Say you’re not predicting that Snarly is gonna melt the Trumpster down are ya? Fahgedaboudit.
If the melt happens, Carly should not be th beneficiary based on her woeful inexperience. Trouble is, we gave Trump a pass on that so it’s hard to argue Fiorina never won anything.
“Say you’re not predicting that Snarly is gonna melt the Trumpster down are ya? Fahgedaboudit.”
I don’t know how much staying power she has. I do think it’s a terrible mistake to write her off by comparing her to Bachmann or Cain, because she’s got good political sense (unlike Cain) and has a strong record of leadership (unlike Bachmann). She’s also got rank-and-file Republican (of all stripes) women fired up, which can’t be underestimated.
I think Trump’s base at this point is 15-20%, with the current surplus 10% or so coming from the usual tire kickers who always bounce around at this point in the primaries. I think Carly has enough broad appeal across the Republican spectrum to get herself to 30% at some point this fall, at which point Donald gets desperate, doubles down on his outlandishness, and completely marginalizes himself. What happens after that is anyone’s guess, though I wouldn’t be surprised to see someone like Rubio (his fervent hatred on FR notwithstanding) begin to peak at the right time and pick up a big win in one of the early states.