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Post by Hoosier X on Jul 20, 2015 15:40:46 GMT -5
Ted Cruz lies about Planned ParenthoodBut I admit he's not so bad for a GOP presidential candidate. Just average. |
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Post by the4thpip on Jul 20, 2015 15:47:30 GMT -5
Ted Cruz lies about Planned ParenthoodBut I admit he's not so bad for a GOP presidential candidate. Just average. That's probably why he is tied for 4th place with Jeb Bush in the latest Iowa poll. Behind Walker, Trump and Carson. |
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Post by DE Sinclair on Jul 20, 2015 16:10:54 GMT -5
It saddens me that I found myself agreeing with Walker. But when Trump claimed McCain wasn't a war hero because he got captured and spent 5 years as a POW in Vietnam, Walker's response was basically what I was thinking. Trump needs to apologize. I didn't vote for McCain and disagree with almost everything he's ever said, but his war record is beyond reproach.
Trump is a joke. Not a funny one, more like a practical joke in poor taste. So far, he never had the Latino vote, and really doesn't now, and he's lost at least some of the veterans' votes. Who'll he alienate next?
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Post by The Captain on Jul 20, 2015 16:25:58 GMT -5
Ted Cruz lies about Planned ParenthoodBut I admit he's not so bad for a GOP presidential candidate. Just average. Reading this makes me sad that I was ever registered Republican (although that was well over a decade ago, before the entire party tacked hard right and went completely cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs), although I only chose a party so I could participate in primaries. |
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Post by Hoosier X on Jul 20, 2015 16:31:20 GMT -5
I heard somewhere that Trump, McCain, Jeb and Walker decided to call a truce because they lost track of who was rubber and who was glue.
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Post by the4thpip on Jul 20, 2015 16:34:38 GMT -5
New national GOP primary poll by ABC and the WaPo:
Looks like the base is really not that excited about Jeb Bush, and being a racist ass hat has given Trump a surge. 11 points is the highest lead any of them has had so far this season.
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Post by Hoosier X on Jul 20, 2015 16:40:55 GMT -5
Ted Cruz lies about Planned ParenthoodBut I admit he's not so bad for a GOP presidential candidate. Just average. Reading this makes me sad that I was ever registered Republican (although that was well over a decade ago, before the entire party tacked hard right and went completely cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs), although I only chose a party so I could participate in primaries. I voted for Dan Quayle for the Senate in 1982. I was 18 and I had just started college and I was voting for the first time.
I look back and remember how adamant the GOP supporters in my family were. They didn't just disagree with the Dems, they had to call them traitors and fools and bleeding hearts.
I guess I was still buying it when I was 18. But by 1984 I had seen the Republicans for what they were, and 1982 was the only time I ever voted GOP.
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Post by The Captain on Jul 20, 2015 20:06:36 GMT -5
Reading this makes me sad that I was ever registered Republican (although that was well over a decade ago, before the entire party tacked hard right and went completely cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs), although I only chose a party so I could participate in primaries. I voted for Dan Quayle for the Senate in 1982. I was 18 and I had just started college and I was voting for the first time.
I look back and remember how adamant the GOP supporters in my family were. They didn't just disagree with the Dems, they had to call them traitors and fools and bleeding hearts.
I guess I was still buying it when I was 18. But by 1984 I had seen the Republicans for what they were, and 1982 was the only time I ever voted GOP.
I was pretty much the same way. My parents were Republicans and so by default, I was going to register as one as well. Early on I would vote straight ticket, but over time, I started voting for the candidate that I thought was better, regardless of party. If the Republicans returned to conservative fiscal policies while becoming more moderate with their social positions, I could see myself voting for them again, primarily because I'm not a fan at all of the Democrat's economic positions. However, as long as the Republicans make every election about the wedge social issues and which one can best court the hardcore Religious Right group, I'll either vote for third party candidates or just not vote at all. |
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Post by Gene on Jul 20, 2015 20:25:19 GMT -5
As an educator, I'm not a fan. She has too many ties to Pearson, common core and charter schools.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 21, 2015 1:08:52 GMT -5
New national GOP primary poll by ABC and the WaPo: Looks like the base is really not that excited about Jeb Bush, and being a racist ass hat has given Trump a surge. 11 points is the highest lead any of them has had so far this season. Palin is kicking herself for not throwing her hat in the ring this round. |
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Post by DE Sinclair on Jul 21, 2015 9:35:58 GMT -5
I voted for Dan Quayle for the Senate in 1982. I was 18 and I had just started college and I was voting for the first time.
I look back and remember how adamant the GOP supporters in my family were. They didn't just disagree with the Dems, they had to call them traitors and fools and bleeding hearts.
I guess I was still buying it when I was 18. But by 1984 I had seen the Republicans for what they were, and 1982 was the only time I ever voted GOP.
I was pretty much the same way. My parents were Republicans and so by default, I was going to register as one as well. Early on I would vote straight ticket, but over time, I started voting for the candidate that I thought was better, regardless of party. If the Republicans returned to conservative fiscal policies while becoming more moderate with their social positions, I could see myself voting for them again, primarily because I'm not a fan at all of the Democrat's economic positions. However, as long as the Republicans make every election about the wedge social issues and which one can best court the hardcore Religious Right group, I'll either vote for third party candidates or just not vote at all. My parents were not really affiliated either way, never voted and just complained about everybody. My oldest brother ended up staunchly Republican. The first election that I could vote in was when Reagan ran in 1980. That confirmed me beyond any doubt that I would vote Democrat, which has been the case for the most part ever since. I've only voted for two Republicans ever. Tommy Thompson was, when he was Governor of Wisconsin, reasonable and moderate seeming, and did a good job as Governor, so I voted for him. The other was my current next door neighbor who I've lived next to for almost 20 years. He's an ex-Marine and a good guy, despite Republican leanings, and he's only an Alderman, so he can't do too much damage. Plus he doesn't complain if I don't mow the lawn or rake up the leaves promptly. |
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Post by DE Sinclair on Jul 21, 2015 9:39:37 GMT -5
New national GOP primary poll by ABC and the WaPo: Looks like the base is really not that excited about Jeb Bush, and being a racist ass hat has given Trump a surge. 11 points is the highest lead any of them has had so far this season. Palin is kicking herself for not throwing her hat in the ring this round. If she decides to run (why not? Everyone else is), I have a campaign slogan for her: "Palin, Looking Good By Comparison!" |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 21, 2015 9:45:57 GMT -5
Palin is kicking herself for not throwing her hat in the ring this round. If she decides to run (why not? Everyone else is), I have a campaign slogan for her: "Palin, Looking Good By Comparison!" "Palin: everyone else is certifiably insane, so why not me?" |
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Post by dupersuper on Jul 21, 2015 22:46:20 GMT -5
New national GOP primary poll by ABC and the WaPo: Looks like the base is really not that excited about Jeb Bush, and being a racist ass hat has given Trump a surge. 11 points is the highest lead any of them has had so far this season. Palin is kicking herself for not throwing her hat in the ring this round. As long as some one's kicking her... |
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Post by Hoosier X on Jul 22, 2015 0:03:41 GMT -5
New national GOP primary poll by ABC and the WaPo: Looks like the base is really not that excited about Jeb Bush, and being a racist ass hat has given Trump a surge. 11 points is the highest lead any of them has had so far this season. Palin is kicking herself for not throwing her hat in the ring this round. Sarah Palin ... Sarah Palin ... Sounds familiar.
Was she the one who wore that purple-heart Band-Aid during the 2004 election?
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