Posted on 01/01/2015 9:01:58 AM PST by Kaslin
They did such a great job the last time. < / sarcasm >
We are sooo screwed.
It would get VERY INTERESTING if Rubio, Bush, and Romney split most of the Republican vote (i.e., the Establishment and those that don’t pay attention).
...and then Cruz sweeps up the conservative vote, all to himself and winds up winning.
This would make me very happy.
Now that’s a very pleasant scenario!!!
GO TED!!!
Under the radar Cruz control.
So this is nothing but speculation which should be ignored until they announce their decision to run.
And what if he does not run?
The biggest strength and the weakness of the tea party is the decentralization. It is great when the grassroots are empowered, but at the same time the leadership is not clear cut. There could be multiple true tea party candidates splitting the votes, while the top-down establishment can easily consolidate around a single candidate.
This can happen, and let me tell you how:
Cruz will do well in Iowa, maybe win, but do well....then survive New Hampshire...then roll into SC and kick ass like Newt did in 2012.
BUT, unlike Newt, not get into pissing contest with Jeb or Mitt or whoever...just focus on the opponents, the liberals. Had Newt done that, he could have won Florida and the nomination. He didn’t.
And it was over after Florida, both in 08 and ‘12....with McCain beating Mitt in 08 and Mitt beating Newt in ‘12. Nothing else mattered, and nothing else ever changed the trajectory of the contest.
“...should be ignored until they announce their decision to run.”
This assumes that politicians keep their words. They have everything in place before they announce. But they have things rolling months and years in advance.
BUT, unlike Newt, not get into pissing contest with Jeb or Mitt or whoever...just focus on the opponents, the liberals. Had Newt done that, he could have won Florida and the nomination. He didnt.
Newt was a paid stalking horse for Romney. His big donor money would have dried up had he beaten Romney in FL. It was always going to be Romney in 2012. The fix was in.
A common tactic when asked is to just refer to the present: “I’m not running...”, and leave it at that. They never seem to complete the sentence, with a “... at the current moment.”
” Bush is unquestionably the most conservative member of his family of famed leaders. And he was an ardent conservative long before it was cool within his party.”
G W can’t run again, so I don’t know what this dullard is talking about. Jeb is about as conservative as Arlen Spector, meaning not at all.
Then there is no scenario for a Cruz victory. Did I really have to tell you that?
HA! HA! HA! HA!
The only way Rubio becomes the "darling" of conservatives is for him to give up his senate seat and get gov. Rick Scott to appoint a real conservative to fill it. This article is so phony. Reminds me of the Enquirer in the old days. There is no real news here. It's just them trying to create some.
My former Senator from TN Fred Thompson was pressured to run in 2008. I voted for him in our primary, which was in February because I liked him. Unfortunately he dropped out soon afterwards because his heart was not in it and I swore to my self that I would never vote for anyone who is pressured to run.
I don’t see Rubio jumping in if Jeb runs. They were quite close in Florida politics. Despite his recent nonsense, Jeb was a very good governor and Rubio was defintiely a protege. Unless Rubio just has uncontrollable ambitions and willing to run roughshod over Jeb at all costs, I don’t see it.
As this article states, other than the pathetic gyrations on immigration two years ago, Rubio is rock solid on conservative issues. Although I was extraordinarily disappointed in the immigration debate not only by by his position but his poor tactics and weak performance. His stock dropped in my eyes. That said, I am not giving up on him completely. He’s still one of our better advocates on most issues in the Senate and comparatively I would pick him over jeb any day of the week.
LOL....just LOL!
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