The 2016 Presidential Election Trainwreck

[YOhio]

I am with you.

[smokymountainrain]

I only have two categories.

Candidates so awful, bad, corrupt and/or evil they don't merit consideration or discussion:
Hillary
Sanders
Trump
Cruz

WORST TO LEAST WORST
1. Rubio
2. Kasich

[myboynoah]

I only have two categories.

Candidates so awful, bad, corrupt and/or evil they don't merit consideration or discussion:
Hillary
Sanders
Trump
Cruz

WORST TO LEAST WORST
1. Rubio
2. Kasich

Yeah, that's pretty much it. I might put Clinton and Cruz in a "super awful, bad, etc." category, but I can live with your list

Write in Mitt!

[Shaka]

I am with you.

Yeah me too.

[Applejack]

Yeah, I know this makes you feel good. It's very predictable that you'd seize on this. Look, I read the New York Times regularly, listen to NPR. All of my news I get from demonstrably liberal outlets. They are overjoyed by this Trump phenomenon, and they helped create it! The NY Times has had multiple front page articles about Trump almost every day for over a year. The pattern was first shock and outrage but nevertheless disproportionate attention given to his crazy comments. In the past three months it's turned to (1) declaring Trump as a serious threat to win the Republican nomination and, more recently, its virtual inevitability, and (2) belittling his base. The subtext is that this is what the Republican party is--dirty, unwashed, out of work, ignorant, racist rednecks. Well, I don't think that's all what voted for him in Massachusetts (I recognize that there aren't only Harvard graduates in Mass). But as we see, for Trump, being notorious is good. The more attention you pay to him stronger he gets. And I don't trust the spin that the NY Times and NPR are giving him.

They're having a jolly good time right now. But they'd better be careful about the monster they've been complicit in creating, because last night some more balanced analysts were starting to express surprise at the breadth of Trump's base. I'm reminded of Mel Brooks's The Producers.

HAHA. You, LAUte, MyBoyNoah, BYU71 and I don't know who else are trying to pin the blame for Trump on "THE LIBERALS!" I know you want to believe this, but this is a wholly Republican phenomen. I have no opinion about whether it is the ignorant racists or the small government folks or the suburban housewives who are scared of ISIS or the northeast bluebloods that like Trump (it's probably a bit of everything). But, Trump is undeniably a republican creation. Pure and simple. Look at his appeal to democrats and independents (nil) if you need proof.

[YOhio]

HAHA. You, LAUte, MyBoyNoah, BYU71 and I don't know who else are trying to pin the blame for Trump on "THE LIBERALS!" I know you want to believe this, but this is a wholly Republican phenomen. I have no opinion about whether it is the ignorant racists or the small government folks or the suburban housewives who are scared of ISIS or the northeast bluebloods that like Trump (it's probably a bit of everything). But, Trump is undeniably a republican creation. Pure and simple. Look at his appeal to democrats and independents (nil) if you need proof.

lol. Typical liberal. Blame everyone else.

[wally]

I am mostly giving you s*** for saying the authoritarian explanation is simplistic when it seems to be extremely complex and layered.

FTR, I don't think you are unintelligent.

although, you might later regret stating the bolded on the record.

[Jeff Lebowski]

My ranking:

YES, PLEASE:
Kasich

PROBABLY WON'T RUIN THE COUNTRY:
Rubio

NO THANKS:
Sanders
Hillary

MAKES MY STOMACH TURN:
Cruz

HOLY SHIT, THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING:
Trump

[Jeff Lebowski]

Apologies if already posted:

[Topper]

HAHA. You, LAUte, MyBoyNoah, BYU71 and I don't know who else are trying to pin the blame for Trump on "THE LIBERALS!" I know you want to believe this, but this is a wholly Republican phenomen. I have no opinion about whether it is the ignorant racists or the small government folks or the suburban housewives who are scared of ISIS or the northeast bluebloods that like Trump (it's probably a bit of everything). But, Trump is undeniably a republican creation. Pure and simple. Look at his appeal to democrats and independents (nil) if you need proof.

His appeal to Democrats is evident in the open primary states, as opposed to the closed primary states where he lost three out of the four. Thus, evidence exists that Democrats are contributing to the Trumpster. Moreover, authoritarianism is more consistent with the statism of the Democratic Party, and Trumpster's authoritarian appeal is to those styling themselves as disenfranchised and thereby invoking traditional Democratic Party ideals to grab power.

[Topper]

My ranking:

YES, PLEASE:
Kasich

PROBABLY WON'T RUIN THE COUNTRY:
Rubio

NO THANKS:
Sanders
Hillary

MAKES MY STOMACH TURN:
Cruz

HOLY SHIT, THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING:
Trump

Kasich is possible only at a brokered convention, which even Alabama's governor recognized is increasingly unlikely but a number of states where he could do better are coming up.

Rubio has to win Florida and start doing better than Cruz. The fact he won Minnesota and won outside his normal region is heartening.

[I.J. Reilly]

His appeal to Democrats is evident in the open primary states, as opposed to the closed primary states where he lost three out of the four. Thus, evidence exists that Democrats are contributing to the Trumpster. Moreover, authoritarianism is more consistent with the statism of the Democratic Party, and Trumpster's authoritarian appeal is to those styling themselves as disenfranchised and thereby invoking traditional Democratic Party ideals to grab power.

Yeah, that's it. Keep thinking that the open primary is the problem that created the Donald as the Republican front-runner.

[Topper]

I only have two categories.

Candidates so awful, bad, corrupt and/or evil they don't merit consideration or discussion:
Hillary
Sanders
Trump
Cruz

WORST TO LEAST WORST
1. Rubio
2. Kasich

I like your characterizations of the candidates.

You omitted one who won't and couldn't win but whose positions make him part of the second group, Gary Johnson, former governor of New Mexico, running as the Libertarian Candidate. Perhaps you ignored him because Carson is a non-starter but allegedly still in the bookselling business.

[myboynoah]

HAHA. You, LAUte, MyBoyNoah, BYU71 and I don't know who else are trying to pin the blame for Trump on "THE LIBERALS!" I know you want to believe this, but this is a wholly Republican phenomen. I have no opinion about whether it is the ignorant racists or the small government folks or the suburban housewives who are scared of ISIS or the northeast bluebloods that like Trump (it's probably a bit of everything). But, Trump is undeniably a republican creation. Pure and simple. Look at his appeal to democrats and independents (nil) if you need proof.

What the hell are you talking about?

[Topper]

Apologies if already posted.

2016: Trump won't win
2018: Trump can't do that
2019: Are you watching Hunger Games? I hope my district wins.