The 2016 Republican Candidates

[SV Fan]

Except that is not the case at all. The Super PACs backing Walker and Perry were not Super PACs like the Koch Brothers' Americans for Prosperity or Karl Rove's Crossroads USA. These were Super PACs that were specifically designed to only support one candidate and only candidate only. And they had plenty of cash. And they were very willing to spend it. Insiders from both within the Unintimidated PAC and the Opportunity & Freedom PAC have both stated that they were very willing to go all the way and were very upset that their candidates dropped out.

Alot of these Billionaire Sugar Daddy PACs, the money is given to them with conditions on it(and I am guessing some said don't use this money until...). You cant say these PACs don't make some difference when not much of the cash they collected was actually used. You can't tell me that Walker wouldn't be int he race and his polling numbers would be much better if his PAC didn't decide to spend half of it's cash right away for instance

 

[The Overlord]

With Scott Walker out, who will protect America from an invasion by the evil forces of Canada?

 

[hippie_hunter]

Alot of these Billionaire Sugar Daddy PACs, the money is given to them with conditions on it(and I am guessing some said don't use this money until...). You cant say these PACs don't make some difference when not much of the cash they collected was actually used. You can't tell me that Walker wouldn't be int he race and his polling numbers would be much better if his PAC didn't decide to spend half of it's cash right away for instance

Like I said, money is a big deal. But it's not the only factor and it is not the most powerful factor that people make it out to be. If Unintimidated spent their money more aggressively to promote Walker, would we have seen better polling numbers, probably, but not much.

Walker's campaign was fatally flawed that got the worst of the aftermath with the rise of Donald Trump. He came off as wishy-washy on immigration and abortion. He relied far too much on his fight against unions. He came off as ignorant of the issues. His campaign wasted money and had far too big of an operation. And he just wasn't an aggressive candidate. Money wasn't going to fix those problems.

 

[Unbreakable Lex]

[YT][/YT]

With Scott Walker out, who will protect America from an invasion by the evil forces of Canada?

The creators of South Park.

 

[CaptainWagner]

Well, Kasich picked up Seth Meyers as a new doner/endorsement last night. That's gotta count for something.

 

[Unbreakable Lex]

Well, Kasich picked up Seth Meyers as a new doner/endorsement last night. That's gotta count for something.

He has to play the long game and he doesn't have enough time. He'll need tons of money to stay in until Super Tuesday. His only hope is for America to realize he's the sanest choice but that's totally dependent on the fall of Trump and the other "crazies" ahead of him.

 

[The Shape]

I felt Colbert went a little easier on Trump last night than I thought he would.

 

[Smashlilman]

I felt Colbert went a little easier on Trump last night than I thought he would.

Stephen has a reputation for shredding conservatives on his old show. He has a new show and he's trying to make a good impression with his guess so that they will come back.

 

[The Shape]

Stephen has a reputation for shredding conservatives on his old show. He has a new show and he's trying to make a good impression with his guess so that they will come back.

I'm aware that it's a bit of a different show, but I felt he wasn't as easy as Ted Cruz the night before, or even Bernie Sanders.

 

[Marvolo]

Colbert is working for CBS and CBS isnt Comedy Central. He has to toe the line more now. If his boses tell him to go easy on Trump he is going to have to go easy on Trump and I gurana-damn-tee you CBS wants Trump to come back but if Colbert had grilled him that probably wouldnt have happened. So they probably told him to take it easy on Trump.

 

[summerteeth]

Colbert is working for CBS and CBS isnt Comedy Central. He has to toe the line more now. If his boses tell him to go easy on Trump he is going to have to go easy on Trump and I gurana-damn-tee you CBS wants Trump to come back but if Colbert had grilled him that probably wouldnt have happened. So they probably told him to take it easy on Trump.

This is probably true, but I also wonder how seriously Colbert takes Trump. That might be the difference in how he treated Cruz and Sanders vs Trump.

 

[Unbreakable Lex]

Haha!! South park did it!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...pisode-shows-Donald-Trump-raped-murdered.html

 

[chaseter]

They also killed it with Caitlyn Jenner. They ripped on a lot of people haha.

 

[Taarna]

I felt Colbert went a little easier on Trump last night than I thought he would.

Trump = ratings for Colbert. He would be a fool to go after him

 

[Taarna]

Meanwhile Trump now leads the race in the first three states.

New Hampshire
Iowa
South Carolina

If the career politicians ( Bush, Rubio, Kasich ) can't crack 15% in a poll or come close to wining a state, you have to wonder. This isn't June or July. We will be in October soon.
I do think Kasich is the dark horse for now. He's very good.

I expect Carson to fade a bit, and Fiorina to stay in 3rd or 4th place.

I do think Trump made a mistake by saying he won't appear on Fox News. With CBS. CNN, ABC, and NBC slanting left, Trump burned a bridge. He should have said I won't work with ( Insert name ) at Fox News.

 

[DJ_KiDDvIcIOUs]

Taarna, I love your enthusiasm for an insane man and I hope to God the GOP is forced to nominate him because he wins outright. At that point Sanders or any other Dem will be able to sweep the general election

 

[Taarna]

Taarna, I love your enthusiasm for an insane man and I hope to God the GOP is forced to nominate him because he wins outright. At that point Sanders or any other Dem will be able to sweep the general election

Be very careful what you wish for. Trump will hit hard on the issues that some Republicans shy away from...and that will bring out the base.

I think you are under estimating the independents and some conservative Democratic support for Trump.

And I think your over estimating the Democratic turn out in 2016. Many voted for Obama on race or promises that in hindsight were proven false.

Hillary's old, a liar, and on the slide in the polls.

Sanders? An old socialists who would be creamed in an election, because he's authentic. People do not want to be the next Greece.

Biden is a broken hearted man who's also old. That's a bad combination.

I can see a situation where Biden is " Drafted " and he'll run. But to quote him " I'm not sure if I have the steam ". I think Biden is all right, but he's rather gaffe prone and represents an unpopular president.

 

[Legendver2]

I would like to see Webb climb the polls once the Dems get more spotlight during and after their debate.

 

[DJ_KiDDvIcIOUs]

Be very careful what you wish for. Trump will hit hard on the issues that some Republicans shy away from...and that will bring out the base.

I think you are under estimating the independents and some conservative Democratic support for Trump.

And I think your over estimating the Democratic turn out in 2016. Many voted for Obama on race or promises that in hindsight were proven false.

Hillary's old, a liar, and on the slide in the polls.

Sanders? An old socialists who would be creamed in an election, because he's authentic. People do not want to be the next Greece.

Biden is a broken hearted man who's also old. That's a bad combination.

I can see a situation where Biden is " Drafted " and he'll run. But to quote him " I'm not sure if I have the steam ". I think Biden is all right, but he's rather gaffe prone and represents an unpopular president.

You're a funny guy, I like you

 

[Unbreakable Lex]

So Boehner is stepping down on October 30th. I guess the Pope's speech really touched a nerve.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/26/us/boehner-will-resign-from-congress.html?_r=0

 

[chaseter]

Boehner is stepping into the Presidential race! Imagine the crying if he won.

 

[kedrell]

I could see voting for Fiorina, Pataki or Christie. Maybe Boehner if he runs but I'd have to actually look up his official positions as he's a big unknown to me right now. That's it though. Any of the rest would be disasters.

 

[CGHulk]

 

[kedrell]

Well, is he Catholic? Because if he isn't then why would he give a ***k what Popey McWhiteRobes says.

Edit: Just checked and he's a Southern Baptist so of course the Pope's opinions wouldn't mean jack s*** to him. Same goes for 2/3 of the country that aren't Catholic.

 

[MessiahDecoy123]

But isn't the pope usually highly revered by most Christians?