the last t te a republican was this dominant right befofo christmas...was 1999 wheneneorge w. bush nomination. a bodes well for (sot dowd) than a legitimate chance tbe the nominee. i think right now the odds favor him in the course of this. he has a 20, 21-point lead. but polls shows trump would likely have a harder time in a general election. something his gop rivals hope primary voters will consider. (sot bush) it's not a sign of strength to insult people with profanities. tag: that new poll out today also found half of likely republican voters think they'd have a better chance of winning the general election with someone other than trump. ba abc news, washington " deborara coming off his visit to sioux city monday nightht democratic presidential candidate bernie made more stops in northwest yesterday, storm lake where he addressed students in a town hall style meeting at buena vista university. he aslo stopped in iowa....where a new bernie campaign office was opened. sanders is ending the year in iowa it seems... next week he has stops scheduled in muscatine, davenport, and burl