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The Memo: Five Republicans who could primary Trump in 2020
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| 12-27-2017
| Niall Stanage
Posted on 12/28/2017 6:36:20 AM PST by Sir Napsalot
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To: Sir Napsalot
Oh sure. I can just picture any of the Trump rallies - those people wouldn’t turn from Trump to ANY of those choices. Flake is delusional.
To: Ted Grant
I dont think Ted Cruz will ever be president.
I tend to agree. While I think Cruz is more authentically conservative than Trump, I also think Trump is much more effective. Cruz is far less inherently likeable than Trump. Because of that, I think Ted would certainly have lost to Hillary.
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posted on
12/28/2017 6:55:52 AM PST
by
rbg81
(Truth is stranger than fiction)
To: Wallace T.
If Texas goes purple or blue, game over. Unfortunately it will. Changing the demographics of certain key Republican states has always been the game plan of the left. Just look at Florida. It recently welcomed 200,000 Puerto Ricans to the I-4 corridor. Most will be voting for free stuff, so it's bad news for the Rs.
To: Dr. Sivana
Has she fixed her drinking problem?
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posted on
12/28/2017 7:01:31 AM PST
by
CMSMC
To: Dr. Sivana
>>> Cruz made as much peace as he could with Trump, and is young enough to make a run in 2024 against Pence and a straight-RINO.
I'll give you that Cruz has ambitions and can probably run as a Trump 3rd term, I don't see how he's going to have objection to Trump policies (so far).
Depending on how savvy Pence campaign is. What is the chance that Pence actually wants to be potus?
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posted on
12/28/2017 7:02:20 AM PST
by
Sir Napsalot
(Pravda + Useful Idiots = USSR; Journ0List + Useful Idiots = DopeyChangey)
To: Sir Napsalot
As it stands now, of the five Ted Cruz is the only one who would NOT challenge Trump in the primary. Also, of the five, Kasich is the most likely to challenge Trump, followed by Flake, then Martinez, then Sasse.
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posted on
12/28/2017 7:02:29 AM PST
by
ought-six
(Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule.)
To: rbg81
Yes, I think so.
I agree with almost every syllable Ted Cruz says, but his presentation is awful. He has a hard time connecting with people. He’s stiff. He’s painfully unfunny when he’s trying to be funny.
He’s better suited to be a backbencher Congressman from a conservative district, circa 1982.
Cruz would get obliterated in a general election. A little worse than Romney performed in the electoral college. He’s a dud.
To: OttawaFreeper
I think there was, the GOPe hated Reagan. He had only 2 challengers in the 1984 primaries: Former Minnesota Governor Harold Stassen who got 12,749 votes (0.19%), and former Ambassador to Paraguay under Nixon Ben Fernandez who received 202 votes (0.00%). Note: He was the 1st Hispanic to run for President, from either party, in 1980, 1984, & 1992. He was
the son of illegal immigrants.
To: Sir Napsalot
Amazingly absent from this list is any Bushes and I think Jeb Bush is most likely to challenge Trump (again). Kasich might be dumb enough to try it. His father was a mailman, you know.
Ms. Martinez makes more sense as a cabinet member. I wouldn’t rule out any Rinos from New Hampshire. And I wouldn’t be surprised to see someone like Mark Cuban enter the ring if only to force Trump to spend a lot of money and get under his skin.
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posted on
12/28/2017 7:06:30 AM PST
by
OrangeHoof
(Let Trump Be Trump. Would you rather have Hillary?)
To: JonPreston
I think Cruz would have crushed Hillary. I also don’t think Cruz will run in 2020 because Trump is keeping his campaign promises.
If Trump keeps it up, I believe Cruz will give him an enthusiastic endorsement. Cruz, with good reason, questioned whether Trump would keep his promises. I’m sure Cruz has been pleasantly surprised so far.
To: Sir Napsalot
Flake sure lives up to his name. PUTZ !
To: Sir Napsalot
Writing from within his bubble - this writer polled the 3 Republicans at his Christmas parties.
To: WASCWatch
Once Cruz allowed Glenn Beck into his campaign it was over.
To: Sir Napsalot
Three first-class jerks and Martinez and Cruz, who wouldn’t have a chance either and haven’t shown an inclination to go against the most conservative president since Reagan.
To: Sir Napsalot
What is the chance that Pence actually wants to be potus?
I'd say pretty good. He's not shy about running for office and had both Congressional and Executive experience before being tabbed for VP. He was smart enough to see that the 2012 field would not allow him to break from the pack even before Trump got in. He would also have an easier time fund-raising and being well-known by 2024. Also, Trump himself is likely to support Pence in various ways.
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posted on
12/28/2017 7:18:17 AM PST
by
Dr. Sivana
(There is no salvation in politics.)
To: OrangeHoof
>>> Amazingly absent from this list is any Bushes and I think Jeb Bush is most likely to challenge Trump (again).
Jeb! would draw the same people interested in Kasich. Maybe they will come up with their own deal.
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posted on
12/28/2017 7:19:49 AM PST
by
Sir Napsalot
(Pravda + Useful Idiots = USSR; Journ0List + Useful Idiots = DopeyChangey)
To: Sir Napsalot
The likelihood of a bus load of twenty supermodels knocking on my door in five minutes each begging me to father their babies is greater than any of these five wanna-bees getting more delegates than Jeb Bush if they tried any crap in 2020.
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posted on
12/28/2017 7:22:23 AM PST
by
july4thfreedomfoundation
(SCHLONGED: How Donald Trump Beat My Lying, Marxist Ass and Went On to Win the November Election. HRC)
To: Democrats hate too much
Kasich is planning to run as the democrats VP in 2020
He'll be 68 upon getting the nomination. If Warren, Biden, Sanders, Clinton, etc. get the nomination, there will be 140 years between them. If they gop with a Giillebrand or Kamala Harris, then he gets to play Lloyd Bentsen. The Dem base would NOT allow a pro-life guy (not really, but too much for them!) be a heartbeat from the presidency.
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posted on
12/28/2017 7:23:59 AM PST
by
Dr. Sivana
(There is no salvation in politics.)
To: Sir Napsalot
Not a chance for any of them.
Martinez? As a New Mexico resident, I've seen the craptastic job she's done here. She's got too much baggage that would come out. She's also got a bad case of do-you-know-who-I-amitis.
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posted on
12/28/2017 7:29:00 AM PST
by
IYAS9YAS
(There are two kinds of people: Those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.)
To: Sir Napsalot
Its the media hoping to stir up trouble. There is no chance that Trump will face a primary challenge, no matter how much the media prays to Gaia.
Even those Republicans who despise Trump know hes a buzz saw and just want to hide in a closet until its all over. Who wants to step up and be the next Jeb?
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posted on
12/28/2017 7:30:21 AM PST
by
dead
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