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    BugI02

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    mrjarrell said:
    Bush is actually talking about things that matter, while Trump and the tribble on his head are playing to the yammering masses and winning poll points. Bush is taking the Sanders approach. Talk about the things that are actually important.

    Jeb Bush Shows What the GOP Primary Could Be. Donald Trump Shows What It Is. - Hit & Run : Reason.com
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    MrJ, don't you sense something empty or vacant about Bush? I get that same read off Rubio and Jindal, too. Its like there is no fire within them. They don't seem to want to be president for any overarching purpose they wish to accomplish (such as say, make this country great again), they just seem to be running for president because someone thinks they should be. It reminds me of kids who go to college because they think they aught to but don't carry the thought any further and thus accomplish little.
     
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    BugI02 said:
    MrJ, don't you sense something empty or vacant about Bush? I get that same read off Rubio and Jindal, too. Its like there is no fire within them. They don't seem to want to be president for any overarching purpose they wish to accomplish (such as say, make this country great again), they just seem to be running for president because someone thinks they should be. It reminds me of kids who go to college because they think they aught to but don't carry the thought any further and thus accomplish little.
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    Bush is more than a bit vacant, but so are the rest of the zoo crew in the car. At least Bush is talking about reasonable and rational issues that should be front and center of any republican campaign. He's not playing the jingoist card, like so many of the others are, nor is he playing the race card. While he's not my candidate, he's at least talking about sane issues that should be dominating the primary.
     
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    cce1302 said:
    Sweet 16.

    I think they should decide it with a 1 on 1 basketball tournament, single elimination.

    I have no idea what the basketball skills are of the candidates, and I don't think I could even name half of them at this point.
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    A three gun would seem more appropriate...of course that would put Perry at #1. I've no problem with that.
     
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    mrjarrell said:
    Although he is not in the race, his name keeps coming up. Would have been refreshing to see him take a run at it. He's the one candidate that would actually stand a good chance against Hillary and would probably make a decent president.

    The Most Important Governor Isn't Running - Adam Wren - POLITICO Magazine
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    Mitch Daniels

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    I know some folks on here don't like Mitch very well, but I think he would add legitimacy to the Republican Party that no candidate so far has provided. Daniels isn't a perfect candidate. I didn't always agree with him on things. But he is well rounded enough to appeal to conservatives and moderate Republicans, and most importantly, independents. I also think the establishment understands that and would likely drop Bush and Rubio like used rubbers if Daniels ran.
     
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    jamil said:
    I know some folks on here don't like Mitch very well, but I think he would add legitimacy to the Republican Party that no candidate so far has provided. Daniels isn't a perfect candidate. I didn't always agree with him on things. But he is well rounded enough to appeal to conservatives and moderate Republicans, and most importantly, independents. I also think the establishment understands that and would likely drop Bush and Rubio like used rubbers if Daniels ran.
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    Yep. And, as the article that our would be gatekeeper doesn't want people to read says, he was a major influence on Walker and Kasich in how they've run their states. That says a lot. While I disagreed with Daniels on a few things, overall he was a very good governor and left pretty big shoes behind him for people to try and fill. So far no-one's managed. The gop should have done everything in their power to get him to run. He might well have been able to beat Hillary or any other dem that gets the nod. No-one in the current crew crew has that ability.
     
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    Interesting article from the Atlantic. Not exactly spot on though. Rand Paul as a TEA Party candidate? I don't think so. A libertarian candidate yes...TEA Party no.

    Our local TEA Party has polled the attendees on their preferences for the past several months and it has remained surprisingly consistent given the 'news'. Tied for first, Perry and Cruz. Tied for last Carson, Fiorina, and Walker. All other contestants tied for ZERO votes.
     
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    Thor said:
    Interesting article from the Atlantic. Not exactly spot on though. Rand Paul as a TEA Party candidate? I don't think so. A libertarian candidate yes...TEA Party no.

    Our local TEA Party has polled the attendees on their preferences for the past several months and it has remained surprisingly consistent given the 'news'. Tied for first, Perry and Cruz. Tied for last Carson, Fiorina, and Walker. All other contestants tied for ZERO votes.
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    Paul was elected as a senator by the TEA party in his home state, not libertarians. It doesn't surprise me that an Indiana TEA party group wouldn't support him, but would support Perry or Cruz. Surprised it wasn't Jindal.
     
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    mrjarrell said:
    Paul was elected as a senator by the TEA party in his home state, not libertarians. It doesn't surprise me that an Indiana TEA party group wouldn't support him, but would support Perry or Cruz. Surprised it wasn't Jindal.
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    That's because Jindal makes the Tea Party look like Harvard scholars.
     
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