Posted on 09/27/2015 5:00:42 PM PDT by lafroste
Many within the GOP establishment — including Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal and Kentucky Senator Rand Paul — are finally waking up to an inconvenient truth. Namely, this election cycle is a season for outsiders. As Donald Trump, Carly Fiorina, and Ben Carson surge in the polls, certain candidates who enjoyed mass quantities of encouragement and support from the Republican old guard are falling by the wayside with increasing speed, like Texas Governor Rick Perry, who many Republicans viewed as a shoo-in for the nomination and who suspended his campaign two weeks ago. Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, a favorite among social conservatives, followed suit a short time later, calling on his fellow republicans to band together and take frontrunner Donald Trump out of contention for the good of the party.
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Oh, NO!!! President Hillary Clinton, here we come! /sarcasm;)
Ok, I called this (most people expected Jundal, but I think Paul was expected to hang on longer).
No worries. The hand wringing republicrat concern trolls will be here shortly...
“I thought Pataki was also on his way out!”
You have to be in before you can get out.
Not going to happen, she is done. Even Sen. Bernie is overtaking her.
Called it. Predicted Jindal and then Paul soon after. The only reason why Kasich, Christie, Graham, and Rubio are holding on is to help Jeb and position for opportunities if he wins. Jindal, Trump, Paul, and Cruz are running because they want to win.
Trump
Cruz
Carson
Fiorina
Rubio
And as much as it pains me to say it, Jebbie.
Those are the only six who actually have a shot. The rest have no chance whatsoever.
The total crash and burn of Hillary Clinton is one of the funniest political events of my life.
With all this talk about the conservatives going after Sen. Mitch, look for Sen. Paul to bow out and maybe take over Sen. Mitch’s postion.
The moment Jindal said that he would fire Congress, I knew he was done.
Head em up, move em out!
It’s about time.
When Linda goes that will free up 0% of the vote.
Rubio will be the guy the GOPe rally around.
I'll be happy to support Cruz, Carson, Trump and maybe Fiorina.
And looking at that list, it’ll come down to Insider vs Outsider. As much as he may try to position himself as a renegade, Cruz is a US Senator. Trump, Fiorina, and Carson are unequivocally non-politicians, and nothing can change that.
The RNC has to adjust the playbook for nominating ¡Yeb!
They had planned a crowded field allowing The Joyful Tortoise to get just enough votes to win the nod.
Trump has screwed that up, so the field will be cleared as Walker telegraphed in his exit speech.
Look for several, Pataki, Jindal, Paul, Graham, Christie to bow out.
At least Cruz backers can take solace in the fact that he's only 44 years old and has a very bright future ahead of him regardless.
Christie probably won’t be far behind. He hasn’t made much headway after the debates.
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