Moderators John317 Posted April 13, 2011 Moderators Posted April 13, 2011 Donald Trump tops new 2012 poll as he steps up outreach to GOP conservatives By Holly Bailey – Tue Apr 12, 2:42 pm ET Donald Trump is gaining more momentum ahead of his potential 2012 presidential run. A new CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll out today finds Trump tied with Mike Huckabee atop the field of potential GOP White House contenders. According to the poll, Trump and Huckabee both garner 19 percent support among likely GOP voters. Sarah Palin comes in second, with 12 percent, while Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich are tied atthird, with 11 percent support each. That's a significant drop for Romney, who was at 18 percent support in CNN's poll last month. The poll echoes the findings of a NBC/Wall Street Journal poll last week that found Trump bouncing into second place among likely contenders, tied with Huckabee. All of this comes as Trump steps up his 2012 maneuvering, especially among social conservatives who seem unhappy with the current field of GOP contenders. The New York investor-turned-reality-TV-star talked up his conservative credentials in an interview with the Christian Broadcasting Network's David Brody and admitted he's recently had conversations with top evangelical leaders, including former Christian Coalition head Ralph Reed and the Family Research Council's Tony Perkins. As The Ticket reported last month, Reed and Perkins have admitted they are intrigued by Trump's stances against abortion and gay marriage. They've suggested his positions might be enough to overcome negatives with evangelical voters, including Trump's past divorces and his role in the gambling industry. In an interview with Brody, Trump also discussed his Christian faith, saying he strongly believes in God and saves Bibles that people send him. He said that he became pro-life after witnessing a friend and his wife decide to keep a child that at first they didn't want. "He ends up having the baby and the baby is the apple of his eye. It's the greatest thing that's ever happened to him," Trump told CBN. "And you know here's a baby that wasn't going to be let into life. And I heard this, and some other stories, and I am pro-life." In another position that's sure to gain attention in the GOP, Trump claims in the interview there's a "Muslim problem" in the United States and openly questions whether it's prompted by the teachings in the Koran. "I'm certainly not an expert, to put it mildly, but there's something there that teaches some very negative vibe…There's a lot of hatred there," he told CBN. "Now I don't know if that's from the Koran, I don't know if that's from someplace else. But there's tremendous hatred out there that I've never seen anything like it." Still, for all of his obvious attempts to appeal to the GOP's most conservative voters, Trump also suggested that the GOP's focus in 2012 should be on electability, not on finding a candidate who toes the movement line on social issues. "You know you can't get so caught up on social issues and then put somebody who is wonderful socially but is going to get decimated by Barack Obama," Trump said. "You have to pick somebody that's going to win." Quote John 3:16-17 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. [17] For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.
Woody Posted April 13, 2011 Posted April 13, 2011 Quote: Sarah Palin comes in second, with 12 percent I think this positions here nicely considering she has not even run. Quote May we be one so that the world may be won. Christian from the cradle to the grave I believe in Hematology.
Moderators lazarus Posted April 13, 2011 Moderators Posted April 13, 2011 Trump Palin 2012. Fantastic! Quote Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocrities. The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence. Einstein
Moderators lazarus Posted April 13, 2011 Moderators Posted April 13, 2011 Trump is great. He has figured out what he has to do to get hired and he's doing it. He's pushing all the right buttons now. Quote Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocrities. The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence. Einstein
Dr. Shane Posted April 13, 2011 Posted April 13, 2011 I doubt Palin will run although she may just to keep her name out there and perhaps place herself in a position for a cabinet position. She would be a great Secretary of Energy. She is an awesome fund raiser for the GOP so I think she is really in a position to help whoever the nominee becomes. Trump has been saying so many goofy things, I can't see him winning. That's too bad because the GOP needs someone like him to beat Obama. Quote Pastoral Family Counselor... Find me at www.PostumCafe.com Author of Peculiar Christianity
Woody Posted April 13, 2011 Posted April 13, 2011 How about Palin VP 2012 Quote May we be one so that the world may be won. Christian from the cradle to the grave I believe in Hematology.
Dr. Shane Posted April 13, 2011 Posted April 13, 2011 I don't think Palin has any interest as running as VP and after seeing what the press did to her in 2008, I don't think anyone would ask her. McCain was running against the first black President. He needed a wild card. Palin was his wild card. And McCain was ahead in the polls until the financial meltdown. 2012 will be a different story. If unemployment isn't under 8%, the election will be the Republican's to lose - just like 2004 was the Democrat's to lose (which they did). George Bush was very beatable in 2004 but the Democrats did everything wrong. If unemployment is still above 8% in 2012, Obama will be very beatable and the Republicans will determine their own fate. Quote Pastoral Family Counselor... Find me at www.PostumCafe.com Author of Peculiar Christianity
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