Posted on 05/05/2015 6:24:48 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
The field of announced Republican candidates has recently doubled to six, with the entry of Ben Carson, Carly Fiorina, and Mike Huckabee. When you add the candidates who are almost certain to soon join the race--Jeb Bush, Gov. Scott Walker, Rick Perry, and Gov. Chris Christie--and the others who might, the field will be big enough to fill an airport shuttle van. The stage at the first Fox News debate in early August will have so many people on it, the organizers may need to put everyone on bleachers.
The Republican presidential pageant is vastly more diverse than the Democratic coronation. The GOP field includes a female CEO, a black surgeon, two Cuban Americans, a lawyer, and a preacher.
This all-but-a-candlestick-maker group is the most robust Republican field in history. But while some Republicans celebrate their diversity and strength, some conservatives see it as a challenge. "If we continue to split the vote, we'll lose to the establishment candidate," says Fran Wendelboe, a former seven-term New Hampshire state representative who now heads an effort to consolidate the conservative vote in the Granite State. Named the 603 Alliance, after the state's area code, the group is committed to picking a Republican candidate who shares its members' views about limited government and who promises to be an executive operating within a strict interpretation of the Constitution. The Alliance hopes to bring candidates together in an October caucus where members will agree to gather behind one horse....
(Excerpt) Read more at cbsnews.com ...
"Hopefully there are enough of us not committed by Thanksgiving to say we can get behind a candidate. If I break early for Huckabee and someone breaks for Santorum and Jindal, we're going to fail by division."
Because we actually consider issues and policies?
And the only ones they mentions are either Rino’s or deceivers.
They don’t mention the one and only “Reagan” conservative. And if you don’t know who it is then there is no hope for you anyways.
My Use of the word “YOU” is a general term applying to ever reads my comment.
And I don't think it will work for them, either.
Lots of angry conservatives this time.
I'll keep volunteering and sending money to the Cruz campaign because I know for sure who I want to vote for in the primary.
/johnny
I guess because we aren’t a bunch of dumb-arsed Communist MFers who are spoon fed who to vote for, what to think, and how to act by serial killers living in castles.
I think there are instigators who stir the pot.
CBS news consists of a bunch of weepy eyed charlatans who lack the backbone to get real??!
It’s easy. Cruz or lose! There it’s solved.
The Cheap Labor Express is funding some of these candidates simply to split the votes up so that an amnesty candidate can be nominated.
Iowa Caucus Kingmaker Assesses 2016 GOP Field [Read this]
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3285641/posts
He picks Ted Cruz in that article.
Unfortunately, the GOP spells “Unite,” B-U-SH.
Liberals are shocked whenever they discover individuals who aren’t hypnotized barely human robots. The libs work so hard to create mindless govt loving sheeple. It’s very disheartening to them to see all that effort come to naught.
Ah, See BS. Concern troll is......concerned. How sweet.
if thats true...it's Cruz to Victory....pretty damned simple
whats the hurry!??
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