[fungoking]

So either way we get a liberal?

[xzins]

Rubio and Cruz will both stay in. That means that they are not saying so, but in reality they are jockeying for Vice Presidential nomination by Trump.

My guess is that Cruz is ahead in that arena. He fights harder, dirtier, and more effectively than does Rubio. He is far better organized and has a deeper small donor base. I think Trump is looking for a warrior VP and not a nice guy.

I’d vote for a Trump/Cruz ticket in a heartbeat. I’d also vote for Trump/Rubio, Trump/Carson, or Trump/Kasich.

I will vote for Pluto/Goofy over Hillary/Sanders.

[smoothsailing]

Trump's critics could call Trump all kinds of names until they are blue and red in the face: bigot, racist, homophobic, sexist, anti-immigrant, Islamophobic, but they have had no impact on Trump. More importantly, these public epithets, this juvenile name-calling have had no impact on Trump's core support. And will have no effect on this core group, going forward into the spring, summer and fall through the Republican primaries. And through the down and dirty, winner take all, race to the Presidency.

Of course we shouldn't expect that to stop the anti-Trumpers. They will absurdly howl away regardless.

[stephenjohnbanker]

” fat cat fossilized old fogies; those die-hard denizens of the National Review and the Weekly Standard-”

In other words, S C U M .