Posted on 10/28/2015 10:12:05 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Tonights debate will feature a number of real presidential contenders, and a greater number of people who should drop out already. There are six candidates in the Republican primary who deserve to be there for various reasons.
Donald Trump, because hes a giant political kaiju, tearing through Tokyo with abandon. While ultimately vulnerable, until hes brought down, hes tremendously powerful.
Jeb Bush, because love him or hate him, hes still got fat stacks and a big network.
Marco Rubio, because hes the greatest natural politician in the field, and if you think calling him the Republican Obama is an effective insult, you should go work in retail, not politics.
Ben Carson, because hes the superego of the GOP to Trumps id, and while his campaign isnt much to look at, hes a safe harbor for a lot of GOP voters right now who are sick of D.C. but cant go the full Trump. (And you never go full Trump.)
Ted Cruz, because hes got resources, and speaks the language of the intense conservative demo Trump hits, with slightly less cray.
Carly Fiorina, because shes thrives in the spotlight, shes still the most compelling voice against Hillarys record, and her froideur is great TV.
Six would be a big enough field. Those six have to keep earning their place, but there are also nine other people on the debate stage tonight who dont deserve to be there and shouldnt be there.
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>>I think hes been thinking about running for at least 15 years, hoping someone would come along that could do the job. Then finally as my husband would say, threw up his hands in holy horror, and decided if he didnt do it, nobody would.
Longer than that. He’s been thinking about it since Bush I, but kept hoping that someone would do it right. The book and an Oprah interview from the 80’s confirms that.
Running for office is their main source of income which once elected be replaced mostly by bribes.
We could take out Bush and Rubio as well.
The one I am sorry he stayed away from the race so long, and maybe because of that he could then not get enough donor traction and then left early, was Walker.
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