Cruz and Carly
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Seems like a desperate move by Ted to try to get some delegates in California. Throwing any shit against the wall right now and hope it sticks.
Pulling out all the stops to prevent trump from getting to 1237. Desperate move to steal a few California delegates, but I guess no one noticing that Cruz finished third in four out of the five primaries this week. This is going to work as well as the Kasich/Cruz alliance strategy.
Speaking of Trump, I guess the talking point about his supporters being white, blue collar and high school dropouts no longer applies. Dominated affluent white collar counties like Bucks County PA and Fairfield County CT. Remember all of that silly talk about his ceiling being 20%?
Speaking of Trump, I guess the talking point about his supporters being white, blue collar and high school dropouts no longer applies. Dominated affluent white collar counties like Bucks County PA and Fairfield County CT. Remember all of that silly talk about his ceiling being 20%?
I said it was between 30-40% before everyone bowed out. To date, Trump has 39.6% of the votes in the republican primary. Ceiling is there, but definitely a little higher than most thought.
Trump did outperform his polls this week which may indicate voters were pissed about the Cruz/Kasich scheming...Getting Carly on board with Ted is all about getting California delegates away from Trump since delegates are divided evenly by districts and Carly won most of them in her 2010 bid. It is going to be a photo finish for Trump.
That's a stretch at best. The 39.6 includes all primaries and the earlier ones when it was a crowded field. As others have dropped out, he seems to picking up most of their votes. That's pretty clear. He's killing it in just about every demographic now too, which he wasn't at the start.
Cruz may have just handed all of CA with this desparation move.
Cruz may have just handed all of CA with this desparation move.
With the results from last week, I think the game as officially changed. A vote for Cruz or Kasich is a vote for the establishment to get its way and play games with a brokered convention. A vote for Trump, even if you don't like him, is a vote for the people's choice to run for President.
Based on the most recent Indiana polls, it looks like it's over. Carly will end up having the VP slot for less time than Miss Colombia had the Miss Universe crown...
Donald Trump to the Republican establishment....mic drop
Does the presumptive nominee still have a ceiling???
I can't predict his moves, but it sounds like pivot time. Donald T. no longer running against his primary opponents or the Democratic nominee...he'll be running against the political establishment that has an 85% dissatisfaction rating.
Does the presumptive nominee still have a ceiling???
I can't predict his moves, but it sounds like pivot time. Donald T. no longer running against his primary opponents or the Democratic nominee...he'll be running against the political establishment that has an 85% dissatisfaction rating.
Carly is the living reincarnation of John Corzine. Both failed CEO's that were paid off to just go away & then used their money in an attempt to buy political ,office. For Corzine it worked for a little while until the voters got tired of his act.
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People with money think that because they have become ridiculously wealthy that they are just smarter than everyone else. Thus, they believe they have what it takes to be Governor, Senator or even President. Being wealthy does not make you smarter or wiser or more qualified. It is rare that someone who is extremely wealthy make a good leader. It is very difficult for them to relate to the common man. It is difficult for them not to act authoritative and like a dictator. And it makes it very difficult them to foster the art of negotiation and compromise with the legislature. They do not live in the real world that everyone else lives in. Therefore, how can they actually lead the people.
Especially in today's world, if you are billionaire, it really does disqualify you from office.
That's kind of a broad statement that I would disagree. If someone gained their wealth by building something of value and/or led a company, most of the time you will find people that are smart or have outstanding leadership skills (attracting and keeping talent). I know quite a few "wealthy' people that started from humble beginnings and have instilled those values in their children as well as those that work for them. And don't kid yourself, many executives need to be outstanding at negotiation and communication in their roles. I would look less at someone's wealth but rather where they came from and what their results/record have been.
I am sorry. There is not someone I admire more than Steve Jobs. His vision and what he demanded and his results changed the world. No matter how great he was, he would have been a horrendous President. While my statement is very broad, it was intended to be. It would be the exceptional human that would come from great wealth and yet make an effective and good President. While they did not have Trump money, JKF and FDR were very wealthy. But, you can argue they could relate to the people and were effective leaders. They are the exception and not the rule.
And the people who are really good executives at their respective companies, means nothing in the skill set you need to be an effective leader to run this country or state.
And Bill Gates would be a horrible President as well. Just be cause you give away money does not make you qualified. I know people hate politicians, but the reality is that it is a very difficult job on the national level. You need to have to be versed on so many different areas. The breadth of knowledge needed is tremendous.
We hate politicians because they deserve it. I know there are some well meaning ones but we are in this contentious, two party log jam nonsense because they've perpetuated it. These would be those same national politicians who didn't even read the ACA.
Things have never been this contentious. A repub rep who acted in consort in any way with the President of this great country over the past 8 years would have seen that act used against him in his re-election campaign and the opponent would draw big outside money to get that traitor out of office. Dems are far from perfect, but not close to that bad. Fox News made the matter tons worse, and now MCNBC isn't helping either.
I fear what Trump would do or say if elected, but I do think the logjam would be far better with a loose cannon like him in office who would tell some people to f off.
