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Republican Candidates for 2016

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by chrispbrown, May 17, 2013.

  1. Nook

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    Huh? The Republican field is ****.
     
  2. AXG

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    IMO it was weak on both sides. Too bad the crazies prevailed for Repubs.
     
  3. ipaman

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    Cruz Rubio ticket is the only chance GOP has at saving their party and possibly having a chance in the general against Hi-Lary. Unfortunately Kasich doesn't have enough voters or cache.
     
  4. Bobbythegreat

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    I agree, this race has been pretty sad overall and arguably the worst 2 candidates are set to win.
     
  5. tmacfor35

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    They are too stubborn.

    Rubio should drop.

    He won Minnesota though....
     
  6. robbie380

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    These turnouts for the Repubs are ******* titanic. Crazy increases over 2012
     
  7. TheresTheDagger

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    Hillary beware.
     
  8. Buck Turgidson

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    Yep, ol' Drumpf got them to put down the Smore Schnapps long enough to wander over to the polling places.
     
  9. B-Bob

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    :( Sorry, that's how I'm feeling about y'alls frontrunners at this point.
     
  10. TheresTheDagger

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    Well then there's some good news for your side. If its Trump, I guarantee a lot of moderates stay home.
     
  11. Bobbythegreat

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    I'm right there with you.
     
  12. Baba Booey

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    Which is precisely why people shouldn't discount Trump's chances to win. I am shocked that people are still saying he has a zero percent chance to win.

    The guy has destroyed the republican establishment that started the second Iraq war. Does that count for nothing?

    Any democrat should be thrilled at what is happening right now.
     
  13. TheresTheDagger

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    They are nervous cause Clinton is such a flawed candidate and frankly will be easy to beat....even for someone like Trump.
     
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    Interesting thought that I've been pondering all day.. "If Hillary wins the Dem nomination, then how many Bernie supporters would flock to Trump's anti-establishment narrative on election day?" thoughts??
     
  15. Bobbythegreat

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    I agree with this completely, Democrats should be super happy right now.
     
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    Some, but not many. The real question is how many will just not show up at all on election day?
     
  17. Dairy Ashford

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    The middle class white population gradually segmented from unionized factory workers, veterans and 2nd/3rd gen immigrants in one-paycheck households to include salaried professionals and small business owners, so low taxes matter more than labor rights or entitlement programs.
     
  18. B-Bob

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    To be honest, I'm nervous b/c Trump looks, acts, and speaks like Mussolini.

    Sure, Hillary is weak. I just don't want a scary demagogue running rampant over a country I love. He wants to weaken the press, close off immigration and scapegoat dark skinned people. Not cool, in my book. Yes, that makes me nervous. I thought idiocracy was just a funny movie, but this version is not funny.
     
  19. Baba Booey

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    Hillary is going to need to drop the ultra-calculated, scripted act or she's going to be in real trouble. She needs to be the Hillary from the 10-hour Benghazi hearing against Trump.
     
  20. Dairy Ashford

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    I don't think anybody who's read enough history to remember Abscam, Saturday Night Massacre, Gulf of Tonkin, Teapot Dome, Smoot-Hawley or the Tenure of Office Act should be happy.
     

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