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Title: Donald Trump Goes on Attack After Iowa Poll Shows Decline
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NBC News
URL Source: http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/201 ... owa-poll-shows-decline-n450761
Published: Oct 24, 2015
Author: Ali Vitali
Post Date: 2015-10-24 13:28:52 by Hondo68
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Miami, Fla. — Donald Trump came out swinging Friday after two Iowa polls found his numbers slipping behind Ben Carson, and he attacked the neurosurgeon over his use of super PAC money
Trump told a few thousand attendees at his Doral resort that he's not going anywhere — and that he isn't so sure about the veracity of those poll numbers.
"I love Iowa," Trump said. "I honestly think those polls are wrong." Trump then said that the two polling groups responsible for the numbers, Quinnipiac and Bloomberg, "do not like me."
Trump has, however, previously touted these same polling institutions this election cycle, frequently citing them in speeches while discussing his lead.
In Las Vegas earlier this month, Trump called Quinnipiac a "great polling company" and "the real deal." At another event in Waterloo, Iowa, Trump called Quinnipiac polls, along with Reuters, "big" and "respected polls."
Trump didn't limit his criticism to pollsters Friday.
In a departure from his previous political détente with Ben Carson, Trump unleashed on his rival, who has trailed Trump in the polls as a close second until this week.
Trump pretended to be announcing the Iowa poll results on a news broadcast, and added in his best anchor voice, "We informed Ben, but he was sleeping."
Trump had previously cautioned that the peace between the two campaigns might end. He told NBC in October that Carson has "been very nice to me, I've been very nice to him. I don't know that that's going to continue — in a certain way I hope it doesn't, because everybody that's attacked me is down."
Trump also hit Carson on his use of super PAC money, explaining that as Trump understands it Carson's Iowa Super PAC and his campaign are going to merge.
"I hear in Iowa that there's going to be a merger of Ben Carson — and I like him, he's a nice guy — they're going to merge their super PACs," Trump said. "He's got two of them and they're going to run, and they've been running his campaign and he doesn't hardly have to go there. And I'm saying, 'What am I, why — I'm not allowed to do anything?
"It's really unfair, but I think they shouldn't be allowed to do that, I don't know if they're allowed to do that, but how do you have super PACs running campaigns?" Trump told the crowd.
Two of Carson's super PACs did, in fact, talk about merging this week — but with each other, not the campaign.
While one super PAC backing him does send staff to events to sign up volunteers and hand out literature, those actions are unsanctioned by, and independent from, the Carson campaign.
Carson isn't the only one Trump is hitting for using outside money. The real estate mogul urged all candidates running for president to "disavow your super PACs. Run for office and be proud but disavow your super PACs."
Carson, among others on the GOP side, has relied heavily on super PAC money and work so far the campaign.
On Thursday, Trump sent a press release to nine unauthorized super PACs that claimed to support him, disavowing them and demanding that the money they'd raised be returned to their donors. Trump again reiterated that he was self-funding his campaign and wanted to "continue to campaign with integrity, wholly independent of the dark money, donor class perpetuating a broken Washington, D.C."
Trump also continued to speak about the Sept. 11 and George W. Bush, but this time included Bill Clinton in his critique that more should have been done to prevent the terror attacks.
"The biggest attack ever, they should have known about it and they could have known about it," Trump said.
"And I'm not blaming George Bush, I'm not blaming anybody. I could also blame Clinton," Trump said. "'Cause in all fairness to Bush, he was only president for about nine months and Bill Clinton gave a speech talking about Osama bin Laden, so we can blame Bush, we can blame everybody."
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"I love Iowa," Trump said. "I honestly think those polls are wrong."
He loves anything that makes him money. What a tool.
#2. To: Fred Mertz (#1)
He loves anything that makes him money. What a tool.
Not as big a tool as the dreamers who support him because they think he is sincere,though.
Why is democracy held in such high esteem when it’s the enemy of the minority and makes all rights relative to the dictates of the majority? (Ron Paul,2012)
#3. To: sneakypete (#2)
I have friends in Kentucky that hate New Yawkers, but think Trump is great.
Go figure.
I'll give him this though, Trump is pure entertainment.
#4. To: hondo68 (#0)
"The biggest attack ever, they should have known about it and they could have known about it," Trump said.
The biggest attack on Libyia come in the form of "no Fly zones" ensuring the voctory of jihadist coalitions there. All else predictably followed from that.
#5. To: hondo68 (#0)
He went on the attack against the voters of Iowa and their number one commodity this week too. He tweeted that Carson was leading in Iowa and then questioned if the voters were brain damaged .
"@mygreenhippo #BenCarson is now leading in the #polls in #Iowa. Too much #Monsanto in the #corn creates issues in the brain? #Trump #GOP"
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 22, 2015 "
He then tried to back track and blame it on staffers when he was called out.
"The young intern who accidentally did a Retweet apologizes."
So what is he saying ? He isn't the author of his own tweets ?
This also shows that he embraces all the conspiracy theories of the left . He has already demonstrated that he's a 'truther'.Now he is voicing the opinion of the anti-science left with his shot at Monsanto.
One wonders how short his campaign speeches will be when he can't brag about poll numbers anymore . Here's a reality check for the businessman from NY who despises the people of rural America...... Just 3 months ago ,Real Clear Politics had these poll numbers from Iowa : Walker 18.8 Bush 9.0 Paul 8.5 Trump 8.5 Carson 8.3 Huckabee 7.5 Cruz 7.3 Rubio 6.8 Santorum 4.3
That's right ;things can change that quickly.
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
#6. To: tomder55, *Neo-Lib Chickenhawk Wars* (#5)
;things can change that quickly.Too much #Monsanto in the #corn creates issues in the brain? #Trump #GOP
Even on election day, GOP hacks assured us that McCrazy and Mexican Mitt would win. So ya, things change fast if you're dumb enough to believe Republican and Democrat spinmeisters.
Take a big slug of Round Up before you head out to the polls to vote for Jeb!/Rubio! (Hillary).
"We (government) need to do a lot less, a lot sooner" ~Ron Paul#7. To: tomder55 (#5)
So what is he saying ? He isn't the author of his own tweets ?
What an astounding concept. These guys do not actually write all the tweets sent out in their name.
#8. To: nolu chan (#7)
What an astounding concept. These guys do not actually write all the tweets sent out in their name.
betting he has claimed authorship more than once .
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
#9. To: Fred Mertz (#3)
Trump is pure entertainment.
A modern day P.T.Barnum,and people are buying into it.
Why is democracy held in such high esteem when it’s the enemy of the minority and makes all rights relative to the dictates of the majority? (Ron Paul,2012)
#10. To: tomder55 (#5)
Trump exposed all the GOPe pukes.
#11. To: tomder55 (#5)
So what is he saying ? He isn't the author of his own tweets ?
Of course. Nothing that goes wrong is ever his fault,because only losers make mistakes,and he is not a loser.
Why is democracy held in such high esteem when it’s the enemy of the minority and makes all rights relative to the dictates of the majority? (Ron Paul,2012)
#12. To: tomder55 (#5)
Now he is voicing the opinion of the anti-science left with his shot at Monsanto.
The fact that Monsanto is poisoning the food supply is not a left-right issue.
Monsanto Ordered to Pay $93 Million to Small Town for Poisoning Citizens
Monsanto Guilty of Poisoning French Farmer Who Inhaled Weed Killer
Trump is right on this one, as well as the Bush issue.
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
In a Cop Culture, the Bill of Rights Doesn’t Amount to Much
Americans who have no experience with, or knowledge of, tyranny believe that only terrorists will experience the unchecked power of the state. They will believe this until it happens to them, or their children, or their friends.
Paul Craig Roberts#13. To: Deckard (#12)
I consider you to the right of tomder.
#14. To: sneakypete (#9)
A modern day P.T.Barnum,and people are buying into it.
Yes. I find it difficult to grasp.
#15. To: tomder55 (#8)
betting he has claimed authorship more than once .
You win that bet. But many social accts are continuously monitored by staff who can respond. When they screw up, their response can be disowned. As for claiming authorship, many of the words spoken and claimed by presidents, and pols in general, are written by speech writers.
#16. To: A K A Stone (#13)
To: DeckardI consider you to the right of tomder.
What a nice late night laugh. LOL.
"For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
#17. To: redleghunter (#16)
Tomder is to the left of Deckard on issues like NAFTA, GATT.
Tomder takes the sell out America position of Obama, Hillary Bush.
Not the conservative position of Patrick Buchanan.
Tomder also thinks the consitution is outdated.
#18. To: A K A Stone, redleghunter (#17) (Edited)
Tomder also thinks the consitution is outdated.
wrong ...I believe in the constitution and take an originalist interpretation of it's words . That doesn't mean I don't think it shouldn't be amended from time to time . Conservative Mark Levin has proposed a number of amendments . Does that mean he thinks the Constitution is outdated too ?
Not the conservative position of Patrick Buchanan.
This is true .I don't believe in his paleocon populist ,isolationist ,anti- Israel ,anti-free trade positions .
Free trade is a conservative position . period . NAFTA is the conclusion of a vision and the work of Ronald Reagan. Guessing that Reagan wouldn't pass your purity test either .
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
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