GOP Primary Megathread III: Third Time's A Charm

[Myrensis]

In my mind, if someone won't vote for the more liberal candidate, they were never really a liberal in the first place, at the risk of making a No True Scotsman.

There were some conservatives here who wanted to vote Hillary because she's not Trump.

Trump spent his entire life as a cheerfully liberal Democrat supporter up until he saw an opening for self-promotion caused by the chaos in the GOP, that's a bit different from not being 'conservative enough'.

Hillary has been a solid Democrat for decades, even if not on the cutting edge of liberalism. To equate to Trump she would have had to be a dedicated Republican up until...2012 or so, fighting for traditional marriage and banning abortion and abolishing unions and bringing God back to our schools until suddenly deciding that she was the most classy and great liberal Democrat ever because there was an opening on the Democratic ticket.

[AiliailiA]

"I am a liberal and I might vote for Trump"

The spelling and punctuation is passable, it just doesn't say anything.

The only thing like a policy objection is: "She is in favor of continuing to allow banks to gamble with depositor money. The practice that collapsed the economy in 2008, of which we are yet to recover from."

No, that doesn't seem to be her policy.

The guy probably thinks Dodd-Frank is something about pointy hats for the military ...

[MolokoPlus]

http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/ ... ire-213589

Apparently John Kasich is actually sort of an asshole.

[AiliailiA]

Trump spent his entire life as a cheerfully liberal Democrat supporter up until he saw an opening for self-promotion caused by the chaos in the GOP, that's a bit different from not being 'conservative enough'.

Shh, you'll blow the con. They're not supposed to know that until October

[Galloism]

http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/02/john-kasich-mean-became-nice-new-hampshire-213589

Apparently John Kasich is actually sort of an asshole.

Political relativity.

He's standing next to Trump and Kasich. That causes an apparent blue shift when looking at Kasich.

Einstein talked about this.

[Philjia]

http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/02/john-kasich-mean-became-nice-new-hampshire-213589

Apparently John Kasich is actually sort of an asshole.

He's a Republican frontrunner in 2016, what were you expecting?

[MolokoPlus]

http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/02/john-kasich-mean-became-nice-new-hampshire-213589

Apparently John Kasich is actually sort of an asshole.

He's a Republican frontrunner in 2016, what were you expecting?

All frontrunners, regardless of political affiliation, are generally full of themselves.

Still, I had some hope that Kasich was above that.

[Greed and Death]

"I am a liberal and I might vote for Trump"

The spelling and punctuation is passable, it just doesn't say anything.

The only thing like a policy objection is: "She is in favor of continuing to allow banks to gamble with depositor money. The practice that collapsed the economy in 2008, of which we are yet to recover from."

No, that doesn't seem to be her policy.

The guy probably thinks Dodd-Frank is something about pointy hats for the military ...

Banks take risk, that is quite literally the whole point of banking.

[Rhodesialund]

He's a Republican frontrunner in 2016, what were you expecting?

All frontrunners, regardless of political affiliation, are generally full of themselves.

Still, I had some hope that Kasich was above that.

Why are we talking about a guy who has no chance of winning and only won his homestate?

[MolokoPlus]

All frontrunners, regardless of political affiliation, are generally full of themselves.

Still, I had some hope that Kasich was above that.

Why are we talking about a guy who has no chance of winning and only won his homestate?

It's the GOP primary thread. Seeing as Kasich is in the GOP primaries, I think I should be allowed to mention interesting news about any one of three candidates.

[Galloism]

Why are we talking about a guy who has no chance of winning and only won his homestate?

It's the GOP primary thread. Seeing as Kasich is in the GOP primaries, I think I should be allowed to mention interesting news about any one of three candidates.

It's either the (probable) dominionist or the blowhard, dammit. We can't talk about anyone else!

[Camicon]

http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/02/john-kasich-mean-became-nice-new-hampshire-213589

Apparently John Kasich is actually sort of an asshole.

Political relativity.

He's standing next to Trump and Kasich. That causes an apparent blue shift when looking at Kasich.

Einstein talked about this.

Little known fact: Einstein was a prolific political philosopher and theorist in his later years.

[Rhodesialund]

Why are we talking about a guy who has no chance of winning and only won his homestate?

It's the GOP primary thread. Seeing as Kasich is in the GOP primaries, I think I should be allowed to mention interesting news about any one of three candidates.

Well yeah. But in a race, no one talks about how well the guy in last place is doing.

[Greed and Death]

There were some conservatives here who wanted to vote Hillary because she's not Trump.

Trump spent his entire life as a cheerfully liberal Democrat supporter up until he saw an opening for self-promotion caused by the chaos in the GOP, that's a bit different from not being 'conservative enough'.

That is what scares me about Trump. He will play to the rabble to keep power and will essentially have to do what they want to keep power.

[Zeanobia]

If you guys hate Trump so much, what are you going to do if he does become the candidate? Nothing seems to stop him so far, you might consider it sooner or later.

[Cannot think of a name]

I'm hoping for a brokered convention in the same way folks imagine people watch NASCAR waiting for a pile up.

[AiliailiA]

Second update since March 15 to fivethirtyeight's delegate tracker: Who's on track, Republicans

With all but one delegate (NC) sheeted to candidates, Trump is behind on his path to the majority for the first time since New Hampshire.

Unfortunately, I don't think that will last. Because Tuesday had Rubio still in, henceforth he's out.

[Blakk Metal]

http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/02/john-kasich-mean-became-nice-new-hampshire-213589

Apparently John Kasich is actually sort of an asshole.

Epic twist: He's secretly planning to hold the RNC hostage and pardon himself. He's only pretending to be nice so nobody finds out until it's too late.

[New Jerzylvania]

If you guys hate Trump so much, what are you going to do if he does become the candidate? Nothing seems to stop him so far, you might consider it sooner or later.

I think they already did ...and they made the correct call.

[Kelinfort]

http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/02/john-kasich-mean-became-nice-new-hampshire-213589

Apparently John Kasich is actually sort of an asshole.

Frank Underwood, er I mean John Kasich knows it's all about appearance after all.

[AiliailiA]

If you guys hate Trump so much, what are you going to do if he does become the candidate? Nothing seems to stop him so far, you might consider it sooner or later.

I think they already did ...and they made the correct call.

What's that?

[New Jerzylvania]

http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/02/john-kasich-mean-became-nice-new-hampshire-213589

Apparently John Kasich is actually sort of an asshole.

Epic twist: He's secretly planning to hold the RNC hostage and pardon himself. He's only pretending to be nice so nobody finds out until it's too late.

He was an asshole in the late nineties as a congressman, leading the witch hunt impeachment of Bill Clinton that only accomplished one thing....

It made sure Al Gore wouldn't be a lock for election as POTUS. And as even odder events would unfold in November 2000 on election day, the GOP ticket got elected. That ticket turned out to be Bush/Cheney. When they would finally be done with the country in 2008, America had become so disenchanted with the GOP leadership that it turned to an African American Democrat, whose middle name is Hussein, and found the will to elect him over John McCain by a whopping margin of 7% of the popular vote.

Now eight years later, the GOP has impaled itself so deeply upon their hatred of the Barack Hussein Obama presidency that it has become a potential mortal wound for the party. WTF. Maybe that impeachment of Slick Willy over a blow job from a fat chick in the oval office wasn't such a brilliant idea. But in 1998, Congressman Kasich sure as HELL thought so and ran his mouth about it ad nauseum.

Yeah, he's an asshole.

[The ISCA]

http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/02/john-kasich-mean-became-nice-new-hampshire-213589

Apparently John Kasich is actually sort of an asshole.

Frank Underwood, er I mean John Kasich knows it's all about appearance after all.

As an Ohioan, reading that reminds me why i so wished FitzGerald could have kicked his ass two years ago, and my happiness that SB 5 was taken down.
Over the years I've become testily accepting of his existence as a force in state politics, but I still don't like him.
Looks like Lord Protector Kasich ought to make a comeback to snarl Trump to pieces- oh wait that wouldn't help him look different.

[The ISCA]

Epic twist: He's secretly planning to hold the RNC hostage and pardon himself. He's only pretending to be nice so nobody finds out until it's too late.

He was an asshole in the late nineties as a congressman, leading the witch hunt impeachment of Bill Clinton that only accomplished one thing....

It made sure Al Gore wouldn't be a lock for election as POTUS. And as even odder events would unfold in November 2000 on election day, the GOP ticket got elected. That ticket turned out to be Bush/Cheney. When they would finally be done with the country in 2008, America had become so disenchanted with the GOP leadership that it turned to an African American Democrat, whose middle name is Hussein, and found the will to elect him over John McCain by a whopping margin of 7% of the popular vote.

Now eight years later, the GOP has impaled itself so deeply upon their hatred of the Barack Hussein Obama presidency that it has become a potential mortal wound for the party. WTF. Maybe that impeachment of Slick Willy over a blow job from a fat chick in the oval office wasn't such a brilliant idea. But in 1998, Congressman Kasich sure as HELL thought so and ran his mouth about it ad nauseum.

Yeah, he's an asshole.

All hail! But I didn't know Kasich had such an enormous impact on the future of this nation. Wow. if only I didn't hold hope for him as an anti-Trump I'd be putting this story out like mad to sink him.

[Kelinfort]

Frank Underwood, er I mean John Kasich knows it's all about appearance after all.

As an Ohioan, reading that reminds me why i so wished FitzGerald could have kicked his ass two years ago, and my happiness that SB 5 was taken down.
Over the years I've become testily accepting of his existence as a force in state politics, but I still don't like him.
Looks like Lord Protector Kasich ought to make a comeback to snarl Trump to pieces- oh wait that wouldn't help him look different.

Short of murder, Kasich doesn't really have a chance at the nomination.

But he could...you know...