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Poll: Who will be the next GOP presidential candidate to drop out?
NJ.com ^
| 12/26/2015
| Jonathan D. Salant
Posted on 12/26/2015 8:46:49 AM PST by BlackFemaleArmyColonel
What do you think? Who will be the next Republican presidential candidate to drop out? Vote in our informal, unscientific poll.
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TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: cruzowned; deathwatch; jonathandsalant
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To: Dr. Sivana
Huckabee was polling in double digits early on. He had a bold tax plan. He thought the evangelical/Iowa vote would stick with him. People around him aren't going to tell him to his face he was old news. Of the field, his entry made sense. except that it was pretty obvious (to me) that Huck and Santorum's assumption that their 08 and 2012 base would stick with them was never going to happen.
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posted on
12/26/2015 11:17:48 AM PST
by
C. Edmund Wright
(WTF? How Karl Rove and the Establishment Lost...Again (Amazon Best Seller))
To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain
I seem to recall that Huckabee said a few days ago on TV that he’d be dropping out after Iowa, if he didn’t achieve at least third place in that state’s cauci.
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posted on
12/26/2015 11:21:03 AM PST
by
Hawthorn
To: demkicker
>> Huck isnât really a conservative <<
Does that mean he will endorse Trump?
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posted on
12/26/2015 11:22:29 AM PST
by
Hawthorn
To: jpsb
>> What is it with all the first term senators running for president? <<
They all want to be the next Obama?
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posted on
12/26/2015 11:23:21 AM PST
by
Hawthorn
To: AustinBill
Very good post and good observation.
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posted on
12/26/2015 11:25:34 AM PST
by
TexasCruzin
( He always hits back.)
To: kenmcg
>> What do these guys expect to prove as they continue to make themselves so irevelent. <<
Don’t be naive. Every one of them is building up name recognition that will help them in future years to sell books, to get FOX News and other media gigs, to land seats on corporate boards, to launch lobbying firms, to become behind-the-scenes political power brokers, etc. Not a bad way to accumulate a nice nest egg!
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posted on
12/26/2015 11:29:10 AM PST
by
Hawthorn
To: C. Edmund Wright
except that it was pretty obvious (to me) that Huck and Santorum's assumption that their 08 and 2012 base would stick with them was never going to happen.
Same, but worth taking a flyer on. My apolitical Canadian wife observed that Santorum LIKES running for president, after seeing him in the kids' debate. She likened him to a little kid thinking "Oh boy, everybody's gonna listen to ME for a couple of minutes!"
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posted on
12/26/2015 11:30:50 AM PST
by
Dr. Sivana
(There is no salvation in politics)
To: MinuteGal
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posted on
12/26/2015 11:36:12 AM PST
by
RitaOK
( VIVA CRISTO REY / Public education is the farm team for more Marxists coming)
To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain
Huck already announced he was out after Iowa. Reportedly.
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posted on
12/26/2015 11:37:15 AM PST
by
RitaOK
( VIVA CRISTO REY / Public education is the farm team for more Marxists coming)
To: Lurkinanloomin
You’re always on the mark. It sure *should* be the CLExpress outta there. It isn’t selling.
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posted on
12/26/2015 11:39:13 AM PST
by
RitaOK
( VIVA CRISTO REY / Public education is the farm team for more Marxists coming)
To: Dr. Sivana
I think you are very astute. That dance of the seven veils she performed messed up some calendar time for Huckabee dreams. It unnecessarily made her some permanent enemies as well, even in conservative circles.
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posted on
12/26/2015 11:44:22 AM PST
by
RitaOK
( VIVA CRISTO REY / Public education is the farm team for more Marxists coming)
To: afraidfortherepublic
If asked to name the candidates for the GOP nomination, 99% of people wouldn’t even mention Pataki.
To: Tijeras_Slim
Linda Grahamnesty is going to drop out again because she’s such a drama queen.
To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain
Rand Paul. He’s already said he won’t do the undercard debate and that’s where he’s likely to be at the next FBN debate. And he has his Senate race to consider.
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posted on
12/26/2015 12:30:00 PM PST
by
ironman
To: Jane Long
Yep, highly doubtful Huck endorses Cruz.
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posted on
12/26/2015 12:38:36 PM PST
by
Red Steel
(Ted Cruz: 'I'm a Big Fan of Donald Trump')
To: savage woman
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posted on
12/26/2015 1:34:10 PM PST
by
FreeAtlanta
(Restore Liberty!)
To: Dr. Sivana
What states did he win last time? Add a chunk of his voters from them/purple states to the dems that will back Hillary in those states no matter what and they win those states. Add those states to the blue states and count the EVs.
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posted on
12/26/2015 1:59:43 PM PST
by
Norm Lenhart
(Existential Cage Theory - An idea whose time has come)
To: Norm Lenhart
Add a chunk of his voters from them/purple states to the dems that will back Hillary in those states no matter what and they win those states.
We ARE talking about the nomination. Romney will get ZERO delegates from NH,FL,SC,AL,AR,LA,TX,OK,AZ,ID,ME,MI,OH,MO,VA as the deadlines are passed. It is too late for a Romney-type candidate to come in and sweep. ( source:https://ballotpedia.org/Important_dates_in_the_2016_presidential_race) The GOP-E itself is divided as to whether to go all-in with Rubio, back Christie or John Ellis Bush. They are NOT united, and even if they were, no one strategy is likely to get them a winning combination of delegates at the convention.
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posted on
12/26/2015 2:33:18 PM PST
by
Dr. Sivana
(There is no salvation in politics)
To: Dr. Sivana
In a just and Non GOP controlled convention I would agree. Remember all the rule changes a couple years ago?
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posted on
12/26/2015 2:49:08 PM PST
by
Norm Lenhart
(Existential Cage Theory - An idea whose time has come)
To: Norm Lenhart
In a just and Non GOP controlled convention I would agree. Remember all the rule changes a couple years ago?
I was told that the Romney people tried to get GA to change our rules to accommodate them, and for party unity. After short consideration I was told we turned them down.
There aren't enough superdelegates to change things if 60%+ go to the convention Trump or Cruz.
The assumption was that the GOP-E pick wold sweep a bunch of delegate heavy winner take all states in the northeast. That is now Trump turf.
If the bad guys try something too heavy handed, I could see Trump and Cruz together leading a walk-out.
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posted on
12/26/2015 3:23:23 PM PST
by
Dr. Sivana
(There is no salvation in politics)
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