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who do you think it will come down to in the GOP nom
Isn't the next debate this Thurs? I'm thinking the GOP nomination will come down to Cruz and Trump. Which one do you favor if any? Regarding the DNC nom I'm still undecided on which one I think will get that.
Re: who do you think it will come down to in the GOP nom
I hear ya there.
I think (sadly) that in the end, it will be Trump. As a psychology graduate student, I see a whole lot of reasons why he has gotten to where he is. I also think this is a huge mistake on the part of the American people and will do nothing but make us an international laughing-stock.
When it comes to voting, if the race is close, I will vote Cruz solely as a vote against Trump. If it's not close, I'll probably vote for Rubio or Christie if he is still in it. I don't like Cruz, though and I think he presents a type of phony Christianity that bothers me.
They pointed out that everybody forgets that in 2012, it was Huckabee that won Iowa and in 2008 Santorum won Iowa, or maybe it was the other way around with Santorum in 2008 and Huckabee in 2012.
Either way, it's significant. Neither of them was in the top of ANY of the polls at the time. They were both major underdogs, but they pulled ahead in Iowa. Now, obviously they did not win subsequent states or the overall GOP nomination.
However, with this campaign cycle being so up in the air, we may not see Cruz or Trump win Iowa. And, with so many people being watchful for how this will play out, it's possible that non-Cruz and non-Trump votes in Iowa will sway SC and/or NH.
I did not realize this about 2008 and 2012 until the other night and it gives me hope for the early voting states.
Trump supports the "mad as hell" group-Democrats and Republicans. Yes, there are a lot things to be angry about, but the problem with that is, anger will get us nowhere. I feel like Republicans are mad about Obama's abuses of power, but rather than wanting to vote someone in who will not abuse power, they are just going to vote in Trump who will be their version of Obama.
I think that if it was Trump vs. Hillary, I would just not vote. Trump vs. Bernie...not sure. I think that most of the stuff Bernie wants to do is just not going to happen. I just won't vote for Trump no matter what.
That's what I mean that no matter what he does, it doesn't affect him. His supporters find a way to spin everything he does. They'll say that he's standing up to the liberal press...but come on! Fox News liberal press? Really?
In the end, I think Trump will show. In the past debates he has threatened to boycott if the networks didn't pay him more or drop news outlets that didn't support him. This is really about Fox News being the first to stand up to him and telling him what he's doing is NOT OK. I really hope people still watch the debate without Trump. I certainly will and it will be interesting to see what a GOP debate would have been like if this nightmare had never started.
I don't think he's great but better than the 2 possibilities they have now. Btw I heard rand Paul was back in for tomorrow night. Looking forward to a somewhat normal debate.
I really like Ben Carson but not sure how he'd do as president.
@catsareniice1 - your statement about being less safe under Democrat rule is interesting. Isn't the whole point of the Constitution that we are not under anyone's rule? This is the big problem I see with both Obama and with Trump. Both of them act like, as President, they are in charge. Congress is just a roadblock that doesn't seem to agree with the king. At the end of the day, no matter who it is, I want someone who will act like the President is supposed to act, as outlined by the Constitution-someone who will work with Congress and with the Supreme Court.
@BlueBirdMB - I have this cynical feeling that all the candidates are going to do is complain and attack Trump, which will only solidify Trump's base support. It's pretty clear to me that none of the other candidates nor the NRC ever took a college Social Psychology class.