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Anyone else watch Trump's Speech Tonight?

Aug 21, 2015 6:04PM PDT

The crowd outgrew two other places scheduled and finally was in a stadium. Wow, he had them jumping up in the stands and changing his name and "USA. He really went after Jeb Bush too. Fun to watch just for the energy there, LOL.

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Reuter's Poll
Aug 21, 2015 6:17PM PDT
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/08/21/us-usa-election-poll-trump-idUSKCN0QQ2CO20150821

"Nearly 32 percent of Republicans surveyed online said they backed Trump, up from 24 percent a week earlier, the opinion poll found. Trump had nearly double the support of his closest competitor, former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, who got 16 percent. Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson was third at 8 percent.

Even when Trump was pitted directly in the poll against just his top two competitors, 44 percent backed him. Bush won about 29 percent of respondents, and Carson 25 percent."
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I started watching it
Aug 21, 2015 7:13PM PDT
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Changing the channel could have been a bad move
Aug 22, 2015 6:04AM PDT

Didn't I read where someone had said something about keeping one's friends close but keeping their enemies closer? When we have this many people seemingly enamored with an off-the-wall candidate, I say we pay attention. All it might take is for someone else with similar ideas but a more believable persona to take the ball away and run with it. I'd like to think that we have enough people out there who are fed up with our "business as usual" politicians and would risk their vote in order to put a person in office that will do as they say they will and not be just another party stooge.