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Posted on 11/04/2015 1:50:21 PM PST by YankeeinOkieville

Curiosity type question:

Of the contenders left in the race for the Republican nomination, who's your top 5? Some of us have a number one already set in stone but if s/he's not the one selected by the country, which other (wo)men would you like to see or be alright with voting for in the general?

Feel free to give your reasons or not, as you wish. Please don't bash others for their response, this thread is not meant to be an argument starter.


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To: YankeeinOkieville

Cruz
Trump
Paul
Christie
Rubio


21 posted on 11/04/2015 2:23:15 PM PST by Paisan
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To: ripnbang
Warts and all, he's (Trump) the only one talking about a wall.

Right you are. I like Cruz as well, but he hasn't said anything much about a wall. Plus Cruz, for some reason, is big on expanding H1B visas. To h*ll with that.

Trump/Cruz 2016
Trump/West 2016

(take your pick)

22 posted on 11/04/2015 2:24:31 PM PST by Leaning Right (Why am I holding this lantern? I am looking for the next Reagan.)
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To: YankeeinOkieville

1. Cruz

2. Trump

That’s it. None of the others is acceptable.


23 posted on 11/04/2015 2:24:56 PM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: ErnBatavia
But I also think Trump is the only one who will not give a rat's behind about the GOP trying to keep him reined in, and he is the only one who wlll have the guts to make some commercials of Hillary "what difference does it make?" and "we will track down and arrest the person who made the offensive video", and he is likely to come up with other marvelous ads. As we have seen from the past 2-3 elections, the GOP just does not have the cohones to produce effective ads that call out the sliminess of the DNC candidates.
24 posted on 11/04/2015 2:28:43 PM PST by NEMDF
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To: trisham

I tend to agree.

1) Cruz

2) Trump


25 posted on 11/04/2015 2:29:56 PM PST by NEMDF
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To: YankeeinOkieville

“argument starter”

My goodness! Did you mean “flame war”? ;-)


26 posted on 11/04/2015 2:30:22 PM PST by spel_grammer_an_punct_polise (Why does every totalitarian, political hack think that he knows how to run my life better than I?)
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To: ErnBatavia

Trump is immune to the MSM, He puts them in their place. The MSM has already accused him of raping his ex wife, so I don’t know what else they can come up with that can damage him.

You see, everyone knows Trump and they have watched him lead a respectable and successful life in public view for decades. If he was really dishonest or hired dishonest people, he would not be so successful. So I really don’t think he has any major skeletons in his closet.

Case in point, Megan Kelly had her staff watching years of apprentice episodes to find one remark that she had to twist into an insult against a woman on the show. It was a lie and if he actually has some nasty skeletons in his closet, why didn’t she find one of those and use it?

Flipping through the TV channels, I saw Inside Edition doing a story on him last night. Inside Edition is a low info gossip show, yet they treated him pretty fairly. You won’t see Cruz or Carson on shows like that being treated respectfully.


27 posted on 11/04/2015 2:30:46 PM PST by bigtoona (Lose on amnesty, socialism cemented in place forever! Trump is the only hope.)
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To: YankeeinOkieville

I’ll pick the 5 who have stood up for our country fearlessly..

Trump
Cruz
Carson
Huckabee
Jindal


28 posted on 11/04/2015 2:30:52 PM PST by Tennessee Nana
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To: NEMDF

I’m just thankful that we have two good candidates running. Now, if we can just get one of them the nomination, and then the other as VP.


29 posted on 11/04/2015 2:34:01 PM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: bigtoona
Trump is immune to the MSM

My point is that the general population is not....they'll pay just enough attention to the constant innuendo that Hillary Rodman will get swept in; then back to watching 'Dancing With the Stars' or whatever they really care about.

30 posted on 11/04/2015 2:36:10 PM PST by ErnBatavia (It ain't a "hashtag"....it's a damn pound sign. ###)
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To: YankeeinOkieville

I will comment on Rubio..

as a featured member of the Gang of 8 he disqualifies himself from the leadership roll for our country..

If he hadn’t betrayed us and he had next run for Gov of Florida in 2018 with a good chance of winning, he would have gained some executive experience and put himself in a good position to be the front runner in 2024.

As it is he is up for reelection for the senate next year, 2016...he just wants a promotion instead...

But he is immature and lacking in integrity and leadership qualities..


31 posted on 11/04/2015 2:41:44 PM PST by Tennessee Nana
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To: YankeeinOkieville

Trump
Cruz
Trump
Cruz
Carson

The others are just different forms of a RINO.


32 posted on 11/04/2015 2:48:45 PM PST by Parley Baer
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To: Tennessee Nana

As it is he is up for reelection for the senate next year, 2016...he just wants a promotion instead

And he’s not running for reelection to the Senate because he’s no longer interested. I want a refund.


33 posted on 11/04/2015 2:52:07 PM PST by ripnbang ("An armed man is a citizen, an unarmed man a subject")
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To: YankeeinOkieville

I don’t have a five.
I have Ted Cruz.
I can hold my nose and vote for Trump.
One hundred percent of the rest make me vote third party or write in.


34 posted on 11/04/2015 2:53:25 PM PST by MrEdd (Heck? Geewhiz Cripes, thats the place where people who don't believe in Gosh think they aint going.)
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To: bigtoona

Can you direct me to the poll data that proves that Trump will win in a landslide?


35 posted on 11/04/2015 2:54:27 PM PST by almcbean
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To: Rightwing Conspiratr1

“Cruz
Trump
Franco”

Francisco Franco is still dead.


36 posted on 11/04/2015 2:55:29 PM PST by sparklite2 (All will become clear when it is too late to matter.)
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To: ErnBatavia

Don’t be a “Don’t even try” Boehner, Ern.


37 posted on 11/04/2015 2:57:01 PM PST by sparklite2 (All will become clear when it is too late to matter.)
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To: YankeeinOkieville

Cruz
Trump
Carson
Rubio
Jindal


38 posted on 11/04/2015 2:57:53 PM PST by Crusher138 ("Then conquer we must, for our cause it is just")
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To: trisham; NEMDF
Count me in on that combination (either way works for me):

1/2) Cruz

2/1) Trump

39 posted on 11/04/2015 2:58:48 PM PST by glennaro
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To: All

Any decent candidate has the letter U in their name.

Just like the word Constitution.

Go figure, U.S.A.

Government should be all about U. Not all about O.


40 posted on 11/04/2015 3:01:38 PM PST by Peter ODonnell (Hey Vlad, was this what you meant by flexible?)
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