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Originally Posted by GirlySports
10% of Americans
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To be fair to both sides what he said was that Trump hasn't
proven that he can get more then 10% of probable general election voters. Which is true, he's proven (so far) that he can get about 37% of Republican primary voters... my gut says that 10% of likely general election voters is probably a fair number based on those 37%. Having said that Trump would easily get more then that in the general.
Thinking about past candidates I think Trump and Cruz would both probably be akin to Barry Goldwater (in that they would both be figures unpopular with they're own party and holders of unpopular political positions amoungst the larger electorate). Cruz is a more direct analog to Goldwater but I believe Trump would fall into the same sphere... Goldwater got 38.5% in the general and I think that would be the more realistic downside outcome for Trump.