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Freeper Predictions.Who Will Be The Final Six GOP Candidates By 2016 Primaries.

Posted on 10/11/2014 5:06:17 PM PDT by Cruz_West_Paul2016

Although we are about 16 months away from having a pretty good rundown on who the likely 5 or 6 candidates will be, would be interesting to see if anyone can look into their crystal ball and foretell the final five or six candidates as we head into the second half of the 2016 primary season. Seven or eight of the possible candidates are pretty much set in stone. The most obvious candidate has to be Ted Cruz. We can all agree that if he runs, he will likely be the one to beat. But who will be the other five candidates in the final clash? Would love to hear some predictions. One of us is likely to get it right, or at least predict Five of the "Final Six".


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To: Cruz_West_Paul2016

Pick from what group?

Declared candidates?

Why, there aren’t any.

So.. you want to play fantasy football or what?


21 posted on 10/11/2014 5:24:56 PM PDT by humblegunner (Why hello, Captain Trips.)
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To: Jane Long

I didn’t say it made sense...I just heard he was thinking about. I doubt he would make it TO Iowa, let alone get out.

Nobody is mentioning Huckabee. Ha ha.


22 posted on 10/11/2014 5:25:22 PM PDT by Vermont Lt (Ebola: Death is a lagging indicator.)
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To: Cruz_West_Paul2016

According to the latest polls from RealClearPolitics:

Oct. 9

Bush 15
Christie 13
Huck 9
Paul 7
Ryan 6
Cruz 6

Rubio 3
Walker3
Jindal 3
Perry 2
Santorum 2

Oct. 4

Bush 15
Paul 13
Ryan 13
Christie 12
Perry 7

Cruz 6
Rubio 6
Jindal 4
Walker 3
Santorum 3

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/latest_polls/president/

Don’t ask me to defend the data. The two polls (or composites of polls) have 3 things in common, Bush in first, Santorum in last, and Cruz in 6th with 6%

So based on research versus my own preferences, I’d say Cruz would make the top six.


23 posted on 10/11/2014 5:25:41 PM PDT by truth_seeker (oMercedes, BMWs, Audis,)
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To: Theodore R.

He made all those moves to minimize citizenship objections for a reason, and there is no other reason.


24 posted on 10/11/2014 5:25:55 PM PDT by RegulatorCountry
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To: Cruz_West_Paul2016

Final Six? Okay, here’s my best SWAG (Scientific Wild-Butt Guess).

1. Ted Cruz
2. Bobby Jindal
3. Mike Pence
4. Marco Rubio
5. Rand Paul
6. Jeb Bush

7. (my dark horse candidate) Lindsey Graham. He may run. If he does, he may hang around longer than any of us would like.

As for the others I can think of - Palin won’t run, Romney may but I think his ship has sailed, Newt and Herman Cain are interesting but won’t get anywhere.


25 posted on 10/11/2014 5:26:31 PM PDT by DemforBush (A Repo Man is always intense.)
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To: ronnie raygun

Hey, all of the Carval cakes were really the same mold.

Just like the candidates we’ve had the last few times.


26 posted on 10/11/2014 5:26:35 PM PDT by Vermont Lt (Ebola: Death is a lagging indicator.)
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To: Brandonmark

Pretty close, I’ll bet. Hope Cruz makes it that far.


27 posted on 10/11/2014 5:26:44 PM PDT by bigbob (The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly. Abraham Lincoln)
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To: Nuc 1.1
Ryan was an interesting pick.

I may be the only one who lists him, but he has been on the national ticket once and that generally counts for something.

28 posted on 10/11/2014 5:31:21 PM PDT by Brandonmark (OWCM is The new American Minority! 11.06.12 - Day of Infamy!)
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To: Cruz_West_Paul2016

Used to always enjoy such ponderings about upcoming elections, but nowadays, with the current state of the GOP, the thought rather nauseates me. 2012 was a horror to end all horrors.

The only two candidates I would likely get out to vote for would be Palin or Cruz.


29 posted on 10/11/2014 5:36:31 PM PDT by greene66
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To: Cruz_West_Paul2016
likely 5 or 6 candidates

Well, considering how they like to push bad nominees down our throats:

  1. Chris Christie
  2. Mitt Romney
  3. Rick Perry
  4. Jeb Bush
  5. John Boehner
    and, to reach across the isle
  6. Hillary Clinton

30 posted on 10/11/2014 5:43:57 PM PDT by OneWingedShark (Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
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To: Cruz_West_Paul2016
Ted Cruz - Prez

Jeb Bush - VP (hey, there will probably be the need for some sort of compromise like for his daddy)

Ben Carson - Surgeon General extraordinaire

Allen West - Secretary of Defense extraordinaire

Scott Walker - Whatever office would pi$$ off the unions

Sarah Palin - Whatever office would pi$$ off the media

31 posted on 10/11/2014 5:44:50 PM PDT by Slyfox (Satan's goal is to rub out the image of God he sees in the face of every human.)
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To: lee martell

Debbie Wasserman is going to spend 1/2 of her free time accusing all of them of being cavemen/women beaters, etc.


32 posted on 10/11/2014 5:46:06 PM PDT by Cruz_West_Paul2016
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To: Brandonmark

Concur. I overlooked him.


33 posted on 10/11/2014 5:47:31 PM PDT by Nuc 1.1 (Nuc 1 Liberals aren't Patriots. Remember 1789!)
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To: Cruz_West_Paul2016

the correct spelling is Sergeant, not Sargaent


34 posted on 10/11/2014 5:52:06 PM PDT by Kaslin (He needed the ignorant to reelect him, and he got them. Now we all have to pay the consequenses)
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To: Cruz_West_Paul2016

Rand Paul
Paul Ryan
Mike Pence
Niki Haley

Darkhorse:
Kevin McCarty?


35 posted on 10/11/2014 5:56:50 PM PDT by tcrlaf (Q)
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To: Brandonmark

Personally I thought he was a lousy pick for VP and the debate proved it....he won’t last long ....if he’s dumb enough to run!!


36 posted on 10/11/2014 5:56:57 PM PDT by ontap
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To: Cruz_West_Paul2016

What....no ones excited about a possible run by.....Peter King!!! Really!!!!


37 posted on 10/11/2014 6:00:01 PM PDT by ontap
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To: Cruz_West_Paul2016

My guesses:

On the right:

1. Ted Cruz
2. Mike Pence
3. Rick Santorum
4. Bobby Jindal

Establishment choice:

5. Jeb Bush

Backup establishment choice:

6. Rand Paul


38 posted on 10/11/2014 6:02:49 PM PDT by Engraved-on-His-hands (Conservative 2016!! The Dole, H.W. Bush, McCain, Romney experiment has failed.)
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To: Cruz_West_Paul2016

Cruz, Jindal, Walker, Santorum, Huckabee, one midwestern placeholder (Pence, why not). Cruz should take it but Jindal gets the media and money to give him a run for it, and beats Cruz if he stumbles.

Jeb, Romney, Rubio and Christie don’t run. Jeb and Romney will read the polls and see they can’t beat Hillary — the nomination and losing aren’t worth it for either. Rubio and Christie will read the polls and realize the can’t get the nomination and should bide their time.


39 posted on 10/11/2014 6:13:12 PM PDT by only1percent
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To: Cruz_West_Paul2016

Here are some suprises..
Cruz
Rubio
Pence
Walker
Paul
Perry


40 posted on 10/11/2014 6:31:41 PM PDT by rrrod (at home in Medellin Colombia)
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