Regardless of who you support in the 2016 Presidential primary race, most will admit there’s one strategic advantage held by Donald Trump over all other candidates – Trump’s willingness to “own the downside“.

All policies and proposals have a “downside“, there’s no such thing as a policy proposal with benefit to all and harm to none.   This empirical truth is toxic to professional politicians – therefore they spend an inordinate amount of time using pretzel logic to avoid it.

As a direct consequence of avoidance, the media love to use the downside as a weapon.  For the first time in recent political memory Donald Trump represents a candidacy who is unafraid of their spear; and as a consequence, immune to the damage. (more…)

Another enjoyable watch – Courtesy of Joe Dan Media and Intellectual Froglegs

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A recent poll from UMass (full pdf below) shows Donald Trump and Ben Carson clearly in the lead.  However, the real highlight is how low Jeb Bush polls.

AMHERST, Mass. – Donald Trump and Ben Carson have a dominating lead over the rest of the field of Republican presidential candidates, and should either of them drop out of the primary race the other stands to benefit the most, according to a new UMass Poll released today by the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Overall, Trump leads the Republican field with 31 percent of likely Republican voters listing him as their first choice, based on a nationwide online survey of 318 likely Republican primary voters conducted by YouGov America under the direction of the UMass Poll from Nov. 5-13. Carson comes in second at 22 percent, followed by Senators Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio at 13 percent and 9 percent, respectively. No other candidate was able to garner 5 percent support. (more…)

UPDATE: Full Rally Video

Presidential candidate Donald J Trump will be holding a rally in Knoxville Tennessee tonight at 7:00pm.  This is the first rally since numerous candidates have jumped aboard the Trump policy/platform bandwagon.  Here is a livestream link:

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During a recent campaign rally in Beaumont Texas candidate Donald Trump remarked about flying in to the great state of Texas.  Paraphrased he encapsulated the greeting from the Air Traffic Control Tower:

…Mr. Trump you are cleared to land on runway one, and to Make America Great Again…

The tongue-in-cheek greeting speaks to a formidable positive energy surrounding the campaign.  Yes, indeed “make America great again” is an overwhelmingly supported message from within the #ColdAnger community who are sick and tired of the corruptocratic BS infecting the body politic.

In addition to the already professional security apparatus, Team Trump now have a full Secret Service team coordinating event and candidate security.   Advance teams now set up security operations ahead of campaign appearances. (more…)

In a hilariously transparent rush to catch-up to Donald J Trump’s prior position (asserting no Syrian refugees should be granted access to the U.S.A), candidate Marco Rubio joins with another ‘johnny-come-lately‘ Ted Cruz:

In light of the terrorist attacks in Paris, the Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio on Sunday said the US should not take in more Syrian refugees.

The Florida senator had previously signalled openness to relocating some of the millions fleeing the Syrian civil war to American shores.

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Four months prior to announcing a presidential bid Donald Trump gave an interview to McLatchyDC News. Here’s a video segment from their interview.

The Print Article Is HERE

GOP Presidential candidate and front-runner Donald Trump spoke to thousands at a rally in Beaumont, TX at the Ford Park Arena (audio begins 00:40):

It would appear Candidate Ted Cruz is now aligning himself with the position of Donald Trump.  It was several months ago when Trump told media he would immediately repatriate any Syrian refugee taken by the Obama administration – the media blasted him for it.    This move by Ted Cruz has a particular whiff of political opportunism to it.

TED CRUZ RESPONDS TO PARIS ATTACK – “America must stand with our allies against the scourge of radical Islamic terrorism. This is an evil that does not discriminate between French, German or American, Christian, Muslim or Jew, soldier, football player, or concert goer. Their only goal is to murder those who do not submit to their vicious, totalitarian ideology. Our deepest condolences go out to our French allies, and I know the government of the United States stands by to offer any assistance necessary.

“We must now face the facts. Between the downing of the Russian jet over Egypt and this massive coordinated attack on Paris, we are seeing an unmistakable escalation of ISIS’ ambitions and the scale of their terrorist attacks outside Syria and Iraq. Even as chaos rages in Paris, we need to take immediate, commonsense steps to preserve our own safety. (more…)