With the republican primary race now heading to South Carolina we take a look at the last verifiable polling (large sample, low MOE) which was taken by NBC and the Wall Street Journal in January (full pdf below).
Remember the golden rule of MSM polling. “When polls are silent, it generally means the outcomes are adverse to their preferred media narrative”:
Here’s the pictures from tonight in South Carolina:
Wayne Dupree debriefs on the New Hampshire victory – and shares a forward message:
Wayne Dupree on Twitter HERE – Visit Wayne’s Website HERE
Go Tigers !! Death Valley… Anderson…. Pendleton… Beautiful people…. y’ont to? Where golf is called “pasture pool”, and …you may have the right to remain silent – but it’s doubtful you’ll have the ability. Ah, good times, good times.
Tonight candidate Donald Trump is holding a rally at Clemson University. The event will take place at T. Ed Garrison Arena in Pendleton, SC and is scheduled to begin at 7:00 PM EST.
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Remember – Carly Fiorina was pushed to enter the 2016 presidential race at the behest of Mitt Romney. Billionaire Robert Mercer shifted funds ($500k) from Cruz Super-PAC KtP1 to start Carly for America (CFA). All activity prior to Donald Trump disrupting the GOPe Road-Map “splitter strategy”.
Today Carly Fiorina suspended her campaign – Announcement Via Facebook HERE
Carly is the 10th candidate to drop out of the presidential race. (She is also the 7th “splitter” to exit) The media will focus on questions surrounding her projected endorsement. She will absolutely endorse either Jeb Bush or Marco Rubio. However, her endorsement will be contingent upon the GOPe deciding which one is more viable.
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has officially “suspended” his presidential campaign. He’s out. ….And it didn’t take long for Fox News head Rupert Murdoch to throw an annoyed elbow in his direction upon exit.
If anyone doubted all the research (2+ years worth) that proves Fox News was officially structuring news and opinion content to benefit Marco Rubio’s presidential bid you can put those doubts to rest. Fox News is the unofficial Super-PAC of Marco Rubio – See Here
Here’s a collection of interviews with Donald Trump from early this morning and earlier today discussing the New Hampshire primary victory:
MSNBC Morning Joe:
Last night was a Donald Trump win, period. A YUGE win. For context: Donald Trump beat second place, John Kasich, by more votes (currently 51,000) than Bernie Sanders beat Hillary Clinton (currently 50,000).
A resounding victory for the vulgarian rebel alliance. Today, rejoice, dance well, be of good cheer and enjoy.
However, come sunrise we meet at the old mill, and ride south.
What does last night mean for the GOPe road map? That’s where it gets interesting.
Forget John Kasich; he is irrelevant as an individual candidate. Kasich has no organization, no structural pathway, no ballot access and is not a national candidate. However, his future endorsement of the GOPe candidate (Rubio or Bush) does bring with it his NH delegates…. but that is all.
The biggest loser is also one of our biggest loses, Governor Chris Christie. By coming in sixth, Christie has failed to make the cut for the upcoming CBS debate.
Debate Qualifications: Top three finish in Iowa, or Top five finish in New Hampshire, or top five polling nationally or in South Carolina. (link)
In addition to the debate issues and a financial hurdle, the sixth place finish essentially eliminates any path for Chris Christie. [Team Marco Rubio collectively breathe a sigh of relief.] However, with Christie gone – Jeb Bush also loses a key strategic partner for his own electoral pathway forward. (more…)
I speak for myself, and only myself. However, I hope you will indulge these considerations and correct me where I’m going wrong.
On December 23rd 2009 Harry Reid passed a version of Obamacare through forced vote at 1:30am. The Senators could not leave, and for the two weeks previous were kept in a prolonged legislative session barred returning to their home-state constituencies. It was, by all measures and reality, a vicious display of forced ideological manipulation of the upper chamber. I share this reminder only to set the stage for what was to follow.
Riddled with anxiety we watched the Machiavellian manipulations unfold, seemingly unable to stop the visible usurpation. Desperate for a tool to stop the construct in December 2009 we found Scott Brown and rallied to deliver $7 million in funding, and a “Kennedy Seat” victory on January 19th 2010. (more…)
The polls close in New Hampshire at 8:00pm – Results will be coming in throughout the night/evening. We will keep this thread at the top of the page for discussion as the results come in: WMUR Local Media Results
Mexico’s former president Felipe Calderon recently responded to Donald Trump’s border wall proposal by stating:
…The Mexican people, we are not going to pay any single cent for such a stupid wall! And it’s going to be completely useless… (link)
Why now?
Why would Calderon make such a claim at this specific moment in time? Well, here’s a report that will answer that question.
(Mexico) Remittances sent home by Mexicans working outside the country surpassed petroleum revenues in 2015 for the first time. There was a 4.75% increase in money sent from abroad, most of which comes from the U.S., to total US $24.8 billion last year, up from $23.6 billion in 2014, said the Bank of México.
The bank said it was the first time remittances had totaled more than petroleum revenues since it began tracking them in 1995. Oil revenues last year totaled $23.4 billion.
An important factor in the increase in remittances is the jobs created by economic recovery in the U.S. Some 11 million Mexicans are believed to be living in the U.S. and many work in construction. Remittances, 97% of which are sent electronically, averaged $292 last year. (link)
Yes, you read that correctly. Immigrant remittances received by Mexico have surpassed Mexico’s $23.4 billion in oil earnings. This means the government of Mexico is more dependent than ever on the earnings of maids and gardeners in the U.S. to keep itself afloat. This is the leverage Donald Trump talks about to pressure Mexico to pay for the border wall. (more…)