Posted on 02/10/2016 11:05:09 AM PST by conservativejoy
There is no rational basis for any of these candidates to stay in the race.
Ben Carson's campaign imploded weeks ago. His best showing should have come in Iowa and it did not. He has continued to flounder around. A candidate with so much potential has instead become a whiner because his own campaign committed gross incompetence regarding his trip for clean clothes. Instead of admitting it, he has whined about Ted Cruz all week.
Carly Fiorina has had ample opportunity to shine. But she has repeatedly gotten on debate stages only to enter the witness protection program immediately upon departure from the stage. She never capitalized on any aspect of her campaign and probably will never again be able to get on a debate stage with the top of the field. The race passed her by.
Chris Christie's impressive murder-suicide with Marco Rubio leaves Christie with nowhere to go. He does not qualify for the CBS debate stage in South Carolina. His polling in South Carolina is more pathetic than his polling in New Hampshire. And he will earn nothing but bitter enmity from GOP pundits for tossing their precious Rubio in Mount Doom.
These candidates need to go and free up debate time for the other candidates to vigorously engage with each other in South Carolina.
I don't have the numbers at my fingertips, but my recollection is that Ben Carson is polling OK in South Carolina. He's not beating Trump or Cruz, by any stretch, but he's beating Kasich.
In the long run, I think it helps Republicans to have Ben and Carly in the race. While I'm not voting for either, I like both of them.
Carly Fiorina walks into a bar and the bartender says, “Hey, why the long face?”
You can include Bush in that list also.
1. Carson’s in it for spending his campaign “war chest” on expensive hotels, luxurious dining, and being seen on TV. He’ll quit when the money runs out.
2. Carly thinks if she keeps plugging away, she’ll get something. She won’t.
3. Christie sealed his fate when he hugged Obama.
Bernie said that today black youth unemployment is 51%, now he didn’t mention who the current preezy is:-) So I guess those dopey blacks think W is still in the WH so maybe you are right?-)
I think you’re confusing liberal democrats with registered democrats. While the former group is the ideological base of the party and would never vote for Trump, there are a lot of registered democrats who are not as ideologically bound. These are the democrats that Trump will be able to attract.
Erickson wants them to go home. He is anti-Trump and is trying to figure out a way to stop him. He must think the votes will go to Cruz or Rubio.
Of course, if Fiorina is really running for Vice-President as seems likely, she’ll probably stay in until Super Tuesday at least.
Not till after March 1 unless you want BUSH III as president
Add Jeb! to that list.
2 out of 3 have.
She quit just now.
Christie and Carly are both out. I think Ben Carson will make one last try in South Carolina, and will be gone after that.
Hey Erick go stuff your fat face with some more of that pulled pork.
lol, he tried that already and fell flat on his fat red face.
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