A dark horse can inflict some damage.
Posted on 02/09/2016 5:51:16 PM PST by ObamahatesPACoal
Donald Trump had a "yuuuge" win in the New Hampshire Republican primary, and it was in part thanks to Chris Christie going after Marco Rubio during the GOP debate over the weekend, Charles Krauthammer said tonight.
(Excerpt) Read more at insider.foxnews.com ...
Good.
Keep kicking Rubio while he’s down.
Death to the uniparty!
I wouldn’t say exploding, but the longer it takes for one of the establishment candidates to seperate themselves from the pack the harder life gets for them. They are perfectly fine with someone else... But Rubio’s falter means that there will likely not be an apparent leader in the establishment pack into afte Super Tuesday.
I don’t think anyone thinks Kasich will repeat NH... SC will likely be Trump, Cruz and if I had to bet say probably Bush as his performance in NH breathes life into him. Obviously things are always fluid on politics but I don’t see Trump suffering a self inflicted wound, and I have always said Cruz will outperform in the traditionally red states...
However sooner or later Trump and Cruz are going to have to go at it.. Trump can’t get over 50% of the primary votes as long as Cruz is viable, and he’s not going to peel many votes away from those that generally support the establishment candidates... So as that field thins Trump and Cruz are going to come to a lager head.
As long as the establishment vote is fractured, no worries but winnowing of that field is going to force a head to head there...
Call it divine providence.
really.
Trump was leading by double digits in the polls for months.
You mad, Charles?
Related:
Will Marco Rubio survive his mauling by Chris Christie?
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/topoftheticket/la-na-tt-rubio-mauling-by-christie-20160209-story.html
Christie’s Hail Mary attack didn’t help himself any, though. I guess when you have nothing to lose and are opportunistic you gotta give it a shot.
A dark horse can inflict some damage.
Since Marco Rubio’s entire argument seems to be “Yeah, I suck... But I am the only one who can beat Hillary Clinton”, the New Hampshire Debate Debacle has been very costly.
Every voter with half a brain realizes that if the Democrat triggers Rubio’s Talking Doll Mode during a debate in the Fall, it will be all over. Without the argument that he is a guaranteed win against the Democrat, what is the reason for Marco Rubio?
The Hippo is the most dangerous of all African animals. People think they are harmless, but they are territorial and can be very aggressive.
Of all the African animals that have tried to kill me, a Hippo came the closest.
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