A Republican nominee should “lose the primary to win the general without violating your principles.”--Jeb Bush
What a cast of characters! Every view is represented: Jeb and Mitt for the establishment, Ben Carson the doctor, Ted Cruz the radical, Carly Fiorina representing Republican women, Rand Paul the libertarian-lite, John Bolton for the war hawks, Mike Huckabee for the religious right, with Sarah Palin and Donald Trump for comic relief and a host of extras. How will it end?
- John Bolton
- Jeb Bush
- Ben Carson
- Chris Christie
- Ted Cruz
- Carly Fiorina
- Newt Gingrich
- Lindsey Graham
- Mike Huckabee
- Bobby Jindal
- Sarah Palin
- George Pataki
- Rand Paul
- Mike Pence
- Mitt Romney
- Marco Rubio
- Paul Ryan
- Rick Santorum
- Donald Trump
- Scott Walker
With a cast like this, “Gilligan’s Island” might still be going strong.
All of the above are said to be interested and doubtless several more as well. The GOP had hoped for a short, quiet campaign with few debates and no mistakes ending in the nomination of a consensus candidate with a chance of winning a national election; little chance of that it seems. Already the prospective candidates are attacking one another.
© William Hungerford – January 2015
It’s true! The Republican/Conservative/Tea Party candidates really let their freak flag wave at the Iowa Freedom Summit. But – John Bolton? I thought he was too busy leveling the UN Headquarters..
Most all will provide fuel for the comedic fires, what’s not funny is, the number of Americans who take them seriously enough to financially support and vote for them.
If George Pataki is serious – there might be a contender after all.
It is easy to enroll in Clown College. Not so easy to graduate.
That list is actually quite terrifying. The fact that any one of those people could gain public support is even more terrifying.