{"id":4708,"date":"2015-12-07T19:55:13","date_gmt":"2015-12-07T19:55:13","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2015-12-07T19:55:13","modified_gmt":"2015-12-07T19:55:13","slug":"can_trump_win_the_general_election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/daily\/2015\/12\/07\/can_trump_win_the_general_election\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Trump Win the General Election?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/\/videos\/37\/69054\" target=\"_blank\"><img class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/live-rush-limbaugh.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/listentoit.jpg\" alt=\"Listen to it Button\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>RUSH: Howard in Mobile, Alabama. It\u2019s great to have you, sir. Hello.<\/p>\n<p>CALLER: Hello. Rush, I feel like we are facing the most crucial election of our times. And if a Republican is not elected, we may never recover. And my concern is that Donald Trump is not electable in a general election, and I\u2019m afraid you are giving him some legitimacy. And the reason I say he can\u2019t be elected is because he espouses strong, harsh comments and solutions. Which I generally agree with, but those precious independents are not gonna vote for somebody who expresses himself the way he does and has the opinions he has.<\/p>\n<p><img id=\"eZObject_114877\" class=\"aligncenter\" align=\"middle\" src=\"https:\/\/live-rush-limbaugh.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/TRUMP-PhonesWeGo.jpg\"\/><BR\/>RUSH: You may have a point, but I\u2019ve looked at the cross section of Trump\u2019s supporters right now, and there are a lot of independents who support him. But I have &#8212; and, by the way, I\u2019m not supporting Trump or trying to kill Trump. I\u2019m not. I haven\u2019t endorsed anybody. I haven\u2019t issued a preference. I have just&#8230; There\u2019s a name I mention more than any others when talking about that, and it happens to be Ted Cruz. But I tell you, I love Rubio, too, and I\u2019ll tell you something else. Just a wild guess out here, Howard. I\u2019m already seeing Trump moderate his tone a little bit.<\/line><\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s already starting to assume what he\u2019s even calling a &#8220;general election posture,&#8221; and I wouldn\u2019t be surprised if he does end up winning the nomination. But you see his rhetoric change somewhat, which might disappoint some of those who supported him early. And they will then be left to trust that he\u2019s still the kick-ass guy that he\u2019s always been. I don\u2019t have any insight. I don\u2019t know. I\u2019m just guessing. At the same time&#8230; Well, I\u2019m out of time, and I really want to address this business that Trump doesn\u2019t have a chance in the general, but I\u2019ve gotta go. Howard, thanks for calling and being the starting point on this. Remind me of this tomorrow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RUSH: Howard in Mobile, Alabama. It\u2019s great to have you, sir. Hello. CALLER: Hello. 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