The GOP Field That Failed

National Review ^ | August 29, 2015

[nickcarraway]

Lol. This race hasn’t even started, but people are already saying it’s over? Stupidity.

[x]

Walker’s ability to appeal to both the establishment and the activist wings of the party had looked like a strength, but now it seems a precarious balancing act, made all the more difficult by a panicky reaction to Trump. No sooner had Walker pronounced himself “aggressively normal” in the debate than he seemed to opt for just “aggressive” in an attempt to play to the passions tapped by Trump. Who could have predicted that the Midwestern candidate who tells stories about buying shirts for $1 at Kohl’s would have to play populist catch-up with the New York billionaire who travels by eponymous helicopter?

Doesn't describe the reality I see. Walker just sank like a brick.

[donna]

He has the advantage of not caring about anything, apparently — the facts, his reputation, or, ultimately, winning the presidency.

Does that describe Trump?

[God luvs America]

my thoughts exactly; one debate and they’ve already failed...

failure?? that’d be the majority of the GOPe presently in power (and many no longer in power).

[Olog-hai]

The rise of Donald Trump is, in part, a function of a vacuum. He is thriving in a Republican field that is large, talented, and, so far…

…morally and ideologically bankrupt. For the vast majority of them.

[Jim Noble]

Bush ... believes his contribution to the race is to be the non-threatening Republican

What a disgusting comment on Bush, and on Rich Cuckservative Lowry who wrote it.

[Cicero]

Rich Lowry is a jerk.

[erkelly]

How can anyone say that Trump is not a serious man? Obviously, he is, or he would not have made billions of dollars. Secondly, what in the world does the rule of gravity have anything whatsoever to do with Trump's popularity; it does not apply at all. And furthermore, we must do something about this huge alien invasion even though they are not in uniform and carrying weapons. If they were, we would have no hesitation (I hope) in deporting them, so why in the world can't we? So why in the heck is Bush's argument more reasonable?

I find absolutely nothing in Rich Lowry’s arguments that I agree with, and normally I like what he has to say. All I can say to his credit is that he did not resort to the over-the-top anti-Trump hyperbole of George Will's recent column.

[kabar]

The rules of gravity say Trump will come back down to earth. The media interest that is so intense now could burn out. His lack of seriousness should be a drag over time. Even if he fades, though, someone else will have to fill the screen. To this point, no one else has been big or vivid enough to do it.

Pundits getting wrong again. It is more than Trump's personality. His issues of immigration, jobs, and trade are resonating with Americans. The other candidates are weak on these issues. The GOPe didn't want the issue of immigration even raised during the campaign.

[GeronL]

BUMP

people need to come to their senses and vote for a real conservative.

[Texas Eagle]

Well, hell, why even bother trying then?

Sheesh. No wonder Ann Coulter referred to the guys at National Review as girly men.

Yo, Rich, ain't National Review a part of the media? Why don't you report on what the other candidates are saying and doing?

[SERKIT]

And who created the vacuum? Republicans suck, that's what caused the vacuum. The ones that got elected to disassemble ObamaCare, address the debt/deficit crisis, or reform entitlements and illegal immigration are in two camps:
* One group forgot how they got there.
* The other group is trying to love up to the reason they were elected and are vilified by the Republican party itself.

Yup - suck causes a vacuum....and The Donald is filling that vacuum and scratching the itch of the scorned and disappointed Republican electorate.

[Dr. Sivana]

Obviously, he is, or he would not have made billions of dollars.

By the time Justin Bieber is 69, he may well ahve made billions of dollars, but he is not a serious man. Ditto Kardashians and any number of other entertainment/athletic figures. Oprah robably splits the difference. She is a serious business woman, but she wouldn't be a serious president.

[DaxtonBrown]

“In the argument with Trump over mass deportation, clearly Bush is right.”

National Review IS the GOPe. They are pretty limp on every issue.

[Paladin2]

Field? At least the GOPee is not just swinging by the various early primary States....

[spokeshave]

Very simple answer....

Difference between Berni Sanders and Trump in handling interruptions....

Bernie...here take the microphone.....

Trump....Sit down and shut up.....Security evict this person

[goodtomato]

“One debate and they’ve already failed”. To bad they didn’t apply this logic to Zero and Romney’s first debate!

[Lurkinanloomin]

The rise of Donald Trump is, in part, a function of a vacuum.

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This is true. The vacuum exists because the GOP is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Cheap Labor Express and is activey trying to prevent the citizens from stopping the illegal alien inundation.
The Democrats represent the illegal aliens.
The GOP represent their employers.
No one represents the 65% of the citizens that want the laws enforced and the border secured.

That is the vacuum Trump stepped into.

The RNC thought they were going to nominate ¡Yeb! right into the teeth of their voters but the voters have other options this time.

Go Trump!

[Ouderkirk]

I like Scott Walker, but he’s another milquetoast midwester governor who’s not prepared to take on the national mediots.

I appreciate what he’s done in Wisconsin, but he’s just not personality strong enough for the big time. Like Trump, you have to be larger than life to gather attention. Hillary for all her criminality is also larger than life, Obola too. This characteristic isn’t Scott Walker or many of the others. This bravado comes naturally to Trump. In the others is would seem contrived.