At National Review, Dan McLaughlin, formerly of RedState.com, gloats over a recent poll by Reuters/Ipsos purporting to show Hillary Clinton well ahead of Donald Trump: But today's tracker shows Trump deep in the dumps, down 46.0 to 34.8, a deficit of more than 11 points (albeit with an improbable 19.2% undecided). This on the heels of falling behind in the latest Fox News and Rasmussen polls. One could write columns rebutting this nonsense every day, but – yet again – if you want to be the "benchmark [vehicle] for reaching those Republicans/conservatives who lead and shape opinion on all the important issues," then a higher standard of critical analysis is required. The polling data this cycle is hopelessly contaminated when it comes to the Trump vs. Clinton match-up, and not in Trump's favor.  Whether you think Trump is the best candidate to represent the GOP or not, it behooves real conservatives not to support and promote the liberal...(Read Full Post)