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GOP Hits 'Romney' Panic Button: Establishment Fears "Nominating Someone Unfit To Be President"
Less than three months before the kickoff Iowa caucuses, WaPo reports that there is growing anxiety bordering on panic among Republican elites about the dominance and durability of Donald Trump and Ben Carson and widespread bewilderment over how to defeat them. Expectations were that Trump and Carson would fizzle with time, but that has not happened, leaving establishment figures disoriented. “We’re potentially careening down this road of nominating somebody who frankly isn’t fit to be president in terms of the basic ability and temperament to do the job," warned one strategist as some in the party establishment are so desperate to change the dynamic that they are talking anew about drafting Romney - despite his insistence that he will not run again.
It appears they are right to worry at least as Clinton moves into dramatically odds-on chances of winning...
And Trump and Carson dominating... (via RealClearPolitics)
Party leaders and donors fear that nominating either man would have negative ramifications for the GOP ticket up and down the ballot, virtually ensuring a Hillary Rodham Clinton presidency and increasing the odds that the Senate falls into Democratic hands. As The Washington Post reports,
The party establishment is paralyzed. Big money is still on the sidelines. No consensus alternative to the outsiders has emerged from the pack of governors and senators running, and there is disagreement about how to prosecute the case against them.
For months, the GOP professional class assumed Trump and Carson would fizzle with time. Voters would get serious, the thinking went, after seeing the outsiders share a stage with more experienced politicians at the first debate. Or when summer turned to fall, kids went back to school and parents had time to assess the candidates. Or after the second, third or fourth debates, certainly.
None of that happened, of course, leaving establishment figures disoriented.
“The rest of the field is still wishing upon a star that Trump and Carson are going to self-destruct,” said Eric Fehrnstrom, a former adviser to 2012 nominee Mitt Romney. But, he said, “they have to be made to self-destruct. . . . Nothing has happened at this point to dislodge Trump or Carson.”
“People usually start off in the same way: Pollyanna-ish,” Kean said. “They assure me that Trump and Carson will eventually fade. Then we’ll talk some more, and I give them a reality check. I’ll say, ‘The guy in the grocery store likes Trump. So does the guy who cuts my hair. They’re probably going to stick with him. Who knows if this ends?’ ”
According to other Republicans, some in the party establishment are so desperate to change the dynamic that they are talking anew about drafting Romney — despite his insistence that he will not run again. Friends have mapped out a strategy for a late entry to pick up delegates and vie for the nomination in a convention fight, according to the Republicans who were briefed on the talks, though Romney has shown no indication of reviving his interest.
One well-funded outside group, the Club for Growth, has aired ads attacking Trump in Iowa and more recently came out against Carson as well. “Donald Trump and Doctor Ben Carson are in over their heads,” said Club for Growth President David McIntosh, labeling both candidates as “pretenders.”
Still, the party establishment’s greatest weapon - big money - is partly on the shelf.
The apprehension among some party elites goes beyond electability, according to one Republican strategist who spoke on the condition of anonymity to talk candidly about the worries.
“We’re potentially careening down this road of nominating somebody who frankly isn’t fit to be president in terms of the basic ability and temperament to do the job,” this strategist said. “It’s not just that it could be somebody Hillary could destroy electorally, but what if Hillary hits a banana peel and this person becomes president?”
South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, herself an outsider who rode the tea party wave into office five years ago, explained the phenomenon.
“You have a lot of people who were told that if we got a majority in the House and a majority in the Senate, then life was gonna be great,” she said in an interview Thursday. “What you’re seeing is that people are angry."
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Rubio 4 to 1...For the love of god...
>>>> TRUMP
>>>> ROMNEY
Translation: We career sociopaths, who thought we had perfect control of the situation, realize that we might lose control to a non-sociopathic egotist. This is frightening to us, we need someone who will play ball like we play ball, otherwise our careers are threatened.
After the performance of Obama I'm curious to see what "Someone Unfit To Be President" would be.
Chris Christie is defnition of "unfit"
The best thing that can happen is if the degenerates sweep and then try to take the guns. Let's get it started.
The RNC'S definition of "unfit to be president" is someone who will shut the border. Fuck the republicrat establishment.
Clinton, Bush, Obama? And Trump is unfit? What are these guys smoking? Maybe they're taking crazy pills, or just well paid to do their job.
I don't like Trump. But I would vote for him over the standard issue bought off and owned, criminal politician.
Trump won't be a very good prez...He's likely to be the first American Caeser, though.
I like Ben Carson
I think he would make an excellent Surgeon General...
Best since Koop
trump is the one - import tariff, social security payments to the ones who actually paid in, toughest on illegals
even if they are all controlled - the message needs to be sent
might slow the pigmen's roll a little
Social security payments! Hahaha! Maybe you should run for president! You have the jokes down already!
I'll happily vote for whoever is going to fuck up the system and entertain me the most. I think trump may have potential in this regard. At this point it's like electing a Captian for the Titanic post-iceberg anyway. Might as well sit back and enjoy the show.
Republicans are red, and Democrats are blue,
And neither one of them, gives a fuck about you.
Burn the whole corrupt mess down to the waterline.
Eliminate political parties - and eliminate lobbyists.
You buy a lottery ticket to be eligible to serve the people in your state, or in D.C., SO YOU HAVE SOME SKIN IN THE GAME.
You win the lottery, you get an all expenses paid job representing the people.
You do a good job, you get an optional second term in office.
You do a bad job, do anything involving graft, corruption, or criminal acts while in office, you get a minimum sentence of 10 years, hard labor, chain gang, no exceptions, no parole.
Serious crimes against The People of The United States of America get rewarded with summary execution, no exceptions.
I fucking well guarantee you things would be different, if things were this different.
Until then, stock up on firearms, ammo, and life supporting commodities, because when the EBT cards run dry for members of The Free Shit Army, life will start to get real interesting.
50 stars,
You have my vote!
The thing that will surpass the most unfit black man to be president will be the future Cankle in Chief. Trust me, this woman is a CRIMINAL megalomaniac. 16 years of institutional insanity will destroy us...
Spoctor Din
Your comment is valid and fully adequate.
Your prediction
has merit and is late by 10 years minimally.
What a surprise! The GOPe, the Kountry Klub™, the "Old Guard", Wall Street, US CoC crowd is in a panic because they are not in control of the front runner in the GOP race, and they are not in control by a whole lot. Trust me when I say they would rather see Hillary win than Trump, Carson, Cruz or Paul.
So there is a fight for the very soul of the GOP going on right now. The upside to this is that that is more than can be said about what is going on within the Democratic Party. Those asshats are still looking for signs they a) aren't zombies and b) have a soul at all. Good shit, kiddies. Stoke up the popcorn, sit back because this show is going to be a doozy.
They actually think Romney would somehow win over those 60‰ of God primary voters who are leaning anti establishment???
(I'm including Paul with Carson and Trump)
These motherfuckers are seriously out of touch. The more they shit on the outsiders, the STRONGER their support will get.
At this point I'll be surprised if it ISN'T Trump getting the nod. Conservatives skew older than progressives and those long memories back to Bush 41 breaking the Regan coalition have them beyond fed up. The GOP base is the hand and The Donald is the middle finger extended. History be damned.
NZ: the party moved away from me (us)... you're right. Unrepresented for too long. Maybe trying to fix things for grandchildren, great grandchildren. Could be done but only by the right person.
Not a party member. I'm basically a pragmatic libertarian who votes on local issues and goes for the middle finger vote in national elections. My last middle finger was Gary Johnson. This one will be Trump. As a write in if I have to. He's either a manchurian candidate or he's actually giong to be able to accomplish a few things that will make it better for working people in America.
All the Libertopia Fantasy Worshipers who down Trump on so much of the bullshit he HAS to say (Snowden is a Traitor, etc) to even be in the GOP race have NO VIABLE ALTERNATIVE for your your vote to even be symbolically important. Rand Paul isn't giving the DC establishment fits. Trump is. At this point anything that disrupts business as usual in Washington is worth the support of freedom lovers.
"Maybe trying to fix things for grandchildren, great grandchildren. Could be done but only by the right person."
We already flew past the point of return. ~19T in Debt, enourmous Consumer and Corporate debt. There is no way to save the system. We are moving to a roman era collapse, it its going to be a very long time before civilization picks up the peaces, if ever due to nuclear war and nuclear melt downs at the 440+ worldwide reactors.
Best option is not to have any kids so they don't have to endure the pain.
Romney is a two time loser.
What the political establishment is worried about is 9/11 truth, and Murrah building truth, and the nooses waiting for them.
Forget about Carson, Paul and Cruz though. Trump will be the nominee.
So Hitlery becomes their savior now, only problem with that is she is universally distrusted and despised by 60% of Americans.
These are the same republitard ass clowns who thought Dubya and "Bomb Bomb Iran" were somehow "fit" to be President. They are insane, and thus cannot be reasoned with.
It's somewhat funny, that the GOP considers candidates that mobilize their erstwhile base as a greater enemy than Hillary, their erstwhile opponent. Same as the "friendly fire" they rained down on Ron Paul.
It's ridiculous. Lead, follow, or get the hell out of the way, GOP. You think Americans can't see you trying to destroy any remaining pretense of representational government?
Zero Hedgers already know national politics is theater, but what happens when a critical mass of Americans come to the same conclusions?
“Remember this. The people you're trying to step on, we're everyone you depend on. We're the people who do your laundry and cook your food and serve your dinner. We make your bed. We guard you while you're asleep...Do not fuck with us."
"After the performance of Obama I'm curious to see what "Someone Unfit To Be President" would be."
Easy. Somebody "Unfit To Be President" is somebody who's not a puppet of the US big bucks establishment.
Anybody seeking public Orifice is unfit to seek Public Orifice.
Precisely, my friend, precisely! President Trump will lead to dogs living with cats!
--> Squirrel is on Trump head
--> Squirrel is in Hillary pant suit
Thanks Boris, the thought of that second choice made me throw up in my mouth.
Same thing is happen for Boris, must wipe vomit from keyboard.
Dammit Boris, why do you have to make the choices so hard? BTW, the name of the squirrel in Hillary's pantsuit is "Huma".
Well we all know that asshole absent from Hillary's pants is Bill.
Bill fingered it once, gave up then asked Web Hubbell to take one for the team, low and behold the fat fuck scored and the rest is history.
.."Squirrel is in Hillary pant suit"
Wait..squirrel is the new gerbil?
Squirrel is new ferret. Dammit, I do sound like Boris!
What about Moose?
"It’s not just that it could be somebody Hillary could destroy electorally, but what if Hillary hits a banana peel and this person becomes president?"
Finally get it tea partiers?
The Republican establishment would rather have Hillary than a tea party candidate.
Is repeat of 2012. They rather lose with Romney than win with Ron Paul.
could Ron Paul run for govenor or something and prove he could actually run something. Being a cranky old man is not a qualification
So, a governor "runs" a state? El Presidente runs what? The country? The federal bureaucracy? The deep state? The 0.01%? The banks? The MIC?
People who think "elected officials" run the country (state/county/city/whatever) will be the death of us all.
And, RP rocks!
The Modern American President has two jobs:
1) sign the paperwork the Owners put on your desk.
2) go on TV and lie about how it's good for the People.
If the President is not compromised, if he won't sign and lie, then the velvet glove slips off, and the Owners have a big problem. Of 330,000,000 Americans, a significant and armed percentage will not abide by the Iron Fist.
This is just pulling the curtain back a little bit and revealing that there's really only one party with two factions that publically vocally oppose each other, but privately when it comes to any threat to their power or money, absolutely belong to the same team.
My guess is The One Party is shitting bricks for two reasons -- one is that the #2 challengers in both factions aren't establishment, and the #1 in the Republican faction isn't either, meaning everything depends on Hillary, two, that everything depends on Hillary.
At this point all it takes is one FBI agent to go rogue and Snowden all the docs they have on her (shit, not even all, it could just be a low-level guy involved in one of many investigations) and Hillary is done.
This is why I said what I did last week, that I have a strong feeling this election goes sideways in a significant way in 2016. TPTB's plans have been crumbling for a long time, and while they'll probably still get their Quisling into office, their hold has never been shakier.
If Trump, Carson, or Bernie have a serious shot at getting in, they better make fucking sure their VP isn't sanctioned by TPTB or they have a target on them so big they might not even make it to the inauguration.
Won't matter who is VP, Paul Ryan is third in line.
He won't get my vote.
Whacking both the president and the VP is more than a little suspicious.
Though I could see it being a false flag using some southern bubba and AR-15 to get rid of that pesky 2nd amendment, I just don't think it would sit very well with the proles.
"Whacking both the president and the VP is more than a little suspicious."
LOL.
50 years later 85% of the American people are suspicious about JFK.
They have the balls to do it.
If you kill Trump and his VP (unless its Jeb!, LOL) Ryan would be America's first ---ish president.
No need to worry.
ALL HAIL PRESIDENT CANKLES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What's funny is that the GOP doesn't see that if Romney were the candidate, they're still screwed regardless of the outcome.
It's not that they don't see it. They DON'T CARE! It's just theater, looks like two sides but is one organism.
It means they truly fear Trump. Romney received over 3 million LESS votes than Palin and McLame. The base stayed home after Romney conceded the debate to Crowley. Just call this ''Operation Demoralize the Base''.
No, I stayed home because I didn't want to puke in the polling booth. I want to see the NONEOFTHEABOVE.option.
Laudated democracy US of A is not allow voting option for "none of the above".
This option only can allow in anti-democracy oppressive totalitarian dictatorship known as Russia.
https://www.rt.com/politics/161084-duma-none-vote-russian/
TRUMP OR ROMNEY
NONE OF THE ABOVE!
VOTE!
FWIW: I am going with "None of the above", Can't stand any GOP or DNC candidate.
You realize that these odds were put together by the same idiots who were sure Trump and Carson would fade.
Palin ahead of McCain - ouch!
Andrew Basiago of time travel claim?
Panic probably warranted!!
McCain only after the world blows up into ashes.
So you're saying there is a chance for Jon Huntsman?
The odds offered by a bookmaker don't really reflect what they think is going to happen they reflect what odds they need to balance their book hense the name bookmaker. All these odds show is they don't want people to put money on Hilary because they've already taken on too many bets so won't want to offer longer odds that will increase the payout.
Bookies often have false favourites who they give short odds to to lure in idiots who think it's easy money.
excellent point on bookies only seeking to balance their book....which not one man in a hundred understands
Track side bookies are some of the smartest people you'll ever meet. The old school guys could make a book on a 10 horse race in real time with punters putting bets on every few seconds without a calculator.
They never lose.
the only bookie at our track is the house -- which skims 25 percent of the pool before dividing the rest amongst the winners
what do the trackside books do?
They're private bookies who offer their own odds and then manage the book to fund it. Usually you have one bloke taking the bets and handing out slips who repeats your bet back to you while the maths genius behind him notes it down and figures out when and how to change the odds offered to keep a profit. They'll have a few runners to place money with other bookies doing the same to hedge.
These days the maths genius is a spreadsheet on a laptop.
So really, which one of these "wizards" ARE fit for being president...I mean from OUR standpoint?
Nope! Needs to have an actual job somewhere and grow into that (i.e. learn a lot of things, try and lose, try and succeed) berfore chasing highest office in US.
What a SHEEP to even suggest the STUFFED SHIRT Status Quo Poster Boy RUBIO. He's a Hack for TPTB. Know your enemy (1stepcloser is part of the problem, friends....)
fuck the GOP. they deserve to get their asses kicked.
Someone unfit to be president = someone who refuses to follow every directive of the oligarchy (that person would need A LOT of security, food tasters etc.)
Fuck the citizens, they deserve to get their asses kicked
-US corporate and billionaire bribed politicians
Yes cause lord knows after the last seven years of prosperity the yellow brick road is just beyond the trees.
college fraternity politics. The GOP is pissed that the frontrunners aren't part of the DC club. And they're pissed that just anyone can call themselves "a republican" and bump off all the insiders.
With intellect like this, they don't deserve to beat Hillary.
And lemme tell you, this is another set up like exiting the Bush era in 2008. Anybody who had a half assed warm body could beat any Republican, and they did.
Disclosure: I was not and never have been a Bammy supporter and realized that the GOP had no chance in 2008
All the GOP needs is someone who can collect some votes for a showing ..... and all I said was showing!
But oh the fuck no, draft Romney?
Oh please and fuck me!
Bush is polling about 2%. Romney ain't gonna do any better and is already a multiple time damaged goods.
So why is the GOP establishment worrying about losing with Trump?
Ah, that he might take away the 1% gravy train. Oh la la
I'm Not Ready for Hillary!
Hillary for jail 2016
But alas, what I want doesn't matter in the beauty contest in which I neither have any say in who runs or counts the votes.
Pity. The last 200 years was such a great experiment.
Bob Roberts 2016
Deez Nutz
Take heart, Trump has got this in the bag. ALL others are mere posers who have conceded the #1 issue with voters to Trump.
Hitlery has said she will go beyond Obushma's invader importing operation, AND her likeability is 60% negative.
Make no mistake about it, the commiecRATS have governed against the will of the masses for 8 long years and the party is on the ropes.
For proof one needs look no further than the massive well orchestrated race war being adjudicated from the oval bunker.
After all of the posturing and race-baiting black Americans are rightfully finished with the Democrats, much of the angst comes from Obama's imported invasion of low skilled foreign illegals who get way more free goodies and will compete directly against them for jobs.
When Trump builds his wall and deports Obushma's invaders blacks will be cheering louder than anyone.
cheer up! I personally know gm union democrats that are going to vote for Trump. lol
Does anybody get the idea that we are screwed, no matter who is elected?
These cocksucers don't give a fuck about you!
-G. Carlin
God bless George!
... Carlin.
~"Does anybody get the idea that we are screwed, no matter who is elected?"~
Whom we elect for president is much less important than whom we elect for our local congressperson. This has always been true. Most conservatives are pissed that despite having sent a very clear message to the GOP in 2012, they still had no problem acting and voting with and like democrats. So there is a real need to reiterate that message in 2016.
People are voting Trump because of they are sick of Political Power Brokers and Special Interest Money chosing the candidate.
Don't these morons get it?
Oh they get it, which is what has them spooked, because the people are getting it.
Which is why they have the media on ludicrous speed trying to rebrainwash the populace.
Ludicrous speed it is. Well stated.
+ bazillion
Too late! I think the long-unrepresented are awake. And pissed.
I hope this situation will be enough to convince the "voting in useless or even counterproductive" against the status quo crowd here at Zerohedge to vote for one of the anti-establishment candidates in the Republican primaries.
Trump 2016-- Fuck Romney...been there done that...
Romney is a lying waffler who's unfit for nomination. Just another shitbag politician willing to say one thing yet do another, just like our current Piece of Shit in Chief.
Jabul herr commandant!
vote for anyone but the status quo even if they are a serial killer. the beast must be slaughtered.
The Hildebeast must be slaughtered.
FIFY
the beast is not partisan.
Well you said serial killer, so I thought you were speaking of Hitlery in particular. See Arkancide!
if you are partisan you are part of the problem.
I don't subscribe to the Red/Blue paradigm, but I do subscribe to ridiculing any of them every chance I get.
And a SHEEP, to boot! Re;downvoter must be a conformist brain dead follower into hell....you know; the blind leading the blind and they all fall into the ditch? Who said that?
Im not panicking. the lefty media trolls can fuck themselves
Oh the Hypocrisy, it burns...
funniest part about this shit is i love how the republican party FORCED trump to sign a "pledge" not to run as an indepedant YET THEY DID NOT SIGN A PLEDGE TO BACK TRUMP IF THE CONSTITUANCY VOTED HIM TO BE THEIR NOMINEE. i love how that 1-way street works with these dickheads.
Further illustration of just how completely out of touch the GOP is with its own base.
Trump and Carson aren't fading for a reason: people are really f'ing pissed off and this is a middle finger to the Establishment.
The GOP has no base.
You may think you are a part of the GOP's base.
But the GOP has no base.
You are 1/2 right, Trump isn't fading he's intensifying.
Carson on the other hand is fading fast.
Oh, give it up. As if Hitlery is "qualifed".
Maybe "basic ability and temperament to do the job,"
really means easily controlled by monied interests?
Well she certainly has the lying, remorseless, sociopath part down pat.
WHAT was Hillary doing to that banana? NO banana should have to go there; i pity the poor banana....
Im pretty sure she has a cache of DDT up there, so she would be dusting that poor banana. Nothing lives in or survives that.
had some recent experience with the mormons. that is a cult religion if there ever was one. that makes mitt a cult follower. that means he is unstable. that is what passes for the nation's leadership.
And they have entered (bought their way into?) the establishment. Remember Hunstman? 2 Mormons in one race, really? Then there's Mia Love from Harvard. It could be called the US Catholic church.
Personally I think Trump would be a disaster, which is why I hope he gets the nomination. He is the perfect caricature of what this country has become. I think it would be hilarious to see him debate Shillary and say "You really want to vote for her? You want to hear that voice over the course of the next eight years? I mean look at her....." . It will have been worth it just to hear those words. I may just vote to help him along.
Edit: Just to be clear, Romney is a douche and they'd all be a disastor, because nothing would change policy wise, but Trump would at least be entertaining to watch as the country goes down the tubes.
I've looked and each time I suffer temporary blindness. She makes Kathy bates look like a hottie.
after the pendulum swung so far one direction, it's natural for the pendulum to swing just as far the other direction
In that case, David Duke for Prez!
Quite right. And soon the equity markets will experience the same 'physics'....
And the more of this sh*t the people hear - the greater their determination to not elect an establishment candidate.
You are so effing right, but listening to him I think he actually would be better than anyone who has been in the office... dating back a really long time.
Romney lol...
...no matter how one may perceive Trump, I luv watching the chootz that be squirm.
Trump could not be less qualified than Obama.
A sea cucumber could not be less qualified than Obama
Blew coffee out of my mouth upon reading that.
And Obama blew the sea cucumber upon reading that.
If a qualified sea cucumber gets on the ballot, I will vote for that sea cucumber in the teeth of fierce opposition.
In time of crisis, sea cucumber can its innards eject, confuse enemy. No other candidate does this qualification possess.
Still sounds like Obama, he'll offer up his innards for anyone willing to inject them.
I'm certain the bankers would tell you that Obama doesn't use teeth. He's a well diciplined cocksucker.
I CAN'T WAIT to see how this bullshit unfolds over the next few months and into Iowa and New Hampshire. My prediction?
Trump's poll numbers will "fall" and the candidate of choice will "rise up". This will be done either by a media blackout of Trump (similar to the way they ignored Ron Paul), or they will find some dirt on him or just make some shit up.
They will get their man to run against Hitlery by hook or by crook.
The shitshow with these assclowns in the starring role is better than any entertainment I can think of.
The power already exists in open primaries. Just send in the Communist party members to vote for their candidate. I'm sure that's how Bush sees it.
O' Ye of Little Faith. Quit giving power to the pieces of shit that run the world and get some balls and back the REVOLUTION...
If they left the position vacant for four years I bet things would improve.
GOP Establishment are natural born losers. They only know how to lose with grace and manners. If they get close to winning, they will do everything in their power to reverse their bad fortune. Trunp is a natural born winner and that just does not fit in with their loser agenda.
Trump is a natural born winner? Holy fuck you are retarded. Wake up shit for brains.
No to Romney, GOP.
Think Trump.
By "unfit" they mean somebody that will actually listen to the constituency?
Since Ted Cruch's wifie is x-Goldman, he will end up being the dark horse, I mean white horse...
Cruz creeps out women voters so that will never happen.
He looks like a 30's crooner and does in fact creep me out. Never him. He's switching on immigration ONLY to get votes. Dishonest. More creep.
Elephant Kabuki theatre diversion/distraction.
Romney again?? Dang. Just run Boehenr and Palin “BP” can be their slogan.
You have to give the whole slogan.
BP, we'll leak all over you!
The guy in the grocery store and the barber shop feels helpless and angry and will vote for anyone who sounds like he'll fight for them.
And frankly, whoever gets nominated and elected had better get some money out of the hands of the wealthy and get it pushed down to the middle class via taxation as it was in the 60s, or it won't matter who is in power. Angry people with weapons don't care much about party affiliation.
Of course, they'll target politicians first, but that won't last. Rich people have names and addresses too.
When all else fails they run for that pair of "magic underware" with skid marks all over them.
I'm not a trump supporter but I'm not sure I can say w/a straight face that that I think less of him than the rest of the gop field. the gop power brokers act like they're so concerned about nominating someone who would lose the general to a ham sandwich yet for some reason the one strategy they've yet to try in fielding an alternative who's not a 3 wk old molded/salmonella laden ham sandwich...
Fact that this is the WaPo reporting on the GOP says all you need to know about the authority of its anonymous sources. The reporters probably just asked each other what they thought the GOP would think.
Romney -
Don Ho sings "Tiny Bubbles" - Hollywood Palace 1/21/67https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlCiDEXuxxA
I think Romney is the least embarrassing of all the current candidates (both parties). He would get my vote. Otherwise - at the moment - Rubio. Romney/Rubio might be a nice ticket.
Edit : there we go - 3PM EST - again. I wonder if those down-votes are individuals or a single individual with many logins...
I downvoted you all by my little self. Romney is a Wall Street establishment politician, like Rubio. I guess you don't get the populist uprising that is going on. I'm a Sanders fan, but would vote for Trump over Hillary, just to show the establishment that they don't have a lock on our democracy. If its Hillary v some establishment Republican, I stay home or vote third party.
I guess you're still stuck in Lesser-Than-Two-Evils-Ville.
But that is what the last seven years was about - no ? I suspect Romney has much more business savy than Trump. Trump is a loose cannon. The US would be paying for years for the problems his mouth would create. But - I would choose Sanders over Hillary. Just like I think two Bushes are enough. Perhaps Jeb is great - but the US just has to be better than needing to select three presidents from one family.
Business savy? You think THAT is what will bring living wage jobs back to our economy? These Wall Street hacks are doing the bidding of the oligarchs who like to think of us as interchangeable, disposable worker units. Fuck that. Loose cannon Trump would force the establishment to sit up and take notice that the electorate isn't going to choose lesser of two evils any more. He certainly couldn't do more harm than slick Barry has. I'm still holding out for Bernie, but have to be ready for the worst if Hillary gets the nomination.
Sometimes I think it is best to put your faith with the adults in the room. As for the living wage - that is up to each individual. Perhaps some people need to re-tool, my wife and I had to 30+ years ago. No government/politician is going to get that done for you. If we had a kid getting out of college this year I don't know what I would tell him/her. I'd probably say travel and get a view of the world outside the US.
I'm sure Bernanke, Yellen, Obama, Clinton think they're the "adults in the room" and plenty of dolts believe them.
But who do YOU think the adult in the room is ?
Man, you missed the point.
The plan is (still) that there is no adult in the room. NO adult. They want you to 'vote' for puppets, and they panic if anyone in their rigged little race looks like anything other than a puppet. We're way past 'adults' on the roster here, have been for decades. If an adult does show up, they'll marginalise or kill him.
Their little 2-option dichotomy box wants you to choose the lesser of 2 evils, but that's not a choice. The lesser of 2 evils is evil.