With a generous baker’s dozen preening and jockeying for early attention, this Republican presidential nomination fight appears to be turning into another none-of-the-above contest. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker crashed this week’s Drudge Poll by collecting 46 percent of votes, and that was in a pared-down field of 13 possible candidates. Next nearest was Ted Cruz with 14 percent and Rand Paul with 12, at last tabulation. Scrounging up scraps and crumbs off the floor were the likes of Rick Santorum, Mike Huckabee, Rick Perry and some guy named Bush. Other polls have shown that two-time loser Mitt Romney held the strongest position in the field — until he determined that once again he could not win and dropped out. A Fox News poll conducted last week showed that instead of going to any one establishment choice, Mr. Romney’s support mostly scattered to the four winds. Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (the Other White Meat in this race), marginally picked up the largest portion of Mr. Romney’s support, according to the Fox News poll, but he remained very much bogged down in the swamp of other has-beens, never-weres and day-old bread. For the man who is supposed to be the “establishment candidate,” this must be very troubling news. Which is why Scott Walker’s break-out performance in the Drudge Poll is so important. One of the most appealing things about Scott Walker is that right now very few people really know who he is. They know he is a Republican governor from a swing state who has never been a politician in Washington. They know he had some big fight with the teachers and public employee unions out in Wisconsin. They know he didn’t back down. And he won. And then he won re-election. more. ... http://www.breitbart.com/big-govern...on-go-scott-walker-not-the-other-white-meats/
does the establishment money really think they can make the party and then the electorate vote for bush? I think the establishments best shot was Romney. are they morons or do they have that much control? I will be impressed if they can pour so much money into bush that he wins. right now he seems like a long shot. most of us really don't like that his brother screwed up so bad the country voted for a socialist without any experience. Who would have guessed that democrats would fail so quickly the establishment thinks the country is ready for a jeb or a hillary.
Here's what the Republiclowns need to do: Put up 5 candidates and 5 debates. This will avoid the mess they displayed during the last election. 5/5 Here's what their strongest candidate should be in favor of: 1. Term limits. 2. Abolition of the IRS. 3. Balanced budget amendment. 4. Campaign finance reform. But, they won't. So, this is why one should never vote for a D or an R. Cause, either way, the government wins. www.lp.org www.fairtax.org
Republican primary voters have a long history of doing what they are told, either by the media or by the party bosses. The last time they rebelled was with some guy named Reagan, and even then, they forced George Bush on him as VP so Reagan's "extremism" wouldn't scare people off. Jeb Bush has an uphill climb, but I wouldn't write him off. His big negative is immigration, and his position is not all that different from the others. He is just a bit more honest about it. His other problem is his support for Common Core, which is the sort of classic Trojan horse scheme moderate republicans fall for. Scott Walker is the new flavor of the month. I admire what he has done in Wisconsin, but I have no idea what his position is on any issue other than mandatory union dues. He ran for his first office at age 23 and is a career politician. I fear he might turn into another Paul Ryan when the bright lights come on. The first few primaries should be great political theater, with a bunch of longshot candidates vying to see who can say something that catches the attention of voters. I like Ted Cruz, if for no other reason that he isn't afraid to stand up to the establishment. He desperately needs to get this citizenship issue out of the way though.