The end of Donald Trump’s amazing run as GOP Presidential front-runner is nigh.
That’s a bold statement but I said it anyways. Three recent polls show retired-neurosurgeon Ben Carson leading Trump in Iowa by a sizable percentage. I know many pollsters and pundits have said that before but I think this time is the real deal.
In recent weeks, Trump has discussed what would make him drop out of the race: losing. He has come in second place in three polls and so far has reacted … well in true Donald Trump fashion. But if there’s one thing Americans don’t like it’s a sore loser and that’s how The Donald has been coming across following his drop in the polls.
As Trump has said if he started dropping in the polls and didn’t win in the primaries he would drop out because he’s in the race to win – not just have a drawn out fight.
Given that Trump dominated the field for so many months until now, I think it’s fair to say that his support is slowly but surely waning. This week is the third GOP debate so we’ll see how Donald Trump does during this upcoming debate. During the last debate he started out very fiery and called out several candidates who then engaged in a small argument for the first several minutes. But as the questions shifted to policy and specifically foreign policy, Trump seemed a little more – as some have said – humbled possibly because he knew he did not have the in depth answers as some of the other candidates on the stage.
Now that he is behind in the polls and dropping I think we should expect him to try and “bring it,” during this week’s debate. The only question is whether or not that will help him. He wants to win and his willingness to say what he thinks has skyrocketed him to the top, but as he drops in the polls will he go too far?
He’s already attacked Bush, Rubio, Fiorina, and has begun to attack Carson for his “low energy.” At least he hasn’t made any race comments.
It will be very interesting to see how Trump handles his drop in the polls in the coming months. He cannot just continue to blame the media and make jokes about farmers to explain his drop in the polls. Sooner or later he’s going to have to confront the fact that he is probably losing steam and that it’s not just the media attacking him. Not only does he have to contend with the dropping poll numbers, but reports have indicated that the Republican National Committee has been planning ways to take Trump out of the race.
Decreasing in the polls, more people saying they view him negatively, a party that does not really want him to be the nominee, and a whole other party that really does not want him to be president. These are all factors that Trump is going to have to deal and I think they’re starting to affect his standing.
Despite all that: A new poll shows that 70% of Republicans think Donald Trump is the strongest candidate to win the presidential election. So is this a sign of the end of Trump? Or is this just another bump in the road for a campaign that has surprised everyone. Only time will tell and so far we’ve learned to expected the unexpected with Trump, but I’m sticking with my opening statement.
That’s a bold statement but I said it anyways. Three recent polls show retired-neurosurgeon Ben Carson leading Trump in Iowa by a sizable percentage. I know many pollsters and pundits have said that before but I think this time is the real deal.
In recent weeks, Trump has discussed what would make him drop out of the race: losing. He has come in second place in three polls and so far has reacted … well in true Donald Trump fashion. But if there’s one thing Americans don’t like it’s a sore loser and that’s how The Donald has been coming across following his drop in the polls.
As Trump has said if he started dropping in the polls and didn’t win in the primaries he would drop out because he’s in the race to win – not just have a drawn out fight.
Given that Trump dominated the field for so many months until now, I think it’s fair to say that his support is slowly but surely waning. This week is the third GOP debate so we’ll see how Donald Trump does during this upcoming debate. During the last debate he started out very fiery and called out several candidates who then engaged in a small argument for the first several minutes. But as the questions shifted to policy and specifically foreign policy, Trump seemed a little more – as some have said – humbled possibly because he knew he did not have the in depth answers as some of the other candidates on the stage.
Now that he is behind in the polls and dropping I think we should expect him to try and “bring it,” during this week’s debate. The only question is whether or not that will help him. He wants to win and his willingness to say what he thinks has skyrocketed him to the top, but as he drops in the polls will he go too far?
He’s already attacked Bush, Rubio, Fiorina, and has begun to attack Carson for his “low energy.” At least he hasn’t made any race comments.
It will be very interesting to see how Trump handles his drop in the polls in the coming months. He cannot just continue to blame the media and make jokes about farmers to explain his drop in the polls. Sooner or later he’s going to have to confront the fact that he is probably losing steam and that it’s not just the media attacking him. Not only does he have to contend with the dropping poll numbers, but reports have indicated that the Republican National Committee has been planning ways to take Trump out of the race.
Decreasing in the polls, more people saying they view him negatively, a party that does not really want him to be the nominee, and a whole other party that really does not want him to be president. These are all factors that Trump is going to have to deal and I think they’re starting to affect his standing.
Despite all that: A new poll shows that 70% of Republicans think Donald Trump is the strongest candidate to win the presidential election. So is this a sign of the end of Trump? Or is this just another bump in the road for a campaign that has surprised everyone. Only time will tell and so far we’ve learned to expected the unexpected with Trump, but I’m sticking with my opening statement.