Is there any Oxygen left in the Room for any of the other contenders, or has the Donald simply consumed it all! If you have watched any of the MSNBC news shows from Wednesday, and saw the Trump Interview, then you might just have to conclude that the Trump might have the Nomination wrapped up!
Fortunately, the GOP Thought Manipulators put a lot more weight into the considered opinions of Readers of the Daily Kos than any group of Weighty Pundits on an MSNBC Television Talk Show.
The Question this Week is Who will be the Leading GOP Candidate after the First Debate on August 6, 2015.
Fox News is in Control of Who will Participate and has decided that Only the Top Ten in a Select Group of National Polls will even be Allowed on Stage. We are less than One Month away with the First Debate scheduled on Thursday night, August 6, 2015.
Real Clear Politics has the Averages from June 11 to June 28 in the Following Order:
Jeb Bush 16.3
Scott Walker 10.5
Dr. Ben Carson 9.8
Marco Rubio 9.3
Mike Huckabee 7.8
Rand Paul 7.3
Donald Trump 6.8
Ted Cruz 4.0
Rick Perry 3.3
Chris Christie 3.0
And Below the Magic Ten Cut-off
Rick Santorum 2.3
Carly Fiorina 2.0
John Kasich 1.5
Bobby Jindal 1.3
Lindsay Graham 1.3
Just in the Past Week, Donald Trump has Doubled Down on his remarks regarding Immigration, called Jeb Bush a Weak Candidate and attacked Hillary Clinton as the Worst Secretary of State in the Nation's History. In a recent PPP poll in North Carolina, MSNBC reported that Donald Trump was leading all contenders in that state.
Last Night, MSNBC highlighted a Trump interview on Chris Hayes, Chris Matthews and Rachel Maddow, and in Chris Matthews segment, Matthews asked his Panel of Pundits including ex-RNC Chairman, Michael Steele, ex-Vermont Governor and ex-DNC Chair, Howard Dean, and MSNBC Pundit Howard Fineman who would be the leading candidate after the First Debate. All of the Pundits agreed that it would be Donald Trump!
Reportedly, Mr. Reince Preibus has engaged in a lengthy conversation with Mr. Trump, in an attempt to encourage Mr. Trump to tone down some of his rhetoric regarding illegal immigration and his opinions about his GOP rivals. It might be interesting to see what effect Mr. Preibus' conversation might have on the Donald. There has been other speculation that perhaps Governor Christie might be planning a breakout moment similar to Newt Gingrinch's breakout in the 2012 campaign, but instead of the target being the media, the target might well be Mr. Trump.
Does Jeb Bush have the Insurmountable Task of Winning by Not Losing?
Will Donald Trump be the Target of every other Candidate and can he deflect every attack with another discharge of word salad?
Will Chris Christie turn in a masterful performance, telling Mr. Trump that there is only room on the GOP stage for one BIG Mouth from the North East, and that is the Governor of New Jersey, no lousy, real estate developer from Manhattan!
Will Mike Huckabee ask us all to pray for him and his crusade to save America from the Lefties and the Liberals and the Sinners who are intent on taking the USA away from God's chosen path?
Will Scott Walker step forward once again and show the GOP that only he is the one enlightened voice who is listening to the KochBrothers and knows the way that they want to guide America and that he can stand up against the Labor Unions and any OTHER foreign threat that might confront him?
Will Dr. Ben Carson continue with his soft-spoken ways to insure all of his GOP listeners that the GOP needs to show their own version of equal opportunity other than the voice of Clarence Thomas, and that he is the science trained neurosurgeon with no experience in government who can provide the leadership that America needs?
Will Marco Rubio be able to convince America, that with just one more gulp of water, he can convince all of Hispanic America, that although he is just a Cuban America, who is opposed to any communication with Cuba, he possesses all of the skills necessary to return the USA to the ways of Ronald Reagan?
Will Ted Cruz be able to show that we need to Discharge all of the Liberal Supreme Court Justices, and that he is an American Citizen born in Canada, although Barack Obama was a Kenyan born in Hawaii?
It will be interesting!
So, Just 4 Weeks away from the Big Blockbuster Fox Blowout, Who will be the Big Winner when the GOP Candidates meet on the Fox News Channel with their carefully screened questions designed to appeal most to the Fox News Viewers?