Kathianne
09-22-2015, 07:28 AM
There was a post on who would be 'first' to go, Perry answered that one. Came across the following, thought it was interesting:
http://pjmedia.com/diaryofamadvoter/2015/09/22/republican-candidate-survivor-whos-next/?singlepage=true
First they came for Rick Perry, then they came for Scott Walker… Well, they didn’t really come for them. The candidates saw the handwriting on the wall… or, more precisely, the lack of handwriting (on donors’ checks)… and disqualified themselves from the great game of “Republican Candidate Survivor.”Both were sinking in the polls of course, Walker from a formerly high perch.
Now there are 14. Who will be the next to go?
Obviously, the four from last week’s undercard — George Pataki, Rick Santorum, Bobby Jindal and Lindsey Graham — are running on the proverbial fumes. Who is paying for these guys to crisscross the country with only one percent of the vote, sometimes less? Would their money be better spent on, say, cancer research? Or if they wanted to get ideological, doing something about our schools or investing in movies and television with a conservative message? (They could even make money!)
The possibilities are endless, but fat cats seem to have an irresistible urge to support political candidates, much like race horses. Most of us assume that’s for business purposes, as Trump himself admitted, but I suspect it’s almost as much for the sport and the silly autographed photo in their study.
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Still, the big reason I’m impatient is that I’m pretty certain of the last six contestants in the Republican game and want to get it on already. It looks very much like Trump, Carson, Fiorina, Bush, Rubio and Cruz — not necessarily in that order.
Some smart folks (http://hotair.com/archives/2015/09/21/are-we-destined-for-a-rubio-versus-cruz-primary/) are going further, predicting that at (to use a phrase that should be officially banned from the English language) “the end of the day” it will be Rubio v. Cruz, Cuban-American v. Cuban-American, jockeying for the nomination. We’ll have to wait and see as we continue our season of “Republican Candidate Survivor.” So far the ratings are terrific.
But give Walker his farewell words:
Today, I believe that I am being called to lead by helping to clear the race so that a positive conservative message can rise to the top of the field. With that in mind, I will suspend my campaign immediately.
I encourage other Republican presidential candidates to consider doing the same so the voters can focus on a limited number of candidates who can offer a positive conservative alternative to the current frontrunner. This is fundamentally important to the future of the party and – ultimately – to the future of our country.
So there you have it. Next?
http://pjmedia.com/diaryofamadvoter/2015/09/22/republican-candidate-survivor-whos-next/?singlepage=true
First they came for Rick Perry, then they came for Scott Walker… Well, they didn’t really come for them. The candidates saw the handwriting on the wall… or, more precisely, the lack of handwriting (on donors’ checks)… and disqualified themselves from the great game of “Republican Candidate Survivor.”Both were sinking in the polls of course, Walker from a formerly high perch.
Now there are 14. Who will be the next to go?
Obviously, the four from last week’s undercard — George Pataki, Rick Santorum, Bobby Jindal and Lindsey Graham — are running on the proverbial fumes. Who is paying for these guys to crisscross the country with only one percent of the vote, sometimes less? Would their money be better spent on, say, cancer research? Or if they wanted to get ideological, doing something about our schools or investing in movies and television with a conservative message? (They could even make money!)
The possibilities are endless, but fat cats seem to have an irresistible urge to support political candidates, much like race horses. Most of us assume that’s for business purposes, as Trump himself admitted, but I suspect it’s almost as much for the sport and the silly autographed photo in their study.
...
Still, the big reason I’m impatient is that I’m pretty certain of the last six contestants in the Republican game and want to get it on already. It looks very much like Trump, Carson, Fiorina, Bush, Rubio and Cruz — not necessarily in that order.
Some smart folks (http://hotair.com/archives/2015/09/21/are-we-destined-for-a-rubio-versus-cruz-primary/) are going further, predicting that at (to use a phrase that should be officially banned from the English language) “the end of the day” it will be Rubio v. Cruz, Cuban-American v. Cuban-American, jockeying for the nomination. We’ll have to wait and see as we continue our season of “Republican Candidate Survivor.” So far the ratings are terrific.
But give Walker his farewell words:
Today, I believe that I am being called to lead by helping to clear the race so that a positive conservative message can rise to the top of the field. With that in mind, I will suspend my campaign immediately.
I encourage other Republican presidential candidates to consider doing the same so the voters can focus on a limited number of candidates who can offer a positive conservative alternative to the current frontrunner. This is fundamentally important to the future of the party and – ultimately – to the future of our country.
So there you have it. Next?