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He should stick with Supply Side Economics, it WILL NOT be that easy.

Run Jeb, Rubio, or just about any of the other kiddies, and THIRD PARTY will become a force and I, for one, will probably vote for it (definitely in the case of Rubio, Jeb, and some others). That’s how ANGRY I am with the GOPe...they gave this country to Obama for 8 years, and I’m sick of rewarding them.

Trump, on the other hand, definitely will win in a LANDSLIDE, particularly if he runs with a true conservative (like Cruz) given how extensive his support is and how brilliant he is as a campaigner. He’ll defeat any Democrat with ease.

Cruz should be able to defeat Hillary, given how compromised she is, but not a chance against a strong Democrat, like Elizabeth Warren and possible even Biden. He just doesn’t have the reach to overcome a motivated Democrat base.

As to Hillary, I think the odds become less and less every day that she winds up on the ticket. I agree with Laughter that her day is over (thank God), but her replacement will be MUCH TOUGHER to defeat, as that replace will bring out droves of Democrats...something she cannot do.

Very excellent analysis. I agree. Any GOPe candidate loses, with or without a 3rd party challenge. People like us will be so disgusted, they won't vote for the candidate. People attracted to the anti-DC movement, like Reagan Democrats, won't vote for a weak-kneed milquetoast like we have run since 1988.

Cruz will do a little better than an establishment candidate, but he doesn't have the magnetism to win over the voters in places like NY and PA. He might get over the hump, but barely, the margin of error is slim. He basically gets the same states that Romney wanted to win, but couldn't quite get because people didn't show up. We'd show up.

Trump wins in a landslide. Maybe he doesn't get California, Minnesota, Massachusetts, and all of the liberal states. But he gets back the purple states (Ohio, Virginia, NH), all the red ones, and a significant number of the formerly solid blue ones (Wisconsin, NY, PA, IL). Maybe he wins them all, who knows? But it's a landslide.