Presidential Primaries 2016

[Spindrift]

Steve King. I was confused because I thought you meant the guy who wrote Pet Sematary and The Stand, etc.

No, he meant the scary guy.

 

[Spindrift]

Draw a line through Mitt, he's out.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...un-for-president-in-2016/ar-AA8Lem5?ocid=iehp

 

[SezMe]

I think he is sincere in his withdrawal assertion but I'd wait for a couple of weeks to see if his actions match his words before yanking his chain. After all, this is not the first time he's said A and done Z. (Which is true of most pols but that's no excuse )

ETA: For example, if he comes out as a Jeb supporter after their meeting, then I'd believe him.

 

[hgc]

W. "M." Romney, sayonara.

GOP
P. Ryan
C. Christie
M. Rubio
J. Bush •
M. Bachmann
W. "M." Romney
S. Palin, VP of Never Gonna Run for President (ready-made for Jerry Springer)
M. Huckabee
T. Pawlenty
J. Thune
S. Walker •
D. Trump, President of Never Gonna Run for President (and Celebrity Jokebag Contingent)
R. Paul (le fils)
J. DeMint
N. Haley
S. Martinez
R. Santorum (GOP first) •
M. Pence
C. Rice
R. "T." Cruz
P. "B." Jindal
J. Brewer
J. Kasich
B. Carson
R. "B." McDonnell
J. Huntsman
T. Nugent (Celebrity Jokebag Contingent)
P. King
J. Bolton (Funny facial hair never wins)
H. Cain
J. Scarborough
M. Rogers
M. Blackburn
A. West
R. Perry
C. Fiorina
L. Graham • (countdown to J. McCain endorsement)
G. Pataki

Dem
H. Clinton
J. Biden
M. Warner
M. O’Malley
A. Klobuchar
C. Booker
A. Villaraigosa
B. Schweitzer
K. Gillibrand
A. Cuomo
R. Emmanuel
M. Cantwell
E. Warren
Ju. Castro
D. Patrick
H. Dean
E.G. "J." Brown
J. Webb (overall first) •

Indeterminate
M. Bloomberg
J. Ventura
B. Sanders (switching soon to Dem list?)

 

[Ladewig]

Like Jindal said, "Don't be the party of stupid."

If I remember correctly most of the party responded to that suggestion by saying "hey, you, shut up."

 

[hgc]

If I remember correctly most of the party responded to that suggestion by saying "hey, you, shut up."

And he either doesn't think the admonition applies to himself or doesn't recognize stupid when it bites him in the ass.

 

[SezMe]

If I remember correctly most of the party responded to that suggestion by saying "hey, you, shut up."

And he either doesn't think the admonition applies to himself or doesn't recognize stupid when it bites him in the ass.

Both true. More's the pity.

 

[dudalb]

Rand Paul vaccinatation remarks just adds to his "not ready for prime time" image . The guy is going to fizzle out early. He tries to be more mainstream then his Daddy, but then falls back in loony tune territory.

 

[dudalb]

I think he is sincere in his withdrawal assertion but I'd wait for a couple of weeks to see if his actions match his words before yanking his chain. After all, this is not the first time he's said A and done Z. (Which is true of most pols but that's no excuse )

ETA: For example, if he comes out as a Jeb supporter after their meeting, then I'd believe him.

Mittens is out for good.

Main reason is he was getting little or not support from the same people who were him main GOP supporters in 2012. Jeb Bush basically stole his exact niche.

 

[dudalb]

Dot time for Romney?

Romney moves to reassemble campaign team for ‘almost certain’ 2016 bid

One of the reasons that is being reported for Mitt's withdrawal was most of his campaign team was already working for Jeb Bush.

 

[Spindrift]

One of the reasons that is being reported for Mitt's withdrawal was most of his campaign team was already working for Jeb Bush.

I hope they do just as good a job for Jeb.

 

[Puppycow]

Rand Paul vaccinatation remarks just adds to his "not ready for prime time" image . The guy is going to fizzle out early. He tries to be more mainstream then his Daddy, but then falls back in loony tune territory.

Yep. I was just going to post an article about that:
Rand Paul's vaccine comments expose his greatest weakness as a presidential candidate

On Monday, likely 2016 presidential candidate Rand Paul stuck his foot in his mouth on, of all issues, vaccinations. Despite zero credible evidence that vaccines cause autism, Paul said that he'd heard of "many tragic cases of walking, talking normal children who wound up with profound mental disorders after vaccines." Then, on Tuesday, tape surfaced of Rand Paul linking vaccines to the rise of martial law in the US during a 2009 interview with conspiracy theory site InfoWars: "the first sort of thing you see with martial law is mandates, and they're talking about making [the flu vaccine] mandatory."

This is pretty shocking stuff, even given that other politicians have been busy saying embarrassing things about vaccines. But it tells us a lot about the biggest hurdle to Paul if he decides he wants to win the 2016 Republican primary — Rand Paul.

Paul's Achilles heel is his reputation in the Republican Party as an undisciplined ideologue, a candidate more concerned with libertarian purity than winning national elections. So on days like Tuesday, when he pops off on TV, it seems like he can't help himself from risking confirming the GOP's worst fears about him.

I mean, this is a guy who agrees to be interviewed by InfoWars, and panders to them, suggesting that making vaccines mandatory might be the first step in imposing martial law. (As an aside, it seems he was talking about the flu vaccine in particular, and I'm not aware of anyone saying that flu vaccines should be mandatory). Alex Jones, BTW, has already endorsed Paul as his preferred candidate:

Alex Jones Endorses Rand Paul/Ted Cruz Ticket for 2016

After conducting an “exclusive, intense, in-depth, real-question interview” with Ron Paul, Jones shared his praise for the former congressman’s son, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY).

“Rand Paul is the best,” Jones said. “I trust him… and he’s the guy for president.”

“Ted Cruz will make a great VP,” he added, saying that his “aggressive” posture is “what people want.” That’s why “real polls” show the Texas senator in the lead for the GOP nomination.

 

[logger]

Rand Paul vaccinatation remarks just adds to his "not ready for prime time" image . The guy is going to fizzle out early. He tries to be more mainstream then his Daddy, but then falls back in loony tune territory.

lol
He understands freedom, you obviously don't.

 

[Spindrift]

lol
He understands freedom, you obviously don't.

Maybe he understand freedom but he certainly doesn't understand vaccinations.

 

[logger]

Its going to be either Scott Walker or Ted Cruz.

All the dems have is boring old Hillary. What are you libs going to do if she doesn't run?

 

[logger]

Maybe he understand freedom but he certainly doesn't understand vaccinations.

Wrong again, he's all for vaccinations, just not forced ones.

 

[Spindrift]

Wrong again, he's all for vaccinations, just not forced ones.

What about the ones he said cause mental issues?

 

[Spindrift]

Its going to be either Scott Walker or Ted Cruz.

All the dems have is boring old Hillary. What are you libs going to do if she doesn't run?

Win.

 

[Puppycow]

Its going to be either Scott Walker or Ted Cruz.

All the dems have is boring old Hillary. What are you libs going to do if she doesn't run?

Oh please don't let it be Ted Cruz. Anything but that!

 

[logger]

What about the ones he said cause mental issues?

let the liberals continue to use those.