(09-22-2015 09:25 AM)RiceLad15 Wrote:  

(09-22-2015 07:54 AM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  

(09-22-2015 07:44 AM)JustAnotherAustinOwl Wrote:  An early "dark horse" favorite just dropped out of the GOP race, saying pretty directly that he's doing it to stop Trump and encouraging others to drop out. Speaking of which, the two candidates after Trump with the most support are Carson and Fiorina, neither of whom has ever held public office, either. And the GOP candidates are actually still arguing about whether Obama is an American and/or a Muslim.

Meanwhile Sanders is leading Clinton in some Iowa and NH polls, and Biden may very well jump in.

And we don't have a thread on all this? What has become of the Quad?

I think your bolded statement is a misstatement of the facts.
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There does seem to be a strong backlash against politics as usual in both parties. Hillary is the most politics as usual candidate, and now Dems are seeming saying anybody but Hillary. On the Rep side, I think they will settle on one of the Politics as usual guys and pair them with Fiorena. I look for a Rubio-Fiorena ticket.

I'm not sold on Fiorena, but time will tell. At the moment, I think Kasich will be the VP on whatever Republican ticket is made. Winning Ohio is a big deal.

Good point. ( Kasich was my #1 before all the debates, etc). But eroding away at expected Democratic strength with women and Hispanics are big deals too. But any combination of those three, and a few others, would be OK with me.