Frankly, SE is behind the political times IMO. That’s what you get when you spend all your time writing, appearing on TV and talking to your peers when you should be out getting the real pulse.
I discounted Ben Carson quite a while back because of one or two of his articles on how we have to pull together behind establishment Republicanism to win elections. I remember a lot of people here getting ticked off because of it.
This was before the November elections which proved him wrong, frankly, and what his current positions are now I really don’t care. Moved on, been there done that, better and greener grass when it comes to conservative candidates.
SE, get your head out....and get out.
The “process” is working just fine.
As more people hear from Carson, in his own words, the more support he loses.
That is the way it should be.
If the GOPe is unhappy with the quality of Conservative candidates they only have themselves to blame. They are the ones who destroyed anyone who posed a “threat” to their chosen ones. Yes, conservatives are going to keep on coming. Why? Because they want representation.
Carson should not be president, he is a brilliant guy who has spent his life out of the relevant loop. But he contributes to the conversation that must take place as people try to find a platform that works for them and not simply the jigsaw puzzle of backroom negotiated this and that written in focus group approved terms. The people want what is rightfully theirs, they want representation.
Ben Carson was a great surgeon......he’s a terrible politician and not a very good Republican. He’d be a much better Democrat.
Ted Cruz
“But instead of using his newfound fame to, I don’t know, raise money to...”
I’ll be glad when, like, the Millennials who, like, write this way, I don’t know, grow up.
But I've got three Republicans: Cruz, Walker, Palin.
Palin isn't running. Walker isn't perfect. Cruz seems pretty darn good.
I don't expect perfection. I could expand my field, but it would take a lot. I could shrink my field, but it would take a lot. I'm pretty much set in my decision for 2016. I don't care what the media reports.
Oh, yeah... S.E. Cupp, a so-called “conservative” who is pro-fag marriage, pro-dope, pro-amnesty, and is an atheist to boot. If Carson is annoying her, it speaks well of Carson. Cupp is a perfect example of why I no longer pay attention to ANY of the conservative punditry. I have little doubt the whole reasoning for her piece is her desire to silence GOP voices that don’t cowtow to the homo agenda.
No, Carson’s not my guy. He’s weak on some issues (2nd Amendment being foremost). But I’d rather have him in the arena and listen to what he has to say than the corrupt crowd of RINOs and their cretinous beltway operatives.
Why write a piece like this? We all know he has no chance of being the nominee.
Dr. Carson will be a fine Surgeon General or head of HHS to oversee the dismantling oof it as part of the President Ted Cruz administration.
She writes this like its a freshman English exposition paper.
Grabbing at rhetorical arguments that are meaningless. And she’s comparing Cruz to Obama in profile. It’s so shallow. And useless
She says Cruz has no political experience for instance
First, is she trying to argue that Obama is terrible because of his lack of political experience?
And, Cruz argued cases at the Supreme Court, and was state solicitor gen. Does she think the Supreme Court is not political?
Cruz bypasses the media His intelligence and experience tell him the media will destroy conservatives
He won a senate runoff against a long time entrenched Bush - backed lt gov
Is SE saying that Cruz doesn’t know about politics?
I didn’t read the article. Just skimmed it for any argument that popped out. The rest doesn’t improve from there I am betting
She is off the list. I’ll remember every one of pundits and pols on the right who go after him like I remember people who pretended to be friends with any of my siblings and were awful to them
I’ll remember them as unwise people to not be trusted or followed
SE Cupp is on the list with all those at fox this week who did this
They are going to be very embarrassed and unable to crawl out if he succeeds. And they’ll grow more vicious over it
But they’ll make less sense
This is a senseless argument
She’s talking about Carson? Starting with “only one person has announced candidacy” and then going on with the major argument against Cruz that he has no experience?
And she a not talking about Cruz?
Hmm ok
I measure conservatism with Republicanism less and less.
Tec Cruz. Accept no substitutes.
I don’t rule Carson out. Why anyone would use Obama’s lack of experience as a reason to vote against someone else is beyond me. It is not his lack of experience that is the problem, it is his hate America, radical ideology that is the problem. Add to that the media’s cover for him and we have what we have. Someone with a lack of experience as a politician might just be what we need, especially someone who loves the country. Someone with a lack of experience can surround himself/herself with very smart, knowledgeable people and do just fine. Obama is hardly someone to use as an example.