Here it comes, maybe: New monthly poll from Investor's Business Daily/TechnoMetrica Market Intelligence shows this:
That actually looks pretty favorable for Rubio. Bush can't get any momentum, Fiorina will fade, and Carson would be a disaster for the Republicans
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It wasn't out of context. His intention was not to make light of the tragedy. He just made terrible choice of words. But the discussion was clearly about gun violence in general and the Oregon shooting was talked about specifically.
That isn't something that would appear to have any chance of changing this late in his career, and his potential political and financial backers know it.
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Carson: Let me put it this way: if I were the president, I would not sign an increased budget. Absolutely would not do it. They would have to find a place to cut.
Ryssdal: To be clear, it's increasing the debt limit, not the budget, but I want to make sure I understand you. You'd let the United States default rather than raise the debt limit.
Carson: No, I would provide the kind of leadership that says, "Get on the stick guys, and stop messing around, and cut where you need to cut, because we're not raising any spending limits, period."
Ryssdal: I'm gonna try one more time, sir. This is debt that's already obligated. Would you not favor increasing the debt limit to pay the debts already incurred?
Carson: What I'm saying is what we have to do is restructure the way that we create debt. I mean if we continue along this, where does it stop? It never stops. You're always gonna ask the same question every year. And we're just gonna keep going down that pathway. That's one of the things I think that the people are tired of.
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Nobody. The only people who think he's a Republican are the extremely progressive NY republicans. He's not winning bet state even if they ran Anthony Weiner. Talk about a horrible candidate
Not sure how this applies to the 3 million pussies Polish Jews murdered in the Holocaust, including members of my family.
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Yeah people who had listened to what he said over the last couple years knew this was coming. Not necessarily like this, but in some form.
Seriously, dumbest fucking brain surgeon ever.
From his somehow blaming OR shooting victims to this...dude is off the chart crazy.
Helluva lot smarter than me & 99% of BBIers. But he's insane.
Yes most people don't understand you can be brilliant savant in something but still be batsh*t crazy .. example see Bobby Fisher
I don't agree with him on many issues, but I don't think he deserves the rabid vitriol that he gets.
“He would've had a seizure over it,” Carson told Steve Malzberg in an exclusive interview that aired Tuesday on Newmax TV.
It's all entertainment until the primaries start.
Having said that, there is an argument to fighting back when in those situations. For example, post 9-11 - I don't think you'll see passengers surrender control of a plane to armed terrorists. The problem is that it is always easier to argue what one would have done in those situations. The barrel of a gun has been known to alter one's perspective.
"Guy comes in, put the gun in my ribs. And I just said, 'I believe that you want the guy behind the counter,'" Carson.
Trump/Carson 2016. A Popeye's organization? Nice job of throwing the cashier under the bus.
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Yeah, maybe. He is a very strong campaigner.
This thing is WIDE open. Im starting to believe that Cruz will be a huge power broker, if not the nominee. I dont see the Trump supporters (people I think are more RV than LV) as going to an establishment candidate. Ditto Carson supporters. Not sure about Fiorina. I think Cruz could start picking up delegates.
On a retail level, I'd usually bet on governors. Christie in particular, though it appears as of now that GOP voters just dont want him.
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"I have had a gun held on me when I was in a Popeye's organization" in Baltimore, the retired neurosurgeon told Karen Hunter on Sirius XM Radio, referring to the fried chicken fast-food chain.
"Guy comes in, put the gun in my ribs. And I just said, 'I believe that you want the guy behind the counter,'" Carson.
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What the fuck is going through the mind of someone who says this while running for president?
I kinda think Buford is actually right regarding the content of his statement - he didn't blame the victims, he just said what he would do in that situation. Doesn't change the fact that what he said is downright fucking idiotic, as if it's a good idea to rally people up to charge a mass shooter. The way he laughed it off was so WTF as well.
How could a neurosurgeon posit this as a viable solution for being caught in a shooting? "CMON GUYS LETS RUSH HIM!".
But hey, if he claims he'd charge a mass shooter, good for him. I doubt he actually would, but if Ben Carson actually did tackle a shooter, I'm sure people would consider him a hero. I just don't understand how he could imply that it'd be a good idea to rally up other people to charge him. Dude's living in a fantasy world.
That's more egregious than his throwaway wannabe-hero comments about the Oregon shooting, IMO. The Oregon shooting soundbyte is just that - a soundbyte. Not knowing what the debt ceiling is just shows how uninformed he is when it comes to the intersection of economics and public policy.
I'm not saying he's a gifted politician like Bill Clinton, but compared to the people he's running against he's just much better at it. I mean, Jeb is a tongue-tied dolt saddled with a last name that hurts him. Cruz comes off as smug and combative. Kasich is, at best, prickly, and he's been running the Huntsman lets-poke-at-the-base playbook. Fiorina has her fans, but I just don't consider her an actual contender for a variety of reasons.
And Christie will never, ever get anywhere. Not this year, not any year. 2012 was his window, when Republicans outside of the northeast only knew about him taking on public unions, and he passed it up. Now he's got a million negatives when it comes to the nomination - he was seen as overly chummy with Obama right before the election in 2012, he's a big government guy in the W mold, pro-gun control, got that Bridgegate aftertaste hanging around, and while it's superficial being a fat bastard doesn't help him either.
Something about Rubio screams fraud to me. I cant put my finger on it -- just has my antennae up.
Proof, other than the fund raising? In surveys, the former governor of Florida, and the sitting Senator from Florida, together in total are polling below Trump, IN FLORIDA.
Mind-boggling but true.
Something about Rubio screams fraud to me. I cant put my finger on it -- just has my antennae up.
Remember, at this point in 2008 McCain was pretty much dead in the water, both in the polls and in funding. I wouldn't count Rubio out at this point.
Greg: Some truth to what you're saying, but I think part of the story for Bush being done was supposed to be Rubio overtaking him, not inheriting his support by default. I agree he seems done big picture, but the Rubio case is less compelling if he cant outdraw Carson.
Greg: Some truth to what you're saying, but I think part of the story for Bush being done was supposed to be Rubio overtaking him, not inheriting his support by default. I agree he seems done big picture, but the Rubio case is less compelling if he cant outdraw Carson.
Remember, at this point in 2008 McCain was pretty much dead in the water, both in the polls and in funding. I wouldn't count Rubio out at this point.
I agree - I don't think he has the charisma of Bill Clinton or even 08 Obama, but he's a cut above everyone else (including the Dems) in terms of 'likability'. I think him or Kasich are the most likely to win a general too - and Rubio seems closer to the base than Kasich, so I expect him to get the nod.
I suspect the presidency isn't his (realistic) end game at this point.
And Greg, we have Bob Shrum, of whom Wikipedia says: "Critics often point out a 'curse' associated with the presidential campaigns that Shrum has worked on, since he has yet to claim victory for any of his candidates in eight presidential elections." Including Gore and Kerry. So I dont want to hear it.
It's always funny to see guys who repeatedly fail get gigs over and over again - we see it all the time in sports as well.
Deej-true, I don't know how Shrum kept getting hired either.
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Hey- I saw Kasich on the side of a milk carton today. I guess Weaver's doing a bang up job. Hell, Christie is getting more air time.