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The Race for the Republican Nomination

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Well I just can't properly sense how it was in the past, were the party candidates (not just the ones for president) so widespread from the "center partyline" ever in history?

No. We are entering the world of the bizarre. We will be having an election between the two most hated candidates. The lefty loons are totally focused on the hatred they have for Donald Trump... while ignoring the hatred that exists for Hillary Clinton. With the current political climate there is today for Washington establishment, I believe Trump will win this one.

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Yes Rafay... they are in Hollywood California and I spent my first 38 years in Southern California. They have never cracked open a history book, they know nothing about politics or anything about the criminals they support, they are media sheep, will say or do anything to get on TV, and Democrats refer to them as "useful idiots". I tried to move away from them, and it worked for a while... but they spread like cancer.

 

Big day tomorrow. Trump will win 5 states easily... and Cruz and Kasich are colluding in an attempt to keep the Donald from reaching 1,237 delegates. It's gonna get uglier before it gets better.

 

 

and Cruz and Kasich are colluding in an attempt to keep the Donald from reaching 1,237 delegates.

 

Interesting set up this. Is the establishment warming up to Ted? Will we actually see a Cruz/Kasich ticket? Why no love for Trump. I mean I know he's bad for the party but the members support him.

 

Who do you think can beat Hillary? I think Cruz has a better chance. That's what news outlets are saying as well.....

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Is the establishment warming up to Ted?

No. The establishment hates Ted... given the choice, they will support Kasich, but they will do anything to kill Trump.

 

 

Will we actually see a Cruz/Kasich ticket?

Possibly. If Trump does not get 1,237... Cruz and Kasich may throw something out to consolidate support, but the Trump people will still be pissed. When the time comes, they will rally behind whoever it is to beat Clinton.

 

 

Who do you think can beat Hillary?

First thing... you are asking a Republican who it is that can beat Hillary Clinton. In my opinion, Niels' pet spider can beat Hillary Clinton. I would vote for a dried up pile of rat shit before I would vote for Hillary, and I firmly believe the pile of crap can beat her. She's such an awful candidate, has lied and subverted the law at every turn, and has never done a thing her entire life. She believes that being married to a charlatan like Bill Clinton gives her license to be President of the USA... she will lose.

 

 

she will lose.

 

Funny you say that. This is a cool website I found and it is basing Presidential election results from recent surveys. It shows Clinton winning

 

http://www.electionprojection.com/presidential-elections.php

 

And historically speaking they are not wrong the way they are allocating the states.

First thing... you are asking a Republican who it is that can beat Hillary Clinton. In my opinion, Niels' pet spider can beat Hillary Clinton. I would vote for a dried up pile of rat shit before I would vote for Hillary, and I firmly believe the pile of crap can beat her. She's such an awful candidate, has lied and subverted the law at every turn, and has never done a thing her entire life. She believes that being married to a charlatan like Bill Clinton gives her license to be President of the USA... she will lose.

I keep waiting for charges to be leveled, based on her time as secretary of state... My wife will hate me for it, but I'll be doing a nice little dance.
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Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Delaware, Maryland, and Connecticut all cast their votes yesterday... and Donald Trump won every county, in every state... nobody saw that coming. He blew all expectations away. Ted Cruz has been mathematically "EliminaTed", and the only thing to even pay attention to is if Trump makes the number on June 7th.

 

Now Pennsylvania has 17 bound delegates that go immediately to Trump... but they have 54 delegates that are elected straight off the ballot, and it's up to them to go to the convention and cast their vote. Most are reporting Trump having a 950 delegate count, and CNN is reporting 988. I guess CNN knows that all but one of those delegates elected are pledged to Trump.

 

Current Delegate Count (CNN)

 

Donald Trump - 988

 

He needs 1,237 to win the nomination.

Who is doing the HR for Trump, after Chris "why am I standing here" Christie, we now have Mary Pat "What is that guy saying" Christie. :D

 

I know they polled the general female population about Trump and found like 2/3rd don't want him, how are his pollings for just female republicans?

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BREAKING: Cruz just selected Carly Fiorina as VP. Bad choice imo. She will drag him down. She'll be Palin 2.

Ted Cruz is in desperation mode to do anything to stop Trump from reaching 1,237 delegates. CNN just updated their delegate count, and Donald Trump now has 991 delegates. He has now exceeded his target number to reach the nomination. Ted Cruz has chosen to join forces with Carly Fiorina for one reason... California.

 

Sarah Palin is an amazing Republican talent, and I believe she will be the next Secretary of Energy in the presumptive Trump administration. Others in his administration I have already predicted will be Chris Christie as Attorney General, Dr. Ben Carson as Surgeon General, and Rudi Giuliani as the perfect Vice President. We shall see...

 

 

Sarah Palin is an amazing Republican talent,

 

The woman rejects global warming and disrespects scientists!!! I think she killed off McCain.

 

 

 

California.

 

Trump is leading greatly there. I don't think Fiorina can do anything to stop the juggernaut. 

 

 

Sarah Palin is an amazing Republican talent, and I believe she will be the next Secretary of Energy in the presumptive Trump administration. Others in his administration I have already predicted will be Chris Christie as Attorney General, Dr. Ben Carson as Surgeon General, and Rudi Giuliani as the perfect Vice President. We shall see...

 

 

If she is "amazing republican talent", one might wonder what "normal republican candidate" is... i guess her on energy would mean that Alaska becomes 1 giant refinery?

Chris Christie is the bride-gate-gate dude no? So you want both the president and the top prosecution to be vindicative persons? Guess the US gov will be payrolled by libel lawsuits...

Can't say a bad thing about Carson from a medical standpoint, he got thruw medschool for something. Unsure how a more beaurocratic role suits him.

Giuliani you say, the NY mayor one no? Thought he virtually ran the place aground.

 

 

Sarah Palin is an amazing Republican talent, and I believe she will be the next Secretary of Energy in the presumptive Trump administration. Others in his administration I have already predicted will be Chris Christie as Attorney General, Dr. Ben Carson as Surgeon General, and Rudi Giuliani as the perfect Vice President. We shall see...


I'm a Bernie supporter and with it almost certain now he will lose, I am kinda tempted to vote for Trump for the anti-establishment stances he 'claims' to share with Bernie. However if that's what his cabinet might look like, count me out for sure. That cabinet is god awful.

Ben Carson seems especially incapable to me. I would be terrified if I needed brain surgery and he was going to be my surgeon. He looks and act like he tried to perform brain surgery on himself and wasn't very successful. Plus the whole endorsing snake oil thing.
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I'm a Bernie supporter and with it almost certain now he will lose, I am kinda tempted to vote for Trump for the anti-establishment stances he 'claims' to share with Bernie. However if that's what his cabinet might look like, count me out for sure. That cabinet is god awful. Ben Carson seems especially incapable to me. I would be terrified if I needed brain surgery and he was going to be my surgeon. He looks and act like he tried to perform brain surgery on himself and wasn't very successful. Plus the whole endorsing snake oil thing.

That's the first time I have ever heard anyone bash the most brilliant neurologist in history for his talent as a physician... he's an awful politician. Chris Christie was a very successful Attorney General for New Jersey before he was Governor... enforcing the law is his best profession. Rudi Giuliani is loved by just about everyone. He was Attorney General for the state of New York before he was the Mayor of New York City. He put the mob in prison... including "the Teflon Don", John Gotti. New York City boomed under Rudi, and crime plummeted. He was affectionately labeled "America's Mayor", for his leadership after the 9-11 attack, and would have been President instead of Obama if he was not a Pro-Choice Republican.

 

These are only my predictions... I have no idea if they will come to pass.

Who is doing the HR for Trump, after Chris "why am I standing here" Christie, we now have Mary Pat "What is that guy saying" Christie. :D

 

I know they polled the general female population about Trump and found like 2/3rd don't want him, how are his pollings for just female republicans?

 

Here's some March numbers from Gallup on this question.  The table labelled "Donald Trump's Image, by Gender and Party" has the numbers you seek, which I've reproduced below (but do check the original link for related questions and commentary on the results):

 

Donald Trump's Image, by Gender and Party

 

Republicans/Leaners

Male: 61% favorable, 36% unfavorable

Female: 49% favorable, 46% unfavorable

 

Democrats/Leaners

Male: 12% favorable, 84% unfavorable

Female: 7% favorable, 89% unfavorable

That beggers the next question, can a female VP actually get Cruz some female votes. I'd say no, seeing that the female republicans probably alread are "entranchened" into there candidates and with little to no way outside influx is geing to happen to Cruz, makes me wonder who gave him this bright idea called Fiorina. (perhaps the same people who gave Trump Chris Christie :D)

 

 

That's the first time I have ever heard anyone bash the most brilliant neurologist in history for his talent as a physician... he's an awful politician.


Looking up his accomplishments, I'm not sure why you claim he was the most brilliant neurologist in history. He tweaked an already known neurological procedure and separated conjoined twins a few times with questionable success. Granted they were difficult, high risk operations but it's not like he was a miracle worker.

Though, really, I will concede he was at least at one time a great neurosurgeon. Maybe he's had a stroke or something since then, or maybe he acts differently in front of crowds/cameras, I don't know, all I know if that's how my Doctor acted, I'd ask for a different Doctor.

At any rate, good Doctor or not, I definitely don't think he's qualified as a leader. Certainly not for a position that high and important.

 

Chris Christie was a very successful Attorney General for New Jersey before he was Governor... enforcing the law is his best profession. Rudi Giuliani is loved by just about everyone. He was Attorney General for the state of New York before he was the Mayor of New York City. He put the mob in prison... including "the Teflon Don", John Gotti. New York City boomed under Rudi, and crime plummeted. He was affectionately labeled "America's Mayor", for his leadership after the 9-11 attack, and would have been President instead of Obama if he was not a Pro-Choice Republican. These are only my predictions... I have no idea if they will come to pass.


Those two I don't have as much issue with. It's mainly Ben Carson / Sarah Palin who I think have no business being in the head of the United States government.
When she runs for Congress, I'll be contributing with a fat donation.

 

Man she's hot.

 

She's hits home perfectly on the entire social media thing and the pc thing. 

 

However I do take the comments about sitting on our asses and not doing anything to heart.

 

I mean I don't intend to be boastful or arrogant but I believe that I do everything in power to help my community. Me and my fellow students raise money to help pay for the treatment of the needy that visit our hospital ward. We go around our neighborhoods asking for donations and give money to the ward donation fund that pays for investigations and treatments.

 

Personally, every election I get out of my house and badger ppl in my neighborhood to get out and vote (ppl are disenfranchised w/ democracy in my country due to political scandals and corruption). Even a couple of my friends just shoot off on facebook about our country being bad and govt. not doing enough but don't go out to vote to change that. They'd rather have a general ruling them.

That's pretty funny.

 

Edit: Would McCartney be able to really do anything, since it's essentially a parody that the dude beatboxed?? I'll admit to not knowing, but Weird Al has gotten away with it with brand new songs, and that one's pretty old.

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That's pretty funny.

 

Edit: Would McCartney be able to really do anything, since it's essentially a parody that the dude beatboxed?? I'll admit to not knowing, but Weird Al has gotten away with it with brand new songs, and that one's pretty old.

Al pays for what he does. I'm not really sure if McCartney himself can do much about it... I think it's a publishing thing, and The Beatles catalog has been bought and sold many times. The music is still under copyright.

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