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The Incredible Vanishing GOP Presidential Front-Runner
NPR ^ | June 05, 2013 | Alan Greenblatt

Posted on 06/05/2013 1:13:35 PM PDT by nickcarraway

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To: Kevmo

Or, require that all federal primaries be held between April 1st and April 15th.


21 posted on 06/05/2013 1:32:21 PM PDT by taxcontrol
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To: refermech

Ya...Cruz/Paul or Paul/Cruz perhaps?


22 posted on 06/05/2013 1:32:33 PM PDT by Durus (You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality. Ayn Rand)
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To: DoughtyOne
They team up with the Leftist press to literally destroy good candidates before they can get off the drawing board.

That is a huge problem.

Someone I've been thinking about -- although I understand not everyone was sure he was a good candidate -- is Herman Cain. I found him smart, appealing, a good speaker, with interesting ideas. I had him as one of my top picks.

The media found out that he knew a female who was not his wife. I'm not sure they slept together. As far as I know, they were mere friends.

That was enough for the media to destroy him -- and the GOP, of course, sat by and was pleased to let it happen.

Obama -- birh certificate, unemployment, deficits, Benghazi, IRS, EPA, lavish vacations, rampant corruption and constitutional abuse, a clearly stolen election.

What do we hear from the media? Pretty much crickets.

The Republican Party has to be little LESS EAGER to jump up and say "Oh! Scandal in our primary!He's not perfect! Get him off! Get him off! He's not electable! Go with the most electable guy!"

C'mon. Herman Cain got bumped so that we could get a second term of Obama, and this happened because Herman Cain was damaged goods.

Why do we help the media play that game?

23 posted on 06/05/2013 1:33:24 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy
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To: GeorgeWashingtonsGhost

Why would Cruz not be eligible?


24 posted on 06/05/2013 1:33:32 PM PDT by taxcontrol
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To: nickcarraway

Since 1984.....the nomination has gone to PhonyCon RINOs ....and that needs to change....yes even GW Bush was not a conservative

Out of all those names mentioned...Cruz and Santorum are the only ones I would consider...the rest have major liberal flaws...to an extent


25 posted on 06/05/2013 1:33:40 PM PDT by SeminoleCounty (GOP - Greenlighting Obama's Programs)
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To: ansel12

Rush said today he wouldn’t be surprised if Christie runs for president as a Democrat.


26 posted on 06/05/2013 1:33:45 PM PDT by Deo volente (God willing, America shall survive this Obamanation.)
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To: nickcarraway

nickcarraway ~: (from the article) “Historically, Republican Party politics have all been about whose turn it was,” Felkel says, “and that hasn’t worked too well for us.”

Obviously , the Repubs should be pushing Karl Rove as the candidate leader.
You know that the Libturds are formulating background hit pieces on the front runners .
He has such a good history of victories to his credit ...( /sarc)

Actually , the only difference that I see between the Repubs selection process ,
and the Reid controlled Senate legislative process ,
is the name of who is in charge and responsible.
They are equally run ... tyrannically !!


27 posted on 06/05/2013 1:34:48 PM PDT by Tilted Irish Kilt (" Criminals simply donÂ’t care if they break the law. " by Larry Correia)
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To: nhwingut

That just means that the winner of the GOP Primary will be too exhausted, damaged, and bankrupt to beat the Democrat in the General.

The GOP needs ONE candidate, and skip the damn Primary. Or at least just ONE conservative. We had to many in 2012, and ended up with Romney.


28 posted on 06/05/2013 1:35:10 PM PDT by Little Ray (How did I end up in this hand-basket, and why is it gettingthe so hot?)
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To: nickcarraway

Cruz/Walker. Accept no substitutes.


29 posted on 06/05/2013 1:36:54 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)
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To: taxcontrol

I believe his father was a Cuban citizen at the time of his birth, making him ineligible under the Natural Born Citizen (NBC) clause in the Constitution.


30 posted on 06/05/2013 1:37:15 PM PDT by GeorgeWashingtonsGhost
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To: fieldmarshaldj

I will easily substitute Trey Gowdy as my nominee.


31 posted on 06/05/2013 1:37:44 PM PDT by GeorgeWashingtonsGhost
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To: ClearCase_guy; DoughtyOne

” The media found out that he knew a female who was not his wife. I’m not sure they slept together. As far as I know, they were mere friends.

That was enough for the media to destroy him — and the GOP, of course, sat by and was pleased to let it happen.”

I think Rove, and the GOPe took Cain out.

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32 posted on 06/05/2013 1:37:49 PM PDT by stephenjohnbanker
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To: ClearCase_guy

Good comments and questions all.

I agree with you.

If there was some truth to the Cain story, I am willing to see him drop out. If there wasn’t, I say hang in there.

After railing on Clinton for morals issues for eight years, I don’t want to be a hypocrite about morals issues.

I’m not asking for someone who is perfect, but I am expecting some level of honesty and decency.


33 posted on 06/05/2013 1:38:12 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Funny thing happened on the way to the Constitution burning, Lefties rights were Iviolated...)
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To: GeorgeWashingtonsGhost

I do not consider his side “lefty” but do not forget I live in South Texas....San Antonio.....his position is no different than many conservatives I know....even some in politics. And who are our other choices? I know it is too early to panic...but it is getting close.


34 posted on 06/05/2013 1:38:49 PM PDT by DallasSun
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To: GeorgeWashingtonsGhost

Is there any evidence that that was considered the standard for NBC 50 years ago?


35 posted on 06/05/2013 1:40:09 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: fieldmarshaldj

Good ticket.


36 posted on 06/05/2013 1:40:26 PM PDT by stephenjohnbanker
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To: fieldmarshaldj

Awesome, but I would switch it around. Walker is a chief executive, and that is vitally important. I would hate to lose Cruz in the Senate, but I guess sacrifices have to be made.


37 posted on 06/05/2013 1:42:06 PM PDT by cdcdawg
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To: stephenjohnbanker; ClearCase_guy

I think there’s truth to that. I wouldn’t be surprised if there was a lot more going on in the background than we knew about with regard to Cain.

Rove and the GOPe was hacking all our candidates but Romney to death. I honestly don’t understand that.

And it also bothers me to see one of our candidates make one slip of the tongue, and watch our own people cannibalize them.

Look at the carpola Obama has done, literally tons of it and he never gets hurt, but our folks make one miscue and it’s off to the political guillotine.


38 posted on 06/05/2013 1:42:10 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Funny thing happened on the way to the Constitution burning, Lefties rights were Iviolated...)
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To: DallasSun
I would take Rubio over anyone else suggested so far.

The man's middle name is Amnesty, and he's your number one choice for president???

Haven't we had enough fraudulent Republicans to last us a lifetime already?

39 posted on 06/05/2013 1:43:13 PM PDT by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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To: refermech

Cruz has always impressed me as someone who will NOT back down, who will NOT mince words, and someone strong enough not to care how many people in Washington he pleases, in BOTH parties. He is like Rubio/Rand Paul on steroids. Should he want his star to rise, though, and become a legitimate contender, he’s got an uphill battle.


40 posted on 06/05/2013 1:44:57 PM PDT by supremedoctrine
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