Posted on 08/27/2015 5:38:03 AM PDT by Nextrush
Jeb Bush was never electable. He was never going to win enough primaries to win the nomination outright.
GOPe plan was to engineer a sixteen person rugby scrum that would end in a deadlock. Nothing about Kasich or Lindsey Graham being in this race makes sense otherwise.
In a deadlocked convention they planned to hand Jeb the prize in a formerly smoke filled back room. Then they’d go on to “lose with dignity” just like 2012, 2008, 1996.
Except Trump came along and threw a big ol’ monkeywrench into their plans.
That cockeyed reasoning got us 8 years of Obama. I’ve never understood the concept of winning by losing. The way the Rats have done it over the past 50 years is the strategy. You win with small incremental steps.
I’m confused—it sounds like you’re saying Trump has the right message.
I think a Trump/Cruz ticket would be unbeatable. Then Cruz is perfectly positioned for 2020 or 2024. I don't think if Trump won he'd look for a second term and that leaves the door wide open.
I KNOW I will be disappointed with Bush or another RINO as president.
At least with Trump I might be pleasantly surprised.
Too late. The GOPe/T trust train left the station in 2012 and again 2014.
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The GOPe shares this singular characteristic with Hillary - lying SOBs - and both are in total denial.
Every other GOP candidate SUCKS. I like Cruz, but his voice-creaking, waffling embarrassment on MeGyn Kelly the other night was a real wake up call. I don’t think he has “it”. But he is going nowhere in the corrupt Senate. I would rather see him on the SCOTUS, if Trump is elected. Ben Carson is terrific, but as a VP. There is not a single other GOPe-planted candidate I would support. Scott Walker is a complete fraud and idiot, and his liberal wife with the big mouth is a deal breaker. I would stay home if Jeb were the nominee.
Face it, if we leave the GOP to it’s own devices, we are going to continue to lose anyway.
We only gain by creative destruction at this point IMO.
There is no need, when we can simply take control of the current GOP.
The whole US political system is designed around 2 parties.
Conservatives can wrestle control from the RINO leadership, just as the commies did to the Democratic party in 1968.
He said he supports Cruz.
So you think the GOPe supports Cruz.
Yep! I'm saying the same thing on every Trump thread I see.
Just got back from a managers meeting for my company. Managers from all over the country were there. Every one I talked to is backing Trump. Every single person. Even the President of the company who is a typical GOPe voter. He was even enthusiastic for Romney and still defends him! Well, he's supporting Trump too. I was amazed at the level of support and at the disgust people feel for the GOP after the 2014 election.
I made some eyes nearly pop out when I said I wished Trump would run 3rd party so we could kill the GOP but when I made my case about the uniparty killing our country a few came around...not completely but I think I got them thinking.
Agreed. GOPe distain for their constituency is responsible for creating the environment for candidate Trump.
Popular for his stance on immigration, sure but MORE popular for what he ISN’T. He isn’t one of “them”, he has a spine and says what so very many of us wish we could say to the huge numbers of people to whom he has access.
Donald Trump has in effect and among other things told the debate crushing PC crowd to miss his assand I am loving every f’n minute of it.
THIS MUST BE IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT’S ALL IN CAPS.
Waiting for Trumps tax plan ..if it like the book heads will explode remember the RINOS hated Reagan’s tax plan
Ted’s poll numbers are really not moving much at all. That is what is concerning to me.
I'm not sure about that. If Trump ran I think he could win.
On Trump: “He is certainly doing a good deed by tearing down the Republican Establishment and its anointed candidate, Jeb Bush.”....
No, the Republican Establishment has destroyed themselves. Bush is the choice of the demodummies and the media, the rino’s do nothing but support that.
Personally, I think Trump is doing the rino’s a BIG favor by stirring the pot which will hopefully wake them up. Unless they do wake up, the rino’s are done.
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