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10-01-2015 , 02:15 PM

#14401

DougSimpsonBMOC

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHGPEtdd5-o

my guy Trump is really starting to sound like Ron Paul on foreign policy. must be looking to pick up the 2 % that support RAND. jajaja

@ 6:40 regarding all of the fighting age men claiming to be refugees. 'Why aren't they fighting for their country?' brilliant

10-01-2015 , 06:15 PM

#14402

anatta

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got to admit i was wrong about rubio. when the markets had him equal to trump, and rubio was just another guy at 5% with scott walker and all, i thought cmon man.

he didnt really do anything. his debate performances, he just comes out as a typical right wing war hawk/everything is awful republican and that seems to be enough. i just think the kid is a lightweight. who reaches for water like he did? and he led immigration reform and then disowned it. and he lied about his family history. so he is a big pus.sy who will get his hat handed to him.

10-01-2015 , 06:33 PM

#14403

joeyDizzle

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Quote:

Originally Posted by seattlelou

Has fundraising numbers been published for the GOP contenders?

I think Rand received 2 million. LOL

10-01-2015 , 07:02 PM

#14404

zikzak

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Is Rubio's rise based on anything other than "Not named Bush, not totally bat**** insane"?

10-01-2015 , 07:13 PM

#14405

revots33

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Quote:

Originally Posted by zikzak

Is Rubio's rise based on anything other than "Not named Bush, not totally bat**** insane"?

People seem to think he did well in the last debate, but I think the reason you stated is probably 90%.

10-01-2015 , 07:27 PM

#14406

Howard Beale

Formerly red

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Quote:

Originally Posted by zikzak

Is Rubio's rise based on anything other than "Not named Bush, not totally bat**** insane"?

Add in 'more reliably conservative than Kasich', imo. I wish I'd put some money on him. Originally thought Jeb! would win but he should've been pulling away by now even though he might yet pull it off.

And a huge lol at what 'conservative' means these days.

10-01-2015 , 07:44 PM

#14407

seattlelou

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Rubio polls the best in GE matchups with Hillary. If that persists into primary season he can make the electability argumnent.

10-01-2015 , 07:51 PM

#14408

daca

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Quote:

Originally Posted by zikzak

Is Rubio's rise based on anything other than "Not named Bush, not totally bat**** insane"?

He looks the part. Bush looks like a nice enough dad, but a bit of a wimp. Rubio looks like he could be president.

10-01-2015 , 08:06 PM

#14409

simplicitus

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Rubio looks and acts like a low-level middle manager, his natural station in life.

10-01-2015 , 08:09 PM

#14410

seattlelou

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Quote:

Originally Posted by simplicitus

Rubio looks and acts like a low-level middle manager, his natural station in life.

He is much too attractive for middle management IMO.

10-01-2015 , 09:03 PM

#14411

zikzak

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Quote:

Originally Posted by daca

He looks the part. Bush looks like a nice enough dad, but a bit of a wimp. Rubio looks like he could be president.

Yes, maybe some day. Right now he looks like somebody who gets their lunch money taken by the big kids.

10-01-2015 , 09:27 PM

#14412

BrianTheMick2

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Quote:

Originally Posted by seattlelou

He is much too attractive for middle management IMO.

Easily VP-level in corporate America. Good hair.

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10-01-2015 , 10:37 PM

#14413

campfirewest

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Originally Posted by daca

He looks the part. Bush looks like a nice enough dad, but a bit of a wimp. Rubio looks like he could be president.

Bush is definitely a wimp. He's also a crazed warmonger like his brother.

10-01-2015 , 11:35 PM

#14414

spaceman Bryce

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Quote:

Originally Posted by seattlelou

He is much too attractive for middle management IMO.

Why do people keep saying this, he's not THAT attractive. He's ok.

10-01-2015 , 11:44 PM

#14415

BigPoppa

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"Good looking" is graded on a curve in politics, and the average looks like Kasich.

10-01-2015 , 11:48 PM

#14416

spaceman Bryce

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Quote:

Originally Posted by BigPoppa

"Good looking" is graded on a curve in politics, and the average looks like Kasich.

Ok so 6 out of 10, maybe 6.5? idk ive bene with black guys, hsipanic guys, and white guys but never any cubans so maybe its another race issue

Im kind of afraid of black guys right now after all this black panther stuff to be honest though." grrr im a black panther and we need to kill all the white people "

Im going to stop whitesplaining now i promise!

10-02-2015 , 12:01 AM

#14417

STA654

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thread taking a worrying turn

10-02-2015 , 12:04 AM

#14418

joeyDizzle

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It doesn't matter, because they all lose to Donald Trump in a handsome contest.

10-02-2015 , 12:04 AM

#14419

spaceman Bryce

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Quote:

Originally Posted by STA654

thread taking a worrying turn

Well, if he was elected president that counts for 1 point, so maybe 7.5. No wonder he wants to be president.

10-02-2015 , 12:16 AM

#14420

suzzer99

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Unless his balls drop in the next 6-9 months, Hillary will destroy Rubio in debates.

10-02-2015 , 12:24 AM

#14421

BigPoppa

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He does give off a Rick Lazio vibe.

10-02-2015 , 12:30 AM

#14422

JoltinJake

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Quote:

Originally Posted by suzzer99

Unless his balls drop in the next 6-9 months, Hillary will destroy Rubio in debates.

Why do you think so? Rubio has looked pretty good in the debates so far and has always struck me as quick-witted. I think he would be well suited to a head-to-head debate format.

10-02-2015 , 12:32 AM

#14423

suzzer99

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I didn't watch the second debate but I thought he looked like a scared little kid in the first - picking up where he left off from his disastrous SoTU rebuttal.

If he's actually getting it together - presence-wise - then it's his to lose. He's better-looking than Jeb, has more bona-fides for the conservatives w/o being too insane to win the general, and he's not a Bush.