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Republican Candidates for 2016

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

  1. geeimsobored

    geeimsobored Member

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    If he doesn't suspend his campaign that means he can continue fundraising and consequently continue to spend that money on flights home to pick up new clothes.

    Oh and all of the consultants leeching off of his campaign continue to get paid outrageous amounts of money for terrible work.
     
  2. ima_drummer2k

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    Or maneuvering to become the next Ambien spokesman.
     
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  3. rocketsjudoka

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    Marco Rubio is still pretty young and has many other chances at the Presidency but I'm wondering if he is really hurting his brand. If the Republicans don't win this year's general out of the current crop of candidates Rubio is the most likely to run again. As the guy who lost to both Trump and Cruz and went down so going into the mud if that will cripple his chances.
     
  4. Bobbythegreat

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    Probably the best thing he could do would be to either drop out completely or make a deal with Cruz to run as his VP. If he can help defeat Trump then he'll be poised to make a run in 4 or 8 years. He's young enough to where that's a valid strategy.
     
  5. Bandwagoner

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    Horrible comparison because the slave class hurts legal wage earners and cooperating with the establishment isn't trading morals for personal gain.
     
  6. Space Ghost

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    Completely agree. Its okay to feel it out early on, but he risks what has happened to other candidates in the past, such as Christie, Perry, Santorum and Huckabee.
     
  7. Cohete Rojo

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    Our society has structure, whether that structure is good or bad, fair or unfair, etc.
     
  8. ghettocheeze

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    Here's an interest fact no one is talking about: Trump has won the majority of OPEN primary states and has lost all CLOSED primaries. Meaning in states in which only registered Republicans can vote, Trump fails to even reach 30% of the vote. Guess what? Many of the upcoming states are CLOSED primaries like Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, and the big prize state of Florida. Folks this race is not over like the media has declared. It will be interesting to see how Trump performs in these states before he declare all-out victory.

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  9. FishBulb913

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    What do they mean by closed primary exactly?
     
  10. Nook

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    I think Cruz is very likely to run again.

    However Rubio has seriously hurt his brand, he has come across as weak.
     
  11. Nook

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    The race isn't over, but it is similar to being down 10 points to start the 4th quarter.

    Also the best polls take into consideration open versus closed primaries.
     
  12. ghettocheeze

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    A closed is primary is where only registered members of a party can vote in that primary. For example, in a closed primary only registered Republicans or registered Democrats can vote in their party's primary. This keeps voters from crossing over to vote in the other party's primary.

    The reason this closed primary affects Trump is because a large number of his voters are non-Republicans, either independents or even some Democrats. Therefore, Trump has not won states where only registered Republicans can vote in their party's primary.
     
  13. Cohete Rojo

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    WRONG. Texas does NOT have a closed primary.
     
  14. geeimsobored

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    Yup. Texas doesn't even have party registration.
     
  15. ipaman

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    Who changed more in 4 years, Mitt or The Donald....
     
  16. Cohete Rojo

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  17. Dubious

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    Rubio fought the tarbaby.

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    bahahaa.

    what sector is this true for, gardening?

    if illegal immigrants are slaves, what are legal wage workers, slaves with better hair?
     
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    I'm not the one who called workers slaves, nor did I berate the "slave class" for causing such problems.

    Somebody bring up the Mariel boatlift and some actual labor economics in this bizznatch.
     
  20. Cohete Rojo

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    Supply and demand. I suggest an intro to Econ book.

    Not only is the illegal immigrant population large (11 million) but it largely speaks poor English and has no legal recourse in labor disputes.
     

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