Not true–not even close to true. Obama has been one of the most successful Presidents in history. He has executed his agenda almost flawlessly.
I am mystified by the amount of support Donald Trump is getting. I keep in mind though that it is still a minority of people. With that said, it is disturbing that 1/3 of Republicans appear to find him to be an acceptable candidate.
He isn’t the voice of the conservative movement. He’s the voice of the anti-establishment movement. My personal opinion is that people are giving up on conservatism.
I likewise have held my nose and voted for many Republicans, and as expected, the results have been mixed. It’s the mixed results of Republicans that has hurt the conservative movement. What is frustrating for me is that liberals have become more liberal and have gotten the results they have desired, whereas conservatives have failed to get desired results because of the resistance of non-conservatives within the Republican Party. Sadly, Trump isn’t conservative - not even close to being one.
Due to this power from a foreign policy standpoint, one could argue Hilary could be worse. Benghazi comes to mind.
This will not last forever. I think it will go the other way quite sharply. I don’t know about the timing on that, but it is a pretty sure bet. I just hope it happens before he gets in the White House. But I can see it happening there too. It happened to Obama, beyond his core supporters. With Trump you have so much more scandal material for satire, a wild (liberal) public record. Obama was just a conservative-hating socialist community organizer from Chicago.
Well, in all fairness to my countrymen and women - Trump has swept away approximately a third of the Republican primary voters in four states. Primaries only attract the base voters, about 20-30% of the party - the ones that REALLY care. Trump is getting a third of them. And he is drawing in new support from the poor, uneducated rural areas (very popular in Appalachia, for example). These people have never voted in their lives; they are not committed, engaged Republicans; I don’t know what percentage of Trump’s support is new voters vs. standing GOP members.
I like Cruz stand on the constitution and think he is a very good attorney. I do not think he will get the nomination because he can’t win the general election. If all the Republicans voted for him, and we know they won’t, he still will not pull in the independents that any Republican would need to win. His religious take on so much will kill him with those who are not religious or those who are atheists and agnostics. I think that is sad, but I see it that way.
Don’t think so. Cruz has no friends in the Congress and the powers that be will not allow him to get the nomination. His views, while I agree with most of them, are too conservative for the power brokers in DC.
realclearpolitics.com/video/2016/02/28/cnns_jake_tapper_to_trump_why_wont_you_say_you_dont_want_support_from_kkk.html
Our only chance is a Rubio/Cruz alliance, which I think would naturally form based on the fact that both are authentic conservatives, though I agree Cruz is to the right of Rubio, but nowhere near as much as is commonly portrayed; just a tiny bit really. I also agree Cruz would lose in the general due to how far right he is and he also has very high negativity ratings. Again, Rubio and Cruz getting together (which I think may be in the works unofficially anyway - against Trump) is the way to go. But frankly, even that may not be enough to stop Trump.
Thanks, so I am not alone. Or Rubio/Cruz could run as independents against Trump/Duke, GOP,
- Hillary/Sanders for the Dems.We are living in unique times when our real choices will come to down Hillary and Trump. Yet, that does appear to be where we are heading.Thanks, so I am not alone. Or Rubio/Cruz could run as independents against Trump/Duke, GOP,
Or if there is a brokered convention, Cruz delegates go to Rubio, or vice versa. (But I think Rubio is better in front; likability, electability. Cruz adds strong conservative substance to the ticket.)
I would not rule this alliance out, but you would think they would be on it by now. I wondered if the two are in communication; I am almost positive they are talking offline about pushing back on Trump, hopefully with Kasich too. I don’t know enough about the primary delegate counts and super Tuesday to know if anything can realistically come of the idea though. It just seems to me like Trump is on his way and there is not enough time.
I think they are duking it out - see which does better on super Tuesday. IF there is enough time (they will know after Tuesday’s delegate distribution if they can wait for Mar 15) maybe they will unite. If Cruz wins Texas and does well across the board he is in the driver’s seat negotiating with Rubio; Rubio no doubt definitely needs something to take to Cruz to justify being the one who goes on / takes the top spot in the team. I cannot believe this is not being talked about; they are stubborn but not stupid.
We must remember this is not the fault of the candidates–we the people have voted for them, or not.
He seems not to be knowledgeable enough for the job he’s seeking. That bit about taxing A/C’s made in Mexico if Carrier relocates there, for example. How can he do that as long as NAFTA remains the law?
Agreed - and I do think the problem is that Rubio doesn’t have the clout (the votes, wins) to get Cruz to agree to drop out; why should Cruz? I think everyone believes in the party that Rubio seriously has a much better shot at winning the general than Cruz. That is surely the point of contention, why no agreement has happened. Perhaps this can go on for a while, if they have agreed to share delegates down the road. It will depend on percentages; if they can cut into the Trump vote by exposing him for what he is. Or keep it at 30-40ish percent. Could be some long term strategy.
How can they join hands? They are competing for the same slot.