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Oh, Yes: Jeb Bush Rockets to Head of the Pack in New Poll

Isn't this terrific? Jeb Bush is favored by 23% of Republicans.

There's some wrinkles here: A lot of Republicans don't know about Jeb Bush's various base-displeasing positions. But then, a lot of Republicans actually approve of those positions, too, or at least don't care, which may mean that Bush can win the nomination just by appealing to those liberal-ish Republicans, and, of course, by sucking up hundreds of millions in donor money.

In unrelated news, a candidate from the 2012 contest has just zoomed to first place in my own private poll.


Posted by: Ace at 05:20 PM




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1 Nein Nein Nein

Posted by: Herman Cain at December 29, 2014 05:22 PM (LoIJo)

2 It's almost certainly name recognition. When more have announced, and the advertising starts up, his numbers will go down.

Posted by: junior at December 29, 2014 05:23 PM (UWFpX)

3 Vote for me

Posted by: Not Jeb at December 29, 2014 05:23 PM (LoIJo)

4 Vote for the SMOD, it's important.

Posted by: gm at December 29, 2014 05:23 PM (/kBoL)

5 Don't worry, Ace. This is basically just a name recognition poll showing that people are aware that he's the first to throw his hat in the ring. Once there are other confirmed options, his numbers will plummet.

Posted by: Lauren at December 29, 2014 05:23 PM (MYCIw)

6 You know who this benefits

Posted by: Hugh Hewitt at December 29, 2014 05:23 PM (LoIJo)

7 Lauren successfully lights the Ewok lamp!

Posted by: rickb223 at December 29, 2014 05:23 PM (2hlqN)

8 I'm voting for SMOD.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at December 29, 2014 05:23 PM (FsuaD)

9 Draft Stassen.

Posted by: Furious George at December 29, 2014 05:23 PM (UlJ3l)

10 Barack Obama is a SCOAMT

Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) - TrueCon at December 29, 2014 05:23 PM (kff5f)

11 Ugh.

Posted by: OregonMuse at December 29, 2014 05:24 PM (DVjiu)

12 *bows*

Posted by: Lauren at December 29, 2014 05:24 PM (MYCIw)

13 Wake me when he tops a poll in which Romney is included

Posted by: SMOD at December 29, 2014 05:24 PM (LoIJo)

14 SMOD - FTW!

Posted by: Old Blue at December 29, 2014 05:24 PM (vVSOO)

15 And as any meatball will tell you, Ace, those polls two years ahead of election time are the most important for telling "direction".

Posted by: andycanuck at December 29, 2014 05:24 PM (CSXsy)

16 We don't need to reminded that these early polls are nearly worthless, right?

Posted by: Hollowpoint at December 29, 2014 05:24 PM (MPMe6)

17 What a pretty picture!

Posted by: Jane D'oh at December 29, 2014 05:24 PM (FsuaD)

18 SMOD is apparently too lazy to even change the date on his campaign poster.

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at December 29, 2014 05:25 PM (NeFrd)

19 I don't really care about polls this far out, but it is troubling.

I think I could get behind a "no political dynasties" amendment.

Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) - TrueCon at December 29, 2014 05:25 PM (kff5f)

20 SMOD could also mean sucking my own dick.

Posted by: Roy at December 29, 2014 05:25 PM (fWLrt)

21 Draft Stassen.
Posted by: Furious George



Draft beer, not people!

Posted by: rickb223 at December 29, 2014 05:25 PM (RFrCB)

22 Finally, someone who democrats can work with. Jeb, come over and sit on Uncle Harry's lap

Posted by: Harry Reid is a pederast at December 29, 2014 05:25 PM (LoIJo)

23 My memory is a little dim, but wasn't George Wallace the leader in the polls for the Democrats as late as November 1975?

Posted by: Furious George at December 29, 2014 05:26 PM (UlJ3l)

24 Bush/Clinton '16

Because we give up.

Posted by: Lauren at December 29, 2014 05:26 PM (MYCIw)

25 That's not a meteor. That's more the size of Pluto.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at December 29, 2014 05:26 PM (8ZskC)

26 If there's one thing we hate, it's organizations promoting racial solidarity. They have no place in today's America.

Posted by: La Raza & NAACP at December 29, 2014 05:26 PM (ZPrif)

27 2016 - SMOD/Uh, never mind it wouldn't matter.

Posted by: Old Blue at December 29, 2014 05:26 PM (vVSOO)

28 Hey, it's his turn.

Posted by: brak at December 29, 2014 05:26 PM (Tj+s6)

29 The gimp just showed up in the last thread. He been here yet?

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at December 29, 2014 05:26 PM (LA7Cm)

30 Not if Mitt Romney has anything to say about it.

Posted by: Sphynx at December 29, 2014 05:26 PM (OZmbA)

31 Jeb, waiting til the Florida primary is a sure winner of a strategy

Posted by: Rudy Guiliani at December 29, 2014 05:27 PM (LoIJo)

32 Bonk, bonk on the troposphere.

Posted by: Earth at December 29, 2014 05:27 PM (8ZskC)

33 At this point, this guy am voting for

http://tinyurl.com/kleey9n

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 29, 2014 05:27 PM (LrtOu)

34 I think Gabe covered this already Ace. But we pissed him off by discounting the poll. First off it is a poll from a liiberal news organization making it virtually worthless. Second, this early in the election it is nothing but a name recognition endeavor.


IOW, this poll is meaningless.

Posted by: Vic at December 29, 2014 05:27 PM (u9gzs)

35 Too bad we can't draft that expense-cuttin', union-bustin', crack-tootin' mayor of Toronto.

Posted by: OregonMuse at December 29, 2014 05:27 PM (DVjiu)

36 Oh, yeah. This. SMOD/Yellowstone Caldera - 2016! That there is a winner.

Posted by: Old Blue at December 29, 2014 05:27 PM (vVSOO)

37 Gary Busey for president.

Posted by: Sphynx at December 29, 2014 05:27 PM (OZmbA)

38 Barbara called him "the smart one" - so Jeb has that going for him.

Posted by: Herbert Hymenhopper at December 29, 2014 05:27 PM (5XOAH)

39 That poster looks like a piece of Kaboom cereal hitting a bowl of milk.



With none of the hopefulness.

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at December 29, 2014 05:27 PM (NeFrd)

40 Because Pop and Bruh didn't cause enough damage to both the country and the R Party.

Posted by: ejo at December 29, 2014 05:28 PM (rsGj7)

41 Shh, Vic, don't mention that fiasco! We want ace to keep coming "down here."

Posted by: Lauren at December 29, 2014 05:28 PM (MYCIw)

42 There's some wrinkles here

Yes. Most being on the under layers of Karl Rove's withering scrote.

I.Am.Fucking.Done.With.The.GOP.

Posted by: Thin veneer of civility is a Nativist at December 29, 2014 05:28 PM (XzRw1)

43 I'd love to know what these sorts of polls were showing in December 1998.

Posted by: Buzzion at December 29, 2014 05:28 PM (gQPv4)

44 The gimp just showed up in the last thread.
He been here yet?
Posted by: Ricardo Kill



Sssshhh! No. Which is why I purposely didn't call the corgis.

Posted by: rickb223 at December 29, 2014 05:28 PM (RFrCB)

45 Was listening to a couple of old timers at a hotel bar in Texas recently. After discussing their penchant for buying pocket sized Constitutions to hand out to random folks, they went into a discussion of who was greater, GWB or GHWB. And then one asked, "Do you know who would have turned this country around in just one month?" His answer? "Mitt Romney." My conclusion? We're irreversibly boned.

Posted by: gm at December 29, 2014 05:28 PM (/kBoL)

46 But then, a lot of Republicans actually approve of those positions, too, or at least don't care, which may mean that Bush can win the nomination just by appealing to those liberal-ish Republicans, and, of course, by sucking up hundreds of millions in donor money.

It would be nice if the several actually right-of-center candidates all got together and said, "Okay, if we all run, we'll all lose. So how about we draw straws and see which of us will run?"

Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) - TrueCon at December 29, 2014 05:28 PM (kff5f)

47 >>> SMOD could also mean sucking my own dick.

Yoga.

Posted by: fluffy at December 29, 2014 05:28 PM (Ua6T/)

48 <Mr. Burns Voice> Eeeeexcellent

Posted by: One Party Rule at December 29, 2014 05:29 PM (HOKAc)

49 Gawd...another Bush and another Clinton.

320 million Americans and this is the best we can do???

Posted by: Diogenes at December 29, 2014 05:29 PM (08Znv)

50 smod fibs, while we believe in it, hope in it , it will certainly let us down , it will not save us from the hand of social justice and it's minions.

Posted by: willow at December 29, 2014 05:29 PM (nqBYe)

51 Bring in the Manchurian candidate.

Posted by: Sphynx at December 29, 2014 05:29 PM (OZmbA)

52 Ok, so 'not Obama' makes anyone look good. But JEB??? really???

Posted by: Ronaldo Magnus at December 29, 2014 05:29 PM (LoIJo)

53 There are a slew of RINOs expressing early interest. Maybe they'll do the circular firing squad and we can get one fairly conservative candidate in under the radar.

Or we had a pretty good run as a great civilization/country and hopefully it is repeated somewhere in the not too distant future.

Posted by: PaleRider --click my link and vote for Lost Fantasy, ends tonight at December 29, 2014 05:29 PM (dkExz)

54 I think Gabe covered this already Ace. But we pissed him off by discounting the poll.

No, he was pissed off because a few were rude and dismissive when he'd made the effort to provide content on the weekend. It's getting old.

Posted by: pep at December 29, 2014 05:30 PM (4nR9/)

55 Because Pop and Bruh didn't cause enough damage to both the country and the R Party.

Huh. You may have a point there...

Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) - TrueCon at December 29, 2014 05:30 PM (kff5f)

56 Gawd...another Bush and another Clinton.

320 million Americans and this is the best we can do???


Amy Carter shows no interest in entering the race.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at December 29, 2014 05:30 PM (8ZskC)

57 Second, uh, twelfth look at Huckabee?

Posted by: NCKate at December 29, 2014 05:30 PM (Ib+/H)

58 And then one asked, "Do you know who would have turned this country around in just one month?" His answer? "Mitt Romney."

Thank you for this depressing story, and why don't you just give me a paper cut and pour lemon juice on it?

Posted by: OregonMuse at December 29, 2014 05:30 PM (DVjiu)

59 SMOD is apparently too lazy to even change the date on his campaign poster.


But SMOD did go to Harvard Law school so he's a freakin' genius

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 29, 2014 05:30 PM (Dj3AB)

60 Hmm. I could do this thing.

Posted by: Tricia Nixon at December 29, 2014 05:30 PM (8ZskC)

61 It's just one of those funny things.
Republicans always nominate their most liberal Republican candidate and Democrats always nominate their most conservative Democrat as they race to the center in the general.

What's that? Democrats nominate their most left-wing candidate?

Oh.

Nevermind.

Posted by: Costanza Defense at December 29, 2014 05:30 PM (ZPrif)

62 Amy Carter and Chelsea Clinton, both busy raiding Damien spawn.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 29, 2014 05:31 PM (LrtOu)

63 320 million Americans and this is the best we can do???

The list of Mega-Donors (and the people beholden to them) is rather less than 320,000,000.

Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) - TrueCon at December 29, 2014 05:31 PM (kff5f)

64 Let's not label Jeb yet.

Posted by: Michael Bloomberg at December 29, 2014 05:31 PM (LoIJo)

65 SMOD scoffs at fundraising. When SMOD announces, SMOD wins. SMOD doesn't just turn out the base, SMOD turns out the *core*.

Posted by: moronhorde minion at December 29, 2014 05:31 PM (TE+16)

66 No more Bushes or Clintons, or fucking kennedys, asshole cuomos, etc. Fuck'em all.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at December 29, 2014 05:31 PM (FMbng)

67 Great idea,

get the pudgy, old-ish, boomer, white guy


whut could go wrong?

Posted by: big mick at December 29, 2014 05:31 PM (q+zA9)

68 I'm sensing some coattails potential just based on initials.

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon, Officer of the Day at December 29, 2014 05:31 PM (NeFrd)

69 43
I'd love to know what these sorts of polls were showing in December 1998.

Posted by: Buzzion at December 29, 2014 05:28 PM (gQPv4)


I checked the archives for Dec 1998 and there were no threads about polls. I think in those days candidates at least waited a while before cranking up election fever.

Posted by: Vic at December 29, 2014 05:31 PM (u9gzs)

70 also smod needs to reset its date and let us know When it changed its date with destiny.

Posted by: willow at December 29, 2014 05:31 PM (nqBYe)

71 SMOD / Busey 2016!

Posted by: Ray Van Dune at December 29, 2014 05:31 PM (fb100)

72 Yeah, the liberals will all say they are most afraid of Jeb and then break into uncontrollable laughter as soon as you leave the room.

I can just see Jeb with his chin slightly elevated stating "Marquis of Queensberry rules, if you will" as Hillary sticks in the shiv.

Posted by: duke at December 29, 2014 05:31 PM (ChY2Q)

73 >>>No, he was pissed off because a few were rude and dismissive when he'd made the effort to provide content on the weekend. It's getting old.
Posted by: pep at December 29, 2014 05:30 PM (4nR9/)>>>

You must be new here.

Posted by: gm at December 29, 2014 05:31 PM (/kBoL)

74 Puckabee is of the same mold as Billy Jeff Clinton. Except the interns that is.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at December 29, 2014 05:31 PM (LrtOu)

75 Second look at Linc Chaffee???

Posted by: Chuck 'The Scapegoat' Hagel at December 29, 2014 05:32 PM (LoIJo)

76 >>>Oh, Yes: Jeb Bush Rockets to Head of the Pack in New Poll<<<




Oh yeah, I'm furiously polishing that rocket!

Posted by: Karl Rove at December 29, 2014 05:32 PM (qfd4W)

77 Posted by: pep at December 29, 2014 05:30 PM (4nR9/)

I agree with you.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at December 29, 2014 05:32 PM (Dj3AB)

78 I can't see sense from "down here"

Posted by: Sven10077 at December 29, 2014 05:32 PM (/4AZU)

79 Vote for Pedro

Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at December 29, 2014 05:32 PM (W5DcG)

80 SMOD: Historic First Ferrous President!

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at December 29, 2014 05:32 PM (8ZskC)

81 Maybe we could run a zombie Winston Churchill?

Posted by: Old Blue at December 29, 2014 05:32 PM (vVSOO)

82 Cruz to victory with Ted.

Posted by: Sphynx at December 29, 2014 05:32 PM (OZmbA)

83 AtC for President!

Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) - TrueCon at December 29, 2014 05:32 PM (kff5f)

84 Rand Paul. He's not your fathers Paul.

Posted by: Sphynx at December 29, 2014 05:33 PM (OZmbA)

85 Should we discuss polls being gay and their shit being retarded.

Posted by: DaveA at December 29, 2014 05:33 PM (DL2i+)

86 Too bad we can't draft that expense-cuttin', union-bustin', crack-tootin' mayor of Toronto.
I'll let you know how Toronto does under our new RINO mayor (we call them Red Tories) on spending etc. although Rob Ford has a council seat for now assuming the cancer doesn't kill him any time soon.

BTW, the leftist got badly beaten... Red Tory 40%; Doug Ford (Rob's brother; a late substitution because of Rob's cancer) 34%; commie Chow 23%.

Posted by: andycanuck at December 29, 2014 05:33 PM (CSXsy)

87 71
SMOD / Busey 2016!

I have seen neither on FNC so, no way in hell.

Posted by: Retardo at December 29, 2014 05:33 PM (XzRw1)

88 >>>67 Great idea,

get the pudgy, old-ish, boomer, white guy

whut could go wrong?
Posted by: big mick at December 29, 2014 05:31 PM (q+zA9)>>>

I heard he's got a trainer and is trying to get in shape now. Evidently, that's all that matters to LIVs. But, hey, we need MORE (and even LESS informed) voters, or something.

Posted by: gm at December 29, 2014 05:33 PM (/kBoL)

89 Maybe we could run a zombie Winston Churchill?


I think I could bring him back.

Posted by: Christine O'Donnell at December 29, 2014 05:33 PM (8ZskC)

90 perhaps smoding will come from obama.

Posted by: willow at December 29, 2014 05:33 PM (nqBYe)

91 Hasn't that family caused enough damage to this party and this country?


JUST SAY NO TO BUSH!!!!

Posted by: Kreplach at December 29, 2014 05:33 PM (bKSy7)

92 Actually...

I would totally vote for AtC. I wonder if we could get up enough movement for a "Draft AtC" movement...

Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) - TrueCon at December 29, 2014 05:34 PM (kff5f)

93 41 Lauren,

AoSHQ aka "life among we the lowly"

Posted by: Sven10077 at December 29, 2014 05:34 PM (/4AZU)

94 The only people we hate more than Democrat politicians are Republicans voters.

Posted by: Republican Donor Class at December 29, 2014 05:34 PM (ZPrif)

95 SMOD/Hell in a handbasket - 2016!

Posted by: dantesed at December 29, 2014 05:34 PM (88xKn)

96 McCain=Romney=Jeb

The R's big money doners sure be smarter than everyone else

Posted by: big mick at December 29, 2014 05:34 PM (q+zA9)

97 SMOD is a RINO who secretly harbors a Climate Change agenda and will give you nothing but heartache.

Posted by: Fritz at December 29, 2014 05:35 PM (UzPAd)

98 Si, se puede!

Posted by: El Gobernadore Jeb Bush at December 29, 2014 05:35 PM (8ZskC)

99 Uh, um, like well you know. Uh. You know, um, like. You know?

Posted by: Caroline Kennedy at December 29, 2014 05:35 PM (UlJ3l)

100
I heard he's got a trainer and is trying to get in shape now.


I'd bet he can outbench Obama. But then, so can my daughters.

Posted by: pep at December 29, 2014 05:35 PM (4nR9/)

101 maybe smod is delayed or rebooting its target.

Posted by: willow at December 29, 2014 05:35 PM (nqBYe)

102 If Jeb knew he will get the blame when the country implodes from Obama's debt and policies he would not run.

Posted by: Bob from table9 at December 29, 2014 05:35 PM (WNERA)

103 It's just one of those funny things.
Republicans always nominate their most liberal Republican candidate


Hey, screw you buddy. I demand recognition.

Posted by: Jon Huntsman 2012 at December 29, 2014 05:35 PM (MPMe6)

104 because of*

Posted by: willow at December 29, 2014 05:35 PM (nqBYe)

105 because of*

Posted by: willow at December 29, 2014 05:35 PM (nqBYe)

106 Vote Clinton 2016. Stable. Solid. Because cankles.

Posted by: Sphynx at December 29, 2014 05:35 PM (OZmbA)

107 The big money donor are going to JEB and the Fat Man. We are boned.

Posted by: Vic at December 29, 2014 05:35 PM (u9gzs)

108 Alternative semi-Freudian post title:


Jeb Rides Express Train Through the Tunnel of Early Presidential Polling.

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon, Officer of the Day at December 29, 2014 05:35 PM (NeFrd)

109 No. Don't believe it.

Posted by: ThunderB at December 29, 2014 05:36 PM (zOTsN)

110 SMOD is a RINO who secretly harbors a Climate Change agenda and will give you nothing but heartache.

Not true. SMOD has not been interviewed on FNC.

Posted by: Retardo at December 29, 2014 05:36 PM (XzRw1)

111 Actually...



I would totally vote for AtC. I wonder if we could get up enough movement for a "Draft AtC" movement...


She could be our second Queen, since the first one is currently serving, or golfing, or something.

Posted by: Blanco Basura at December 29, 2014 05:36 PM (UVfht)

112 If Jeb knew he will get the blame when the country implodes from Obama's debt and policies he would not run.

You're dreaming. Power is power.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at December 29, 2014 05:36 PM (8ZskC)

113 Vote Clinton 2016. Stable. Solid. Because cankles artificial foundational support device.

FIFY

Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) - TrueCon at December 29, 2014 05:36 PM (kff5f)

114 i don't think we should take limbaughs suggestions agian on getting the weaker dem candidate to win the primary.

Posted by: willow at December 29, 2014 05:37 PM (nqBYe)

115 The country died when Obama was reelected. We're just arguing over who gets the funeral arrangements.

Posted by: Null at December 29, 2014 05:37 PM (xjpRj)

116 SMOD never fails to disappoint.


Posted by: Grampa Jimbo at December 29, 2014 05:37 PM (V70Uh)

117 Maybe we could run a zombie Winston Churchill?


***

Nah. He'd be a bust.

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon, Officer of the Day at December 29, 2014 05:37 PM (NeFrd)

118 " liberal-ish Republicans"

Hah, so if you are not obsessed with immigration, you are a liberal. Pro-life, pro-limited government, pro-strong defense, tax cutting, none of this matters if you are not an immigration absolutist..

Face it, the GOP has never, ever nominated a conservative immigration hardliner. Not Goldwater, not Reagan, not anyone.

Its not going to do so in 2016 either.


Posted by: Bob from Ohio at December 29, 2014 05:37 PM (t3cNy)

119 #85 for the early thread win.

Posted by: moronhorde minion at December 29, 2014 05:37 PM (TE+16)

120 My Bloody Valentine the director's cut.....


From the shit as longed for as a Jebba run file...

Posted by: Sven10077 at December 29, 2014 05:37 PM (/4AZU)

121 Solid. Because cankles.
Posted by: Sphynx at December 29, 2014 05:35 PM (OZmbA)

no dude, solid like her walker.

you seen the new models these days.

They have hand brakes!!

Posted by: big mick at December 29, 2014 05:37 PM (q+zA9)

122 You stoopid Rethugs shoulda known by now, anybody with enough juice to get a poll into print that says you're history, has to be right. Just look at the last 44 or whatever elections. Which you lost. Dustbin, history, who said that. --The Gimp.

Also, my nose-up-the-ass liberal BIL just got back from Christmas in South Joisy and assures me that the economy is boomin there. Boomin. Evvvabuddy back to work there. I think he said they re-opened Springsteen's tape-cassette plant. Anyway, boomin. 25 miles from Trenton.

Posted by: Stringer Davis at December 29, 2014 05:37 PM (xq1UY)

123 If Jeb knew he will get the blame when the country implodes from Obama's debt and policies he would not run.

Jeb is buying a new pair of steel toed boots so he can kick the can ever further down the road.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at December 29, 2014 05:38 PM (W5DcG)

124 It's moot who wins the GOP nomination since Hillary will win a landslide. Bush 43 was the last Republican president. The GOP will still be relevant in the house and senate, but as far as the prezzie goes....it's gone.

Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at December 29, 2014 05:38 PM (0LHZx)

125 Vote without Reservation for Warren 2016!

Posted by: cheek boned at December 29, 2014 05:38 PM (FGEvF)

126 Sweet baby Jesus!!! I'm just gonna shoot myself now!

Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at December 29, 2014 05:39 PM (/9Mak)

127 I'm hoping the Bush thang is just name recognition. if not, I favor Aces candidate

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at December 29, 2014 05:39 PM (K4xGQ)

128 And there's your talking point: anti-amnesty = "immigration absolutist."

You heard it at the HQ first, kiddos.

Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) - TrueCon at December 29, 2014 05:39 PM (kff5f)

129 A quarter of Republicans thought that John McCain should be president. And he was the 2008 nominee.

A quarter of Republicans thought that Mitt Romney should be president. And he was the 2012 nominee.

Now almost a quarter of Republicans think Jeb! should be president.

Who the fuck are these people and, why the hell are they Republicans?

Posted by: Hurricane LaFawnduh at December 29, 2014 05:39 PM (qcrmQ)

130 This is the sort of speculation that scares the chicken.

Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at December 29, 2014 05:39 PM (z/HLo)

131
Nein Nein Nein

Posted by: Herman Cain at December 29, 2014 05:22 PM (LoIJo)










Which of course, reminds me of my favorite racist anti-Polack rape joke.....

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at December 29, 2014 05:39 PM (TIIx5)

132 To counter-balance his RINO squish politics, Jeb has taken lately to wearing a giant confederate flag belt buckle. Bit tacky if you ask me.

Posted by: Costanza Defense at December 29, 2014 05:39 PM (ZPrif)

133 >>125
Vote without Reservation for Warren 2016!

Posted by: cheek boned
<<

heh

Posted by: Sphynx at December 29, 2014 05:39 PM (OZmbA)

134
The media will push and promote Jeb as the "top" candidate for as long as they can. They used McCain in the same way and then he became Satan.
I don't trust any type of polling this early out.

Posted by: cheri at December 29, 2014 05:40 PM (oiNtH)

135 If Cruz and a few others don't break off to a third party soon then fuck them as well.

Posted by: Thin veneer of civility is a Nativist at December 29, 2014 05:40 PM (XzRw1)

136 >>It's moot who wins the GOP nomination since Hillary will win a landslide. Bush 43 was the last Republican president. The GOP will still be relevant in the house and senate, but as far as the prezzie goes....it's gone.

ridiculous.

Posted by: JackStraw at December 29, 2014 05:40 PM (g1DWB)

137 18 SMOD is apparently too lazy to even change the date on his campaign poster.

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at December 29, 2014 05:25 PM (NeFrd)

Basically, the story of the O administration

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at December 29, 2014 05:40 PM (K4xGQ)

138 JEB has more problems than being in favor of amnesty. He also likes the common core BS. And I am sure if we looked we could find a lot more skeletons in his political closet.

Posted by: Vic at December 29, 2014 05:40 PM (u9gzs)

139 Oh please, moo moo, you were convinced we'd lose the Senate, too. Republicans can still win. Run a woman and you take away the only thing Hillary! has going for her.

Posted by: Lauren at December 29, 2014 05:40 PM (MYCIw)

140 We have nothing to fear from another Bush in the White House.

We will survive. America will always exist as long as one American lives.

Remain Calm. All is well.

Posted by: Skandia Recluse at December 29, 2014 05:41 PM (0oPRm)

141 Palin v. cankles w/ a walker

in the thunderdome...

Posted by: big mick at December 29, 2014 05:41 PM (q+zA9)

142 If the conservatives could unite around a single candidate we could split the squish vote between Jeb!, Mittens, and Krispy Kreme.

But we shoot ourselves in the foot. Every. Single. Time.

Posted by: Hurricane LaFawnduh at December 29, 2014 05:41 PM (qcrmQ)

143 Who the fuck are these people and, why the hell are they Republicans?

The same fucking assholes that continue to support Fox News and their 7/24 RINO fest.

Posted by: Thin veneer of civility is a Nativist at December 29, 2014 05:42 PM (XzRw1)

144 Is it true that Jeb got a spoof cell phone and has "an older boy named Drew" texting all his friends telling them what a great president he would be if they only liked him as much as he likes them.

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon, Officer of the Day at December 29, 2014 05:42 PM (NeFrd)

145 Honestly, is anyone really thinking this poll means anything?

He has the same last name as our previous Republican President.

I really don't think you can engineer a worst Republican to run than Jeb.

Posted by: McAdams at December 29, 2014 05:42 PM (l8J7k)

146 >>>112 If Jeb knew he will get the blame when the country implodes from Obama's debt and policies he would not run.

You're dreaming. Power is power.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at December 29, 2014 05:36 PM (8ZskC)>>>

He'll just blame all the problems on Ted Cruz, like the current Republican leadership does.

Posted by: gm at December 29, 2014 05:42 PM (/kBoL)

147 America will always exist as long as one American lives.

Whether or not it will be a free country which believes in the true, fundamental Equality of All Men is a different question, of course. But America will still be here.

Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) - TrueCon at December 29, 2014 05:42 PM (kff5f)

148 "You know who this benefits


Posted by: Hugh Hewitt"

It's all about name recognition. Hugh Hewitt knows all about name recognition. Take the name Johnny Manziel, for instance. The name that finally got Hugh Hewitt to hate the Cleveland Browns.

Posted by: Keith Arnold at December 29, 2014 05:42 PM (iIzG7)

149 can't tell if Jeb would be worse than Romney

Posted by: The Dude at December 29, 2014 05:43 PM (SyKbw)

150 Who the fuck are these people and, why the hell are they am I a Republicans?

Posted by: DaveA at December 29, 2014 05:43 PM (DL2i+)

151 140 Skandia Recluse,

Que MI amigo?

//Caporal Mexicano

Posted by: Sven10077 at December 29, 2014 05:43 PM (/4AZU)

152 We need a draft Haley movement.

Posted by: Vic at December 29, 2014 05:43 PM (u9gzs)

153 Vote for another Bush or we'll shoot this dog.

Posted by: The Jeb Bush Campaign Slogan Evaluation Committee at December 29, 2014 05:44 PM (8ZskC)

154
Vote without Reservation for Warren 2016!

Posted by: cheek boned at December 29, 2014 05:38 PM (FGEvF)








It's no wonder she hates cowboys like Perry or W.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at December 29, 2014 05:44 PM (TIIx5)

155 136 >>It's moot who wins the GOP nomination since Hillary will win a landslide. Bush 43 was the last Republican president. The GOP will still be relevant in the house and senate, but as far as the prezzie goes....it's gone.

ridiculous.
Posted by: JackStraw at December 29, 2014 05:40 PM (g1DWB)

____________

Since 1992 there have been 6 elections. In 5 of those, the Democrat got more votes than the Republican.

As older, white America gives way to younger/non-white America, the GOP has no chance. I wish it weren't so, but just like math always wins in the end, so does demographics.

Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at December 29, 2014 05:44 PM (0LHZx)

156 I will vote for any Republican. Even Jeb. Democrats are scumbags.

Posted by: Chris M at December 29, 2014 05:44 PM (k3w9p)

157 152 We need a draft Haley movement.
Posted by: Vic


Comet or hot governor?

Posted by: Furious George at December 29, 2014 05:44 PM (UlJ3l)

158 Who else you gonna vote for?

Pale - Inn?

*snicker*

Posted by: GOPologists at December 29, 2014 05:44 PM (Qgr71)

159 153 Shoot the damn dog we will have it for dinner.

Posted by: Bob from table9 at December 29, 2014 05:44 PM (WNERA)

160 Who is up for 19 debates with lib moderators with pudgy ol Jeb leading the charge of watered down conservatism



Posted by: big mick at December 29, 2014 05:44 PM (q+zA9)

161 Link in Sig to poll showing Hillary with 36% of the democratic vote in an 06 poll. Obama's not even an option.

And for Republicans? Giuliani.

Posted by: http://www.gallup.com/poll/23245/Clinton-Giuliani-Top-2008-Presidential-Nomination-Polls.aspx at December 29, 2014 05:44 PM (MYCIw)

162 147 Allen G,

The newer better Americans will rename it Atzlan....

Posted by: Sven10077 at December 29, 2014 05:45 PM (/4AZU)

163 157 Comet or hot governor?

Posted by: Furious George at December 29, 2014 05:44 PM (UlJ3l)

Gov and rated as the most conservative gov in the country.

Posted by: Vic at December 29, 2014 05:45 PM (u9gzs)

164
152 We need a draft Haley movement.
Posted by: Vic at December 29, 2014 05:43

Oh great now Barbour thinks he wanted

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at December 29, 2014 05:45 PM (K4xGQ)

165 We need a draft Haley movement.

Haley Mills?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at December 29, 2014 05:45 PM (8ZskC)

166 Ahhh sorry guy

I guess technically it was in my sig

Posted by: Lauren at December 29, 2014 05:45 PM (MYCIw)

167 But we shoot ourselves in the foot. Every. Single. Time.

Who's this "we?"

Or do you mean that I shouldn't vote for my favored candidate, but yours, so that we will all vote for the same candidate?

I put this on the candidates, not the voters. Voters are going to (and should!) vote for the candidate who stands closest to their values. But the candidates are so egotistical (they have to be, to some extent, to run in the first place) that none of them will look at the landscape and say, "You know what, I like any of X, Y, or Z far better than Jeb or Christie for President. I'll just bow out and throw my support to them."

So we get 3 or 4 acceptable candidates who split the early conservative vote, and a liberal Republican can basically stay in until they've all eaten each other. That's how we got McCain and Romney.

Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) - TrueCon at December 29, 2014 05:46 PM (kff5f)

168 Aannnndddd, the election is twenty two months away. A lot can happen, but I don't think old Jeb will be the nominee.

Posted by: Old Blue at December 29, 2014 05:46 PM (vVSOO)

169 George Will has really lost a step, IMHO, and he was one of my heroes. Pity.


"Bush and Bolick favor less immigration for family reunification ...more for meeting workforce needs...and a path to legalization but not citizenship for those here illegally. If these ideas...are grounds for political excommunication, Republican presidential politics is going to be a sterile process of serial tantrums by veto groups."


Hey George, you're in good company with this comment, specifically Peter Jennings. Do you really think that a path to legalization won't end in citizenship? Are you really that clueless?

Posted by: pep at December 29, 2014 05:46 PM (4nR9/)

170 We need a draft Haley movement.

****


2016 Haley/Comet


It's a chance that only comes around once every 76 years.

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon, Officer of the Day at December 29, 2014 05:46 PM (NeFrd)

171 SMOD, SMOD, lama sabachthani?

Posted by: Darth Cobalt Shiva, Sith Lord at December 29, 2014 05:46 PM (F2i9w)

172 The upside to Jeb running is it really is going to hurt the Establishment wing to be able to get a nominee through. Chris Christie's path to the nomination just got that much harder.

I'm just amazed there's people out there writing checks to Bush. Who on Earth actually think Jeb Bush is going to be our next President?

Posted by: McAdams at December 29, 2014 05:46 PM (l8J7k)

173 ooooooooooOOOoooohhh Jebbie!

I can smell the pork already!

*giggle*

Posted by: Mitch McConnell : now with miracle ingredient Moderate Mandatium at December 29, 2014 05:46 PM (Qgr71)

174 157 Furious George,

Either or....

Haley 2016 the Hot ELE

Posted by: Sven10077 at December 29, 2014 05:47 PM (/4AZU)

175 I really don't think you can engineer a worst Republican to run than Jeb.

Michael Bloomberg

Posted by: wooga at December 29, 2014 05:47 PM (bPnbU)

176 It won't be Hillary. It will be Lieawatha, the "First Native American President."

SMOD, Yellowstone Caldera, Gamma Ray Bursts, Armageddon, etc. Nothing but big disappointments.


Posted by: Grampa Jimbo at December 29, 2014 05:47 PM (V70Uh)

177 Is this the thread where we bash all the potential GOP candidates?

GOP primary 2016: the festivus edition

Posted by: Mallamutt, RINO President of the Sheena Easton Fan Club at December 29, 2014 05:47 PM (OWjjx)

178 "Just like math always wins in the end, so does demographics. "

And guess who's having lots of babies? Married conservatives.

Posted by: Lauren at December 29, 2014 05:47 PM (MYCIw)

179 This is not the time to panic. Here. Have a sidecar

Posted by: ThunderB at December 29, 2014 05:47 PM (zOTsN)

180 139 Oh please, moo moo, you were convinced we'd lose the Senate, too. Republicans can still win. Run a woman and you take away the only thing Hillary! has going for her.
Posted by: Lauren at December 29, 2014 05:40 PM (MYCIw)

___________

I don't think I was convinced, I was skeptical. And that had more to do with my assumption that the Dems would steal close races.

At the presidential level, I just don't see how a Republican wins. The Democrat starts out with something like 220 EVs from deep blue states like CA, NY, CT, etc. All Hillary has to do is win a few purple states while the Republican has to pretty much sweep the purple states.

Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at December 29, 2014 05:47 PM (0LHZx)

181 2% ?!?! A lousy two percent?

What is it about "MY TURN" that you ungrateful heathen sinners don't understand?

Posted by: Rick Santorum at December 29, 2014 05:47 PM (MPMe6)

182 That's how we got McCain and Romney.

Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) - TrueCon at December 29, 2014 05:46 PM (kff5f)

We get squishes like McShitty and Romney because most of the early primaries are all in blue States. Until that changes we will continue to get squishes.


ANd the GOPe has no intention of changing that.

Posted by: Vic at December 29, 2014 05:48 PM (u9gzs)

183 Tardisil!!11!

Posted by: Michelle Bachmann at December 29, 2014 05:48 PM (bPnbU)

184 I will vote for any Republican. Even Jeb. Democrats are scumbags.

No. Done voting for the lesser of evils. The lesser of evils is still evil. If I cannot vote *for* someone in good conscience, I will not vote *against* anyone just because "he'd be worse."

I'll vote for someone who stands a non-zero chance of at least trying to fix things, or not at all.

Posted by: AllenG (DedicatedTenther) - TrueCon at December 29, 2014 05:48 PM (kff5f)

185 Jeb/Brit Hume 2016

Winning ticket.


Posted by: Thin veneer of civility is a Nativist at December 29, 2014 05:49 PM (XzRw1)

186 >>As older, white America gives way to younger/non-white America, the GOP has no chance. I wish it weren't so, but just like math always wins in the end, so does demographics.

You were the same guy freaking out last election night that the Republicans were going to lose the Senate. Somehow, that didn't happen.

Demographics are important. Turnout is more important and the Republicans appear to finally be getting their shit together on this front. Obama and his appeal to young and stupid voters isn't going to be on the ballot again and Hillary is not going to motivate them. And moving the convention up a couple months will allow our candidate to get general election money sooner and allow them compete on a more level field.

A Republican can win if they run a good campaign with no incumbent.

Posted by: JackStraw at December 29, 2014 05:49 PM (g1DWB)

187 And guess who's having lots of babies? Married conservatives.
Posted by: Lauren at December 29, 2014 05:47 PM (MYCIw)

__________

For every baby a white married conservative has, there are 3 babies from an illegal mother born.

Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at December 29, 2014 05:49 PM (0LHZx)

188 $5 to anyone who asks the Canckles if Huma=hardwoods on camera

Posted by: big mick at December 29, 2014 05:49 PM (q+zA9)

189 Moo Moo,

demographically, in twenty years there will be far more retired whites than blacks and hispanics combined.

Posted by: Grampa Jimbo at December 29, 2014 05:49 PM (V70Uh)

190 Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at December 29, 2014 05:47 PM (0LHZx)


If Texas goes so goes the nation in presidential elections. The path to citizenship will be clear before obama leaves office.

Posted by: Bob from table9 at December 29, 2014 05:49 PM (WNERA)

191 Governor Bush, your opponents for the Republican presidential nomination here on stage with you, have "accused" you of being for amnesty for hard-working, warm-hearted guests living in this country. Everyone knows that all of your opponents lie and are completely unfit to lead.

* listens to earpiece, frowns *

Oh, a question, sure. Why are your opponents all so racist?

Posted by: Candy Crowley in her very large time machine at December 29, 2014 05:49 PM (UlJ3l)

192 SMOD is apparently too lazy to even change the date on his campaign poster.


I take that as a hopeful sign of SMOD's fidelity to his stated past policy and philosophy of creative destruction.

Proof positive that SMOD is no SMODINO.

Posted by: naturalfake at December 29, 2014 05:50 PM (0cMkb)

193 165 We need a draft Haley movement.

I see Chicago voters.

Posted by: Haley Joel Osmont at December 29, 2014 05:50 PM (bPnbU)

194 For every baby a white married conservative has, there are 3 babies from an illegal mother born.


Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at December 29, 2014 05:49 PM (0LHZx)


*****


Source?

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon, Officer of the Day at December 29, 2014 05:50 PM (NeFrd)

195 Oh and in that poll I posted? Obama was bellow generic Republican. So, to sum up, polls are useless this far out.

Posted by: Lauren at December 29, 2014 05:50 PM (MYCIw)

196 ANd the GOPe has no intention of changing that.
Posted by: Vic at December 29, 2014 05:48 PM (u9gzs)

Plus the GOP enjoys recycling candidates. Lose 1 cycle run the next. Odds are you are the nominee

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at December 29, 2014 05:50 PM (K4xGQ)

197 Oh SMOD. I would ask why thou hast forsaken us but were I SMOD I would look down and be all "You broke it, you bought it, bitches."

Posted by: alexthechick - Ho ho ho guess what I have now? at December 29, 2014 05:50 PM (IrByp)

198 182. Yes Vic, deep blue states. Like the 3rd state that holds a primary.....South Carolina. Nothing but a bunch of liberals eating granola in South Carolina.

And Iowa, with 2 Republican Senators and a Republican governor.

Posted by: Mallamutt, RINO President of the Sheena Easton Fan Club at December 29, 2014 05:50 PM (OWjjx)

199 There are 3 reasons that Jeb would make a lousy President...

Posted by: Rick Perry at December 29, 2014 05:51 PM (Qgr71)

200 RELAX. Relax

Posted by: ThunderB at December 29, 2014 05:51 PM (zOTsN)

201 RELAX. Relax

Posted by: ThunderB at December 29, 2014 05:51 PM (zOTsN)

202 demographically, in twenty years there will be far more retired whites than blacks and hispanics combined.

Just in time for Social Security to crash and burn.

Posted by: wooga at December 29, 2014 05:52 PM (bPnbU)

203 Haley Berry? She was in Swordfish I think. Would be good for Jeb's campaign.

Posted by: Skandia Recluse at December 29, 2014 05:52 PM (0oPRm)

204 To be fair, Romney would have been a pretty terrible president...but he would have been leagues ahead of Obama. Of course, so would anyone with a pulse, and a large number of those without.

Posted by: Null at December 29, 2014 05:52 PM (xjpRj)

205 198
182. Yes Vic, deep blue states. Like the 3rd state that holds a
primary.....South Carolina. Nothing but a bunch of liberals eating
granola in South Carolina.



And Iowa, with 2 Republican Senators and a Republican governor.





Posted by: Mallamutt, RINO President of the Sheena Easton Fan Club at December 29, 2014 05:50 PM (OWjjx)

Fucking run down the first 25 then get back to me.

Posted by: Vic at December 29, 2014 05:52 PM (u9gzs)

206 Comet vs Meteor

Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at December 29, 2014 05:52 PM (W5DcG)

207
Just to inject some more Doom! into the mix, consider Jeb as Bad Cop. I shudder to think of who the GOP has on the sidelines as Good Cop.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at December 29, 2014 05:52 PM (TIIx5)

208 >>Yes Vic, deep blue states. Like the 3rd state that holds a primary.....South Carolina. Nothing but a bunch of liberals eating granola in South Carolina.

Well they do have that squishy governor who was one of Romney's earliest and biggest supporters.

Posted by: JackStraw at December 29, 2014 05:52 PM (g1DWB)

209 That picture resembles a tennis ball hitting Jeb in the belly.


#softanddoughyforthewin

Posted by: naturalfake at December 29, 2014 05:52 PM (0cMkb)

210 South Carolina?

That state that requires you to supply a Birth Cert. to get an ID or Driver's License?

Posted by: Grampa Jimbo at December 29, 2014 05:52 PM (V70Uh)

211 To be fair, Romney would have been a pretty terrible president...

Okay, just because you say so.

Posted by: pep at December 29, 2014 05:52 PM (4nR9/)

212 What leans on three-legs in 1992, walks on two legs in 2010, and walks on 4 legs in 2016?

Posted by: The Sphinx at December 29, 2014 05:53 PM (qyomX)

213
There needs to be some pragmatism about who can actually win and who can't. And I also agree we need some true statesman candidates to run and figure out who that is. The problem is, everyone involved has giant egos.

Also, many approach the Republican nomination as a platform to become a celebrity (like Huckabee did) and so you have people like Newt in 2012 that were on a book tour or now Ben Carson.

The Party needs to wrangle in the debates and also have some discipline about who moderates. How about if you want to appear at a televised debate, a candidate sign an agreement to no tv or book deals for 2 years? That would probably filter 90% of the clowns right off the bat.


Posted by: McAdams at December 29, 2014 05:53 PM (l8J7k)

214 Iowa does not vote Republican in national elections.

Posted by: Vic at December 29, 2014 05:53 PM (u9gzs)

215 Moo moo is bsing.

The birth rate for U.S.-born women decreased 6% during these years, but the birth rate for foreign-born women plunged 14%-more than it had declined over the entire 1990-2007 period.1 The birth rate for Mexican immigrant women fell even more, by 23%.

Posted by: Lauren at December 29, 2014 05:53 PM (MYCIw)

216 "There are 3 reasons that Jeb would make a lousy President..."


What are they, Rick?

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at December 29, 2014 05:53 PM (LA7Cm)

217 Demographics are important. Turnout is more important and the Republicans appear to finally be getting their shit together on this front. Obama and his appeal to young and stupid voters isn't going to be on the ballot again and Hillary is not going to motivate them. And moving the convention up a couple months will allow our candidate to get general election money sooner and allow them compete on a more level field.

A Republican can win if they run a good campaign with no incumbent.
Posted by: JackStraw at December 29, 2014 05:49 PM (g1DWB)

_________

Didn't we keep hearing about a ham sandwich winning in 2012 because liberals wouldn't be motivated in RE-electing Obama? And didn't we hear how Hispanics are conservatives and will totally vote for a Republican because family values and abortion and whatever?

These are all myths conservatives tell themselves to sleep better at night.

I see nothing will change for 2016.

And then when Hillary wins 325 EVs, everyone on the right will be stunned and ask WTF, how could this possibly have happened?

Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at December 29, 2014 05:54 PM (0LHZx)

218 45-37 Final A&M over UWV.

SEC 2-0

Posted by: toby928(C) at December 29, 2014 05:54 PM (rwI+c)

219 Just wait 'til Rockin' Rick Santorum and T-Paw declare an interest in running! That'll wake up Poppin' Fresh and all the other True Republicans!

Posted by: MrScribbler at December 29, 2014 05:54 PM (yAC3X)

220 Whomever the candidate, Viagra will help them win the race.

Posted by: Bob Dole's Permanent Grip at December 29, 2014 05:54 PM (XzRw1)

221 "No. Done voting for the lesser of evils. The lesser of evils is
still evil. If I cannot vote *for* someone in good conscience, I will
not vote *against* anyone just because "he'd be worse.""

Why vote for the lesser evil? Cthulhu 2016!

Posted by: Keith Arnold at December 29, 2014 05:54 PM (iIzG7)

222 213 Posted by: McAdams at December 29, 2014 05:53 PM (l8J7k)


I have heard that BS about "electable moderates" for the past 20 or 30 years and they always lose.

Posted by: Vic at December 29, 2014 05:54 PM (u9gzs)

223 As older, white America gives way to younger/non-white America, the GOP has no chance. I wish it weren't so, but just like math always wins in the end, so does demographics.

Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at December 29, 2014 05:44 PM (0LHZx)

So what does Jeb plan to do? Throw the demographics race to the Dems

There's also the conventional wisdom that the big diverse jumble of groups that vote Dem will be one big happy family. Each of those groups will demand to be put at the front of the line when the free shit and privileges are set to be handed out. Then they'll fight like spoiled brats over who gets the most from daddy's will

Like the gheys who think that muzzies will join hands and sing kumbaya with them when the big bad old white guys are gone

Posted by: kbdabear at December 29, 2014 05:54 PM (GrXXa)

224 I shudder to think of who the GOP has on the sidelines as Good Cop.

ahem

Posted by: Paul Ryan at December 29, 2014 05:56 PM (XzRw1)

225 Huckabee/Winfrey 2016


At least their combined weight remains constant over time. Would be nice to count on something.

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon, Ostentatious Doofus (S.M.O.D) at December 29, 2014 05:56 PM (NeFrd)

226 Do not get discouraged!

We have some solid prospects. We just need to align behind one of the conservatives relatively quickly, or at least NOT engage in nasty fights w/in the conservative ranks unnecessarily.

And someone with clout needs to seriously talk with Nikki Haley about getting her to explore a run.

Posted by: Y-not at December 29, 2014 05:56 PM (9BRsg)

227 The dramatic population changes in the last 30 years have come mainly from immigration, not birthrate differential, though there is a differential.

And the immigration waves haven't slowed down.

Posted by: Costanza Defense at December 29, 2014 05:56 PM (ZPrif)

228
Is this the thread where we bash all the potential GOP candidates?

GOP primary 2016: the festivus edition

Posted by: Mallamutt, RINO President of the Sheena Easton Fan Club at December 29, 2014 05:47 PM (OWjjx)








Hey, it's been almost a week since we had a good RINO-calling flamewar.....

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at December 29, 2014 05:56 PM (TIIx5)

229 Nothing but a bunch of liberals eating

granola in South Carolina.


Wearing leather thongs and biker hats...mmmmmm....

Posted by: Lindsey Graham's Mantasy Island at December 29, 2014 05:56 PM (Qgr71)

230 SMOD's platform is way more appealing.

brb, mowing a bullseye into the backyard...

Posted by: BackwardsBoy, Curmudgeon Extraordinaire at December 29, 2014 05:57 PM (0HooB)

231 A RINO is a RINO, I know cause I are one!

Posted by: John McRINO at December 29, 2014 05:57 PM (vntmB)

232 Having Jeb chosen for us ahead of time does take some of the stress out of the whole primary process. So there's that.

Posted by: Costanza Defense at December 29, 2014 05:58 PM (ZPrif)

233 Scott Walker (on his throne of skulls) is the one we need.
Add Rick Perry and it's "Walker & Texas Ranger"

# Mic drop #

Posted by: TheThinMan at December 29, 2014 05:58 PM (uzvcg)

234 You have nothing to fear from Jeb.

Posted by: John McRINO at December 29, 2014 05:58 PM (vntmB)

235 215 Moo moo is bsing.

The birth rate for U.S.-born women decreased 6% during these years, but the birth rate for foreign-born women plunged 14%-more than it had declined over the entire 1990-2007 period.1 The birth rate for Mexican immigrant women fell even more, by 23%.
Posted by: Lauren at December 29, 2014 05:53 PM (MYCIw)

__________

1/3 of k-5 kids in NC public schools are Hispanic.

North Carolina.

But yeah, I'm BSisng.

Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at December 29, 2014 05:59 PM (0LHZx)

236
What leans on three-legs in 1992, walks on two legs in 2010, and walks on 4 legs in 2016?

Posted by: The Sphinx at December 29, 2014 05:53 PM (qyomX)







THAT'S NOT FUNNY.

*steams*

Posted by: Husky Flannel-clad woman with a Ready for Hillary bumper sticker at December 29, 2014 05:59 PM (TIIx5)

237 Mallamutt @ 198- SC?
SC elected and reelected Miss Linzy Graham, one of the swishiest democrats since Bawney frum Mass. No way he'll get be got rid of neither. In the Jeb regency, he will probably be appointed Emiress to Frawnce or Duchess of the Supreme Court. Juan McCain will probably get the Waw Department posting. We need CONSERVATIVES, not republicans.

Posted by: Erowmero at December 29, 2014 05:59 PM (go5uR)

238 I'm voting Mr. T. Prettier than Hillary, smarter than Obama.

Posted by: The Great White Snark at December 29, 2014 05:59 PM (LImiJ)

239 Obligatory.
https://www.youtube.com/ watch?feature=player_embeddedv=61kHpmenkT8#t=66

Posted by: DaveA at December 29, 2014 05:59 PM (DL2i+)

240 Walker and Texas Ranger?


I'm in

Posted by: ThunderB at December 29, 2014 05:59 PM (zOTsN)

241 226 Y-not,

The GOP has an opportunity to run a minority hottie vs Cankles McWalker for "historic 1st 2 electric boogaloo"

Naturally we will run Jebba

Posted by: Sven10077 at December 29, 2014 06:00 PM (/4AZU)

242 Almost makes me want to throw my vote to my political enemies.

Just out of spite.

Posted by: some guy at December 29, 2014 06:00 PM (q177U)

243 WTF is it with people acting like this poll means anything? No one knows anything about this guy except he's related to other Bushes and ran Florida for a while. People know even less about the other candidates. Shit, I would work for Ted Cruz's campaign, but I can't even tell you if he's married or even straight or gay.

This is name recognition and legacy establishment approval, nothing else. Calm down, people. See: Hot Air's "oh my."

I still ascribe to the theory that Jeb is first out of the gate as a sacrificial lamb to draw and absorb Dem resources and attention. Or do you REALLY think we're going to elect another fucking Bush? I liked W, but there is no way I'm devoting money or effort to this guy. Under Hillary the burn will be brighter.

Posted by: Df82 at December 29, 2014 06:00 PM (d6Wn7)

244 When SMOD disappoints you again?

We are a just a crop circle away.

Posted by: Alien Anal Probes and Cookbooks UFO Invasion at December 29, 2014 06:00 PM (Qgr71)

245 Palin/West
It's About Trust

Posted by: teej says go K-State at December 29, 2014 06:00 PM (XHihg)

246 >>Didn't we keep hearing about a ham sandwich winning in 2012 because liberals wouldn't be motivated in RE-electing Obama? And didn't we hear how Hispanics are conservatives and will totally vote for a Republican because family values and abortion and whatever?

Only from people who don't know what they are talking about. The idea that Obama was going to be easy to defeat was a myth.

The msm never let up on supporting him and his turnout machine didn't disappear. Couple that with the power of incumbency and he was always the odds on favorite to beat whomever the Republicans nominated no matter what the bloposphere said.

Hillary is a lot less of a candidate that Obama in almost every way. She's a terrible campaigner, sucks at debating, is old and been around forever and she has a record of almost complete failure in everything. And this time the Republicans can run on Obama's actual record instead of things to come. Obamacare didn't get implemented until after the last election and his (and by extension Hillary's) foreign policy is coming into full view and it is a disaster in every possible way. The economy still blows. Etc.

The Republican nominee will have a much easier go at it this time around.

Posted by: JackStraw at December 29, 2014 06:01 PM (g1DWB)

247 we get behind Jeb now, think of how much campaign funds we will have to defeat the harpy in 16



Posted by: Big R doner at December 29, 2014 06:01 PM (q+zA9)

248 Of course they will be running against Mewling Quim and Medicine Woman

Posted by: ThunderB at December 29, 2014 06:01 PM (zOTsN)

249 For every baby a white married conservative has, there are 3 babies from an illegal mother born.

I bet she's tired and sore.

*rimshot* I'll be here all week. Try the veal.

Posted by: BackwardsBoy, Curmudgeon Extraordinaire at December 29, 2014 06:01 PM (0HooB)

250 25% of all k-12 students are Hispanic, nationwide.

When these kids start voting in a few years, who do you think they will vote for? Republicans of course, since as John McCain told us, they are natural conservatives. LOL.

Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at December 29, 2014 06:01 PM (0LHZx)

251 Hillary is a lot less of a candidate that Obama in almost every way. She's a terrible campaigner, sucks at debating, is old and been around forever and she has a record of almost complete failure in everything.
Posted by: JackStraw at December 29, 2014 06:01 PM (g1DWB)

___________

And yet according to Gallup she is the most admired woman in the country and has been for 5 years running.

Yeah she has no chance.

Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at December 29, 2014 06:03 PM (0LHZx)

252 WTF is it with people acting like this poll means anything?
--
Cause these early polls actually do mean something.
Money and name recognition are huge. Jeb has both. And he can easily and quickly build a national organization.

It sucks, but Jeb has an excellent chance if he doesn't blow it.

Posted by: Costanza Defense at December 29, 2014 06:03 PM (ZPrif)

253
What's Johnny Coldcuts doing these days?

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at December 29, 2014 06:03 PM (TIIx5)

254 >>>25% of all k-12 students are Hispanic, nationwide.

you know they are not evenly distributed, right

CA has most of them

Posted by: big mick at December 29, 2014 06:03 PM (q+zA9)

255 Public school moo moo? Does that stat account for private school

Posted by: ThunderB at December 29, 2014 06:03 PM (zOTsN)

256 The GOP has an opportunity to run a minority hottie vs Cankles McWalker for "historic 1st 2 electric boogaloo." Naturally we will run Jebba. Posted by: Sven10077 at December 29, 2014 06:00 PM

Oh Jeebus, do NOT go there.

When the Democrats ran a Historic First for president, we got Choom Boy and they looked like pandering dolts (but everyone was afraid to say so). When the Republicans try to do it, we'll get worse and everyone will say they are pandering dolts.

Posted by: MrScribbler at December 29, 2014 06:03 PM (yAC3X)

257 And yet according to Gallup she is the most admired woman in the country and has been for 5 years running.
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Wrong! She's been most admired for 13 straight years and 17 out of the last 18.

Laura Bush beat her once right after 9/11.

Posted by: Costanza Defense at December 29, 2014 06:04 PM (ZPrif)

258 The GOP has an opportunity to run a minority hottie vs Cankles McWalker for "historic 1st 2 electric boogaloo"

Posted by: Sven10077 at December 29, 2014 06:00 PM (/4AZU)


*****

In addition to being attractive, smart and conservative, Nimrata Nikki Randhawa Haley is more than 1/32 Indian American.

Her high cheekbones are genuine.

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon, Ostentatious Doofus (S.M.O.D) at December 29, 2014 06:04 PM (NeFrd)

259 251 Mr Mau Mau,

The media's crap *must* taste like ice cream.....

Posted by: Sven10077 at December 29, 2014 06:04 PM (/4AZU)

260 WTF is it with people acting like this poll means anything?

________________

Flashback to October 2012....

WTF is it with people acting like these polls showing Obama winning Ohio and Florida and Pennsylvania mean anything? Everyone knows Mitt will win by 5% in all three states.

Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at December 29, 2014 06:04 PM (0LHZx)

261 The Jeb Bush Death Star...

And millions of conservative voices cry out "Noooo!"

Posted by: wheatie at December 29, 2014 06:05 PM (943iJ)

262 Vote without Reservation for Warren 2016!
Posted by: cheek boned



Squaws make sammiches!

Posted by: rickb223 at December 29, 2014 06:05 PM (MnHWC)

263 A majority of all public school students in America now are non-white.

Private schools have about 10% of students. And, yes, they skew white.

Posted by: Costanza Defense at December 29, 2014 06:06 PM (ZPrif)

264 So she was the most admired woman in 08, and we all saw how much that was worth. Personally, I think the dems will screw over the Clintons again and prop up some random minority. Hello, Castro bros.

Posted by: Lauren at December 29, 2014 06:06 PM (MYCIw)

265 >>Posted by: Sven10077 at December 29, 2014 06:00 PM

The same Party that ran an old Albina against Mocha Jesus and then a millionaire after four years of OWS class warfare bullshit is apparently not even consider running a highly qualified female governor after four years of WarOnWomen.

But it's early days. Maybe someone will see the light.

It doesn't have to be Haley, but she should be in the field. She covers all the bases people *say* they want, including significant non-governmental experience, but somehow we're still hearing about the same old guys.

Posted by: Y-not at December 29, 2014 06:06 PM (9BRsg)

266 Cankles will ask Liawatha to be veep

Posted by: ThunderB at December 29, 2014 06:06 PM (zOTsN)

267 Just f'kn shoot me now.

SMOD 2016 Now!

Posted by: AltonJackson at December 29, 2014 06:06 PM (KCxzN)

268 actually hillary really sucks as a candidate, shrill, mispeaks, dense like cement

plus she is a perfect pic of a pudgy boomer

Posted by: big mick at December 29, 2014 06:06 PM (q+zA9)

269
The only pole that matters to Jebberino is the one up his ass... and that one ain't ever coming out.

Luh-who-ser!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars(TM) at December 29, 2014 06:07 PM (bWFHa)

270 Laura Bush beat her once right after 9/11.



Threw a bucket of water on her, she did.

Posted by: rickb223 at December 29, 2014 06:07 PM (MnHWC)

271 Demographics may be the future but it is also the present. Increase the Republican share of the white vote by 5% and they win everywhere.

Posted by: toby928(C) at December 29, 2014 06:07 PM (rwI+c)

272 Moo moo, you're right. Let us never forget the '08 bloodbath that was the Giuliani v Clinton.

Posted by: Lauren at December 29, 2014 06:07 PM (MYCIw)

273 256 Mr Scribbler,

She's a good Governor and we need to peel off the Asians 1st and pick off either blacks or Miguel over the next 18 years....

Anyway she is hot Hillary is not so we'll run one of two GOP males with tits bigger than Hillary!'s in '16.

Posted by: Sven10077 at December 29, 2014 06:08 PM (/4AZU)

274 Jeb?

Didn't he hug Obama once?

Oh wait, that was me.

Fuggedaboudit.


Posted by: Chris 'You Gonna Eat That?' Cristie at December 29, 2014 06:08 PM (Qgr71)

275 263 A majority of all public school students in America now are non-white.
Private schools have about 10% of students. And, yes, they skew white.

Posted by: Costanza Defense at December 29, 2014 06:06 PM (ZPrif)

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And then there are the Homeschooled kids...
Don't know what the numbers are, but homeschooling has grown in recent years.

Posted by: wheatie at December 29, 2014 06:09 PM (943iJ)

276 Somebody make a SMOD/Yellowstone Caldera 2016 bumpersticker STAT. Need to generate buzz before Ebola/Megatsunami become the media darlings.

Posted by: All Hail Eris at December 29, 2014 06:09 PM (KH1sk)

277 Several More Old Disappointments

Posted by: Jake from State Farm at December 29, 2014 06:09 PM (moyPj)

278 Private schools have been steadily declining for decades, especially parochial schools, as people increasingly can't afford to pay for school twice, once with taxes, once with tuition.

Posted by: Costanza Defense at December 29, 2014 06:09 PM (ZPrif)

279 My Jeb Bush action figure is fapping to a video of Mitt's second debate with Obama.

Posted by: eman at December 29, 2014 06:09 PM (MQEz6)

280 Humungus/Toady'16: Let us end this horror.

Posted by: toby928(C) at December 29, 2014 06:09 PM (rwI+c)

281 271 Demographics may be the future but it is also the present. Increase the Republican share of the white vote by 5% and they win everywhere.
Posted by: toby928(C) at December 29, 2014 06:07 PM (rwI+c)

__________

Romney got a bigger % of the white vote than Reagan did in 1980.

Think about that for a second.

Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at December 29, 2014 06:10 PM (0LHZx)

282 So Many Other Disasters

Posted by: Jake from State Farm at December 29, 2014 06:10 PM (moyPj)

283 Hillary is not invincible.

If our side was smart though, we'd run New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez against her. Female, Hispanic, popular in her blue state. That's checkmate right there.

I don't think Hillary has the same voter base as Obama. Obama was just able to get every last minority voter to the polls. Hillary won't have that luxury. I also think we'll have a better candidate than Romney. The Thurston Howell image along with the Mormon angle hurt.

Posted by: McAdams at December 29, 2014 06:10 PM (l8J7k)

284 Demographics may be the future but it is also the present. Increase the Republican share of the white vote by 5% and they win everywhere.
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It would be racist for Republicans to consciously try to appeal to white voters!!

In unrelated news, Obama had a hugely successful Get Out The Vote drive with the NAACP and La Raza with the new slogan Black and Brown are Beautiful And Powerful When We Vote Together!!

Posted by: ProgMedia at December 29, 2014 06:11 PM (ZPrif)

285 265 Y-not,

Yeah...Martinez would be ok...

Haley is cuter but Martinez speaks Spanglish

Posted by: Sven10077 at December 29, 2014 06:11 PM (/4AZU)

286

Bush III/Acceptably Moderate Minority Member 2016: Inclusive Exclusivity!


Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at December 29, 2014 06:11 PM (kdS6q)

287 Oh yeah, all that money and name recognition and national organizing has always delivered victory in the primaries (Johnson, Kennedy, Clinton). Especially when you're already on record disparaging the primary process and primary voters, and with a crappy family reputation.

And that most admired woman thing is horseshit. I've known hundreds of women. The ones who honestly admired Hillary can be counted on my fingers. She's just famous. It's like when people are asked to name what historical figures they admire and say Ghandi, when 99% don't know the first fucking thing about him. It's just a safe answer they calculate will make people approve.

Posted by: Df82 at December 29, 2014 06:12 PM (d6Wn7)

288 And then there are the Homeschooled kids...
Don't know what the numbers are, but homeschooling has grown in recent years.
Posted by: wheatie at December 29, 2014 06:09 PM (943iJ)

_________

Homeschooling has increased, but a very small number doubling, is still a very small number. I've seen estimates that about 2% of kids are homeschooled.

So close to 100% of kids are white in private schools (10%) and home school (2), while 55% of kids are non-white in public schools(88%).

In 10-12 years when these kids will all be old enough to vote, the GOP is fucked.

Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at December 29, 2014 06:13 PM (0LHZx)

289 http://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=91

About 3% are home-schooled. About 70% are white.

Posted by: Costanza Defense at December 29, 2014 06:13 PM (ZPrif)

290 I don't think Hillary has the same voter base as Obama. Obama was just able to get every last minority voter to the polls. Hillary won't have that luxury. I also think we'll have a better candidate than Romney. The Thurston Howell image along with the Mormon angle hurt.
Posted by: McAdams at December 29, 2014 06:10 PM (l8J7k)

******
What hurt the most is that the GOPe brainiacs ran the one and only candidate that could not run against BarryCare.

Posted by: ManWithNoParty, unperson from Free Market Jesus Paradise at December 29, 2014 06:13 PM (o/3Hk)

291 The GOP selection season is not about finding a Republican that can beat a Democrat, it's about finding the moderate Republican that can be pushed over the line instead of ANY conservative.

The big-money donors don't want a government-cutter, they want someone who can protect their gummint patronage and sweetheart deals. Any Democrat or any squish Republican will do that, though they might prefer the Republican, but a conservative? That's right out.

Posted by: --- at December 29, 2014 06:13 PM (MMC8r)

292 And in '12 the black vote turn out rate was higher than the white turn out rate. That will not happen without Obama.

Posted by: Lauren at December 29, 2014 06:13 PM (MYCIw)

293 Think about that for a second.

Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at December 29, 2014 06:10 PM (0LHZx)

Maybe you should learn something about the Reagan coalition, and who he was running against.....

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at December 29, 2014 06:13 PM (Zu3d9)

294 One thing you can say positive about ole Jeb: he knows love when he sees it. And education too, my god who else can compete -- he is a shoe in.

Posted by: Bob from table9 at December 29, 2014 06:13 PM (WNERA)

295 but somehow we're still hearing about the same old guys.
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And that seems to be the theme since old Billy Boy. That could explain Choom Boy's rapid rise on the blue side, since he wasn't one of the same old people. Kerry, Gore and Shrillary were the "same old guys" and he was something new and shiney. We keep running the "same old guys" over and over and over. We need someone new and shiney. Anyone except the same old crop of people that no one really likes, it's just that they are the "lesser of two evils". Walker, Jindal, Haley come to mind. YMMV

Posted by: Old Blue at December 29, 2014 06:13 PM (vVSOO)

296 America 2034=Brazil with Nukes

Posted by: Costanza Defense at December 29, 2014 06:13 PM (ZPrif)

297 246 >>Didn't we keep hearing about a ham sandwich winning in 2012 because liberals wouldn't be motivated in RE-electing Obama? And didn't we hear how Hispanics are conservatives and will totally vote for a Republican because family values and abortion and whatever?

Only from people who don't know what they are talking about. The idea that Obama was going to be easy to defeat was a myth.

The msm never let up on supporting him and his turnout machine didn't disappear. Couple that with the power of incumbency and he was always the odds on favorite to beat whomever the Republicans nominated no matter what the bloposphere said.

Hillary is a lot less of a candidate that Obama in almost every way. She's a terrible campaigner, sucks at debating, is old and been around forever and she has a record of almost complete failure in everything. And this time the Republicans can run on Obama's actual record instead of things to come. Obamacare didn't get implemented until after the last election and his (and by extension Hillary's) foreign policy is coming into full view and it is a disaster in every possible way. The economy still blows. Etc.

The Republican nominee will have a much easier go at it this time around.
Posted by: JackStraw at December 29, 2014 06:01 PM (g1DWB)

So, should we bet the whole farm or just the barn and half the chickens?

Posted by: eman at December 29, 2014 06:14 PM (MQEz6)

298 I should be much angrier but I'm too busy reading Calvin and Hobbes

Posted by: thathalfrican at December 29, 2014 06:14 PM (R5HRU)

299 So despite virtually 100% name recognition, 77% of Republicans prefer someone else. Sounds like he's pretty beatable so long as conservatives can settle on one or two legitimate contenders rather than jump to whoever the MFM is pimping as the newest bestest flavor of the month. So yeah, despite our rather strong bench, we'll get Bush.

Posted by: mugiwara at December 29, 2014 06:14 PM (3a584)

300

Chris Christie 2016: U Gonna Eat That Fat Offen' Ur Steak?

Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at December 29, 2014 06:14 PM (kdS6q)

301 Moo moo you didn't predict a walker win, a Republican win of the senate. Your go to mode is " we are screwed why try".. and something about school vouchers. You don't know the future. You are stuck on doom. Which may be right, but you don't know

Posted by: ThunderB at December 29, 2014 06:14 PM (zOTsN)

302 296 LOL
Or Russia today.

Posted by: Bob from table9 at December 29, 2014 06:14 PM (WNERA)

303 Moo moo the instigator. Full of facts but nothing to back it up. Hope there are no New Years resolutions from our whizz

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at December 29, 2014 06:15 PM (K4xGQ)

304 If our side was smart though, we'd run New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez against her. Female, Hispanic, popular in her blue state. That's checkmate right there.

I don't think Hillary has the same voter base as Obama. Obama was just able to get every last minority voter to the polls. Hillary won't have that luxury. I also think we'll have a better candidate than Romney. The Thurston Howell image along with the Mormon angle hurt.
Posted by: McAdams at December 29, 2014 06:10 PM (l8J7k)

_____________

Republican party and smart...LOL!!

Hillary may not get the black vote like Obama did, but she will get the woman vote in the same way. The first woman president, while not quite as epic as the first black president, will be a big enough deal. Think of the MSM treatment as well....WHAT? You're not voting for Hillary? Why do you hate women?

And yes, I know. You (collective you here) are a woman and won't vote for her. No need to tell me.

Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at December 29, 2014 06:16 PM (0LHZx)

305 "Had people voted last November at the same rates they did in 2004, when black turnout was below its current historic levels, Republican Mitt Romney would have won narrowly, according to an analysis conducted for The Associated Press."

Posted by: Lauren at December 29, 2014 06:16 PM (MYCIw)

306 We are becoming a Latin country. Soon we'll alternate between Communists and Right-wing strong men.

Posted by: Costanza Defense at December 29, 2014 06:16 PM (ZPrif)

307 Let me put my act of love inside you.

Posted by: Jeb Bush at December 29, 2014 06:17 PM (Q3eyu)

308 I really don't buy that the demographics of the country changed so much from Bush getting elected in 2004 to where it's now impossible for a Republican to win. Whites still make up just under 80% of the population last time I checked, and they usually are better about showing up to vote.

The analysis I've seen shows that even if Romney got over 70% of the Hispanic vote, he still would have lost. You have to understand, most Latino voters are located in states that aren't in play. Think California, Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, etc. Those states listed probably make up 90% of the population of Latinos, and none are really considered swing states.




Posted by: McAdams at December 29, 2014 06:17 PM (l8J7k)

309 'Earth Day', redefined.

Posted by: Math, it's what's for dinner at December 29, 2014 06:17 PM (U93Mr)

310 A vote for Jeb Bush is a vote to do nothing to reverse what Democrats have done and to give Demcrats some time to rest and regroup before they take power again.

Posted by: eman at December 29, 2014 06:18 PM (MQEz6)

311 "Hillary may not get the black vote like Obama did, but she will get the woman vote in the same way. "

Yeah...about that.

Posted by: Wendy Davis at December 29, 2014 06:18 PM (MYCIw)

312 303 Moo moo the instigator. Full of facts but nothing to back it up. Hope there are no New Years resolutions from our whizz
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at December 29, 2014 06:15 PM (K4xGQ)

_____________

The polls are skewed. FACT!!

Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at December 29, 2014 06:18 PM (0LHZx)

313 Yeah...Martinez would be ok...

Haley is cuter but Martinez speaks Spanglish
---

I'm still going to dig into Martinez' record etc, but so far she's coming off as a bit too "moderate" (aka liberal) for my taste. She likes Common Core, for one thign. And she's not nearly as good a speaker as Haley, from what I've seen. But she's in a purple state so some of this is to be expected.

In *theory* if Haley is really a conservative (Vic-approved) she could be a great compromise candidate given that she has a business background, incl Chamber of Commerce time. That's what really intrigues me about her.

Plus, I like the husband's military service. It's at least some connection to military that most of them (except Perry) lack.

Posted by: Y-not at December 29, 2014 06:18 PM (9BRsg)

314 We are becoming a Latin country. Soon we'll alternate between Communists and Right-wing strong men.
Posted by: Costanza Defense at December 29, 2014 06:16 PM (ZPrif)


Until one or the other decides that voting is for the birds, and we officially become a banana republic.

Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 29, 2014 06:18 PM (Zmw74)

315 Posted by: eman at December 29, 2014 06:14 PM (MQEz6)

This is not the hill to die on.

We need to keep our powder dry for 2020, when the Republican-Hispanic coalition is in full flower.

Posted by: Inside The Beltway (cocktails anyone?) at December 29, 2014 06:19 PM (Zu3d9)

316 We will have an asian overclass, though, so there's that. We won't be exactly like Brazil. Demographics is destiny and that's the closest country, demographically, to where we are headed.

Lots of cool things about Brazil. Lots of sucky things to, like the poverty and crime. Cool parties, though. Great music.

Posted by: Costanza Defense at December 29, 2014 06:20 PM (ZPrif)

317 308 Dems are working hard to change Texas from red to purple, to blue. Won't take that big of a change. Florida is another one. Lose those and the math doesn't work.

Posted by: Bob from table9 at December 29, 2014 06:20 PM (WNERA)

318 I should be much angrier but I'm too busy reading Calvin and Hobbes
Posted by: thathalfrican
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Of course you are; "No Gurlz"
More of the War on Womyn!

Posted by: Susie Derkins at December 29, 2014 06:20 PM (U93Mr)

319 Lots of cool things about Brazil. Lots of sucky things to, like the poverty and crime. Cool parties, though. Great music.

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Brazilian waxes.

Posted by: The Great White Snark at December 29, 2014 06:21 PM (LImiJ)

320 The polls are skewed. FACT!!

Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at December 29, 2014 06:18 PM (0LHZx)

Here's a fact: You are either stupid or manipulative.

You said that Romney got a greater percentage of the white vote than Reagan did in 1980. But you forgot to mention that it was a three-way race with a significant independent candidate (6.5%).

Dumb or a liar....the Horde will choose.

Posted by: Inside The Beltway (cocktails anyone?) at December 29, 2014 06:21 PM (Zu3d9)

321 >>308 Dems are working hard to change Texas from red to purple, to blue.

I may have missed it, but I don't recall reading that they won more seats in the TX legislature and we see how the governorship turned out.

Posted by: Y-not at December 29, 2014 06:21 PM (9BRsg)

322 You have to understand, most Latino voters are located in states that aren't in play. Think California, Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, etc.

___________

Nevada: 30% Hispanic
Colorado: 21% Hispanic
Florida: 23% Hispanic

Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at December 29, 2014 06:21 PM (0LHZx)

323 Lots of cool things about Brazil. Lots of sucky things to, like the poverty and crime. Cool parties, though. Great music.
Posted by: Costanza
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... and beggers, don't forget the beggers.

Posted by: Susie Derkins at December 29, 2014 06:22 PM (U93Mr)

324 278 Private schools have been steadily declining for decades, especially parochial schools, as people increasingly can't afford to pay for school twice, once with taxes, once with tuition.
Posted by: Costanza Defense at December 29, 2014 06:09 PM (ZPrif)

Some states also offer more public school alternatives, for people who live in poor performing districts. For instance, in Michigan there are charter schools for which there is no tuition. Michigan also offers "Schools of Choice". School districts can agree to take students from other districts if they have the room. The student's state education money goes with him to the new school district. So, a student from a poorly performing inner city school can attend a much better performing suburban school.

Posted by: nerdygirl at December 29, 2014 06:22 PM (v0xN9)

325 All we have to do is tell POTUS that Jebba the Hut is having a wedding and BOOM! He's relocated.

Posted by: OG Celtic-American, SingleMaltScotchGender at December 29, 2014 06:22 PM (ojfYH)

326 Since anything is now possible in the US (see the last 6 years), and virtually all of the substantive markers, barriers, and guard-rails that existed for most of my entire life have just evaporated (speaking public square, politics,substantively), I find it impossible to even pretend to do a wild-a**-guess on any of this.

If O-care - easily the most disastrous stupid policy with direct negative impact on tens of millions of actual voters - doesn't completely change the temperature in the pool, then "it's dead, Jim". In the sense that the country's course is pretty much just a random wander now, since even basic, directly felt policy disasters STILL don't change the political climate.

This leaves aside all the other policy disasters. O-care directly affects people in a vary concrete way in the present - a somewhat uncommon feature of most major national policies, wise or stupid.

Posted by: rhomboid at December 29, 2014 06:22 PM (afQnV)

327 Jeb/Runaway Large Hadron Collider 2016

Posted by: Thin veneer of civility is a Nativist at December 29, 2014 06:22 PM (XzRw1)

328 Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 29, 2014 06:18 PM (Zmw74)

Did Mattathias bring you a gift that goes bang?

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at December 29, 2014 06:22 PM (Zu3d9)

329 Did someone say military connection?

Palin/West
I know, like a scratched record.

Posted by: teej says go K-State at December 29, 2014 06:23 PM (XHihg)

330 Dumbass https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmShlaq-AG0

Posted by: toby928(C) at December 29, 2014 06:23 PM (rwI+c)

331

Bush III 2016: I Haven't Won an Election Since Nickelback Was a Thing

Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at December 29, 2014 06:23 PM (kdS6q)

332 Well ... I'd already written off Todd Young (house) for supporting Cromnibus and Dan Coates (senate) for pretty much supporting all things big gub'mint. Jeb for Prez just let's me save a 2016 personal day and go straight to work.

Posted by: ScoggDog at December 29, 2014 06:24 PM (VFat/)

333 I want to be in the bullseye for SMOD. Please!

Posted by: Count de Monet at December 29, 2014 06:24 PM (JO9+V)

334 Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos.

Posted by: Baron Von Ottomatic at December 29, 2014 06:24 PM (ufrZ6)

335 Brazilian waxes.

And Brazilian butt lifts with fix-a-flat.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at December 29, 2014 06:25 PM (W5DcG)

336 Women don't automatically back other women. How did Palin work out for McCain? That resentment was supposed to be epic that Obama denied a first woman President.

If anything, they can sometimes turn against their own much harder.

Hillary truly is an awful candidate, that's why a "nobody" beat her in 2008 in the primary.

I will be the first to admit, they have the advantage, but I definitely don't think it's done and over.

If she were somehow to lose the nomination or we nominated a female as well, I would say our side would have a solid advantage.


Posted by: McAdams at December 29, 2014 06:25 PM (l8J7k)

337 Palin/Pigford III 2016


Posted by: Thin veneer of civility is a Nativist at December 29, 2014 06:25 PM (XzRw1)

338 Whites haven't been 80% in a long time.

Right now it's:

White 72%
Black 13%
Asian 5%
Amerindian 1%
Other 6%
2 or more 3%

But non-Hispanic White is only 64%

So in voting blocs it's more

White 64%
Hispanic 16%
Black 13%
Asian 5%

What most people mean when they say "white" is now less than 2/3rds of America and heading rapidly to less than half.

But that's mostly due to the rise of the hispanic population. And asian secondarily. Both due to high immigration.

Posted by: Costanza Defense at December 29, 2014 06:25 PM (ZPrif)

339 Here's a fact: You are either stupid or manipulative.

You said that Romney got a greater percentage of the white vote than Reagan did in 1980. But you forgot to mention that it was a three-way race with a significant independent candidate (6.5%).

Dumb or a liar....the Horde will choose.
Posted by: Inside The Beltway (cocktails anyone?) at December 29, 2014 06:21 PM (Zu3d9)

____________

OK fine. In 1988 Bush got 60% of the white vote. Romney got 59% in 2012.

Romney lost the election, Bush won a landslide.

But facts...who needs 'em? I **KNOW** Hillary will lose because my best friend's wife is a woman and she hates Hillary.

Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at December 29, 2014 06:26 PM (0LHZx)

340 First look at James Woods?

Posted by: Baron Von Ottomatic at December 29, 2014 06:26 PM (ufrZ6)

341 338
This.

Posted by: Bob from table9 at December 29, 2014 06:26 PM (WNERA)

342 I, for one, welcome our new addict, pervert, anti-American, fascist overlords.

Posted by: The Great White Snark at December 29, 2014 06:28 PM (LImiJ)

343 Obama won in '12 because of the gains he made gotv in the black community. Those were not permanent gains. See: 2014

Posted by: Wendy Davis at December 29, 2014 06:28 PM (MYCIw)

344 Of course, if we didn't have an official "hispanic" category with free govt bennies, then many if not most hispanics would have slowly become "white" over the course of a few generations and mixed marriages.

But we do have such a category, so it pays to remain separate.

Posted by: Costanza Defense at December 29, 2014 06:28 PM (ZPrif)

345 Did Mattathias bring you a gift that goes bang?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at December 29, 2014 06:22 PM (Zu3d9)

yup. and a membership at a range

Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 29, 2014 06:28 PM (Zmw74)

346 A Republican will need to get in the 65% neighborhood of the white vote to win. That's not impossible, but it's highly unlikely.

Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at December 29, 2014 06:29 PM (0LHZx)

347 Off abortion Barbie sock

Posted by: Lauren at December 29, 2014 06:29 PM (MYCIw)

348 >>But facts...who needs 'em? I **KNOW** Hillary will lose because my best friend's wife is a woman and she hates Hillary.

If this demographics means destiny was actually true there would be no reason to have any elections. We could just look at the demographic makeup of each race and declare a winner.

Not to mention you could make bank in Vegas until those dummies understood that you have cracked the code and knew years in advance how each and every election would turn out.

Posted by: JackStraw at December 29, 2014 06:29 PM (g1DWB)

349 343 Obama won in '12 because of the gains he made gotv in the black community. Those were not permanent gains. See: 2014
Posted by: Wendy Davis at December 29, 2014 06:28 PM (MYCIw)

______________

It's foolish to compare mid-term elections with presidential elections.

Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at December 29, 2014 06:29 PM (0LHZx)

350 @AdamBaldwin With gratitude, I give you Kate Upton’s boobs in zero G! http://is.gd/YEiX9G

Posted by: toby928(C) at December 29, 2014 06:29 PM (rwI+c)

351 322.

Those percentages aren't voters. BIG difference.
And Cubans in Florida vote differently than other Hispanic groups.

Posted by: McAdams at December 29, 2014 06:30 PM (l8J7k)

352 341 338
This.

Posted by: Bob from table9 at December 29, 2014 06:26 PM (WNERA)

Now do we see why both sides want Amnesty?

All those sweet juicy votes.

All those new horses pulling the Entitlements Wagons.

Posted by: eman at December 29, 2014 06:30 PM (MQEz6)

353 ____ Bush 2016? Oh boy, is this great.

Posted by: flounder at December 29, 2014 06:30 PM (FHh8u)

354 137 18 SMOD is apparently too lazy to even change the date on his campaign poster.

-------
This early nobody with a good staff invites media attention.
The race is SMOD's to lose.

Posted by: New Phone now on SMOD's campaign trail at December 29, 2014 06:30 PM (6rUng)

355 Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 29, 2014 06:28 PM (Zmw74)

Tell....tell!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at December 29, 2014 06:31 PM (Zu3d9)

356 "Its foolish to compare mid-term elections with presidential elections."

Right, I'm sure all those no information black voters will turn out just a strongly for a random white candidate, despite all historical data saying otherwise.

Posted by: Lauren at December 29, 2014 06:31 PM (MYCIw)

357 Tanned, rested and mostly erect.

Posted by: Bob Dole at December 29, 2014 06:31 PM (Qgr71)

358 346 Mr Mau Mau,

As opposed to Ogabe needing 125% black turnout and getting it

Posted by: Sven10077 at December 29, 2014 06:32 PM (/4AZU)

359 If this demographics means destiny was actually true there would be no reason to have any elections. We could just look at the demographic makeup of each race and declare a winner.

Not to mention you could make bank in Vegas until those dummies understood that you have cracked the code and knew years in advance how each and every election would turn out.
Posted by: JackStraw at December 29, 2014 06:29 PM (g1DWB)

________________

All the betting lines in 2012 had Obama winning. They already cracked the code.

Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at December 29, 2014 06:32 PM (0LHZx)

360 Tell....tell!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at December 29, 2014 06:31 PM (Zu3d9)


Well I am starting with a Glock Model 19 and Guns for Hire out near Totowa. Wanna go shooting?

Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 29, 2014 06:32 PM (Zmw74)

361
Bush 3.0 2016: Last Won an Election When Star Wars: Attack of the Clones Was Still in Theaters

Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at December 29, 2014 06:32 PM (kdS6q)

362 And to clarify, I don't mean all black voters are no information voters, but the ones who never voted before Obama came along are.

Posted by: Lauren at December 29, 2014 06:32 PM (MYCIw)

363 I'm tanned, rested, and ambulatory without using a walker.

Posted by: Kay Bailey Hutchison at December 29, 2014 06:32 PM (ufrZ6)

364 OBOY! Dog food!

Posted by: Rusty at December 29, 2014 06:32 PM (iuzbU)

365 The evidence against Scalise attending the event appears to have come from ... old Stormfront message boards. That's not good. He didn't post at Stormfront, just people there discussing him.

Just generally not good for a politician to have stormfront in the same paragraph as their name, that's all.

Posted by: Costanza Defense at December 29, 2014 06:33 PM (ZPrif)

366 All those new horses pulling the Entitlements Wagons.
Posted by: eman

Won't it be a little hard for them to pull the entitlement wagon when they're riding it?

Posted by: Prince Ludwig the Indestructible at December 29, 2014 06:33 PM (V70Ne)

367 338.

The figures I saw were whites made up 77.7% of the American population. that's according to the last US Census. That's why I said just under 80%.

Republicans can most certainly find a majority with those demographics.

I honestly think in 30 years, we'll look at the "latino" vote like we now look at the Italian vote. The danger is if as a block they are granted amnesty with voting rights, it will be a shit storm.


Posted by: McAdams at December 29, 2014 06:33 PM (l8J7k)

368 Right, I'm sure all those no information black voters will turn out just a strongly for a random white candidate, despite all historical data saying otherwise.
Posted by: Lauren at December 29, 2014 06:31 PM (MYCIw)

_________

Blacks have been voting 90%+ for Democrats since the 60s. They already do turn out. Add the fact that Bill Clinton is beloved in the black community and yes, they will turn out for "a random" candidate like Hillary.

Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at December 29, 2014 06:33 PM (0LHZx)

369 Well I am starting with a Glock Model 19 and Guns for Hire out near Totowa. Wanna go shooting?

Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 29, 2014 06:32 PM (Zmw74)

I read that as "Glock Model 29" and got excited. Still. Nice reliable piece for carry or HD. Congrats.

Posted by: flounder at December 29, 2014 06:33 PM (FHh8u)

370 Did you guys see that our new BFFs, the Cubans, are going to allow their citizens to keep a whopping 8% of what their new American employers think they're worth. The Castros keep the rest.

Posted by: The Great White Snark at December 29, 2014 06:34 PM (LImiJ)

371 Wanna go shooting?

Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 29, 2014 06:32 PM (Zmw74)

Yup!


Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at December 29, 2014 06:34 PM (Zu3d9)

372 The evidence against Scalise attending the event appears to have come from ... old Stormfront message boards. That's not good. He didn't post at Stormfront, just people there discussing him.

Just generally not good for a politician to have stormfront in the same paragraph as their name, that's all.
Posted by: Costanza Defense at December 29, 2014 06:33 PM (ZPrif)

This is Louisiana we're talking about right? Different rules out there

Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 29, 2014 06:35 PM (Zmw74)

373 I'll say it again: I want Perry or Cruz. I'll settle for Romney. I'll get Jebbie or Christie. I hope the candidate doesn't turn out to be "Sit Out", I hate that guy!

I still fear Christie -- he can be a real attack dog and can you imagine how pleasing it would be to see him go after the liberal moderators that we know will moderate the debates? Even the base will get swayed if he stands up to those smug jerks. *sigh* the debates will once again prove fatal to getting someone of substance (like Perry).

Posted by: Aslan's Girl at December 29, 2014 06:35 PM (rldyO)

374
yup. and a membership at a range

Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 29, 2014 06:28 PM (Zmw74)


D'oh Boy gave his dad an AR-15 with all the bells and whistles. And the K-bar he gave his dad a few years ago mounts on the end.


So...scary gun with scary pointy thing on the end.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at December 29, 2014 06:35 PM (FsuaD)

375 The figures I saw were whites made up 77.7% of the American population. that's according to the last US Census. That's why I said just under 80%.

Posted by: McAdams at December 29, 2014 06:33 PM (l8J7k)

___________

What's the non-Hispanic white number?
Hint: a hell of a lot lower than 77%

Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at December 29, 2014 06:35 PM (0LHZx)

376 366 All those new horses pulling the Entitlements Wagons.
Posted by: eman

Won't it be a little hard for them to pull the entitlement wagon when they're riding it?
Posted by: Prince Ludwig the Indestructible at December 29, 2014 06:33 PM (V70Ne)

Millions of illegals work pretty hard here.

Off the books.

The politicians want them on the books.

Posted by: eman at December 29, 2014 06:35 PM (MQEz6)

377 Politics in a multi-ethnic state usually degenerates into ethnic-based voting blocs. Very predictable this would happen in America.

Diversity != Strength.
Diversity = Ethnic Voting Blocs

Posted by: Costanza Defense at December 29, 2014 06:35 PM (ZPrif)

378 Hillary's near-perfect awfulness as a candidate is sort of the point. Some here think this quality will hurt her, even doom her. I dunno. Not saying they're wrong. But everything I have seen for years tells me it's basically irrelevant. Obama was an absurd candidate - yes, on a retail level as well. Not just absurdly unfit for any public office, but a bumbling, gaffe-a-matic amateur who, recall, actually lost the primaries where people voted (he won through caucus states and "super-delegates").

Just take PA, where Hillary womped O pretty good, as I recall. PA - where a significant portion of Dem voters are pretty much "Reagan Democrats". Hillary, a lackluster figure with the odor of her husband's scandal- and error-riddled tenure, beat the empty suit "black" media creation. Just one indicator, but if PA Reagan Dems could stomach Hillary once, their tribal and low-info bigotries (union, etc.) could easily boost any Dem, even Hillary.

2012 pretty much confirmed that tribal, self-dealing, and ideological (bigoted and uninformed, like coastal "liberals") voters now easily dominate rational, practical voters. And the Dems, needless to say, have the tribal and bigoted vote locked up (I still hear not-stone-stupid Dem types who muse how disappointed they are with Obama, but .... "Palin really scared me" - so yes, stone-stupid as citizens and voters, but wow).

Posted by: rhomboid at December 29, 2014 06:35 PM (afQnV)

379
I'm sure all those no information black voters will turn out just a strongly for a random white candidate
Posted by: Lauren



As if the Democrats won't have at least one black on their ticket from here on.

Cory Booker, please come to the white courtesy phone.

Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at December 29, 2014 06:35 PM (kdS6q)

380 Just generally not good for a politician to have stormfront in the same paragraph as their name, that's all"

Oh, please. They've discussed every politician, I'm sure.

Posted by: Lauren at December 29, 2014 06:35 PM (MYCIw)

381 nood.

Posted by: rickb223 at December 29, 2014 06:35 PM (MnHWC)

382 >>All the betting lines in 2012 had Obama winning. They already cracked the code.

Ah, no. As I said earlier, the smart money was on Obama the incumbent and his powerful nationwide turnout machine, the active support of the msm and the fact that his most controversial accomplishment hadn't even been implemented yet.

Demographics is a useful tool but it is not the only one. The demographics were not hugely different from Bush winning re-election and Obama winning easily 4 years later.

Posted by: JackStraw at December 29, 2014 06:35 PM (g1DWB)

383 Blacks turn out at the same 40-50% rate as whites, but 90% of those that do vote for the Dem.

Posted by: Kay Bailey Hutchison at December 29, 2014 06:36 PM (ufrZ6)

384 The figures I saw were whites made up 77.7% of the American population. that's according to the last US Census
--
Those figures aren't accurate. I just looked them up at wiki, which has the latest Census data.

Posted by: Costanza Defense at December 29, 2014 06:36 PM (ZPrif)

385 Wanna go shooting?

Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 29, 2014 06:32 PM (Zmw74)

Yup!


Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at December 29, 2014 06:34 PM (Zu3d9)


Well your on. I'll call you. And if we both come back uninjured that should be good for a thread of it's own

Posted by: Nevergiveup at December 29, 2014 06:36 PM (Zmw74)

386 Oh, please. They've discussed every politician, I'm sure.
-
ok, gotcha

Posted by: Costanza Defense at December 29, 2014 06:36 PM (ZPrif)

387 Jeb could strap Hillary to the roof of his station wagon and go on a vacation; I'd still have trouble voting for him.

Maybe if he had video of him hosing her down after she poops all over the roof of the car.

Maybe.

Posted by: GnuBreed at December 29, 2014 06:38 PM (1nGFL)

388
Republicans can most certainly find a majority with those demographics.
Posted by: McAdams



Republicans have won the popular vote majority exactly once in the last six straight elections.

Not a good record.


Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at December 29, 2014 06:39 PM (kdS6q)

389 "Add the fact that Bill Clinton is beloved in the black community and yes, they will turn out for 'a random' candidate like Hillary."

The Clintons surely aren't beloved by the Obamas.

Bill may have forgotten all about his pointed slight of Barack, when he said dismissively about then-candidate Obama that "a few years ago this guy would have been getting coffee for us". Barack has not forgotten a word of that, you may be assured.

And have you ever seen Mooch and Shrillary on the occasions when they have been forced into proximity with one another? There ARE temperatures so cold as to fall below absolute zero.

For the Betty Ford funeral, the two women departed the same day from Andrews AFB and flew to Palm Springs, then both flew back to Andrews later that evening. On two separate jets. Big jets with plenty of room.

Posted by: torquewrench at December 29, 2014 06:40 PM (noWW6)

390 http://tinyurl.com/ejt26
This is a link to the Census site, I'm seeing 77.7%?

I'm open to other data

Posted by: McAdams at December 29, 2014 06:42 PM (l8J7k)

391 They don't let me into the polls.

Posted by: Killerdog at December 29, 2014 06:42 PM (vntmB)

392 "Republicans have won the popular vote majority exactly once in the last six straight elections."

Electable moderates!

That's the key!

No more of those dangerous unelectable hard-right dingbats like Reagan.

Posted by: The GOP Establishment at December 29, 2014 06:43 PM (noWW6)

393 Per Census:

The white, non-Hispanic population nationally is 62.6%

Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at December 29, 2014 06:46 PM (0LHZx)

394 390 http://tinyurl.com/ejt26
This is a link to the Census site, I'm seeing 77.7%?

I'm open to other data

Posted by: McAdams at December 29, 2014 06:42 PM (l8J7k)


___________

You're seeing 77.7% for White. What you're also seeing is 62.6% for white, non-hispanic.

Hispanics from Mexico are "white" for the purpose of the census.

Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at December 29, 2014 06:47 PM (0LHZx)

395 388.

I think that's really cherry picking a statistic, you could also say Democrats have lost 2 of the 4 last Presidential elections.

But my point has to do that if you listened to the media, you would swear whites were now a minority and we'd never win another election. The truth is, if the GOP could woo about 3% more white voters, we'd destroy Democrats in every election.

Instead, all we hear about is the Hispanic and black voters,

Posted by: McAdams at December 29, 2014 06:48 PM (l8J7k)

396 Ohhh Noooess!!!!!

Latin/Asians!

God knows they are so horrible about trashing malls rioting over sneakers, wilding through shopping areas, gang raping women out jogging, and hunting in packs for entire blocks to burn down...

Latin/Asians, the true scourge of America and 70% of all violent felony convictions....

Posted by: OG Celtic-American, SingleMaltScotchGender at December 29, 2014 06:49 PM (ojfYH)

397 387 Jeb could strap Hillary to the roof of his station wagon and go on a vacation; I'd still have trouble voting for him.-----

But now if he were to drag her from the rear bumper (ala Narional Lampoon) well he just might have mine

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at December 29, 2014 06:50 PM (K4xGQ)

398 394.

So why is it listed "white alone"? what does that term mean?


Posted by: McAdams at December 29, 2014 06:50 PM (l8J7k)

399 326 If O-care - easily the most disastrous stupid policy with direct negative impact on tens of millions of actual voters - doesn't completely change the temperature in the pool, then "it's dead, Jim".
---------------------------------------------

While OCare is now being felt in the wallet, the lack of doctors and access to medical care is still in the future. Docs are retiring and all these new "customers" with their Medicaid and Ocare are flooding the zone. There aren't enough docs and beds to provide care.

I'm really looking forward to slavery making a comeback...forcing docs and hospitals to provide uncompensated care to all at all times.

Posted by: Boots at December 29, 2014 06:58 PM (l9mF2)

400 I just scraped off my weathered "Yellowstone Caldera 2012" campaign sticker this weekend. No joke. Time to craft my "Lord Humungous 2016" sticker. Also, not a joke.

Posted by: antisocial justice beatnik's on vacation at December 29, 2014 07:09 PM (MOjUR)

401 Clinton/Bush 2016...

why fight the inevitable?

Posted by: redc1c4 at December 29, 2014 07:23 PM (I8nxO)

402 You'd have to think that illegal immigration would really slow down if the Sweet Meteor were to win.

Posted by: JT in KC at December 29, 2014 07:24 PM (im+U5)

403 "For the Betty Ford funeral, the two women departed the same day from Andrews AFB and flew to Palm Springs, then both flew back to Andrews later that evening. On two separate jets. Big jets with plenty of room. "

That's only prudent. You know the death rate for Clinton associates. And she draws the invisible sniper fire.

Posted by: Chris Balsz at December 29, 2014 07:52 PM (kTWS+)

404 Time to make me a true third party.

Posted by: The Tea Party at December 29, 2014 08:10 PM (pmzey)

405 If any of Jeb's boosters or handlers or whatever read this far into the comments, let it be known that I will NEVER vote for him. Voting for that kind of candidate signals that the candidate is acceptable. He is not.

There are millions like me. They are called "the Republican base."

Posted by: cranky-d at December 29, 2014 08:19 PM (HxvuD)

406 Meet Mitt Romney, The Conservative Alternative.

Suck on it.

Posted by: Adjoran at December 29, 2014 08:58 PM (QIQ6j)

407 Upton / Upton 2016!!

Posted by: Ray Van Dune at December 30, 2014 12:35 AM (LIyA2)

408 I'm not one of those guys who runs around saying there isn't a dime's worth of difference between Democrats and Republicans, but seriously...if Jeb ends up being the nominee, I honestly can't come up with agoodreason to be a Republican anymore.

Posted by: DRayRaven at December 30, 2014 09:28 AM (qHJKn)

409 Escort girls http://REGMODELS.RU

Posted by: Tina at December 30, 2014 05:57 PM (5p4Dz)

410 The sad and scary news is that George HW Bush is the "conservative wing" of the Bush family.

And we all know where George "Read My Lips" Bush took us...

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