Ranking the GOP Candidates by their Ability to Win the General Election

RedState ^ | August 23, 2015 | J.D. Rucker

[CMSMC]

One of the best articles I’ve read in a long time.

[TomasUSMC]

When you have 10 billion dollars of leverage and a Third Party as leverage on top of that......things are different.....and when you have twice the percentages than anyone else ....and leading by at least 10 percent.

Well that is something never seen before. So all the old equations must be redone with these additional values.
Trump has the media afraid and shaking. Obama had the Race card

DONALD HAS THE TRUMP CARD.

[DoughtyOne]

Good thoughts Leni. Where was the outrage when McCain got the nomination?

Crickets. Tells me all I need to know.

[DoughtyOne]

No it’s not. I like thinking in terms of Trump plus Cruz myself. Together I’m hoping they get over 50% of the primary and caucus votes.

I’d like Cruz to finish far enough ahead of the pack, for Trump to have to consider him automatically for V.P.

[kingu]

Trump has the highest negatives of anyone in the race. There are a significant number of conservatives who wouldn’t vote for him period, and his insulting schtick could chase away a lot of undecideds/moderates/whoever votes

Go test it. Stream one of Trump's speeches onto a TV at your local bar or coffee shop, etc.

Unfiltered, he's grabbed people's attention, kept it, and even turned a few liberals to his cause. I've tried everywhere from a local craft brewery to Dennys to a Motel 6.

[Hawthorn]

>> Jeb Bush . . . cannot win, not against Clinton, not against Sanders <<

You’re telling us that Sanders, an openly avowed socialist and atheist Jew, could carry Ohio, Virginia, Florida, Colorado, New Hampshire, Iowa and the other swing states? You gotta be kidding us. Unless DT runs as a 3rd party candidate, Bush certainly could beat Sanders.
But then, so could any other current GOP contender, even Gilmore.

Could Bush beat Madame Rodham in a one-on-one? Until a few days ago I would have said no. But now with HRC’s email felonies so much in the limelight, I’d give Jeb maybe a two per cent advantage over her. Still, I think the greater odds are that she won’t be the Dhimmi nominee. Get ready for Uncle Joe!

[2ndDivisionVet]

I could beat Sanders.

[hosepipe]

GOOD TAKE ON IT ALL...

America is not known for picking the best and brightest...
UNLESS the other options are so damned weak.. their pitiful.

I'm a Cruzer... but honesty think Trump is a poseur..
saying some things BUT prepared to do OTHER things..
you know... like Obama..

I doubt he is the happy free hearted guy(CONSERVATIVE) some think he is..
THEY are dreaming of themselves with all his money what would THEY DO.. "PROJECTING"..

Ted Cruz is best and brightest of them all.. agreed..
TRUMP... gives me the "watch him he's tricky" feeling..
SOoooo I have been...

[matthew fuller]

Rucker might be somewhat more successful as a commentator if he had more than a distant relationship with the English language.
“George W. Bush, Clinton, and Obama were both polarizing.”
“someone like Ben Carson would fair better against...”
“ and his chevalier attitude”

[glenduh]

Are you saying Trump is a pagen king?

[rdcbn]

Sadly,I must agree.

So far, Donald Trump has not had even a minimal vetting to be President and there are potentially serious skeletons in his closet that could really hurt him, especially with moral majority conservatives.

Trump is not even close to being a conservative in any way shape or form and he is at best a socially liberal and economically moderate Libertarian.

It is in the interests of the Democrats to wait until after Trump has won the nomination to start a Trump assassination hit job

This is the risk Republicans run if they go all in for Trump.

He could be shown to be unelectable by the Democrat smear machine after he wins the Republican Nomination.

On the other hand, Trump does seem to be amazingly impervious to such attacks up till now so this may backfire on the Dems if Trump makes it to the nomination.

Trump would make a much better than average president and I am 100% confident he would appoint very highly qualified and capable people to run his administration.

[Hawthorn]

>> One of the best articles I’ve read in a long time <<

Uh, I thought we weren’t supposed to read the articles — just comment on the headlines, the source and maybe the first paragraph. What have I been missing?

[Hawthorn]

>> Are you saying Trump is a pagen king? <<

More like a “pagent” king, IMHO.

[DoodleDawg]

Ben Carson is #2? What universe is he living in?

[demshateGod]

He’s got some dainties for us whatever he is.

[Hawthorn]

>> Rucker might be somewhat more successful as a commentator if he had more than a distant relationship with the English language <<

It’s called:

1. read and revise your first, second and third drafts before sending;

and/or

2. run everything by your editor.

[kidd]

The order depends on who they are up against.

Clinton
1) Cruz
2) Fiorina (has been attacking Clinton effectively)
3) Rubio (also focused on Clinton)
4) Huckabee
5) Walker
(Trump is too friendly with the Clintons)

Sanders (socialist)
1) Paul (the perfect anti-Sanders)
2) Trump (capitalist vs socialist - no contest)
3) Cruz
4) Walker
5) Fiorina (another capitalist)

O'Malley
1) Cruz
2) Paul
3) Trump
4) Huckabee
5) Walker

Biden
1) Anything on two legs
2) Anything on legs
3) Anything with a pulse
4) Any organic matter
5) Anything with carbon in it

[2ndDivisionVet]

Which Presidential Candidate Leads Among Evangelicals? Right Now It’s Donald Trump
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3321515/posts

Why Evangelicals Worship Trump
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3327749/posts

[demshateGod]

He won’t. He’ll drag out some James Baker or CFR type or Fiorina. All his FR supporters will tell us what a smart move it is.

[demshateGod]

I guarantee there are deals with Putin and UAE sheiks.