Do Republicans no longer care about the Economy?

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  • scott
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    • Tuesday, October 1, 2013
    • 15799
    #1

    Do Republicans no longer care about the Economy?

    It appears that the social conservative wing the the Republican party is getting louder. They are against Trump because he's a liberal, against Rubio because he's a go along to get along Republican, and are against Kasich because 22% of some set of gun rights activists don't like him.

    Why isn't the Economy center stage anymore? Is it because Republicans are probably going to win this and the GOP has no plan for prosperity?
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    • Michele
      Senior Member
      • Wednesday, October 2, 2013
      • 13964
      #2
      I thought Trump was the big recipient of the social conservatives this time around because it's all about anger?
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      Children who sense the rose needs the thorn and run into rainswept days the same way they turn towards the sun...
      And when they're grown and someone has to speak for those who have no voice,
      may they draw upon that wilder bond, those days of tending tender things and be the one.

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        • 80zephyr
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          • Saturday, January 3, 2015
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          It appears the hot issues are immigration and lose of jobs to immigrants. If I'm a candidate, I take my lead from the public, as I should.

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            • scott
              Go-to Guru
              • Tuesday, October 1, 2013
              • 15799
              #4
              Originally posted by Michele View Post
              I thought Trump was the big recipient of the social conservatives this time around because it's all about anger?
              I think the polling data is off.

              Social conservatives are really going after Trump.
              "Faith is nothing but a firm assent of the mind : which, if it be regulated, as is our duty, cannot be afforded to anything but upon good reason, and so cannot be opposite to it."
              -John Locke

              "It's all been melded together into one giant, authoritarian, leftist scream."
              -Newman

              "Grievance groups are playing King of the Hill."
              -Newman

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                • Tom Servo
                  Area Man
                  • Tuesday, October 1, 2013
                  • 5898
                  #5
                  Or maybe it's because the economy is actually doing much better than the public perceives? I mean, it ain't grand like it was before the housing bubble, but it's recovered significantly and is no longer the driving factor for woe. (It helps to emphasize that last word like Joey on Blossom.)

                  My viewpoint could be skewed, however, due to the booming economy of my particular region, which is being driven by strong growth in the tourism industries (including construction) and the halo effect of Airbus and Austal in Mobile.
                  “Any sufficiently advanced capitalism is indistinguishable from rent seeking.” ~ =j

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                    • Michele
                      Senior Member
                      • Wednesday, October 2, 2013
                      • 13964
                      #6
                      Originally posted by scott View Post
                      I think the polling data is off.

                      Social conservatives are really going after Trump.
                      If the polls show him in the lead with the social conservative vote, where are the ones that are going after him? And, if the polls don't reflect that, what are you going on? I'm sure there are some that have criticized Trump but there's not one poll that I've seen that reflects there is a majority doing it. Also, the exit polls from SC showed terrorism was the #1 concern followed by the economy and government spending.


                      Here's a Gallop poll taken around the first of the month and the economy is right up there.
                      May we raise children who love the unloved things - the dandelion, the worm, the spiderlings.
                      Children who sense the rose needs the thorn and run into rainswept days the same way they turn towards the sun...
                      And when they're grown and someone has to speak for those who have no voice,
                      may they draw upon that wilder bond, those days of tending tender things and be the one.

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                        • scott
                          Go-to Guru
                          • Tuesday, October 1, 2013
                          • 15799
                          #7
                          Originally posted by Michele View Post
                          If the polls show him in the lead with the social conservative vote, where are the ones that are going after him? And, if the polls don't reflect that, what are you going on? I'm sure there are some that have criticized Trump but there's not one poll that I've seen that reflects there is a majority doing it. Also, the exit polls from SC showed terrorism was the #1 concern followed by the economy and government spending.


                          Here's a Gallop poll taken around the first of the month and the economy is right up there.
                          I suppose my perception is from reading and hearing too many Cruz and Rubio worshipers.
                          "Faith is nothing but a firm assent of the mind : which, if it be regulated, as is our duty, cannot be afforded to anything but upon good reason, and so cannot be opposite to it."
                          -John Locke

                          "It's all been melded together into one giant, authoritarian, leftist scream."
                          -Newman

                          "Grievance groups are playing King of the Hill."
                          -Newman

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