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The Republican debates will once again be Must See TV!

I like him a lot, just think he is better suited as a VP candidate since he doesn't have any governing experience.

I don't like or dislike him.

He is utterly unelectable though.

(05-04-2015 01:35 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  I don't like or dislike him.

He is utterly unelectable though.

on what grounds?

(05-04-2015 01:34 PM)200yrs2late Wrote:  I like him a lot, just think he is better suited as a VP candidate since he doesn't have any governing experience.

Most of the also ran GOP folks are aiming for the second chair.

(05-04-2015 01:34 PM)Redwingtom Wrote:  

The Republican debates will once again be Must See TV!

Hopefully they will require 5% in polling to participate. Having 20 candidates debating and expecting anyone to stand out is ridiculous.

At least the Republicans have some diversity in thought and policy.

The Democrats, outside of looney tune Bernie Sanders, are a monolith.

(05-04-2015 01:38 PM)200yrs2late Wrote:  

(05-04-2015 01:35 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  I don't like or dislike him.

He is utterly unelectable though.

on what grounds?

All of them.

(05-04-2015 01:54 PM)shiftyeagle Wrote:  At least the Republicans have some diversity in thought and policy.

The Democrats, outside of looney tune Bernie Sanders, are a monolith.

It's early.

(05-04-2015 02:32 PM)Redwingtom Wrote:  

(05-04-2015 01:38 PM)200yrs2late Wrote:  

(05-04-2015 01:35 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  I don't like or dislike him.

He is utterly unelectable though.

on what grounds?

All of them.

This

(05-04-2015 02:34 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  

(05-04-2015 02:32 PM)Redwingtom Wrote:  

(05-04-2015 01:38 PM)200yrs2late Wrote:  

(05-04-2015 01:35 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  I don't like or dislike him.

He is utterly unelectable though.

on what grounds?

All of them.

This

There's a couple of blanket statements with no explanation for ya.

(05-04-2015 02:33 PM)Redwingtom Wrote:  

(05-04-2015 01:54 PM)shiftyeagle Wrote:  At least the Republicans have some diversity in thought and policy.

The Democrats, outside of looney tune Bernie Sanders, are a monolith.

It's early.

No doubt. And I have little doubt we'll have a Bush-Clinton showdown in '16.

But at least the Republicans give you some choices.

(05-04-2015 02:35 PM)200yrs2late Wrote:  

(05-04-2015 02:34 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  

(05-04-2015 02:32 PM)Redwingtom Wrote:  

(05-04-2015 01:38 PM)200yrs2late Wrote:  

(05-04-2015 01:35 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  I don't like or dislike him.

He is utterly unelectable though.

on what grounds?

All of them.

This

There's a couple of blanket statements with no explanation for ya.

I don't feel like explaining that grass is green or the sky is blue so there is no explanation... Solid

(05-04-2015 01:38 PM)200yrs2late Wrote:  

(05-04-2015 01:35 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  I don't like or dislike him.

He is utterly unelectable though.

on what grounds?

It costs an obscene amount of money to actually run a credible campaign. Ben Carson is an extremely smart man - might even make for a good president - I just have serious doubts that the money men will throw enough is way for him to be much of a legitimate candidate. It's all about the money.............. I guess we'll see.

Seems like you could bring up just one thing that makes him unelectable.

HRC isn't really electable, either. She has more skeletons in her closet than anyone else in the running.

The fact that she's probably winning the Democratic nomination shows us how far gone the Democratic Party really is.

There are far better options when it comes to liberal leadership in this country (and I don't consider most Democrats to be true liberals).

(05-04-2015 02:40 PM)oliveandblue Wrote:  HRC isn't really electable, either. She has more skeletons in her closet than anyone else in the running.

The fact that she's probably winning the Democratic nomination shows us how far gone the Democratic Party really is.

There are far better options when it comes to liberal leadership in this country (and I don't consider most Democrats to actually be liberal).

As I said in the post before about Carson - she has money backing - at least for now. It remains to be seen if the monied interests eventually abandon her or not due to those skeletons.

I disagree.

As horrible as she's been at every point in her political career, she is still very electable.

(05-04-2015 02:42 PM)Crebman Wrote:  

(05-04-2015 02:40 PM)oliveandblue Wrote:  HRC isn't really electable, either. She has more skeletons in her closet than anyone else in the running.

The fact that she's probably winning the Democratic nomination shows us how far gone the Democratic Party really is.

There are far better options when it comes to liberal leadership in this country (and I don't consider most Democrats to actually be liberal).

As I said in the post before about Carson - she has money backing - at least for now. It remains to be seen if the monied interests eventually abandon her or not due to those skeletons.

They won't (can't) abandon her unless there is a viable alternative. They cannot allow a Republican to win. That alone makes here electable...the fact that right now there is no other choice with any shot at winning.