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Agree on Kasich. He us the best qualified of the bunch and the most electable in the general, which means he hasn't a prayer at the nomination. If Trump takes some big hits though and the primaries get split up between Trump, Cruz and Rubio, I bet the establishment types pull in Romney
They shouldn't pull in Romney. His time has already passed, and he hasn't put in any of the work in this cycle.
But, to go with this idea, if they were going to just pull anyone out of a hat and give them the nomination if the convention is brokered and they can't decide between the three stooges currently leading the contest, then I'd suggest Nikki Haley of South Carolina. She could eat into Clinton's advantages in some of the key voting demographics, and would present a much better tone to the country than Trump/Cruz/Rubio.
This and therefore people need to look beyond the entertainment. In politics there is almost always only the choice between two evils. And even if there is someone, who means well for the sake of his country he still is only a marionette. His strings are pulled by
those much more influentual. Those, who gave their money for him/her to win.
I have seen what Obama goes through when making these decisions, and how he has tried to resist the war machine that owns the US Government over the past 7 years, sometimes successfully and sometimes not successfully.
I've always believed that we would have bigger problems once he is gone, no matter who is in charge.
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Also some press keep claiming the Rep. big shots are praying for a brokered convention, and hope to bring Romney back. Think it will happen?
Just to clarify something smitty, he has opposite views on illegalHispanic immigration, not Hispanic immigration in general. A lot of people like to keep that "I" word out of the conversation.
Anyway, ironic about his views regarding terrorism and immigration since those are the two conservative issues that most of the establishment conservatives seem to shy away from. That sums everything up in a nut shell as to why he's winning. And those who say he can't win the general election I think are selling him very short right now.
Election organisers both stated that, conservative Republican don't want Trump.
In fact don't want him to the extent that many of them will be voting for Clinton !
Secondly I like the fact that he is calling it like it is on on the issues that matter. Sure, he is exaggerating, but he has a Republican primary to win, and that's not easy without a religious base, unless one targets the issues that matter to that constituency, e.g. border security, immigration, defence etc.
The US border should be secured in my view. Whether it's done by a wall or other means, it's important that it be done, especially on the southern tip and definitely when it comes to illegal immigration. There is waste in defence spending. It should be curtailed. There are too many unnecessary interventions in foreign lands given the US budget position. That should be stopped. ISIL must be stopped first rather than Assad.
Trump has mentioned all of these issues first. The other candidates have only jumped on that bandwagon afterwards and actually the other Republican candidates are not as honest about foreign interventions.
So he is similar to Obama in that he seems to have the pulse of the Republican voter the way Obama had the Democratic voter some time back. He is energizing new independent voters into the process, like Obama, and also like Sanders.
I read between the lines of his comments. The man is a New Yorker. He's lived there all his life. You can't be racist living in New York. It's as multicultural as it comes. He's just tough and no nonsense and that's how New Yorkers are. That's how New Jerseyers are too. He's like Christie. Rough, but tells it like it is.
Of all the candidates, he's the least in the pocket of donors (apart from Bernie). That's critical to me. You can see it in his ability to speak honestly and controversially. Others can't do that because they are bought and paid for. So, it's not because he's like Obama on the issues necessarily. It's because I appreciate his ability to say what he wants to say and be his own man. That's leadership, and I think the US needs that more than anything right now.
Moreover, yes, as you note, he is more centre right than far right on the issues. So of Republican candidates with a shot, he will be able to move to the centre, because his following is more of a movement/personality based and not so much issue based.
I don't necessarily want him to win. I need to first see him mature into a better debater, and be clearer on the issues going forward.
He also needs to survive a vicious attack coming his way over the next two to three weeks. I'm not sure if all of those things are possible.
If he can't learn to speak more clearly and in a more detailed fashion on the issues, then he will lose in the general imho, and that is how it should be.
If he can mature as a candidate, then he will be unstoppable.
- Uncle Bob, 1991
I agree with you 100% Bondjames. I think a lot of people mistake Trump's aggressiveness as a threat, when it's just a matter of a person finally having some backbone to say what he wants to say instead of just pulling up to special interests. And again, aside from his fiscal policies, and his views on illegal immigration and terrorism, he's actually pretty liberal and most other issues. I think people need to start really digging into what he's about instead of listening to the hysteria that the media is putting out there.
No, we loooooove Trump. He's the gift that keeps on giving.
It's a 99% certainty that we will have our first female President next January.
The media isn't putting things into his mouth. He's saying these things (Mexicans are rapists) all on his own. He's a sexist, racist pig. Pure and simple.
So far at least, the democratic contingent is firmly with Hillary and I believe there are more African American registered democrats than republicans.
They turned out in massive quantities to elect Obama.
If Trump is the nominee he will have a bit of work to do in order to peel her support off. It may be an insurmountable challenge. If they are not energized to turn out in a general election like they were 4 and 8 yrs ago then bets may be off.
I too am conflicted about him. I think he is smart and cunning as all hell and agree with your points. He is saying some "stuff" to get nominated and then will move more to the center for the general election which for non Americans watching this election is very typical in US politics. He must curb his temperament as that is the big knock on him. And like you, I'm watching closely to see how he handles himself as the battle moves on. He'll need to moderate his immigration stand enough to appeal to moderates without alienating his current backers. But I know Democrats and moderates that are going to vote for him, which is seriously telling about his his deep appeal. I'd bet that he will get more disciplined about the personality stuff and more articulate about the issues as the battle goes on. He is one hell of a complicated guy. So far he has been consistently underestimated. Incredible battle ahead.
I'm watching the returns tonight and Trump is doing well. Clinton is carrying red states, which are not going to go Democratic in the general election which is a problem for her. If Bernie takes some big blue states tonight, he stays viable. She needed to put him away tonight. She may not do it. I really dislike Cruz, he is the most extreme, but very smart. He's won TX and OK and they come with big delegate counts. If Rubio loses FL, he's toast.
How so? All she has to do is carry the states Obama did. That won't be too difficult. And she will likely take others that he didn't. make no mistake: the only way Trump wins is if Sanders supporters pout and stay home. Not gonna happen. Level-Americans are NOT going to vote for Trump. She will destroy him in each and every debate.
OT: :Trumps defense of Planned Parenthood just now, live tonight is why I like him. No other Republican has the guts to say this and it is why the Republican po pahs don't trust him. They think he is a closet liberal. PP is Satan to the right.
That is key, along with keeping control of his temperament. If he can do both, he can neutralize her debating advantage in the debates as that is her strong suit. She is shrill in public speeches, but is impressive in debate. It will be hard for him to hold his own. The debates will be "must see tv."
I'm well aware that it isn't going to happen, hence it being deemed a "miracle".
Age is one of the lesser factors for Sanders. Clinton isn't exactly a spring chicken either, and will turn 70 in her first year in office.
It's Sander's lack of foreign policy expertise is his biggest flaw. As many problems as we have in this country that results in his ideas having appeal, the fact that the world is a very dangerous place right now is the biggest opposition facing Sanders, in my view.
EDIT: I don't know if anyone's watching the discussions on CNN right now, but it's absolutely disgusting to see. Huge applause for Van Jones for his passionate argument in the face of CNN's resident Trump supporter.
I agree, Hillary is also too old. So is Trump. The job is so stressful, it badly ages Presidents 20 years their junior. It looks like Clinton may carry Mass. tonight. That's a biggie. The press keeps ignoring the Super Delegates which is a huge advantage for Clinton.
And, by the way, the Super Delegate system is about the most un-American thing we have going in the election process, right up there with Citizens United.
What is very clear at this point, after this election, the chairs of the respective parties (Wasserman-Schultz on the Democrat side and Preibus on the Republicans) need to be fired. Not allowed to resign, but fired.
EDIT: Good lord, CNN's coverage of Super Tuesday is just disgraceful. Jake Tapper's interview with Marco Rubio was painful to watch. He kept hammering home to Rubio that he didn't think he had any path to the nomination since he hasn't won anything yet. You could almost interpret it as him begging Rubio to get out of the race.
Van Jones is their only saving grace tonight.