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Nightmare scenario for establishment: Trump or Cruz

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Posted by Fred 2015-12-11 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 looks like you will be stuck with Hilary unless you can get Jeb Bush to lead the republicans

what is the hold up?

Posted by anon1 2015-12-11 04:33|| 2015-12-11 04:33|| Front Page Top

#2 The Washington establishment will throw the ball to Clinton rather than accept Trump or Cruz?

I have no problem believing that, no problem at all.

Posted by Besoeker 2015-12-11 05:52|| 2015-12-11 05:52|| Front Page Top

#3 You had two qualified (IMO) candidates: Scott Walker and Rick Perry. Both left.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2015-12-11 06:12|| 2015-12-11 06:12|| Front Page Top

#4 Political establishment, its our game so we play by our rules. Like they said about Kennedy. " Its my football so we play by my rules". This will be a sham election. Like Obama the fix is in.

Posted by Dale 2015-12-11 07:04|| 2015-12-11 07:04|| Front Page Top

#5 Well, it's only fair. The Trunks had two Bushes, now the Donks will have two Clintons.

I wish it was sarcasm.

Posted by Bobby 2015-12-11 07:48|| 2015-12-11 07:48|| Front Page Top

#6 GOPe abandoned its base and now worries about these two? Bush II and Romney were classical liberals. McCain was about as honest as Hillary, say or do anything to retain power. If you have no base, how can you be an establishment?

Posted by Procopius2k 2015-12-11 07:53|| 2015-12-11 07:53|| Front Page Top

#7 #6 SPOT ON

Posted by Dale 2015-12-11 08:21|| 2015-12-11 08:21|| Front Page Top

#8 If you have no base, how can you be an establishment?

They have a base. It's the Establishment. Not the voter.

Posted by Pappy 2015-12-11 08:35|| 2015-12-11 08:35|| Front Page Top

#9 If one pays close attention, the progressives will tell you who they fear. It is clear that Trump and Cruz fit that description. If neither receives the nomination the base will stay home and Clinton will win. It will also set the stage for the emergance of a new political party.

Posted by Spomong Bourbon8696 2015-12-11 08:47|| 2015-12-11 08:47|| Front Page Top

#10 It will also set the stage for the emergance of a new political party.

Yes, 'a single political system' party, with Clinton at the helm.

Posted by Besoeker 2015-12-11 08:51|| 2015-12-11 08:51|| Front Page Top

#11 I read Cruz's book and he's my favorite in the pack. I sort of loath Rubio and the others in the Senate (except Mike Lee) for the games they went along regarding the debt ceiling.

Posted by rjschwarz 2015-12-11 10:34|| 2015-12-11 10:34|| Front Page Top

#12 This is just the tail wagging the dog. They want you to believe that Trump or Cruz can't beat Hillary--that doesn't magically make it so. Hillary is extremely unlikable to a lot of the country. She's not a shoe-in against either of them.

Posted by Crusader 2015-12-11 10:35|| 2015-12-11 10:35|| Front Page Top

#13 The only way Trump or Cruz lose to Hillary is if the establishment screws Trump and he does a Perot.

Posted by rjschwarz 2015-12-11 11:49|| 2015-12-11 11:49|| Front Page Top

#14 grom -

Perry might be getting back in.

Posted by Iblis 2015-12-11 11:54|| 2015-12-11 11:54|| Front Page Top

#15 Suppose it's Trump "and" Cruz?

Posted by JohnQC 2015-12-11 12:08|| 2015-12-11 12:08|| Front Page Top

#16 #12 - Spot on. The desperation of Dems, Media, GOPe is palpable. Trump doesn't play their game

Posted by Frank G 2015-12-11 13:02|| 2015-12-11 13:02|| Front Page Top

#17 The GOP can suck it. It will be either Trump or Cruz - or both :)

You better not mess with this election, "Republicans". You are one party that needs to be burned down to the ground and purged of your wicked DCism

Posted by newc 2015-12-11 13:06|| 2015-12-11 13:06|| Front Page Top

#18 Actually, I think the "Establishment" is beginning to dimly understand one aspect of trump. For some of us, Trump is not our candidate. He is our murder weapon.

If not Trump, then Gasoline & Matches 2016. Burn it all down.

Posted by Nguard 2015-12-11 15:05|| 2015-12-11 15:05|| Front Page Top

#19 I like Cruz, I can live with Trump. Read his book to and liked what I read. The fear is he says what has to be said rather than what he really thinks but he says so much on the fly that that appears unlikely at this point.

Posted by rjschwarz 2015-12-11 16:29|| 2015-12-11 16:29|| Front Page Top

#20 The problem with Trump is not what he says, but what kind of loose cannon / closet liberal / egomaniac narcissist (and haven't we had enough of that already?) he would be in office.

Posted by Iblis 2015-12-11 16:37|| 2015-12-11 16:37|| Front Page Top

#21 He's a nut, albeit with rare conman abilities.

Frank, I'll crawl over broken glass to vote for the beast :(

Posted by Shipman 2015-12-11 17:12|| 2015-12-11 17:12|| Front Page Top

#22 Trump is an outlet.
He is risking his business for this.

I think Americans want a revolution and he seems to be the closet thing to it because both parties are yucky.
Also, he forces the hard conversations to the forefront, the media eats it effortlessly, they misquote and mis-characterize him, he gets more support because we hate our media more than we hate out politicians.

He deserves his spot there.

Posted by newc 2015-12-11 19:19|| 2015-12-11 19:19|| Front Page Top

#23 I am not a Trumpalo. I do, however, appreciate how he has destroyed the Donk/MSM/GOPe influence. Every time they try and take him down, he, like Obi-Wan, becomes stronger. People are soooo tired of getting lied to, manipulated, and forced to pick the least-worst. He's not a serious POTUS ...yet. Watch

Posted by Frank G 2015-12-11 20:03|| 2015-12-11 20:03|| Front Page Top

#24 If he could only hire the right people. He must prove that and thus far, I don't see genius smartest guys who don't suck behind him.

Does he know whom to bring on to THIS show to get results?

Posted by newc 2015-12-11 22:18|| 2015-12-11 22:18|| Front Page Top

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