Who are y’all liking for Republican nomination? 2024 Election

[kbaxter60]

32% of the votes in NH have been counted, and they are calling it for Trump now at 54/45.

 

[etmo]

32% of the votes in NH have been counted, and they are calling it for Trump now at 54/45.

Yeah, not as big a Trump victory as Iowa, so the question is: Do Haley's supporters float her for 1 more state, or do they pull the plug now?

 

[kbaxter60]

Yeah, not as big a Trump victory as Iowa, so the question is: Do Haley's supporters float her for 1 more state, or do they pull the plug now?

She just spoke. She is staying in ("I am a scrapper"). I think she may get trounced in South Carolina and that might do it.

 

[WT_Foxtrot]

She'll wait 'til she gets trounced in her home state where she was governor. And if she doesn't fold her tent then, it won't matter because the gravy train will be empty.

 

[WT_Foxtrot]

The fact that Trump won handily in NH in a two-horse race with not only the GOP establishment voting against him, but also a large amount of crossover voting specifically pulling the lever in the GOP primary to defeat him speaks volumes.

It's over, but never really was a race to begin with.

 

[kbaxter60]

Heh. The alphabet media mentioned that the last time a Republican won both Iowa and NH was 1976.
Yet they never used the word "historic".
Odd.

ETA - Oh, and Trump set a record for most votes EVER received in a NH primary. Bumped socialist Bernie off the top.

 

[TX oddball]

The fact that Trump won handily in NH in a two-horse race with not only the GOP establishment voting against him, but also a large amount of crossover voting specifically pulling the lever in the GOP primary to defeat him speaks volumes.

It's over, but never really was a race to begin with.

Yes, the Haley campaign has sent word out for Democrats to come in as undecideds and vote for Haley. Despicable, and yes, cheating. Yet Trump was still able to beat her. She is counting on this unethical strategy in the upcoming states that have open primaries. Haley is pure scum.

 

[WT_Foxtrot]

Yes, the Haley campaign has sent word out for Democrats to come in as undecideds and vote for Haley. Despicable, and yes, cheating. Yet Trump was still able to beat her. She is counting on this unethical strategy in the upcoming states that have open primaries. Haley is pure scum.

Agree with it all except for the part I highlighted. It's not cheating and is perfectly allowable per the rules of the state. Same here in Texas where folks can vote in the primary they choose and there's no registered party affiliation.

BUT what it does is show that she's beckoning to the other side for votes, therefore showing what side she's really on. What true patriot and conservative would beg democrats to vote for them in the GOP primary? Not cheating, but very telling and just reinforces Trump and his agenda.

 

[Glenn B]

She is one divisive politician and pretty liberal as well but then those two things go together like stink & poop.

 

[TX oddball]

CNN exit polls estimate that 70% of Haley voters today were not registered republicans.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/...ot-registered-republicans-cnn-exit-poll-says/

 

[oldag]

She is one divisive politician and pretty liberal as well but then those two things go together like stink & poop.

And Trump is not divisive? That is one of his characteristics that many folks here like.

 

[oldag]

If Haley could not win in NH, she might as well hang it up.

WSJ observations:
With his convincing win over Nikki Haley in the GOP primary, the former president showed that a dominating share of the Republican Party’s core voters are still with him and that his momentum toward the party nomination grows. But the New Hampshire results also signaled that Trump risks losing enough Republicans—as well as a substantial share of independent voters—to create a problem for him as a general-election candidate in November.

The first task for any candidate is to unify the party. But 19% of Republicans who cast ballots in New Hampshire said they would be so dissatisfied with Trump as the nominee that they wouldn’t vote for him in November, according to AP VoteCast, a survey of primary voters. Similarly, 15% of Republicans who participated in Iowa’s caucuses last week said they wouldn’t support Trump in the general election.

66% of independents say they will not vote for Trump.


However, we all know the weaknesses in polls. And Trump might well draw much better amongst Hispanics and blacks this time around.

 

[TX oddball]

Here is Haley's campaign strategy at work. Her team has not kept secret that they are using the open primary system to get Democrats to vote against Trump.

 

[1911'S 4 Me]

Nukki will stay in as long as she is collecting $$$.

 

[TNHoosier]

True to her underlying liberal side, she will play the victim card at the end.

 

[oldag]

Here is Haley's campaign strategy at work. Her team has not kept secret that they are using the open primary system to get Democrats to vote against Trump.

If that is occurring, it ain't working.

 

[studenygreg]

"It defies all logic and common sense that any liberal would agree with Haley's political stances."

Actually, Haley is a camelleon she hides in her surroundings, but can change color at will for whoever pays her. She is FAKE.

Just like Tulsi

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[TX oddball]

If that is occurring, it ain't working.

No it isn't working, but it is occuring. From Haley's campaign manager:

 

[Havok1]

The strategy may not be working…anymore, BUT, more people are beginning to see the truth of how corrupt out election system is. A Haley/Biden election would mean that the uniparty wins regardless.

 

[WT_Foxtrot]

If Haley could not win in NH, she might as well hang it up.

WSJ observations:
With his convincing win over Nikki Haley in the GOP primary, the former president showed that a dominating share of the Republican Party’s core voters are still with him and that his momentum toward the party nomination grows. But the New Hampshire results also signaled that Trump risks losing enough Republicans—as well as a substantial share of independent voters—to create a problem for him as a general-election candidate in November.

The first task for any candidate is to unify the party. But 19% of Republicans who cast ballots in New Hampshire said they would be so dissatisfied with Trump as the nominee that they wouldn’t vote for him in November, according to AP VoteCast, a survey of primary voters. Similarly, 15% of Republicans who participated in Iowa’s caucuses last week said they wouldn’t support Trump in the general election.

66% of independents say they will not vote for Trump.


However, we all know the weaknesses in polls. And Trump might well draw much better amongst Hispanics and blacks this time around.

Sure, there will be defectors from the GOP, but they left eight years ago not only with their votes, but many publicly campaigning/speaking out against him, Bushes, Romney, Kochs, Bill Kristol, Lincoln Project Stooges, et al. Nothing new.

That's the thing about Trump, he's redefined the battle lines by focusing his policies on the largely ignored or forgotten middle class. And while that will drive away the parasitic faction of the elitist GOP, at the same time he can and I believe will bring new voters, classes and demographics under the tent that were reliably D voters that the GOP, until 2016, hadn't had in over three decades.

There's a reason some have left the GOP except in name only. But that reason also brings in new blood hopefully to exceed what defected.