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Originally Posted by aerovette
Keep in mind that even at 35 to 40% in every poll, the majority of Republicans want someone else.
40% of Republicans is not even close to 40% of all voters.
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Actually at this point in time Trump has more Republican support than McCain or Romney did. Also the theory that all of Jeb's supporters would all move to support Rubio or Cruz was proven false, Trump got a good chunk and gains more supporters than anyone else when someone new drops out. His ceiling is not 40% or whatever, it's much much higher than that. Plus he is appealing to Independents in numbers not seen since Reagan.
And in a Trump/Clinton match, he can win and will probably win very handily.
Just look at the enthusiasm level in Nevada. Last night over 75,000 people showed up for the Republican caucuses. In 2012 it was 36,000. So more than double. Meanwhile, Saturday in Nevada, the Democrats saw 12,000 people show up for their's. Same deal in South Carolina with 20% more showing up for the Republican primary than 2012. 35,000 people voted for Trump in Nevada. That's almost as many that showed up for the entire caucus in 2012.
