2016 elections - because it's never too early

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Barrister

#4185
February 02, 2016, 11:29:04 AM
Quote from: Malthus on February 02, 2016, 10:53:15 AM
Quote from: Valmy on February 02, 2016, 10:49:15 AM
No Rubio is not an outsider blowhard lunatic. He is just a hard core right wing guy.

I'm trying to figure out which of the three front runners I would want to root for. It's a bit of a paradox.  :hmm:

Trump? No, he's a blowhard troll.

Cruz? No, he's a weirdo religious nutter.

Rubio? No, he's sincerely hardcore right wing.

Repeat.  :D

You say sincerely hardcore right wing as if it is a bad thing. :wub:

Marco Rubio has my all-important foreigner non-vote in this campaign. :thumbsup:
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Grinning_Colossus

#4186
February 02, 2016, 11:34:36 AM
Quote from: Barrister on February 02, 2016, 11:29:04 AM
Quote from: Malthus on February 02, 2016, 10:53:15 AM
Quote from: Valmy on February 02, 2016, 10:49:15 AM
No Rubio is not an outsider blowhard lunatic. He is just a hard core right wing guy.

I'm trying to figure out which of the three front runners I would want to root for. It's a bit of a paradox.  :hmm:

Trump? No, he's a blowhard troll.

Cruz? No, he's a weirdo religious nutter.

Rubio? No, he's sincerely hardcore right wing.

Repeat.  :D

You say sincerely hardcore right wing as if it is a bad thing. :wub:

Marco Rubio has my all-important foreigner non-vote in this campaign. :thumbsup:

You'd abandon your countryman?!  :ultra:
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Berkut

#4187
February 02, 2016, 11:40:13 AM
Quote from: Malthus on February 02, 2016, 10:53:15 AM
Quote from: Valmy on February 02, 2016, 10:49:15 AM
No Rubio is not an outsider blowhard lunatic. He is just a hard core right wing guy.

I'm trying to figure out which of the three front runners I would want to root for. It's a bit of a paradox.  :hmm:

Trump? No, he's a blowhard troll.

Cruz? No, he's a weirdo religious nutter.

Rubio? No, he's sincerely hardcore right wing.

Repeat.  :D

kasich
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Barrister

#4188
February 02, 2016, 11:50:09 AM
Quote from: Berkut on February 02, 2016, 11:40:13 AM
Quote from: Malthus on February 02, 2016, 10:53:15 AM
Quote from: Valmy on February 02, 2016, 10:49:15 AM
No Rubio is not an outsider blowhard lunatic. He is just a hard core right wing guy.

I'm trying to figure out which of the three front runners I would want to root for. It's a bit of a paradox.  :hmm:

Trump? No, he's a blowhard troll.

Cruz? No, he's a weirdo religious nutter.

Rubio? No, he's sincerely hardcore right wing.

Repeat.  :D

kasich

Realclearpolitics has Kasich tied for second at 11.5 with Ted Cruz, with Jeb at 10.3, Rubio at 9.5 and Christie at 6.3.  But those are all very small numbers, and could easily be influenced by this last week of the campaign.

I'll make this prediction - Jeb Bush is not going to win 10% of the vote, and those voters are going to go somewhere not named Donald Trump.
Posts here are my own private opinions.  I do not speak for my employer.

Valmy

#4189
February 02, 2016, 11:56:26 AM
Quote from: Barrister on February 02, 2016, 11:29:04 AM
You say sincerely hardcore right wing as if it is a bad thing. :wub:

Marco Rubio has my all-important foreigner non-vote in this campaign. :thumbsup:

But they are not your kind of right wingers. They are radicals. I guess I always figured you for the rational Burkean type.
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Barrister

#4190
February 02, 2016, 12:11:56 PM
Quote from: Valmy on February 02, 2016, 11:56:26 AM
Quote from: Barrister on February 02, 2016, 11:29:04 AM
You say sincerely hardcore right wing as if it is a bad thing. :wub:

Marco Rubio has my all-important foreigner non-vote in this campaign. :thumbsup:

But they are not your kind of right wingers. They are radicals. I guess I always figured you for the rational Burkean type.

And I've always styled myself as a Burkean-style conservative.

But "Burkean" is not synonymous with "moderate".
Posts here are my own private opinions.  I do not speak for my employer.

derspiess

#4191
February 02, 2016, 12:17:29 PM
I continue to Stand with Rand but am prepared to Cruise with Cruz should Rand drop out.  I'd also be happy with Kasich and Rubio.
"If you can play a guitar and harmonica at the same time, like Bob Dylan or Neil Young, you're a genius. But make that extra bit of effort and strap some cymbals to your knees, suddenly people want to get the hell away from you."  --Rich Hall

Jacob

#4192
February 02, 2016, 12:20:53 PM
Quote from: Valmy on February 02, 2016, 11:56:26 AM
Quote from: Barrister on February 02, 2016, 11:29:04 AM
You say sincerely hardcore right wing as if it is a bad thing. :wub:

Marco Rubio has my all-important foreigner non-vote in this campaign. :thumbsup:

But they are not your kind of right wingers. They are radicals. I guess I always figured you for the rational Burkean type.

As has been established elsewhere, BB likes the adjective "Burkean" but in terms of rhetoric and policy prefers the radical populist wings of Conservative parties.

Jacob

#4193
February 02, 2016, 12:22:19 PM
Quote from: derspiess on February 02, 2016, 12:17:29 PM
I continue to Stand with Rand but am prepared to Cruise with Cruz should Rand drop out.  I'd also be happy with Kasich and Rubio.

But you're not ready to Stump with Trump? Or Believe in a Fiorina?

Razgovory

#4194
February 02, 2016, 12:22:50 PM
Quote from: Barrister on February 02, 2016, 12:11:56 PM
Quote from: Valmy on February 02, 2016, 11:56:26 AM
Quote from: Barrister on February 02, 2016, 11:29:04 AM
You say sincerely hardcore right wing as if it is a bad thing. :wub:

Marco Rubio has my all-important foreigner non-vote in this campaign. :thumbsup:

But they are not your kind of right wingers. They are radicals. I guess I always figured you for the rational Burkean type.

And I've always styled myself as a Burkean-style conservative.

But "Burkean" is not synonymous with "moderate".

He said rational.
I've given it serious thought. I must scorn the ways of my family, and seek a Japanese woman to yield me my progeny. He shall live in the lands of the east, and be well tutored in his sacred trust to weave the best traditions of Japan and the Sacred South together, until such time as he (or, indeed his house, which will periodically require infusion of both Southern and Japanese bloodlines of note) can deliver to the South it's independence, either in this world or in space.  -Lettow April of 2011

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derspiess

#4195
February 02, 2016, 12:24:45 PM
Quote from: Barrister on February 02, 2016, 10:36:22 AM
Trump has gone silent on Twitter.  15 hours and counting with no tweets (so nothing since the results started coming in).  Politico.com has even set up a counter. :lol:

His supporters are not shutting up, at least according to my Facebook feed.  Posts range from "second place isn't bad-- we'll take the delegates we got and move on" to "OMG Rubio rigged the caucus because his second cousin knows the guy who counts votes somewhere".

Actually I only have two Trump supporters in my friends list but it feels like many more than that.
"If you can play a guitar and harmonica at the same time, like Bob Dylan or Neil Young, you're a genius. But make that extra bit of effort and strap some cymbals to your knees, suddenly people want to get the hell away from you."  --Rich Hall

derspiess

#4196
February 02, 2016, 12:25:38 PM
Quote from: Jacob on February 02, 2016, 12:22:19 PM
But you're not ready to Stump with Trump? Or Believe in a Fiorina?

Trump?  No.  Carly?  Move up a bit and we'll talk.
"If you can play a guitar and harmonica at the same time, like Bob Dylan or Neil Young, you're a genius. But make that extra bit of effort and strap some cymbals to your knees, suddenly people want to get the hell away from you."  --Rich Hall

crazy canuck

#4197
February 02, 2016, 12:34:39 PM
Quote from: derspiess on February 02, 2016, 12:24:45 PM
Quote from: Barrister on February 02, 2016, 10:36:22 AM
Trump has gone silent on Twitter.  15 hours and counting with no tweets (so nothing since the results started coming in).  Politico.com has even set up a counter. :lol:

"OMG Rubio rigged the caucus because his second cousin knows the guy who counts votes somewhere".


Perhaps a reasonable concern since these are Republicans but its not Florida.

Josephus

#4198
February 02, 2016, 12:44:01 PM
As a left-leaner,I actually prefer Trump to Cruz. Mostly because it's cool to see the GOP freaking out over one of their own.
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alfred russel

#4199
February 02, 2016, 12:45:17 PM
Donald Trump is back on Twitter!!! He is going to take his story of unfair treatment by the media to New Hampshire, apparently.
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