New York Post:



Establishment Republican ­efforts to slow Donald Trump will likely hit a roadblock in Arizona on Tuesday, where the real estate mogul leads recent polling and early voting has soared.

Almost a quarter million Republican ballots have already been cast in Arizona’s largest county, potentially giving Trump a big leg up in the primary, experts say.

“That banking of votes early on does help Trump tremendously, no matter what happens,” said Richard Herrara, a political science professor at Arizona State University. “He’s probably got a pretty sizable lead, so he’s just got to hold on.”

Statistics from Maricopa County, which includes Phoenix, show voters in Arizona’s largest county returned 249,703 ballots in the 2016 GOP presidential primary as of Thursday, more than the 248,128 cast for the entire 2012 contest.
Arizona is a big prize because the winner collects all 58 of its delegates.

“This has really been a different election season,” said Helen Purcell, the Maricopa County Recorder.

Trump has sizable advantages as primary day approaches.

He has been endorsed by former Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer and hard-line Sheriff Joe Arpaio. Recent polls have Trump up by 10 points or more.

However, the primary is closed, which means that only registered Republicans can vote, which may give rivals Ted Cruz and John Kasich an opening.

Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski said he’s optimistic about the outcome.

“We have a lot of support. Arizona is a state that has been hugely impacted by illegal immigration,” he told The Post.

Last summer, Trump had to twice move a campaign rally to a larger venue in the Grand Canyon State because of the huge turnout. It ended up being held at the Phoenix Convention Center.

The latest establishment broadside against Trump came from The Weekly Standard.

The conservative magazine called on Republicans in the remaining states to back Cruz over the real estate mogul.

bogarde73 wrote on Mar 19^th, 2016 at 12:14pm:

bogarde73 wrote on Mar 19^th, 2016 at 12:14pm:


I suspect that will change very dramatically when they are confronted with a Trump candidacy.

Hows this for a curve-ball: Hillary is forced out of the race due to the email scandal and the nomination is handed to Joe Biden. Whole different ball game.

Melanias purse wrote on Mar 19^th, 2016 at 4:56pm:


Well, apart from his wedding night.

I hear that Sir Booby's size queen obsession is a little ironic, if you know what I mean.

Not that there's anything wrong with that.

issuevoter wrote on Mar 19^th, 2016 at 5:28pm:


Hardly a first for you.

Don't feel too embarrassed.

issuevoter wrote on Mar 19^th, 2016 at 5:28pm:


I don't care whatever he means.
If he can't say it, I am disinterested in decyphering it.

He probably has nothing tp say.

greggerypeccary wrote on Mar 19^th, 2016 at 8:13pm:


You need to see someone about your issues,  or at the very least, grow up a bit.   

greggerypeccary wrote on Mar 19^th, 2016 at 8:20pm:



I reckon if you added up all the times members have called other members gay, insinuated people are gay, posted pictures of gays and leapt at any and every chance to introduce homosexuality into a thread, your post count would eclipse by a large margin all others...combined. 

You have no issues LOL.  You have the biggest issue on the forum.