[h=1]Trump spokeswoman Katrina Pierson destroys CNN's Brian Stelter[/h] https://youtube.com/watch?v=DIw_53i6A0M
Trump says Cruz’s Canadian birth could be ‘very precarious’ for GOP
Donald Trump, left, watches as Ted Cruz speaks during the Dec. 15 CNN Republican presidential debate at the Venetian Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. (John Locher/AP)
By Robert Costa and Philip Rucker January 5 at 7:25 PM
LOWELL, Mass. — Donald Trump said in an interview that rival Ted Cruz’s Canadian birthplace was a “very precarious” issue that could make the senator from Texas vulnerable if he became the Republican presidential nominee.
“Republicans are going to have to ask themselves the question: ‘Do we want a candidate who could be tied up in court for two years?’ That’d be a big problem,” Trump said when asked about the topic. “It’d be a very precarious one for Republicans because he’d be running and the courts may take a long time to make a decision. You don’t want to be running and have that kind of thing over your head.”
Trump added: “I’d hate to see something like that get in his way. But a lot of people are talking about it and I know that even some states are looking at it very strongly, the fact that he was born in Canada and he has had a double passport.”
Cruz responded to Trump’s comments on Twitter later Tuesday evening by referring to an iconic episode of the sitcom “Happy Days,” in which the character Fonzie jumps over a shark on waterskis. The image has become a symbol something shopworn and overdone.
Trump’s remarks — part of a backstage interview before a rally here Monday night — come as Cruz is rising as a serious threat in the presidential campaign, especially in Iowa, where some polls have shown Cruz eclipsing the billionaire mogul. The two have had a cordial and at times even friendly relationship over the past year, but they are competing intensely for the support of conservatives as the Feb. 1 Iowa caucuses draw near.
Donald Trump gestures as a protester is removed from the arena during a campaign stop at the Tsongas Center in Lowell, Mass., on Jan. 4. (Charles Krupa/AP)
There have been recent signs of tension. At a rally last month in Iowa, Trump told voters of Cruz, “Just remember this — you’ve got to remember, in all fairness, to the best of my knowledge, not too many evangelicals come out of Cuba, okay? Just remember that . . . just remember.”
In the interview with The Washington Post, Trump said he was providing a candid assessment of his leading opponent rather than initiating a personal attack and reviving the “birther” debate that he once led against President Obama. He repeatedly said he is hearing chatter on the topic among voices on the right. “People are bringing it up,” he said.
Trump has veered from shrugging off the issue to raising more questions himself. In an interview with ABC News in September, Trump said he did not think Cruz’s birthplace was an issue. “I hear it was checked out by every attorney and every which way and I understand Ted is in fine shape,” he said.
But months earlier in Iowa, Trump told reporters that it could be a “difficult problem.”
“He’s a friend of mine. I have great respect for him…. certainly it’s a stumbling block and he’s going to have to have it solved before he goes too far,” Trump said, according to The Dallas Morning News.
The Constitution requires presidents to be a “natural-born citizen.” Anyone born to a U.S. citizen is granted citizenship under U.S. law, regardless of where the birth takes place, with the requirement that the citizen has resided in the United States or its territories for at least five years, including two years after the age of 14.
Cruz’s mother was a U.S. citizen when he was born in Calgary in 1970; his father was born in Cuba. Cruz has long said that because his mother is a citizen by birth, he is one as well and fits under the definition of a natural-born citizen. Since his election to the Senate, Cruz has released his birth certificate and renounced his Canadian citizenship.
Sen. Ted Cruz speaks at a town hall at Winterset Stage in Winterset, Iowa, on Jan. 4. (Mark Kauzlarich/Reuters)
Legal scholars agree that Cruz meets the Constitution’s natural-born citizenship requirement, though it is untested in the courts.
Several previous presidential candidates have run for office with similar backgrounds, such as Sen. John McCain (Ariz.), the 2008 Republican nominee, who was born in the Panama Canal Zone to U.S. citizens.
In the interview, Trump alluded to an ongoing lawsuit in Vermont where a man is trying to keep three Republican presidential candidates, including Cruz, off the ballot. According to the Rutland Herald, the lawsuit names state officials as defendants.
Trump has long flirted with “birtherism,” questioning Obama’s love of country and legal claim to the presidency. He supported efforts to investigate Obama’s birth in Hawaii and often suggested that the president was born outside the country.
Trump’s crusade reached its zenith in 2011, when Obama felt obliged to publicly release his long-form birth certificate. The president then mocked Trump over the issue at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner that year. Since then, Trump has quieted his speculation about Obama’s birth, while still declining to accept Obama’s legitimacy.
Donald Trump, left, watches as Ted Cruz speaks during the Dec. 15 CNN Republican presidential debate at the Venetian Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. (John Locher/AP)
By Robert Costa and Philip Rucker January 5 at 7:25 PM
LOWELL, Mass. — Donald Trump said in an interview that rival Ted Cruz’s Canadian birthplace was a “very precarious” issue that could make the senator from Texas vulnerable if he became the Republican presidential nominee.
“Republicans are going to have to ask themselves the question: ‘Do we want a candidate who could be tied up in court for two years?’ That’d be a big problem,” Trump said when asked about the topic. “It’d be a very precarious one for Republicans because he’d be running and the courts may take a long time to make a decision. You don’t want to be running and have that kind of thing over your head.”
Trump added: “I’d hate to see something like that get in his way. But a lot of people are talking about it and I know that even some states are looking at it very strongly, the fact that he was born in Canada and he has had a double passport.”
Cruz responded to Trump’s comments on Twitter later Tuesday evening by referring to an iconic episode of the sitcom “Happy Days,” in which the character Fonzie jumps over a shark on waterskis. The image has become a symbol something shopworn and overdone.
Trump’s remarks — part of a backstage interview before a rally here Monday night — come as Cruz is rising as a serious threat in the presidential campaign, especially in Iowa, where some polls have shown Cruz eclipsing the billionaire mogul. The two have had a cordial and at times even friendly relationship over the past year, but they are competing intensely for the support of conservatives as the Feb. 1 Iowa caucuses draw near.
There have been recent signs of tension. At a rally last month in Iowa, Trump told voters of Cruz, “Just remember this — you’ve got to remember, in all fairness, to the best of my knowledge, not too many evangelicals come out of Cuba, okay? Just remember that . . . just remember.”
In the interview with The Washington Post, Trump said he was providing a candid assessment of his leading opponent rather than initiating a personal attack and reviving the “birther” debate that he once led against President Obama. He repeatedly said he is hearing chatter on the topic among voices on the right. “People are bringing it up,” he said.
Trump has veered from shrugging off the issue to raising more questions himself. In an interview with ABC News in September, Trump said he did not think Cruz’s birthplace was an issue. “I hear it was checked out by every attorney and every which way and I understand Ted is in fine shape,” he said.
But months earlier in Iowa, Trump told reporters that it could be a “difficult problem.”
“He’s a friend of mine. I have great respect for him…. certainly it’s a stumbling block and he’s going to have to have it solved before he goes too far,” Trump said, according to The Dallas Morning News.
The Constitution requires presidents to be a “natural-born citizen.” Anyone born to a U.S. citizen is granted citizenship under U.S. law, regardless of where the birth takes place, with the requirement that the citizen has resided in the United States or its territories for at least five years, including two years after the age of 14.
Cruz’s mother was a U.S. citizen when he was born in Calgary in 1970; his father was born in Cuba. Cruz has long said that because his mother is a citizen by birth, he is one as well and fits under the definition of a natural-born citizen. Since his election to the Senate, Cruz has released his birth certificate and renounced his Canadian citizenship.
Legal scholars agree that Cruz meets the Constitution’s natural-born citizenship requirement, though it is untested in the courts.
Several previous presidential candidates have run for office with similar backgrounds, such as Sen. John McCain (Ariz.), the 2008 Republican nominee, who was born in the Panama Canal Zone to U.S. citizens.
In the interview, Trump alluded to an ongoing lawsuit in Vermont where a man is trying to keep three Republican presidential candidates, including Cruz, off the ballot. According to the Rutland Herald, the lawsuit names state officials as defendants.
Trump has long flirted with “birtherism,” questioning Obama’s love of country and legal claim to the presidency. He supported efforts to investigate Obama’s birth in Hawaii and often suggested that the president was born outside the country.
Trump’s crusade reached its zenith in 2011, when Obama felt obliged to publicly release his long-form birth certificate. The president then mocked Trump over the issue at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner that year. Since then, Trump has quieted his speculation about Obama’s birth, while still declining to accept Obama’s legitimacy.
Not Coincidental – Trump’s 2015 Conservative Critics Were Obama’s 2009 Fan Boys…
Posted on December 29, 2015 by sundance
By now almost everyone has acknowledged that Donald Trump has ripped the masks from most of the modern professional punditry who espoused to be conservatives yet showed their hidden ideological colors as elite globalists.
Most notably this was evidenced in June as millions of Fox News viewers saw FOX’s entire line-up of professional pundits proclaim borders shouldn’t matter; border walls won’t work; illegal alien amnesty was the only viable solution to decades of unenforced immigration law; and, heck, this was only in week #1 of Donald Trump’s campaign.
Since June ’15, on almost every issue those same pundits have now openly aligned themselves with GOPe agenda items like global trade, tax policy, big government spending, and advocacy to including advancement of Speaker Paul ‘Omnibus’ Ryan.
However, a sharp reader, DrudgeAddict, smartly points out these same voices were the exact group who gathered together in an exclusive meeting with President Obama in 2009 to sing his praises after the ’08 election. Including :
- George Will
- Michael Barone
- David Brooks
- Charles Krauthammer
- Bill Kristol
- Lawrence Kudlow
- Rich Lowry
- Peggy Noonan
All in attendance. The post-meeting/dinner report in The New Yorker Magazine holds the following quotes told by the glowing participants of their time with President Obama:
Richard Lowry:“the only presidential candidate from either party about whom there is a palpable excitement”.Indeed, it sounds like a joyful political love-fest amid the smitten beltway punditry in 2009.
Charles Krauthammer: “Obama would be a president with the political intelligence of a Bill Clinton harnessed to the steely self-discipline of a Vladimir Putin”, who would “bestride the political stage as largely as did Reagan.”
Bill Kristol:“I look forward to Obama’s inauguration with a surprising degree of hope and good cheer.”
Larry Kudlow: “[Obama] loves to deal with both sides of the issue.” “He revels in the back and forth. And he wants to keep the dialogue going with conservatives.”
So is it really a surprise to read or hear their current, and collective, opinion of the horribly unwashed pro-America vulgarian Trump?
Let’s review. Starting with the pundit who coined the term “vulgarian”, George Will:
George Will 2015: “Donald Trump Supporters Need To Come Into The Republican Party On Our Terms, Not Theirs” (link with video)
Rich Lowry 2015: “Look Trump attacks everyone but she’s become a much bigger target. And I think part of what’s going on here is that last debate. Let’s be honest, Carly cut his balls off with the precision of a surgeon“. (link with video)
Charles Krauthammer 2015: …”[…] And the pity is this: this is the strongest field of Republican candidates in 35 years. You could pick a dozen of them at random and have the strongest cabinet America has had in our lifetime, and instead, all of our time is spent discussing this rodeo clown.” (link)
Bill Kristol 2015: […] “I doubt I’d support Donald. I doubt I’d support the Democrat. I think I’d support getting someone good on the ballot as a third party candidate.” (link)
( Via Instapundit ) AUGUST 2015 […] GOP establishment is trying so hard to discredit Trump that they don’t seem to realize that they are angering a large portion of their own constituency, which is hungering for leadership and a willingness to openly defy P.C. norms. To paraphrase Hamlet, me thinks they dost protest too much, and it is beginning to backfire on them and cause them to take openly hypocritical positions.
Indeed, they are now taking the position that deporting illegal immigrants is wrong. Oh, how the establishment loves to talk tough on immigration when it suits its purposes of ginning up conservatives on election day. But when a candidate comes along who actually wants to do something about the issue–and isn’t afraid to defy political correctness to do so–the GOP establishment suddenly cries foul, and brands him a fool, dictator, or police state zealot. The necessary implication is that the GOP establishment is all hat, no cattle on immigration.
No wonder increasing numbers of those who self-identify as Republican now openly abhor the party, and it totters on the brink of implosion. (link)
ucking:
"Rodeo clown,' ROTLFMAO!!!!!
[h=1]THIS CROWD SHOT FROM DONALD TRUMP’S MASSACHUSETTS RALLY IS ABSOLUTELY MIND-BOGGLING[/h]The Washington Post
Donald Trump went to Lowell, Mass. — a town about five miles south of the New Hampshire border — for one of his now trademark big-arena rallies on Monday night. This is what the crowd looked like per WaPo's Jenna Johnson.
The building — named after the late Massachusetts Sen. Paul Tsongas (D) — holds 8,000 people, and local officials were estimating that it was filled to capacity or beyond. That is a MASSIVE amount of people — especially considering that the high temperature in Lowell yesterday was 29 degrees and Trump's rally didn't start until the evening.
This is what the line to get in looked like.
Crowds like the one in Lowell on Monday should make clear to the last few lingering doubters that the Trump phenomenon isn't going away as voters begin the process of picking a Republican presidential nominee. Hell, he might even be getting stronger.
Donald Trump went to Lowell, Mass. — a town about five miles south of the New Hampshire border — for one of his now trademark big-arena rallies on Monday night. This is what the crowd looked like per WaPo's Jenna Johnson.
The building — named after the late Massachusetts Sen. Paul Tsongas (D) — holds 8,000 people, and local officials were estimating that it was filled to capacity or beyond. That is a MASSIVE amount of people — especially considering that the high temperature in Lowell yesterday was 29 degrees and Trump's rally didn't start until the evening.
This is what the line to get in looked like.
Crowds like the one in Lowell on Monday should make clear to the last few lingering doubters that the Trump phenomenon isn't going away as voters begin the process of picking a Republican presidential nominee. Hell, he might even be getting stronger.
Rick Sobey
The line to get in for Trump stretches to the Post Office #TrumpInLowell 
Jenna Johnson
Thousands and thousands packed into arena in Lowell, MA, for Donald Trump's rally. 
Thanks superbeets I tried to copy the pics off of twitter but could not...The line to get in for Trump stretches to the Post Office #TrumpInLowell
Thousands and thousands packed into arena in Lowell, MA, for Donald Trump's rally.
Truckers For Trump
I'm thinking that Debbie Desiderato's Rig would look incredible outfitted in Trump signage! What do you think?
I'm thinking that Debbie Desiderato's Rig would look incredible outfitted in Trump signage! What do you think?
— Donald Trump on Tuesday, January 5th, 2016 in an interview with The Washington Post
Donald Trump incorrectly says Ted Cruz has had a 'double passport'
By W. Gardner Selby on Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 at 2:56 p.m.
Donald Trump's claim that Ted Cruz has had a "double passport" rates False (Photo: Scott Eisen/Getty Images).New Yorker Donald Trump told The Washington Post that uncertainty over whether Ted Cruz of Texas satisfies the citizenship requirement to be president puts Republicans in a precarious position.
Hold on. Legal scholars concur that the Canadian-born but mostly Texas-reared Cruz, battling Trump and others for the Republican presidential nomination, likely fulfills the constitutional imperative that the president be a "natural-born citizen." But there’s a note of uncertainty because the Supreme Court has never directly ruled on the citizenship provision for presidential office holders.
The question circulates because Cruz was born in Calgary, Alberta, on Dec. 22, 1970, to his Delaware-born mother Eleanor Darragh and Cuban-born father. If Darragh was an American, then under American law, Cruz was an American at birth.
We were curious about Trump’s claim in a Jan. 5, 2016, interview with the Post -- offered by the candidate without documentary evidence -- that Cruz has had more than one passport, implying the Houston lawyer spent some time trying to pass as a citizen of either Canada or the U.S.
Prior to a Trump rally in Lowell, Mass., the Post asked Trump about Cruz’s Canadian roots.
Trump replied: "Republicans are going to have to ask themselves the question: ‘Do we want a candidate who could be tied up in court for two years?’ That’d be a big problem. It’d be a very precarious one for Republicans because he’d be running and the courts may take a long time to make a decision. You don’t want to be running and have that kind of thing over your head."
Trump went on: "I’d hate to see something like that get in his way. But a lot of people are talking about it, and I know that even some states are looking at it very strongly, the fact that he was born in Canada and he has had a double passport."
There’s no such thing, far as we could tell, as a "double passport." We suspect Trump was suggesting Cruz had obtained both one U.S. and a Canadian one--though our requests for factual backup drew no replies from Trump representatives.
Meantime, when we asked Cruz spokesman Rick Tyler about Cruz ever having a "double passport," Tyler replied that Cruz had "never" had a Canadian passport or, he said by email, applied for one.
Whether he knew it or not, Cruz for much of his life had dual citizenship, meaning citizenship in Canada and the United States. A Canadian government website says: "You do not apply for dual citizenship and there is no related certificate. Canadians are allowed to take foreign citizenship while keeping their Canadian citizenship."
In August 2013, when the Dallas Morning News reported Cruz’s dual status, Cruz said that it came as a surprise to him and his parents. "Nothing against Canada," Cruz said, "but I’m an American by birth and as a U.S. senator, I believe I should be only an American."
That News’ story said that unless Cruz "formally renounces that citizenship, he will remain a citizen of both countries, legal experts say. That means he could assert the right to vote in Canada or even run for Parliament. On a lunch break from the U.S. Senate, he could head to the nearby embassy — the one flying a bright red maple leaf flag — pull out his Calgary, Alberta, birth certificate and obtain a passport." (We checked a Canadian government web page; it says an adult in the United States seeking a new Canadian passport must apply by mail.)
In 2013, Cruz reacted to the News’ story by vowing to shed his Canadian citizenship, which he successfully renounced as of May 14, 2014, the News reported in June 2014.
Our ruling
Trump said Cruz "has had a double passport."
Trump didn’t provide and we didn’t find evidence that Cruz, who relinquished his dual citizenship in 2014, ever carried passports for the U.S. and Canada--nor, Cruz’s camp advises, did he ever apply for a Canada passport.
We rate the claim False.
FALSE – The statement is not accurate.
[h=1]DONALD J. TRUMP ANNOUNCES EXPANSION OF TEXAS CAMPAIGN OPERATION[/h]
Mr. Trump stated, “I love the people of Texas and I am proud to have such a strong team in place in this important state as we work together to Make America Great Again!”
Joshua Jones, Deputy Director, oversees the statewide grassroots operation and administration. He has an MBA, is an engineer by trade and a veteran of campaigns at the highest levels including U.S. Senate, Governor and U.S. Congress races.
Eric Mahroum, Field Director, oversees Dallas/Fort Worth and north Texas. A former candidate for State Board of Education, Eric, along with his extensive business background, brings strong grassroots organization skills and keen political knowledge, having worked on several campaigns for President, U.S. Senate, Governor and Congress.
Kayla Hensley, Field Director, oversees the Houston area and east Texas. She is a social media expert and helped organize grassroots volunteers across the state via one of the first pro-Trump Facebook groups, which led to the campaign tapping her to join the campaign full time.
Paul Janiczek, Field Director, oversees central, south and west Texas. A veteran of the U.S. Navy and graduate of U.S. Naval War College, Paul is a former State Director for Concerned Veterans of America, served in several roles in the U.S. State Department and mobilized veterans for McCain for President in 2008.
The Trump Campaign’s Texas operation is headquartered in Austin (815-A Brazos Street PMB 403 Austin, TX 78701) and led by State Director Corbin Casteel.
Trump Campaign Hires Four Additional Staffers
(New York, NY) January 6th, 2016 - Donald J. Trump for President Inc. announced four new hires in the state of Texas where Mr. Trump has visited several times and continues to lead in almost all state polls.Mr. Trump stated, “I love the people of Texas and I am proud to have such a strong team in place in this important state as we work together to Make America Great Again!”
Joshua Jones, Deputy Director, oversees the statewide grassroots operation and administration. He has an MBA, is an engineer by trade and a veteran of campaigns at the highest levels including U.S. Senate, Governor and U.S. Congress races.
Eric Mahroum, Field Director, oversees Dallas/Fort Worth and north Texas. A former candidate for State Board of Education, Eric, along with his extensive business background, brings strong grassroots organization skills and keen political knowledge, having worked on several campaigns for President, U.S. Senate, Governor and Congress.
Kayla Hensley, Field Director, oversees the Houston area and east Texas. She is a social media expert and helped organize grassroots volunteers across the state via one of the first pro-Trump Facebook groups, which led to the campaign tapping her to join the campaign full time.
Paul Janiczek, Field Director, oversees central, south and west Texas. A veteran of the U.S. Navy and graduate of U.S. Naval War College, Paul is a former State Director for Concerned Veterans of America, served in several roles in the U.S. State Department and mobilized veterans for McCain for President in 2008.
The Trump Campaign’s Texas operation is headquartered in Austin (815-A Brazos Street PMB 403 Austin, TX 78701) and led by State Director Corbin Casteel.
[h=1]DONALD TRUMP HAS AMERICA’S PULSE: RICK SCOTT[/h]USA Today
Political pundits are shocked that Donald Trump is leading in the polls. The same thing happened in 2010 when I entered the Florida gubernatorial race against the already anointed and establishment-endorsed sitting Republican attorney general. One establishment member even said to me “how can you be Governor? I don’t know you.”
I won the governor’s race in 2010 and many outsiders — some businesspeople — continue to shock the political establishment by coming into elected office from careers outside of politics. Attorney Chris Christie was elected governor of New Jersey in 2009; manufacturer Ron Johnson was elected senator in Wisconsin in 2010; businessman Bruce Rauner won the governor’s race in Illinois in 2014; and businessman Matt Bevin won the governorship of Kentucky just a few months ago. Voters have been choosing new ideas and new energy over the old formula of sheer time served in political office.
I know Donald Trump personally, and while I currently have no plans to endorse a candidate before Florida’s March presidential primary, there is no doubt that Donald is a man who speaks and tweets his mind freely. But, I don’t think his ability to give the most interesting interviews or speeches is the only thing that has him leading in the polls. I think he is capturing the frustration of many Americans after seven years ofPresident Obama’s very intentional government takeover of the American economy.
Have you tried to start a business recently? That used to be the American dream. But, after seven years of endless and tedious regulation and taxation, it is nearly unaffordable to do so. Americans are mad, and I agree with them. I started school living in public housing, and I have been blessed to do well in business over my lifetime, but I also benefited from a government at that time that wasn’t slowly taxing and regulating the life out of the American dream.
What happened to our country? Why isn’t everyone upset that federal regulation and taxes have steered us onto the wrong course? This shouldn’t be a frustration of just one candidate, or even one party. This should be universal.
I continue to believe that our next president will be chosen because he or she has a believable plan for robust job creation in America. Yes, foreign policy and defense will be front burner issues in this election, but let’s not forget that without a thriving economy, we will never be able to afford the kind of vigorous defenses that our country must have.
Our next president cannot simply tweak our national economic policies. We need a complete overhaul.
Our next president will be fed up with the fact that job creation has basically dried up in many states with a few exceptions like Texas, North Dakota and Florida. Our next president will be incensed by the fact that middle-income, hard-working Americans can't even afford to start the business they always dreamed about because they would pay more in taxes and federal healthcare mandates than they could make in profits.
I ran for governor of Florida to turn our economy around. I pledged to create 700,000 jobs in seven years. In the last five years, we have added one million private sector jobs. We presently have almost 300,000 job openings. Housing prices have recovered, and our crime rate is at a 44 year low. Even though the politicians will scoff at the notion, we can see this kind of growth nationally if we dramatically change our approach to governing.
It is my hope that every Republican presidential candidate will become laser-focused on job creation because I want our next president to be a Republican, and I want them to eliminate the regulations and taxes that are poisoning our country’s future. The pollsters and pundits will keep trying to read voters’ minds. In the meantime, I am glad Republicans are frustrated. I am glad we are demanding a major change, because until we get serious about that, we will continue to get more of the same.
Rick Scott is the Republican governor of Florida.
Political pundits are shocked that Donald Trump is leading in the polls. The same thing happened in 2010 when I entered the Florida gubernatorial race against the already anointed and establishment-endorsed sitting Republican attorney general. One establishment member even said to me “how can you be Governor? I don’t know you.”
I won the governor’s race in 2010 and many outsiders — some businesspeople — continue to shock the political establishment by coming into elected office from careers outside of politics. Attorney Chris Christie was elected governor of New Jersey in 2009; manufacturer Ron Johnson was elected senator in Wisconsin in 2010; businessman Bruce Rauner won the governor’s race in Illinois in 2014; and businessman Matt Bevin won the governorship of Kentucky just a few months ago. Voters have been choosing new ideas and new energy over the old formula of sheer time served in political office.
I know Donald Trump personally, and while I currently have no plans to endorse a candidate before Florida’s March presidential primary, there is no doubt that Donald is a man who speaks and tweets his mind freely. But, I don’t think his ability to give the most interesting interviews or speeches is the only thing that has him leading in the polls. I think he is capturing the frustration of many Americans after seven years ofPresident Obama’s very intentional government takeover of the American economy.
Have you tried to start a business recently? That used to be the American dream. But, after seven years of endless and tedious regulation and taxation, it is nearly unaffordable to do so. Americans are mad, and I agree with them. I started school living in public housing, and I have been blessed to do well in business over my lifetime, but I also benefited from a government at that time that wasn’t slowly taxing and regulating the life out of the American dream.
What happened to our country? Why isn’t everyone upset that federal regulation and taxes have steered us onto the wrong course? This shouldn’t be a frustration of just one candidate, or even one party. This should be universal.
I continue to believe that our next president will be chosen because he or she has a believable plan for robust job creation in America. Yes, foreign policy and defense will be front burner issues in this election, but let’s not forget that without a thriving economy, we will never be able to afford the kind of vigorous defenses that our country must have.
Our next president cannot simply tweak our national economic policies. We need a complete overhaul.
Our next president will be fed up with the fact that job creation has basically dried up in many states with a few exceptions like Texas, North Dakota and Florida. Our next president will be incensed by the fact that middle-income, hard-working Americans can't even afford to start the business they always dreamed about because they would pay more in taxes and federal healthcare mandates than they could make in profits.
I ran for governor of Florida to turn our economy around. I pledged to create 700,000 jobs in seven years. In the last five years, we have added one million private sector jobs. We presently have almost 300,000 job openings. Housing prices have recovered, and our crime rate is at a 44 year low. Even though the politicians will scoff at the notion, we can see this kind of growth nationally if we dramatically change our approach to governing.
It is my hope that every Republican presidential candidate will become laser-focused on job creation because I want our next president to be a Republican, and I want them to eliminate the regulations and taxes that are poisoning our country’s future. The pollsters and pundits will keep trying to read voters’ minds. In the meantime, I am glad Republicans are frustrated. I am glad we are demanding a major change, because until we get serious about that, we will continue to get more of the same.
Rick Scott is the Republican governor of Florida.
[h=1]FOR EVERY $1 DONALD TRUMP SPENT ON HIS AD, HE GOT $2.32 IN MEDIA COVERAGE[/h]The Independent Journal
Donald Trump is running an extremely cost-effective campaign. Although he spends relatively little money, he receives a huge amount of free media coverage.
His first television ad, released Monday, is the latest example of this.
The Trump campaign spent about $1,883,839 for the ad to run in Iowa and New Hampshire, according to a Republican media buyer, but it was also covered by the media. News stations played all or part of the ad without Trump having to pay for it.
According to iQ, a media monitoring service, “Donald Trump” and “ad” were mentioned about 6,300 times from Monday until Tuesday 10 a.m. EST on national and local television. The total audience was 152.6 million viewers.
The service also tracks how much that television time would cost, and for Trump, it would come out to $2,483,740.
That means for every dollar Trump spent to air the ad, he received $2.32 in media coverage.
The ad provided plenty for the media to report on.When the narrator talked about building a wall on the Mexican border, it actually showed footage of a wall in Morocco. It repeated some of Trump’s most controversial proposals, like temporarily barring Muslims from entering the country.Not to mention, it was the first television ad released by the Trump campaign, and it came out just 28 days before the Iowa caucuses.Trump manages to run such a cost-effective campaign because in lieu of paying for ads, he gets on television, newspapers, radio, and online for free by saying things that are newsworthy and interesting to readers and viewers.And when he finally decides to spend money, his dollars just go that much further.
Donald Trump is running an extremely cost-effective campaign. Although he spends relatively little money, he receives a huge amount of free media coverage.
His first television ad, released Monday, is the latest example of this.
The Trump campaign spent about $1,883,839 for the ad to run in Iowa and New Hampshire, according to a Republican media buyer, but it was also covered by the media. News stations played all or part of the ad without Trump having to pay for it.
According to iQ, a media monitoring service, “Donald Trump” and “ad” were mentioned about 6,300 times from Monday until Tuesday 10 a.m. EST on national and local television. The total audience was 152.6 million viewers.
The service also tracks how much that television time would cost, and for Trump, it would come out to $2,483,740.
That means for every dollar Trump spent to air the ad, he received $2.32 in media coverage.
The ad provided plenty for the media to report on.When the narrator talked about building a wall on the Mexican border, it actually showed footage of a wall in Morocco. It repeated some of Trump’s most controversial proposals, like temporarily barring Muslims from entering the country.Not to mention, it was the first television ad released by the Trump campaign, and it came out just 28 days before the Iowa caucuses.Trump manages to run such a cost-effective campaign because in lieu of paying for ads, he gets on television, newspapers, radio, and online for free by saying things that are newsworthy and interesting to readers and viewers.And when he finally decides to spend money, his dollars just go that much further.
Website for Vitterd,Guesser,Dafinch ect......Ditch & Switch.....
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http://www.nytimes.com/politics/fir...mocrats-to-ditch-and-switch-for-donald-trump/
http://www.diamondandsilkinc.com/how-to-switch/
http://www.nytimes.com/politics/fir...mocrats-to-ditch-and-switch-for-donald-trump/
