Posted on 07/20/2015 9:42:32 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Donald Trumps self-destruction will soon manifest itself in a drop in the polls. The problem remains for those GOP voters still seeking a candidate who is a viable alternative to Jeb Bush. It is not likely to be Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, who has been outshone by more credible candidates and again showed bad judgment in trying to ingratiate himself with Trump. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., seems practically irrelevant to the race, and his preference to let the Obama administration negotiate with Iran rather than press for sanctions may be the death knell of his effort..
Who then stands to benefit from the end of the Trump boomlet?
Rubio
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., is one of several. In his recent trip to Iowa, he continued to demonstrate mastery and common sense on foreign affairs. On the National Security Agency, he is sober: This country has lost access to valuable intelligence at a time when we can least afford it, and (the massacre in Chattanooga, Tenn.) is an example of it. ... Radical jihadists have reached our own country, and they are reaching it online and they are radicalizing people here. And we need to know as much about them as possible to prevent future attacks, or were going to have more of them. His best argument for his candidacy may be that the mess President Barack Obama leaves behind will take tremendous skill, knowledge and nerve to undo. (The next president of the United States has to be committed to intelligence programs, to cyber defense capabilities, someone thats committed to a strong foreign policy in which our allies trust us.) In the debates, Rubio will have a chance to show he can throw a punch and take one. His encyclopedic knowledge of policy will serve him well....
(Excerpt) Read more at chicagotribune.com ...
Sorry, Jenn, baby, not this time. Trump has already reminded us of Rubio, and he will continue to do so. So Rubio is finished.
But Jenn, baby, if you want a Republican (other than Trump) to win, you better wish for Cruz, as I SERIOUSLY DOUBT Trump will simply go away if he is otherwise driven out of the Republican Party.
In other words, most of the people on this site, and MILLIONS OTHERS, will be voting for Trump in Nov. 2016 (on whatever ticket he runs on), and Rubio, Jeb, Walker, and everyone else on the anti-Trump bandwagon today will be relegated to FOOTNOTES in presidential history books.
Given that most of Trump’s appeal is anti illega immigration and anti GOPe, I’d say that Cruz would pick up most. Most of the others are just more GOPe trash, especially Rubio.
I agree.
The article goes on to include Walker, Perry and Bush as well as Rubio.
Exactly, I like what Trump is saying as I was settling in to another monotone GOP presidential campaign of mostly losers sans a few good candidates that have plenty of time yet to get their points across.
Trump has blown that all out of the water. If he just serves to get these issues out there that reflect the mood of good size of the electorate, he will have served his purpose.
Those getting bogged down in a daily nitpicking of what he said today are losing sight of the big picture.
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