candidates and would be willing to vote for them in hypothetical general election matchups.

Among Republicans, Marco Rubio is the strongest, most-liked candidate just days after he took third place in the Iowa Caucuses and days ahead of the New Hampshire primary. For Democrats, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is the most liked in head-to-head  matchups in a general election against Republicans.

"While Trump, Clinton and Cruz wallow in a negative favorability swamp, by comparison, Rubio and Sanders are rock stars," said Tim Malloy, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll.

The GOP rankings:
Trump, 31 percent,
Sen. Ted Cruz,  22 percent;
Sen. Marco Rubio, 19 percent;
Ben Carson,  6 percent;
Jeb Bush, 3 percent;
Chris Christie, 3 percent;
John Kasich, 3 percent
Carly Fiorina, 2 percent
About 9 percent of likely GOP voters are undecided.

The results mirror those of other polls taken over the past few days. Nationwide, Trump's lead is shrinking.  A PPP poll showed Rubio and Cruz tied for second place against Trump, who leads nationally. Rubio also rises to second place in some recent New Hamsphire polls.

In the Democratic race nationwide, Clinton has 44 percent, with Sanders at 42 percent, and 11 percent undecided.

According to the survey's pollsters, on the Republican side, Rubio is the strongest candidate to go up against Hillary Clinton, defeating her 48 to 41 percent.

In other general election matchups:
Clinton tops Trump 46 – 41 percent;
Clinton ties Cruz 45 – 45 percent
Republican voters don't like Trump, and do like Rubio by a wider margin. Some 30 percent say they "would definitely not support" Trump, while 15 percent say they would not support Cruz and 7 percent say no to Rubio.

Sanders has the highest favorability rating among top candidates, while Trump has the lowest.

"Democrats nationwide are 'Feeling the Bern' as Sen. Bernie Sanders closes a 31-point gap to tie Secretary Hillary Clinton," said Tim Malloy, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll. "And despite the Iowa setback, Donald Trump is way ahead of his GOP opponents. But that's not the whole story nine months before Election Day. In mano a mano, or mano a womano, face-offs with all contenders, Sanders and Rubio would be the candidates left standing,"

Among Democrats, Sanders has a greater likeability than Hillary Clinton. In the general election:
Sanders defeats Trump 49 – 39 percent;
Sanders edges Cruz 46 – 42 percent;
Sanders and Rubio are tied 43 – 43 percent.
The survey was conducted Feb. 2-4 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.9 percentage points.

http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/rubio-strongest-candidate-quinnipiac/2016/02/05/id/712857/#ixzz3zd09Fb5n

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« Reply #1112 on: February 08, 2016, 05:11:47 PM »
EDITORIAL: RJ editorial board endorses Marco Rubio for Nevada Republican caucus
Posted February 5, 2016

 
With Iowa's caucuses in the rearview mirror and New Hampshire's primaries just ahead, we are reminded that the 2016 presidential race — the real race — finally is underway. After many months of considering candidates' positions, backgrounds and performances in nationally televised debates, voters are making their preferences official. The party nomination process has begun, and some campaigns that survived Iowa won't make it to March.

Over the past few months, the Review-Journal editorial board has met with several candidates from the sizable Republican field, allowing them to distinguish their campaigns, and allowing us to try to help Nevadans determine who is best qualified to advance to the general election. All of the candidates we met — Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, Dr. Ben Carson, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and businesswoman Carly Fiorina — presented outstanding ideas that speak to the issues and challenges most important to Nevadans.

When we began this process, we made it clear to candidates that they had to meet with us to gain consideration for our endorsement. We made many attempts to meet with businessman and Republican front-runner Donald Trump, but he could not work an interview into his schedule.

After much consideration, the Review-Journal is endorsing Sen. Marco Rubio for Nevada's first-in-the-West Republican caucus on Feb. 23. The RJ met with Sen. Rubio on Oct. 9, two months before the announcement of the newspaper's sale to the family of Las Vegas Sands Chairman and CEO Sheldon Adelson. The Adelsons have detached themselves from our endorsement process, and our endorsement of Sen. Rubio does not represent the support of the family.

Our reasons for endorsing Sen. Rubio are many. Notably, the Florida senator has deep personal connections to the state. He lived in the Las Vegas Valley from age 8 to age 14, the son of immigrants employed by the hotel industry. The driving force behind the 44-year-old's compelling story is his family's pursuit of better opportunities and a better life. The policies he champions in his campaign are intended to provide all Americans as much.

Those policies include issues of key concern for Nevadans. For example, Sen. Rubio agrees that the federal government owns too much land within Nevada's borders — more than 80 percent — and doesn't actively and appropriately manage that land. He believes the lack of privately owned land in Nevada and across the West greatly limits economic opportunity, and he supports transferring some federal land to private ownership. "There's no need for Washington to hold that much land," he told us.

On immigration, Sen. Rubio backs a reasonable approach to fix a broken system, while noting that legal immigration deserves just as much attention as illegal immigration. Among other reforms, he wants a merit-based system of legal immigration to replace today's family-based system.

Sen. Rubio also recognizes that entitlement reform is a must if Medicare and Social Security are to avoid insolvency. "If we deal with them now, we don't have to change them for current beneficiaries," he said. And on economic policy, Sen. Rubio understands that everything a presidential administration does influences the economy. Tax reform and simplification (for both corporations and individuals) are just one part of his pro-growth agenda, which includes dialing back burdensome federal regulations, an energy policy that allows America to lead the world in oil and gas production, and a health care policy to replace Obamacare and give Americans the ability to tailor health insurance plans to their needs.

Electability is also in Sen. Rubio's favor. Mr. Trump and Sen. Cruz, the leading GOP candidates at this point, have liabilities in November, when everyone has the chance to vote. Sen. Rubio has the ideas and the charisma to bring independents and moderates under the GOP tent.

However, that ability should not be confused with the rush to label Sen. Rubio as an establishment candidate, as many have done in recent weeks. In an insurgency campaign featuring true outsider Mr. Trump and Sen. Cruz, an avowed enemy of the establishment, it's not a surprising political tactic. But the idea that Sen. Rubio is an "establishment candidate" simply isn't true.

Recall the 2010 election, when he was voted into the Senate. The Republican establishment put all its weight behind Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, with the upstart Mr. Rubio considered a long shot at best, trailing by nearly 30 points early on. When Mr. Rubio — the former speaker of the Florida House of Representatives — surged in the polls, Gov. Crist dropped out of the Republican primary to run as an independent and assure himself a spot in the general election. It hardly mattered, as Mr. Rubio whipped Gov. Crist by nearly 20 points in a three-person race.

Sen. Rubio is a limited-government conservative, as proved by his 94 percent conservative rating from Heritage Action — bested by only five Republicans in the entire Congress. He is not a go-along-to-get-along RINO (Republican in Name Only), as many have declared. If you want your next president to be an outsider, Sen. Rubio is part of the discussion.

The other Republican candidates we interviewed brought bold ideas to the table. Sen. Cruz is excellent on tax reform and border control. Gov. Bush's ideas for civil service reform and a balanced budget stand out. Dr. Carson has worthy stances on a training wage to address this country's youth unemployment crisis and, of course, on health care reform. And Mrs. Fiorina is an absolute firebrand on transparency in government and the need to fix just about everything in Washington.

But at this moment, Sen. Rubio is best-positioned to advance from the primary season and allow the GOP to win the White House on Nov. 8. Nevada Republicans should plan to caucus Feb. 23 and pledge their support to Florida Sen. Marco Rubio.

http://www.reviewjournal.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-rj-editorial-board-endorses-marco-rubio-nevada-republican-caucus

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Re: 16 for '16: The Most Talked-About Potential GOP Presidential Candidates
« Reply #1113 on: February 08, 2016, 07:48:30 PM »
Image: Quinnipiac: Rubio Strongest GOP Candidate, Would Defeat Hillary
Friday, 05 Feb 2016

The survey was conducted Feb. 2-4 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.9 percentage points.

http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/rubio-strongest-candidate-quinnipiac/2016/02/05/id/712857/#ixzz3zd09Fb5n

it'll be another week before Robot Rubio's poll numbers are affected in a 'real' poll.  These snapchat insta-polls we see aren't accurate, and this one was done BEFORE he stepped in shit for any real effect.

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« Reply #1114 on: February 09, 2016, 09:51:16 AM »
Bobby Jindal Endorses Marco Rubio For President
by  Michael Scherer
TIME 
FEBRUARY 5, 2016


The former Louisiana governor is the latest key Republican to back the surging Florida senator

Former Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal became the latest Republican leader to endorse the presidential campaign of Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, following Rubio’s better than expected finish in Iowa.

“Marco can unify our party,” Jindal said on Fox News Friday. “I think he’s a principled conservative. I think he’s the right guy.”

Jindal, who left office in January, was one of the most conservative governors in the country and rising star of the GOP in his own right, before a disastrous response to President Barack Obama’s first address to Congress in 2009 sent him reeling. A former Rhodes Scholar, his presidential effort — which ended in November — was notable for its flailing between news stories of the day, rather than any sustained message.

The former Louisiana chief executive has had a testy relationshipwith the other governors in the race, Chris Christie and John Kasich, who have argued that senators have subpar experience to serve as president. His endorsement provides Rubio a badly-needed credibility boost as his candidacy comes under fire from the three governors in the race.

The New Jersey governor has shifted the focus of his campaign to argue Rubio is underqualified for the job, while Jeb Bush and his super PAC Right to Rise have both released television ads using the inability of another former presidential hopeful, Rick Santorum, to name any Rubio accomplishment.

Just moments before Jindal made his announcement, Rubio took the stage in Derry, N.H., following an introduction by a trio of Congressional Republican leaders, South Carolina Rep. Trey Gowdy, South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott and Utah Rep. Jason Chaffetz.

Gowdy warmed up the crowd by saying that Rubio offered a “hopeful, aspirational” message that would be effective in dislodging Democrats from the White House. Scott said he had met with each of the Republican candidates in Iowa, before deciding on Rubio.

“It’s pretty clear that Marco is the candidate with the right message and the momentum right now, and that’s why the entire focus of all these other campaigns these days is to try to tear us down,” said Todd Harris, Rubio’s campaign strategist.

http://fortune.com/2016/02/05/bobby-jindal-endorses-marco-rubio-for-president/

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« Reply #1115 on: February 10, 2016, 07:25:54 AM »
After Iowa, keep your eye on Marco Rubio, not Trump or Cruz
By Douglas E. Schoen 
Published February 01, 2016 
FoxNews.com


But watch Marco Rubio. You’ll be glad you did.

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2016/02/01/after-iowa-keep-your-eye-on-marco-rubio-not-trump-or-cruz.html?intcmp=hpbt2

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Re: 16 for '16: The Most Talked-About Potential GOP Presidential Candidates
« Reply #1116 on: February 10, 2016, 08:23:56 AM »
Robio used dimples and memorized speeches to win over the part-time "repubs" who dont care about a flood of illegals.

once he was given ample time to speak at the debates, we all quickly realized he is incapable of sharing critical thinking.  It's all lower-level thinking (knowledge and comprehension).  He isn't strong enough *yet* for analysis, application, synthesis and evaluation.  When he spoke 8 minutes a night, we didn't see it.  When he's speaking 20 minutes a night, we see it. 

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« Reply #1117 on: February 10, 2016, 09:51:13 AM »
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He got drubbed, because he finished much lower than expectations (as opposed to outperforming expectations in Iowa), but I give him props for manning up and taking responsibility. 


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« Reply #1118 on: February 10, 2016, 09:56:46 AM »
you give him props for taking responsibility.

but you have no criticism of him, for being a wind-up repeating toy for, say, his entire career?   You've defending his joke for years now.

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« Reply #1119 on: February 10, 2016, 10:01:05 AM »
Final New Hampshire results.  http://www.foxnews.com/politics/elections/2016/primary-caucus/new-hampshire?intcmp=hpbt1

Definitely an impressive showing by Trump and Sanders.  Not sure it really means much over the long haul, especially for Sanders.  He is likely going to get crushed going forward.

I also don't think Kaisich will do anything after NH.  He was a one trick pony.  

Regarding Trump, he got 99,268 votes, but 176,020 votes went to other candidates.  If he picks up those votes as candidates drop out, then of course he will steamroll his way to the nomination.  But I seriously doubt any of those who drop out will endorse him.  

This is still a wide open race, with Jeb still in it because of his cash and the fact Dubya will probably start campaigning for him.  If Republicans were smart they would get behind Cruz or Rubio.    

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« Reply #1120 on: February 10, 2016, 10:01:25 AM »
you give him props for taking responsibility.

but you have no criticism of him, for being a wind-up repeating toy for, say, his entire career?   You've defending his joke for years now.

Shut up you lying troll.

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« Reply #1121 on: February 10, 2016, 10:03:11 AM »
You gave it a good run Fat Man.  Sorry to see you go. 

Reports: Christie Likely to Suspend Campaign

Image: Reports: Christie Likely to Suspend Campaign (Getty Images)
Wednesday, 10 Feb 2016

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will likely suspend his bid for the GOP presidential nomination today, CNN and Fox Business Channel are reporting.

Christie on Tuesday said he’s returning home to reevaluate his Republican presidential campaign after a sixth-place finish in New Hampshire’s first-in- the-nation primary left his standing in doubt headed into the next round of contests.

CNN is reporting he will meet with campaign staff to evaluate his prospects moving forward. Fox Business broke its news on Twitter.

Christie is credited for bring down rival Marco Rubio in Saturday's debate. But after his poor showing in New Hampshire, he is not expected to meet CBS' criteria for making the main debate stage later this week.
 
Christie, 53, who staked his fortunes on the Granite State, told supporters gathered in a Nashua ballroom Tuesday night that he planned to watch the results from New Jersey and would determine the best path forward. As recently as Monday, he’d said the plan was to charge forward to the next primary Feb. 20 in South Carolina.

“We’ve decided that we’re going to go home to New Jersey tomorrow and we’re going to take a deep breath and see what the final results are tonight because that matters,” Christie said. “By tomorrow morning and tomorrow afternoon we should know.”

In a year when voters in New Hampshire chose outsiders like real-estate mogul Donald Trumpas their Republican standard- bearer and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders on the Democratic side, Christie’s pitch as a proven governor and federal prosecutor didn’t catch on. From the start of the campaign, Christie wasn’t able to reignite the level of passion that led business and political leaders to try and convince him to run against President Barack Obama four years ago.

Trump carried the New Hampshire primary with Ohio Governor John Kasich finishing second. Sanders defeated Hillary Clinton in the Democratic race.

Christie’s advisers Michael DuHaime and Bill Palatucci didn’t immediately return calls seeking comment.

Christie’s blistering attacks on Florida Senator Rubio in the party’s final debate before the Tuesday primary earned him some last-minute plaudits, but he was unable to translate that into votes. In recent stops at bowling alleys and pizza parlors, Christie attempted to tone down expectations and said he’d already booked travel to South Carolina.

Christian Trinidade, a 48-year-old sales engineer from Chelmsford, Massachusetts, was among those in the sparsely attended Nashua ballroom Tuesday watching the results on a large white screen. He had spent the day manning a phone bank for Christie’s campaign. He said while making calls, he heard from many Trump supporters.

“There was no huge lead when I was making phone calls” among the candidates who aren’t Trump, he said. “A solid amount of people were with Trump, but everybody else was pretty fractured.”

Following a town hall meeting Sunday in Exeter, new Hampshire, Christie told reporters he had no plans to drop out of the nomination fight even if he lost.

“It depends on how you define losing and I haven’t defined it yet,” he said. “I don’t think anybody’s ready to settle yet.”

Crowded Field

Christie’s departure would make him the latest in the list of hopefuls to exit the crowded field. Following disappointing showings in Iowa, Kentucky Senator Rand Paul, Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum left the field. Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal and former New York Governor George Pataki bowed out before voting even began when their candidacies failed to gain traction.

Patrick Murray, director of a Monmouth University polling institute, said Christie will face an even tougher contest in states such as South Carolina that aren’t as friendly to a Republican perceived as coming from the moderate wing of the party.

“He doesn’t have the money or ability to carry on,” Murray said in an interview. “There’s not a constituency for him in the future states like there was in New Hampshire. He needs to avoid an embarrassment.”

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« Reply #1122 on: February 10, 2016, 10:04:41 AM »
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Jeb Spent $1,200 Per Vote in New Hampshire

Image: Jeb Spent $1,200 Per Vote in New Hampshire 
By Cathy Burke   |   Wednesday, 10 Feb 2016

Jeb Bush and his super PAC Right to Rise reportedly spent $36 million — or about $1,200 a vote — to land the former Florida governor in fourth place in New Hampshire and "reset the race" for his presidential bid.

"This campaign is not dead," Bush declared to 400 supporters at Manchester Community College on Tuesday night, Politico reports.

"The pundits had it all figured out. They declared that this was a three man race between a reality TV star and two freshman senators," he added referring to primary winner Donald Trump and rivals Sens. Ted Cruz of Texas and Marco Rubio of Florida.

"And, yeah, the reality TV star is still doing pretty well. But you all have reset the race . . . We're going on to South Carolina."

The Bush campaign and Right to Rise spent a total of $36.1 million in the Granite State, or about $1,200 per vote, The Huffington Post reports, citing data provided by Morning Consult.

The next-highest spenders were New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who spent $852 per vote and came in sixth place, and Rubio, who spent $508 per vote, who finished behind Bush.

Trump spent $40 per vote and Cruz, who placed third, underspent everyone with just $18 per vote.

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« Reply #1123 on: February 10, 2016, 10:17:22 AM »
Current delegate count:

Trump:  17
Cruz:  10
Rubio:  7
Kasich:  4
Bush:  3
Carson:  3
Fiorina:  1

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Re: 16 for '16: The Most Talked-About Potential GOP Presidential Candidates
« Reply #1124 on: February 10, 2016, 10:18:09 AM »

He had numerous Establishment Rhinos coming out to endorse him last week, plus Fox News shilling for him non stop last week.  The Establishment and Fox News finally thought they had their guy... but was all for nothing. :)

He is nothing but a memorized speech giver.



He repeated himself again just 2 day's ago:



Meh.  They all repeat themselves.