3 Senators: Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.), Ben Sasse (R-Neb.), and Ted Cruz (R-Texas)
and
2 Governors: John Kasich (R-Ohio) and Susana Martinez (R-New Mexico)
FReepers, any thoughts?
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.
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.
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.
Even those Republicans who despise Trump know he’s a buzz saw and just want to hide in a closet until it’s all over. Who wants to step up and be the next Jeb?
Not a chance. This is fake news.
Here’s my thoughts... LOL.!
A lot of people look at Trump and think, gee, if he can be president, I can.
Most of these people are delusional. And any politician who tries to primary Trump will be damaged goods and will see his career ended.
I’m a Cruz guy, but there is no chance Cruz runs against Trump this time out. He and Trump are too much in agreement on the issues, to this day I’m disappointed they weren’t able to run as a team. Only if Trump is unable to run for some reason would Cruz run. And then he’ll have to consider Pence, who theoretically will have a leg up.
As for the others on the list, they aren’t worth the time of day. I would be happy if I never hear of any of them again in public office.
My thoughts are that Trump will not run in 2020 and will fully support Pence for the Repub nomination.
None of them are going to run...
Flake is killing himself with his anti-Trump ramblings. He thinks he is stabilising a NeverTrump base but by primary time that “base” will be a handful of delusional RINO’s meeting in a coat closet.
Ben Sasse, hasn’t he been complimenting President Trump? I don’t think he’ll take on the Trumpkrieg.
Ted Cruz shot himself in both feet last go round. When a gracious Candidate Trump gave him speaking time at the convention the best he could come up with was a “vote your conscience” speech.
I was a Cruz supporter but that left a very bad taste in my mouth.
While Martinez does check the Chicano/Hispanic box and the Lady Parts box she ain’t got the name recognition to take on President Trump.
Best she can hope for is to set herself up for 2024 or a Senate seat.
John Kasich is out of his pea picking mind.
Mr Irrelevance himself.
Look up deluded in the dictionary and it has a picture of The Mailmans Son.
To paraphrase a great graphic, which I don’t know how to post:
I would rather shove a wet noodle up a wildcats ass in a phone booth than listen to another speech by The Mailmans Son.
Flake lives up to his name...He is a RINO
Kasich is too willing to keep taxing workers to support illegals & non-workers. He has no fire in his belly, & no brains to run a country. IF he dropped dead in a remote cabin & wasn’t found for a month, the state of Ohio would run itself. He isn’t running it.
I don’t think Martinez has near enough experience...
Nor Sasse
Cruz might find himself better off in a Congress which has had a thorough housecleaning.
If the GOP has a surplus of anything, it’s total losers who think that hey are God’s gift to everything and everyone.
None of these skidmarks are ever going to do a damned thing.
Bring it on! Trump could use some sparring partners to help get him into fighting shape for the general election against Kamala Harris.
None would do any better than JEB!
Cruz was nuked by Trump in 2016. Like him or not, he's gone as far as he's going to go, politically.
Sasse is Jeb! redux. No chance.
Flake can't even win election in his own state.
Kasich might have a chance, if the nation runs a little more to the left between now and 2019. He didn't do much in the primary, but also didn't hurt himself.
I don't know anything about Martinez.
That's my $0.02.
Boy, 5 morons can vote against in 2020.
The other 20 percent (of Republican voters who don’t approve of Trump) are not real Republicans.
Smaller/same cast! Same result!