Posted on 12/01/2015 8:05:23 AM PST by VinL
Senator Ted Cruz shot up to the No. 2 spot for the first time in USA Today's Power Rankings. Cruz's investment in Iowa has been a big help.
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How many more “talking heads” do you think there are?
You need a course in understanding political journalism.
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Two Texans on the ticket would do little for balance.
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I think that the constitution bars having the presidential and vice presidential candidates from the same state.
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I cannot find it in my copy of the Constitution of the United States.
For a very good reason - it’s not there.
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Well you add up all the various spots the person is selected for and that becomes
your ‘power ranking’. Now I believe the election operates on a different scale in that
Number One is the winner and no 2nd, 3rd place votes matter.
Power rankings are good indicators of overall acceptability of a candidate but the #1 ranking
is all that will count on election day.
Donald Trump is from NY-—Texas Gov Abbott as his VP running mate would be a terrific ticket.
What a “get ‘er done” WH team they would make.
The first 30 days would be historic......repeal repeal repeal.
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They fail to reveal just who it is that is “voting” in their obviously closed “survey,” either.
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It has to do with the Electoral College. Its confusing.
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I bet you love to read your trolling lies here!
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Don’t bet too much on that...you’ll lose bigtime.
Pipe dream——Buffet is a Bill Gates liberal.
THAT is definitely a combo that would set this listing ship upright!!
From your keyboard to God’s ear!
I love my Gov Abbott! Thanks for posting that excellent resume summary, of his :)
Gov Abbott’s got so many plusses....hard to limit the list to the few outstanding ones mentioned.
Consider that as VP, he would be in line for the presidency.
Seems to be a vengeful me-first Latino strain in Cruz——the hateful “us against them” spills over every now and then.
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Vengeful? Hateful? “Us against them”? Perhaps you should review your own posting history on Sen. Cruz threads.
But Trump is quoted as saying he is “terrific” and named him as a possible cabinet pick in August. I guess you can’t rule Buffett out if he’s a possible cabinet pick right?
Here’s my take when Carson and Rubio collapse, which is a given the vast majority of their supporters will turn to Cruz. One of the major reason is that Trumper supporters have been so overwhelming obnoxious that many will refuse to consider Trump despite his saying all the right things because a majority of his supporters have been so overtly rude and condescending that they won’t be bullied into voting for Trump.
Oh, freakin BITE ME ya loser crybaby. WAAHH WAHHH WAAAHHH ya freak. WTF is wrong with you, you get your a&& handed to you in grade school? You *UGLY*, *STUPID*, *WEAK* immoral little DOOMSDAY PREPPING LOOOOOSER!! "Oh my GAH the world is gonna END I need to buy MORE TWINKIES!!!" What a pointless, cancer-ridden RETARD you are.
Oh, and please vote for Donald Trump. He's pretty awesome.
because a majority of his supporters have been so overtly rude and condescending
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Curious where are you seeing all this at? Just FR or out
in the public, news media, local events, etc.
All the rest of the candidates, forget about it. It's down to these four and I expect Carson will fall further, making it three choices as follows:
Trump: For those who want to completely upset the apple cart.
Cruz: For those who want a hard turn to the right.
Rubio: For those who want status quo.
They fail to reveal just who it is that is “voting” in their obviously closed “survey,” either.
Participants in USA TODAY’s GOP Power Rankings:
Kristen Soltis Anderson, Republican pollster and author of The Selfie Vote
Henry Barbour, Republican strategist, Mississippi
Paul Brathwaite, principal, Podesta Group
Dianne Bystrom, director, Center for Women and Politics, Iowa State University
Herman Cain, talk show host and former GOP presidential candidate
Maria Cardona, Democratic strategist and CNN Commentator, The Dewey Square Group
Frank Donatelli, former RNC deputy chairman and Reagan advisor
Sara Fagen, partner, DDC Advocacy
Peter Fenn, Democratic political strategist, Fenn Communications
Denise Feriozzi, deputy executive director, EMILY’s List
Karen Floyd, CEO, The Palladian Group and former South Carolina GOP chair
Aaron Ghitelman, communications manager, HeadCount
Andra Gillespie, polling analyst and political science professor, Emory University
Nathan L. Gonzales, editor, The Rothenberg & Gonzales Political Report
Lilly J. Goren, political science and global studies professor, Carroll University
Doug Gross, Iowa attorney and previous Republican gubernatorial nominee
O. Kay Henderson, news director, Radio Iowa
Ken Khachigian, senior partner, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
Carl Leubsdorf, Washington columnist, The Dallas Morning News
Deb Lucia, Topeka 912 – the Capital City Tea Party
Matt Mackowiak, Republican consultant and president, Potomac Strategy Group, LLC
Dan Maffei, former Democratic congressman, New York
Phil Musser, chairman, IMGE digital media agency
Margie Omero, Democratic pollster, Purple Insights
Jon Ralston, host, “Ralston Live†on PBS affiliates in Nevada
Craig Robinson, founder and editor, TheIowaRepublican.com
Alan Rosenblatt, Ph.D., Sr. VP of digital strategy, turner4D
Dante Scala, political science professor, University of New Hampshire
Adam Sharp, head of news, government and elections, Twitter
Alex Smith, national chairman, College Republicans
Todd Spangler, Washington correspondent, Detroit Free Press
Kathy Sullivan, DNC committeewoman and former Democratic Party chair, New Hampshire
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Hmmmm....I fail to see any well-known conservatives in the above list. Glad to see they even asked a DNC chair and a former Dem congressman, as well as a slew of other lefties, to take part in....the GOP rankings!!! LOL.
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