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Monday, February 29, 2016

USA Today’s Page: If Trump Keeps Winning ‘On What Basis Do You Even Get To A Contested Convention’

On “Fox News Sunday,” the Washington Bureau chief of USA TODAY, Susan Page said if Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump wins every place except Texas on Super Tuesday, “on what basis do you even get to a contested convention?”

Partial transcript as follows:

WALLACE: And a number of our viewers agreed. Lee Burnham posted this on FaceBook. “It has turned into a circus. I fear for our country. Where is some principled, mature, and reasoned leadership?” Susan, how do you answer Lee and will all of this, the quote so- called circus, is that going to hurt Republicans in the fall?

SUSAN PAGE, “USA TODAY”: I think it will. You know, I think the evidence is, is that taking sort of — being a bully and playground kind of taunts has not hurt Donald Trump up until now. I think it may hurt Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), for instance, whose persona has been a much more positive one than he’s taken in the last couple days. But, yes, I think when you get to a general election and you’re going after not angry Republican based voters but going after voters in the middle, that it — this kind of thing does not resonate as — as presidential, as trustworthy as somebody you’re going to — you’re going to want to put in the White House to deal with all the issues that a president ends up dealing with...

WALLACE: How strong do you think Trump’s position is going into Super Tuesday?

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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Get ready for President Hillary.

lmclain said...

Ah.....the "principled. and mature leadership", huh?
THEY have gotten us 19 TRILLION dollars in debt!!
THEY have started wars, I'm sorry, "conflicts", that have killed and maimed thousands of American men and women, only to watch the things they bled for go right back into enemy hands. That's called "leadership"???
Across the board, whatever they touch, is turned into middle class misery and results in THEIR pockets ballooning with cash. "Principled" huh???,
They have obliterated the Constitution and made careers out of "representing".
They imperially do things that "we, the people" go to PRISON for....
And we now need some MORE "principled and mature" leadership"???
REALLY?????
Can you just tax us some more? Cut our hours some more? Lay off more workers? Put us under more surveillance? Stoke racial unrest a bit more? Enrich you and your friends beyond belief, just a little bit more??? Please?
Principled and mature leadership, my ace.
You're getting brainwashed and played by a media controlled by "principled and mature" leaders. They are AFRAID.
They ain't seen nuthin' yet.....