I like your #1. Hope you are right.
I agree that Sen Cruz should be the top choice—but time will tell……...
Red State?
sorry, no mas
Just someone’s opinion. Nothing in this election cycle can be formatted.
Jeb State trying a new tact. It’s easy to guess what Jeb State is trying to do and it won’t work. It will be another fail. He won’t give Trump his dues.
The Donald isn't horsing around this time.
I like Cruz. But Trump resonates with many. Trump-Cruz will give us 16 years of Cruz in the White house - not a bad outcome, and a real chance to make America Great again.
This is a PRICELESS analysis of the Trump phenom. If you read nothing else in this essay, do read the entire third paragraph. It highlights a problem I’ve been hammering on for decades. If you’re not laughing at the end of that one, you MAY be a liberal.
Enjoy!
http://www.wnd.com/2015/08/donald-trump-warrior-male-extraordinaire/
Ted Cruz is the one I’d vote for.
Winning an election is nothing if all we get is an establishment candidate. I’d rather take a chance with someone outside the political class than be guaranteed more of the same at the same or a slower pace.
RINO State has no idea who’s electable.
Disagree. Of course I’m one of the uninformed voters who will vote for Trump. Ted Cruz has obvious problems as indicated by his poll numbers.
I’d put Walker in the top 3 and lower Cruz, and push Trump to 6th.
1) Walker has weathered the worst that the Dems have to offer and beat them on their own turf. The author is wrong to think it’ll be different on the national stage when it was national level Dems and libs attacking him in the first palce.
2) I love Cruz, and he will definitely motivate the base. That said I don’t see a whole lot of crossover votes for him. Love him or hate him he can be very polarizing.
3) 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.
Trump’s #1. He gets the non-voters to the polls. The first-time voters will go with him. And he’s the Republican who pulls in a larger percentage of female voters than the other Republicans do.
So, remind me again why we should give an owl’s hoot about what redstate has to say about anything?
Did our number one Conservative get the nomination in 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, or 2012?
Folks, I like Cruz. What does it take for you to understand that Democrats plus “moderate” Republicans voting in our primaries and caucuses don’t equate to the most Conservative guy getting the nomination?
Take 2008 for instance. Let me see a show of hands for the people that think John McCain was the leading Conservative. I see one way in the back. Oh, that guy is asking for an emergency glass of water. Ok. McCain was the lest desireable man to Conservatives. THINK ABOUT THAT.
Those of you who think Cruz is going to Cruz right into the nomination are living in a fantasy world.
IT WON’T HAPPEN.
IN 2007 we thought McCain was done. In 2011 we thought Romney was done. In 2015, some folks think other “moderate” Republicans are done. If Trump were out of the picture, Cruz would be trounced by the same folks trying to take Trump down.
That’s an undeniable fact.
We have since Reagan’s 1984 election, not fielded a Conservative Nominee.
If have just explained why.
I like the top 5, but disagree with Rubio. I know the Sr Staff member for Orin Hatch and he told me that Romney wanted to pick Rubio for VP but didn’t because he polled terribly with hispanics. I don’t see him anywhere near the top 5.
RedState attempts to remain relevant...
Rand Paul at #3.
Ridiculous.