Quote:The question you have to ask yourself is "Who does Hillary support?"
Hillary Clinton supports some of the most horrific individuals on the planet. Hillary is amongst the worst of the worst. The only reason I would even consider voting for Donald Trump under any circumstance is to keep Hillary Clinton or someone on her wave length out of the White House.
Quote:The question you have to ask yourself is "Who does Hillary support?"
This reminds me of a quote from the great Iron Mike.
"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the face".
I don't think Hillary wants to run against Trump.
While I am in my conspiracy theory frame of mind, Hillary is saying she wants to run against Trump to scare the crap out of the establishment. She doesn't want to run against Trump.
Quote: Hillary Clinton supports some of the most horrific individuals on the planet. Hillary is amongst the worst of the worst. The only reason I would even consider voting for Donald Trump under any circumstance is to keep Hillary Clinton or someone on her wave length out of the White House.
I am in total agreement with you here. A Hillary vs. Trump general election is one of those "hold your nose and pick the lesser of two evils".
I still favor Rubio, but I'm not against throwing support to Cruz. He's been my second choice from early on. If Trump is in fact the nominee, then I fear that we will see a President Hillary.
Trump truly is a piece of work. I'm a uniter he says...cmon man. He just insulted Romney, stating he supported him, but knew he couldn't win when he noticed he walked like a penguin when on stage. If Romney endorsed me..I wouldn't accept. Haha.... Slick ... He knows he wouldn't so he gets ahead of the game. But so obvious.
I'm a uniter. Get the piss outta here. He has fragmented the whole party.
I mentioned this earlier...I'm not a fan of Clinton by any means. But this " uniter" will give her another residence at the White House.
If Romneys speech coming up is anti Trump...the circus expands to a 4 ring circus. It can lead to a 3rd party run by Don the Uniter.
GOP leaders in panic mode?
This is like an NFL team on a bye, waiting to see who they play in the finals,as the two teams beat each other up so bad, they're done by the time they hit the big show.
Of course his speech is anti trump. Nobody cares about anything else he has to say.
Quote:There was a pretty strong rally in the stock market(s) today, what the markets do tomorrow will be interesting. Why is this relevant? Because the stock market is going to look forward to the "leadership" and possibilities for the new President. There are several outcomes that can happen.
Trump wins a majority of states - The market(s) are going to drop because the idea of Hillary Clinton actually getting the nomination and therefor the Presidency are higher. Wall Street will project serious bad news. I would have to agree with Wall Street in this case. While I agree with some of what Trump says, he is not realistic and will take the country down. I don't see him winning in the general election and that would mean a win for Hillary.
Cruz wins a majority of states - The market will probably stay somewhat stable, but will probably be down due to uncertainty of a Cruz win for President. While I agree with Cruz on much of his policy, I don't think that he will be able to pull it off. Much will ride on who he selects as a running mate. I would say that the stock market reduces the gains made today.
Rubio wins a majority of states - This pretty much makes him a "shoe-in" for the nomination. He has the ties inside of the "Washington Elite" and will get big money from donors backing him. I do believe that he can beat Hillary in a Presidential Campaign Shootout" and I think that it would be a landslide. I also think that markets would respond accordingly and move higher. I believe that a ticket of Rubio with possibilities of Carly Fiorina or Nikki Haley as his running mate would beat Hillary and whoever she chooses as a running-mate.
DJIA up about 35 points to just below 16,900.
The other indices had a similar flat performance.
15 different directions I could go to rationalize the post Super-Tuesday markets, but I know that Wall Street hates surprises. On Super Tuesday, we didn't get many.
The Republican Party is about to tear itself apart. Very negative anti-Trump commercials are now being run in some big states with upcoming primaries.
The Republican Party is poisoning the well for its own front runner. Take a look at this one:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/polit.../81169962/
I saw one running here in Jacksonville last night. Florida is a purple state. Florida is always a very close call in general elections.
Here's another one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDPa6D4b...e=youtu.be
Folks, these are Republicans running these ads, against their own front runner. If you ask me, it looks like they are willing to burn down the party rather than hand it over to Trump.
Quote:The Republican Party is about to tear itself apart. Very negative anti-Trump commercials are now being run in some big states with upcoming primaries. The Republican Party is poisoning the well for its own front runner. Take a look at this one:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/polit.../81169962/
I saw one running here in Jacksonville last night. Florida is a purple state. Florida is always a very close call in general elections.
Here's another one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDPa6D4b...e=youtu.be
Folks, these are Republicans running these ads, against their own front runner. If you ask me, it looks like they are willing to burn down the party rather than hand it over to Trump.
His supporters don't care about commercials. That is the beauty of this whole thing.
If this keeps up, he will run as an independent and the entire party will explode.
Quote:The Republican Party is about to tear itself apart. Very negative anti-Trump commercials are now being run in some big states with upcoming primaries. The Republican Party is poisoning the well for its own front runner. Take a look at this one:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/polit.../81169962/
I saw one running here in Jacksonville last night. Florida is a purple state. Florida is always a very close call in general elections.
Here's another one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDPa6D4b...e=youtu.be
Folks, these are Republicans running these ads, against their own front runner. If you ask me, it looks like they are willing to burn down the party rather than hand it over to Trump.
Most of the Republican Party doesn't care what the Establishment says because the Establishment quit representing them about 15 years ago and they are finally catching on.
Quote:Most of the Republican Party doesn't care what the Establishment says because the Establishment quit representing them about 15 years ago and they are finally catching on.
Maybe, but we're talking about a blizzard of very negative ads in some states that will be up for grabs in November. The longer this continues, the better for Hillary Clinton.
Quote:Maybe, but we're talking about a blizzard of very negative ads in some states that will be up for grabs in November. The longer this continues, the better for Hillary Clinton.
That's because they would rather have Clinton in office than Trump... that says something about both Trump and the party.
Quote:Trump truly is a piece of work. I'm a uniter he says...cmon man. He just insulted Romney, stating he supported him, but knew he couldn't win when he noticed he walked like a penguin when on stage. If Romney endorsed me..I wouldn't accept. Haha.... Slick ... He knows he wouldn't so he gets ahead of the game. But so obvious.
I'm a uniter. Get the [BAD WORD REMOVED] outta here. He has fragmented the whole party.
I mentioned this earlier...I'm not a fan of Clinton by any means. But this " uniter" will give her another residence at the White House.
Insults...
Harboring sex offenders...
And trump is shallow?
Quote:I am in total agreement with you here. A Hillary vs. Trump general election is one of those "hold your nose and pick the lesser of two evils".
I still favor Rubio, but I'm not against throwing support to Cruz. He's been my second choice from early on. If Trump is in fact the nominee, then I fear that we will see a President Hillary.
Until about 3 weeks ago, I thought Hillary Clinton would easily defeat Donald Trump in the general election. Now, I'm not as sure. Regardless of what's pointed out regarding Trump's past, most of his supporters are willing to overlook it in large part because they have lost confidence in both political parties and politicians in general. With all of the baggage that Hillary Clinton has, I can now envision Trump getting enough support to beat her if he runs an aggressive campaign against her.
Having expressed all of this, though Trump probably would be the lesser of the evils from my point of view, I'm more likely than not going to write in Ted Cruz in November if Trump is the Republican Nominee. Under no circumstance would I ever vote for Hillary Clinton ( or Bernie Sanders ).
Quote: Until about 3 weeks ago, I thought Hillary Clinton would easily defeat Donald Trump in the general election. Now, I'm not as sure. Regardless of what's pointed out regarding Trump's past, most of his supporters are willing to overlook it in large part because they have lost confidence in both political parties and politicians in general. With all of the baggage that Hillary Clinton has, I can now envision Trump getting enough support to beat her if he runs an aggressive campaign against her.
Having expressed all of this, though Trump probably would be the lesser of the evils from my point of view, I'm more likely than not going to write in Ted Cruz in November if Trump is the Republican Nominee. Under no circumstance would I ever vote for Hillary Clinton ( or Bernie Sanders ).
I hear you. I'm watching carefully to see how the next two weeks play out contemplating who I'm going to vote for in the primary coming up. I'm seriously beginning to lean towards Ted Cruz. Although Rubio didn't win a whole lot on Super Tuesday, he did make a couple of the races close.
Regarding your last statement. That is precisely why I think that if Trump is the Republican nominee, Clinton will be the next President. Many conservatives that do not like Trump will either write in a different candidate such as what you propose, or they won't even bother showing up. I too would never ever vote for either Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders and I don't know if I could honestly vote for Donald Trump.
a vote for Cruz as a write in is a vote for Hillary.
Quote: Until about 3 weeks ago, I thought Hillary Clinton would easily defeat Donald Trump in the general election. Now, I'm not as sure. Regardless of what's pointed out regarding Trump's past, most of his supporters are willing to overlook it in large part because they have lost confidence in both political parties and politicians in general. With all of the baggage that Hillary Clinton has, I can now envision Trump getting enough support to beat her if he runs an aggressive campaign against her.
Having expressed all of this, though Trump probably would be the lesser of the evils from my point of view, I'm more likely than not going to write in Ted Cruz in November if Trump is the Republican Nominee. Under no circumstance would I ever vote for Hillary Clinton ( or Bernie Sanders ).
I still think Clinton would win. Trump essentially has all the supporters he's going to get. He has very little appeal to moderates. That's not to say that Clinton is particularly attractive to us middle-of-the-road folks, but Trump is going to face a real battle that Clinton won't: Disillusioned Republicans staying home, voting for Clinton because they find her slightly less offensive, possibly even uniting behind a third-party candidate if the GOP chooses to quietly help Rubio field an independent bid.
It's easy to find a Republican that dislikes Trump strongly enough that they'd sooner stay home or vote third party than help him get into office. It's not hard to find Rubio, Bush, Christie or Kasich supporters that would probably vote for Clinton over Trump. It's difficult to find Democrats, even the hardcore Sanders crowd, that dislike Clinton enough to show up and vote for Trump.
When all is said and done, and this could prove to be a huge help to Trump if he does win, I suspect this will be one of the lowest voter turnouts in American history. Both parties are running a candidate that appeals primarily to the extremes, even though Clinton really is one of the more centrist candidates in the entire race.
Quote:I hear you. I'm watching carefully to see how the next two weeks play out contemplating who I'm going to vote for in the primary coming up. I'm seriously beginning to lean towards Ted Cruz. Although Rubio didn't win a whole lot on Super Tuesday, he did make a couple of the races close.
Regarding your last statement. That is precisely why I think that if Trump is the Republican nominee, Clinton will be the next President. Many conservatives that do not like Trump will either write in a different candidate such as what you propose, or they won't even bother showing up. I too would never ever vote for either Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders and I don't know if I could honestly vote for Donald Trump.
Rubio's campaign is dead and gone, but he'll stay in it because the GOP will encourage him to in hopes that they can arrange a brokered convention.
I hadn't read the rest of your post before writing the above, but it seems like we're actually seeing things the same way, more or less. I honestly don't know what I'd do in a Clinton/Trump scenario. Clinton's a snake, but Trump is (imo) legitimately dangerous. Do I dislike Trump enough to very, very unhappily cast a vote for Hillary, or do I dislike both of them so much that I write in Rand Paul and roll with the punches that our next one-term President brings to the table?
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