Are we destined for a “Rubio versus Cruz” primary?

The electorate is sick and tired of beltway politicians.

The times are a changin’

Walker's gone, soon it will be Christie, Huckabee, Kasich, Graham, Paul — all politicians, and folks don't want the politicians who have already proven they don't represent their constituents any more.

Carly will be drug through the MSM tripwires over her $42 million golden parachute after being fired at HP for underperformance. I wish she had a better performance record, but sadly, she does not. She lost to Barbara Boxer, a loser if there ever was one. She's the candidate the Democrats want, but not the one the Republicans are going to rally behind. She hasn't even been on one board of directors since being fired at HP (possibly one, dropped soon thereafter).

Carson comes across as a nice person (and I like him a lot) that can't stand up to the Democrat and MSM onslaught — they are already skewering him over the Muslim President quote. We need an attack dog to go after the liberals this time.

Cruz and Rubio may gain traction, but they are mostly being ignored by the MSM, so they both have an uphill struggle to get “big donors” behind them.

Jeb Bush is toast — donors are going to continue to flee from him due to his poultry polling numbers. If any Democrats cross the line due to distaste for Hillary, they surely won't cross into Bush's camp, but they WILL cross into Trump's camp BECAUSE MOST AMERICANS ARE AGAINST THIS ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION ONSLAUGHT.

You are ignoring the N-U-M-B-E-R-S, the poll numbers, the campaign attendance numbers, the number of MSM articles and newscasts, the number of Blacks and Mexicans falling in behind Trump (have you looked at those numbers?).

The Democrats are going after Trump almost exclusively, and that's a number I like.

The MSM is totally ignoring Jeb Bush now.

I invite you to take a look at how this is shaping up. If you were around during the early Reagan campaign, you will see the similarities at how the MSM treats Trump. They keep trying to discount him, but they are discounting the numbers too.

He ain't going away.

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>> “Cruz and Rubio may gain traction, but they are mostly being ignored by the MSM, so they both have an uphill struggle to get “big donors” behind them.” <<

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Written by either a complete idiot, or a devious scammer.

Cruz is well connected to the big independent donors because they realize that he is the only acceptable candidate running.

He is also #1 by a wide margin with grass roots donors.

Soon Trump will finish decomposing, as more and more of his gullible followers realize that his bombast is pure vaporware, his change of positions solely a matter of expedience for the moment. Only Cruz has substance and a well thought out plan of action.
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I agree, I don't see much difference on policy between any of the candidates other than Trump and Cruz. The rest, even Carson, on policy are pretty much establishment types with a minor differences here and there. I must say on character Carson is hands down the best of the GOPe bunch and Carly the slimy worst.

However I disagree with you about Trump. I like Trump, Cruz is a good guy too, but on issues that matter to me, immigration, trade and the economy Trump is better.

Trump is also more electable than Cruz. (The following depends on who the Rats nominate of course) Rank and file democrats like Trump and more then a few will vote for Trump. Cruz would get very few cross over votes. The same goes for minorities, Trump will get some, Cruz would get none.

Trump vrs Hillary: Trump in a landslide.
Trump vrs Biden: Trump by a nose.
Trump vrs Sanders: Hard to call.

" his change of positions solely a matter of expedience for the moment."

One of the things I like about Trump is that he studies issues and then gets things right. As an example I submit the Syrian refugee crisis. At first Trump say "we have to do something "(take in more) but after studying the issue concluded,

I think we should help, but I think we should be very careful because frankly, we have very big problems. We're not gonna have a country if we don't start getting smart," he said. "We cannot help everybody through the world. Europe should help. Russian should help. China, they're not doing anything. The Gulf states are doing nothing. Saudi Arabia, Qatar, any of the gulf states, they're doing nothing. They should all help. And then maybe we could do something. But we have big problems to solve and we better solve them fast."

Cruz is also one that is sometimes wrong out of the gate but then get it right. I like that.

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