After placing second in the Iowa caucuses Donald Trump delivers a brief speech prior to heading for New Hampshire:

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At 11:30pm with 95% of Precincts reporting Candidate Ted Cruz appears to have won Iowa.  CNN is calling the race for Ted Cruz.

Additionally, Marco Rubio has done exceptionally well in the populous areas of Davenport, Cedar Rapids, Iowa City and Des Moines.  In the major metropolitan areas Marco Rubio has placed first which has pushed, Cruz to second and Donald Trump third.

A significant percentage of the high voter turnout was to the benefit of Marco Rubio.  Donald Trump won some of the more conservative counties, but in the areas where the GOPe, or establishment Republican party, hold strength – Marco Rubio was able to pull enough votes from Trump to provide Cruz a victory and make the race closer.

The GOPe executed a strong game in Iowa.

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Fantastic News !!!  This is beyond stunning.  25% of Federal Government Employees agree to quit their jobs if Donald Trump wins the presidency.   This action would thereby guarantee a balanced budget within the first fiscal year of his administration.

(Via Executive Government) Donald Trump leads the Republican field among federal employees, but many still say they would never work for him.

One in four federal workers would consider leaving their jobs if Trump were elected president, according to a new survey conducted by the Government Business Council, Government Executive Media Group’s research arm. About 14 percent of respondents said they would definitely consider leaving federal service under President Trump, while an additional 11 percent said they might. (more…)

We Remember Mississippi 2014 !

There is an expression:

“I will leave you naked before your enemies”…

A proactive assertion essentially stating: if you chose to engage in war with me – not only do I promise your defeat against my interests, but I will lay you open to exposure from all adversaries – who will then take advantage of your new vulnerability.

Presidential Candidate Donald Trump is doing a remarkable job filling the role behind this proclamation.  In a seismic political shift Trump has gone far beyond drawing a line in the sand.  He has openly dug a trench on his pre-selected battle space within conservative encampments.

Without any apology or hidden motive, he has filled the trench with a highly explosive electorate fuel (the result from years of Republican lies and deceit) and he is openly standing behind his formation twirling a Zippo while looking toward the deceivers.

As a direct result of this approach the enemy inside the wire is being forced to expose themselves.  The various “Robert’s-The Bruce”, per se’, are in a precarious position of attacking -in vain effort to retain the necessary ruse- however, consequently exposing their alignment with usurping powers of Machiavellian intent. (more…)

Candidate Donald Trump holds his second event in Iowa today at the Doubletree Hilton in Cedar Rapids Iowa.  The event begins at 1:30pm Central, 2:30pm Eastern:

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Candidate Donald Trump is holding three events in Iowa on Caucus day today.  The first is at 11:00am CST, Noon EST in Waterloo Iowa.  The second is at 1:30pm CST, 2:30pm EST in Cedar Rapids, and the final event is a Caucus Results event in West Des Moines at 9:00pm CST / 10:00pm EST

The first event takes place in Waterloo at the Ramada Waterloo Hotel and Convention Center, noon Eastern:

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