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Ponte Vedra Recorder · November 5, 2015
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that I can tell you.”
Trump’s outspoken resentment for
super PACs most likely wins him a
good deal of support from the voters
who have been complaining about the
amount of money wasted on campaigning and the formidable power these action committees possess.
“What I’m saying is, wouldn’t it be
nice if we had a country that would
spend the least and be number one?”
Looking ahead on the campaign trail
The type of gumption that Trump is
portraying is something you would normally see in a candidate around March
of election year, when the field has
cleared out and the targets are easier
to see. But Trump’s momentum in a
crowded field is impossible to ignore.
Voters are now interested in learning
more about the candidate’s concrete
plans for reform and seeing the longevity potential of his campaign.
Many middle-class supporters have
recently gotten on board with Trump’s
highly acclaimed tax plan, which proposes a simplified tax code and a max
15% income tax on all businesses. The
tax plan vows to cap the maximum
income tax for single and joint filers
at 25% (down from the current 38.6).
Trump vows to reform a tax system that
has only increased in the amount of
brackets since the millennium and never been lower than a max 31%. The time
is coming when Trump will have to explain how he plans to push through his
radical reforms.
Currently, Trump is trailing in Iowa
by as much as 14 points according to
the most recent Monmouth University poll. Things look a lot different in
Florida though. According to the state’s
most recent poll done by the University
of North Florida, he has a leg up on his
Photos by Jordan E. Ferrell
A small group of protesters situated on the Main Street Bridge unfurled a “DUMP THE TRUMP” sign halfway through Trump’s speech at the Jacksonville
Landing. The sign could be seen over Trump’s shoulder as he continued his speaking engagement.
closest competition (Marco Rubio) by
three points. In September, Trump was
in the lead by 12 points according to a
Quinnipiac University poll.
Keeping in mind that it is still very
early on in the presidential race, UNF’s
Dr. Michael Binder said he doesn’t see
Trump as a long term candidate for several reasons. Binder says that the average voter is looking at ideas and “statements of simplicity” at this leg of the
campaign trail, which Trump has been
happily providing.
“Trump might be the king of the
prom right now, but it’s a long race,”
says Binder. “If he starts rolling out
more policies with more substance,
maybe he lasts a little longer, but I just
don’t see it.”
With Florida being a swing state, voters can count on seeing many GOP candidates making stops here in the hope
of securing much needed votes later on
down the line if they become the primary candidate.
According to Binder, a primary can-
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Donald Trump leads the GOP circuit by as much as 26 points in New Hampshire according to the
most recent CBS poll.
didate needs to win Florida to win the
Whitehouse. Rubio appears to have the
best chance of locking up the Sunshine
State in the 2016 election, Binder says,
due to his consistently good approval
ratings as Senator.
“[Trump’s] competition is himself,”
said Binder. “How is he going to overcome those huge unfavorables within
the Republican Party and outside of it?”
But only time will tell if the new “Teflon Don” has the political endurance to
stay on the campaign trail. One thing
is for certain: the fat lady will be singing very soon for a good chunk of GOP
candidates that are struggling to compete with the air time Trump is receiving. The clock is ticking.
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