Republicans Curry Favor With Trump
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on August 26th, 2011 4:39 am by HL
Republicans Curry Favor With Trump
James Hohmann reports that both Mitt Romney and Rick Perry have contacted Donald Trump since he declared he would not run for president.
“Trump, who announced he would not pursue the Republican nomination a few months ago, continues to hold open the possibility of running as an independent candidate in the general election if he does not like who the GOP nominates. Indeed, his team has explored how to get him on the ballot in all 50 states. A Trump endorsement — or at least Trump’s acquiescence to who the Republicans nominate — could be significant.”
Public Policy Polling: “Donald Trump keeps reviving his threats to run as an independent if he isn’t personally satisfied with the GOP nominee. Even though his birther shenanigans trashed his name with most voters, he would still pull 18% to Romney’s 30% and Obama’s 46%, meaning Romney would finish closer to third than first.”
Pataki Decides Against Presidential Bid
CNN reports that former New York Gov. George Pataki (R) has decided not to run for the Republicans presidential nomination after briefly flirting with the idea.
He’s cancelled his Saturday trip to Iowa.
Most Republicans Happy with GOP Field
An Associated Press-GfK poll released Friday found that “two-thirds of Republicans and GOP-leaning independents are pleased with the party’s presidential field, compared with just half in June.”
With one exception: “Huntsman’s negative rankings crept upward during the first few months of his campaign, and he was the only GOP candidate viewed unfavorably by as many Republicans as view him positively.”
