The Professional Bridge Burner !

Politics is a risky business – a deliberate business – with very specific decisions; and as a direct consequence when you cross a particular line in opposition you point yourself in a very specific direction.   Candidate Cruz has also now affirmed himself as a rigid ideologue.

At 6:30pm today, as a direct result of an official campaign position and not one stemming from a Super-PAC, candidate Ted Cruz officially put himself onto a singular path which leads to either:

A) his own victory, or B) a later endorsement of Jeb Bush/Marco Rubio.

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The latest New Hampshire Polling (full pdf below) comes from the Boston Herald and affirms the previous polling from CNN, Fox, Q-PAC and PPP.  All the latest NH polls converging on the same essential numbers.

Donald Trump has now extended his lead (33%) in the Granite State to 19 points over the second place Ted Cruz at 14%.  Angry man Kasich comes in third at 12% the rest are in single digits.  Rubio has slipped.

(Via Boston Herald) […] In the Republican race, Donald Trump has strengthened his support among likely GOP voters and he now leads Texas Sen. Ted Cruz by a 33-14 percent margin, the poll reveals. (more…)

Candidate Donald J. Trump is holding another rally today in Farmington New Hampshire, at Farmington High School. The event starts at 7:00pm EST

Livestream Link #1 – Livestream Link #2 – Livestream Link #3

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A short interview with The Wall Street Journal via Monica Langley:

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For those who were not reading in October when we shared: “Candidate Marco Rubio Gains an Additional Master“, you might want to refresh; because much of what was covered in that Halloween 2015 review is now coming to pass.

Vetting a candidate is a process of deep research into the history, activity, associations, affiliations and prior background of a political candidate.  Marco Rubio is the least publicly vetted candidate in the race, and there’s a very good reason for that.

Whenever the media are not deep into a GOP candidate’s background, it’s generally because the information therein holds more value for their ideological use at a later date.

The days of reporters actually doing the legwork of research are in the rear view mirror.  Modern political vetting is done by private entities, private investigative teams, generally outside the official campaign administration of opponents.  That type of research is called opposition research, or “Oppo-research”.    (more…)

This has definitely been on of the most interesting election cycles in the past 40 years, and it’s no where close to being over yet.  However, once this primary is decided, it would be great to discover who thought combining Glenn Beck with Ted Cruz would be a good thing.

Here’s a video recap courtesy of Mr. Pinko from iOTW:

This gobsmackingly ridiculous stunt did a hundred fold more damage than anything Donald Trump, or any other candidate, could ever have accomplished.

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~ BECAUSE, TRUMP ~

Byron York – Dateline New Hampshire […]  At the gathering’s dinner Friday night, I sat next to former New Hampshire Gov. John Sununu and his wife Nancy. When we talked about the presidential race — a race in a state whose ground-level politics Sununu knows better than almost anyone — Sununu must have said some version of “I don’t know what is going on” about a dozen times…. (more…)

Donald Trump was interviewed on several Sunday talk shows via phone or pre-taped location interviews.

Fox News Media Buzz:

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Candidate Donald Trump takes a commanding lead (34%) in the latest Fox News Iowa poll (full pdf below).  Ted Cruz comes in second at 23% and Marco Rubio 12%.  No other candidate comes close.

However, additionally worth noting is the under representation of several electorate flags (ex. cell phone users) which would add confidence the impression that even with these results, the size of Donald Trump’s support is understated.

This baseline polling probability is enhanced when you review the Margin-of-Error for the sub-groups.  Obviously, all of this is exceptional news for Donald Trump with a week left before Iowa caucuses… (more…)

Candidate Donald J Trump will hold a rally in Muscatine Iowa today at Muscatine High School.  The event will begin at 12:00pm CST or 1:00pm Eastern:

Live Stream Link – Alternate Live Stream #2 – Alternate Live Stream #3

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