…. at least he is a real bona fide candidate.  Regardless of how fraught with inherent deception Jeb Bush’s intent and purposes for seeking the GOP nomination, he is in fact a real candidate; with, factual action taking place on the ground to support his efforts.

Like Donald Trump, Jeb Bush is structurally in the race -with infrastructure- trying to win it. The other multiple candidates, not so much; actually, not even close.

Spurred by our discovery of the internal Republican National Committee efforts to engage with State Republican party apparatus, vis-á-vis “ongoing rule changes“, numerous boots on the ground have begun reporting the absence of candidate activity amid various (Pre-March 16th) primary states.

Multiple calls to local and state Republican party leadership originally intended to find out when they were going to make decisions on proportional rules for delegate distribution, have accidentally identified another aspect  (it’s Déjà vu to the pre-primary spring ’14 all over again). (more…)

Latest Reuters National Poll

In my humble opinion – now that we are approaching the THIRD GOP debate, there should be a cutoff at 5% for Top Tier candidates.  Drop the remaining candidates into alternate debate formats – No-One under 5% should be present in prime-time.

Trump, Carson, Bush, Cruz, Rubio in “Prime-Time”, all others alternate debate venue.

Lots of disclaimers in the methodology of this poll (pdf below). Consider accordingly:

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Two videos:  First, Rush Limbaugh discusses the latest Donald Trump polls which have made establishment republicans drop their jaws.  Second video, “the ‘splodey heads”.

Most Recent Polling (Winning In Every State):

38% – Nevada
36% – South Carolina
32% – New Jersey
34% – Connecticut
32% – New Hampshire
28% – Florida
28% – North Carolina
23% – Ohio
23% – Pennsylvania
24% – Iowa

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Not only is Donald Trump leading in EVERY SINGLE POLL he’s also winning on campaign financial efficiency.  CNN estimates the Trump campaign has spent approximately $5.6 million total since June, yet 74,000 supporters have given him over $3.8 million to offset the costs. 

To offer a comparison – the number two candidate, Ben Carson, has spent almost three times as much as Donald Trump at over $14 million.

Meanwhile Team Jeb Bush has burned through fifteen times Trump’s amount, carries a staff over 100 strong, burns $20+ million a month, and has purchased 60% of all commercial air-time ads in New Hampshire… only to see his polling/approval get worse.

SPLODEY HEAD – GOP front-runner Donald Trump has promised to pay for his presidential campaign out of his own pockets, but the billionaire is getting off cheap, spending just $100,000 of his own money in the most recent fundraising period, according to his campaign.

Boosted by more network TV coverage than any other candidate, Trump has been able to sit back and let his campaign largely take care of itself.

The billionaire’s campaign says it raised $3.8 million from the general public between July 1 and Sept. 30 and finished the quarter with $255,000 cash on hand. (more…)

I’m re-posting a portion of an earlier article below because something is beginning that will have long-term consequences.  Always try to pay attention to the “bigger picture” as we travel amid the daily events.

Amid the ozone layer of political consequence the Billionaire class of Rupert Murdoch, George Soros, and yes Charles Koch operate on (and invest in) issues that pertain to their interests.  They may not carry the same beliefs on down-stream issues; but in their own financial neighborhoods they are globalists first and foremost.  This is why we identify them collectively as the Wall Street Class.

In the most direct and consequential sense, free flowing immigration, amnesty, and open borders play into their goals and objectives.  They are diametrically opposed to -and afraid of- nationalism.  The Koch Brothers are open-border advocates.

In many very deliberate ways the 2016 Presidential Election is morphing into a battle between the globalists (wall street etc., corporate media, democrats, Hillary Clinton and GOPe republicans Jeb Bush) and the nationalists represented by Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump and the largest section of the U.S. electorate.

TONIGHT: Charles Koch opens up in a rare public interview. Don’t miss it at 9p ET on #KellyFile!

— Megyn Kelly (@megynkelly) October 15, 2015

This decision by Fox News (via Megyn Kelly) is part of the larger maneuver to advance Marco Rubio as the vulgarian alternative.  ie. Wall Street’s “fail safe”.

Re-posting: (more…)

Multiple political stories breaking today (consider this an open discussion thread):

♦  Dr. Ben Carson is taking a 2 week break from campaigning to focus on his book tour –  […] According to ABC News, the next time Carson will publicly campaign will be Oct. 28, the day of the GOP debate, which will take place in Colorado. The last time Carson did a public campaign event was Oct. 2.

Carson will also catch up on fundraising events over the next two weeks. He has 20 events scheduled. In the third quarter of this year, Carson raised $20 million.

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Rutgers Eagleton has conducted another poll (full pdf below) of New Jersey voters.  Donald Trump retains his lead at 32% surging 11 additional points since the last poll.  New Jersey governor Chris Christie is defeated within his own state, garnering only 5% support.

(Via Washington Examiner)  New Jersey governor and Republican presidential hopeful Chris Christie is being told by voters across the board in his home state to call it a day.

The establishment candidate, who once flew high in the GOP field, is down to just 5 percent support in the latest Rutgers-Eagleton poll of New Jersey voters. His favorability ratings are tanking, and nearly 70 percent of voters say he should end his campaign. (more…)

CNN/ORC Polling (full pdf below) today release some jaw-dropping results showing the scope of Donald Trump’s campaign attraction.  Beyond the top-line numbers are internal considerations far beyond anything any candidate could ever hope to catch.

Everyone should read the full polling internals to grasp how favorable the results are for Team Trump:

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Considering the Nevada poll was conducted during/after Marco Rubio spent 4 days in the state, the Nevada results are devastating to the RNC/GOPe preferred narrative.   It cannot be emphasized enough how wide, deep and committed the Trump coalition is to his campaign.  (more…)

Another YouGov National Poll (pdf below) shows Donald Trump leading with every polled demographic.  Simultaneously, hidden in the data this national poll shows how Fox News is manipulating their results by focusing on a polled electorate over 65-years-old.

The full poll data is below, however I’ve pulled out the key metrics so you can see how the candidates line up amid electoral support. (more…)