LumRaiderFan

Lol...good luck with that on here.

Agree...I don't agree with what many Presidents have done, but unlike Obama, they were doing it because they loved their country and were doing what they thought was the right thing.

So bamatex, how should this election have gone, in your opinion, and who should be the nominee. If this person were popular enough to win the nominee, you would think they could beat someone like Trump within their own party while most couldn't get out of single digits in votes. Why won't the establishment back Cruz and why did they dislike the Tea Party so much when it was gaining so much popularity. I'll give my opinion...the establishment is threatened with losing their power and influence because if Trump or the Tea Party succeeds, they are afraid too much power will be taken from them and returned to the people...God forbid. Trump is gathering support from many of the same folks that supported the Tea Party, those that are ticked off by the poor handling and candidate choices the GOP have backed (and gotten thumped with)...however, I do realize he is getting much support from the reality TV crowd. Am I a Trump fan…heck no. He sounds like a fifth grader when he starts talking about folks in his speeches and there is nothing Presidential about him. But the bottom line is the GOP should realize they are the cause of Trump’s (and the Tea Party's) success and it is their fault that we are in this mess. So back to my original question…who, in your opinion, can beat Trump and why AND why have they been so unsuccessful within their own nominee process? Please keep answers as short as possible, and no illustrations required...lol.

You mean like the right wingers McCain and Romney...lol.

Agree...the GOP, however, doesn't.

You addressed y'all (plural) so I jumped in...and it is a public forum. You and I probably have a close opinion of Trump as the nominee...neither would like to see him there. My main point is that Trump's success is directly related to the GOP's failure to back/produce a decent candidate and folks are tired of it. I have actually worked on a campaign (phones) many years ago...talking Texans into coming out to vote for a conservative back then was pretty boring.

Don't kid yourself...the establishment you seem to be so fond of is digging this grave....I haven't contributed to any of it, I didn't vote for Trump. Trump is only taking advantage or their poor management of the party. You do know you can "study" and understand the political environment without a classroom, right?

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The establishment hasn't been behind a winner in quite a while...now they can't even pick one that can get the Republican nomination.

Not sure if Obama even cares if this guy gets appointed...him and the Dems will use this "process" as another example of how unreasonable those mean Republicans are.

lol...now THAT is funny...and possibly true.

lol...I will honor Mr. Buckman's request.

If a person doesn't have a gun, they become a victim!

lol...not sure if this is legit or not but if it is...WOW! [Hidden Content]

We knew this was coming. Gotta give it to the Dems, if the roles were reversed, they wouldn't budge an inch on this.

[Hidden Content] Some folks wake up in the morning wanting to get offended...smh.

If someone is labeled a centrist in the media, most times they are a liberal. To many in the left media, he probably is a centrist.

He is definitely not a friend of industry.

All the Republicans are asking that same question...Trump came out of nowhere and threw a turd right in their punchbowl. Rubio hurt himself with conservatives with the gang of eight legislation (the pathway to citizenship part) but that's not what killed him...Trump did. Should make for a very interesting GOP convention.

Maybe the "establishment" should get behind a candidate that can win...they have a knack for picking squishy moderate losers. The success of Donald Trump is a direct result of the pathetic handling of the GOP.

hillary is a given that she will be bad...she is a full blown socialist. At least Trump is still an unknown. We ended up here not because of the fault of the candidates, we have a dependent, uninformed country that knows more about the Kardashians and the Voice than the candidates. How you look, how you speak and what can you do for me carries much more weight than a record of abiding by the Constitution.

I will vote for Trump only if he is the last man standing on the Republican side (which he will be, looks like) over Clinton all day long. Yep, he says some childish and dumb stuff, much of it for the sole purpose of getting a rise out of those he's running against. But he sees a problem with obamacare and illegal immigration and says he would at least try to do something about it...clinton, on the other hand, would be happy to continue down the same path. Also, as REBgp has said, the next President will likely pick a new Justice, I would rather see Trump pick one because I know what type of Justice clinton would pick.

Agree...she's done nothing as a Senator, had a disastrous time as SOS, is involved in a major scandal, and makes statements like this. [Hidden Content] Yeah, I can see why someone would want to vote for her...smh.

Nope...it will hurt a lot worse later...at least for the hard working taxpayer.

The TRUE effects of the "affordable" (lol) health care act.