dear eric,
re: “And in this election cycle, I believe that Carson and Cruz completely pass the test.
Walker, Jindal, Paul, and Perry aren’t “perfect” but they are good enough for me.
Trump, Huckabee, and Graham are completely out of the question.
The rest are in my “meh” bucket. “
You can HAVE Jindal, my guv’nor, free of charge.
Paul’s philosophies are not that far different from his dear old dad’s, and he showed poorly at the debate.
Perry, or aka Superman with glasses, is GOPe.
Walker is not finished with his programs, as guv’nor of his state.
We HAD a bible-thumper in Carter, we became weak to the world. We GOT a koran thumper now, and weak to the world. Ain’t no way that huckabee is getting any closer.
Graham, a senior citizen who has never married, nor fathered any children, and is nutless, hasn’t got any skin in this game.
Cruz was ovrshadowed in the ‘let’s get trump’ debate, which was unfair, for he does have promise.
Carson is a long slow burn, who does not exist in the world of ADHD voter imagery, and must have the voters sit down and take the time to hear him, and THEN come away pleased.
Now, at this moment in time, in August 2015, 15 months, before the general election for President, by all the polls, Trump is the de facto candidate.
All this will be in flux, until the days of the Republican convention, where i’m sure, some of those blm (tr)ucks will get their arses shot.
I will absolutely vote third party if Trump is the GOP nominee, just as I would in the event of Jeb! being the nominee.
One is as liberal as the other as far as I am concerned.