Better Start Drinking Now ...

boards of FL wrote:I predict that Ben Carson's poll numbers will plummet after tonight.  I'm not so confident that I would put money on that, but if I had to guess, that would be my guess.

My reasoning here is that republicans can't seem to find candidates who can simply speak coherently about issues.  This makes sense when you consider the base of people who identify as republicans (look at this forum).  

In the last election, as Romney was generally leading and seemed to be the presumed favorite, we would see various candidates briefly spike to challenge him and then fall off. The spike resulted from the fact that the currently leading candidate wasn't entirely palatable (Trump/Romney), and then the plummet occurred the republican candidate was simply asked to speak publicly.  

So here we are again.  We have a candidate seemingly in control but that isn't entirely palatable to the base.  We have spiking candidate who hasn't yet had his moment in the spotlight, and we have a debate scheduled for tonight.   If the past is any guide for the future, Ben Carson will speak tonight and then his poll numbers will plummet.  Shortly thereafter, another candidate will spike.  Then there will be another debate.  Then that candidate will speak.  Poll numbers will plummet.  Etc. Etc.

ZVUGKTUBM wrote:I don't know whether I should watch the debate, or wait until it is parodied by comedians.....

Salinsky wrote:

Hahahahaha ...

Markle wrote:For an accurate analysis, we can all tune in at 11:00 pm EST to watch Bill O'Reilly, followed at 12:00 midnight by Megan Kelly and at 1:00 am with Sean Hannity.

Since the Democrats don't seem to have anyone running at the time, you might find it interesting.  

Markle wrote:For an accurate analysis, we can all tune in at 11:00 pm EST to watch Bill O'Reilly, followed at 12:00 midnight by Megan Kelly and at 1:00 am with Sean Hannity.  

polecat wrote:Tonight On "America's Got No Talent - Republican Candidates Edition"




(Jack Ohman, The Sacramento Bee)

Tonight, at the Shrine of the Immaculate Deception St. Ronnie of Hollywood Lieberry,  is the second Republican poo-flinging contest "debate."  Here's your lineup card, courtesy of Charles P. Pierce:


A frontrunner whose entire platform, as reinforced by a completely whackadoo collection of random sentences that he spouted on Tuesday night, is that he's him and you're not, and neither are the Supreme Leader of Iran, the president of Mexico, or the CEO of the Ford Motor Company.


A woman who nearly destroyed a hugely respected American brand and got paid something north of $20 million just to go away.


A brilliant neurosurgeon who believes that the Medicaid expansion was the Nuremberg Laws.


A guy who was governor of Florida shortly after Ponce de Leon blew town whose brother pretty much wrecked the country.


A bass-playing Bible-banging hayseed, who's presently campaigning for the rights of faith-based goldbricks to slough off on their government jobs.


Two incredibly unpopular governors, only one of whom is under active criminal investigation at the moment.


One governor who is popular in his state, but unloved by the fans of all these other clucks.


And three senators: a rookie from Florida with a pole up his ass the size of El Capitan; a former brogressive hero who can't make up his mind on the Civil Rights movement, and a Canadian-born, Tex-Mex Joe McCarthy whose only achievement in political office is pissing off Mitch McConnell which, while admirable, is hardly a qualification to have the guy with the nuclear codes sitting outside your office.


Also, there will be an earlier debate among people deemed to have insufficient gravitas to share a stage with these giants.
Please have plenty of popcorn at the ready.

Salinsky wrote:Kasich is exploiting an opportunity.