a clown car full of millionaires: the 2016 presidential primary thread

lol it will not be rubio

i still think it will be jeb

yeah whenever i settle on a guy it isn't because i've been looking at their strengths as much as i've been looking at the other plausibles weaknesses. it's like trying to pick the nfc south.

i still think it will be jeb

Same here, but it seems he's doing everything in his power to make this not happen.

unless he has no intention of honoring it.

there's no way that's legally binding

Asked by Fox if Trump is right & he’s dropping out, Rick Perry responds: “A broken clock is right once a day.”

amazing

it's because he's NOT. RUNNING. you suckers!

And Rick Perry, having been in ROTC, knows that 7 p.m. is really 1900 hour.

http://worldlibertytv.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Dr.Abbey-with-Donald-trump-Jessie-Jackson-Al-Sharpton-James-Brown1.jpg

Magical.

ok i gotta ask who's second from the right side

Some guy named Dr. Abbey, based on the filename.

Rubio won't convince anyone he isn't anything but an contemptible little worm.

There are at least three of those in contention right now. In the GOP.

Asked by Fox if Trump is right & he’s dropping out, Rick Perry responds: “A broken clock is right once a day.”

the glasses, they do nothing

"A broken clock is right...how many times a day there? Let's see..."

Types note into iPhone "Ask Carol re: clocks"

oops

otm

http://a.abcnews.com/images/Politics/GTY_trump_wedding_clintons_jef_150806_16x9_992.jpg

Bill and Hill look great there, actually.

A steady diet of babies blood will do that.

Thought bubble for Bill.

http://images.sodahead.com/polls/003450463/484705685_sigh_answer_2_xlarge.jpeg

one of rick perry's flagship policies is making these mandatory across the USA
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/71guClS3voL._SL1040_.jpg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaZGaJrd3x8

there's no way that's legally binding
― Οὖτις, Thursday, September 3, 2015 2:45 PM

I'm sure it has none at all. The idea, I'm guessing, from the perspective of Rance Mulliniks and the other party leaders, is that if Trump broke it, there'd be some political fallout--that some of his supporters would be dismayed and not follow him. Maybe; I'm sure many more would be thrilled.

Anyway, he did sign today, but he also managed to get those running against him (not sure if everyone did) to sign something that says they'll support him if he wins.

WaPo editorial noting that this is just the GOP admitting its weakness/powerlessness otm

it's probably a smart move by trump. allows him to keep his share of the "anyone but hillary" vote (and maybe even earn the respect of some party loyalist holdouts), and i doubt he'd have a second thought about breaking it and running third party if he didn't get the nomination. there's no downside for him

You saying he'd tear up that piece of paper like Cersei?

http://www.ctvnews.ca/polopoly_fs/1.2546933.1441307288!/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_620/image.jpg

One of the other people running should Photoshop this into a Columbia House ad.

Recommended videos on the Cruz video includes Rachel Maddow pointing out that's not a machine gun, dude.

There's been no GOP party structure for years.

Good piece:

http://www.salon.com/2015/09/04/its_donald_trumps_party_now_jeb_just_lives_in_it_why_the_gop_loyalty_pledge_is_a_win_for_trump/

Trying to figure out the same thing we are: "I’d like to think the Hewitt interview, at least, will leave a mark, but I’ve lost my capacity to trust the laws of political gravity when it comes to Donald Trump."

laura ingraham losing her shit over trump being asked 'gotcha' questions is a lol

I have to believe that his hubris, stoked by suffering precisely nothing in the way of negative repercussions for any ridiculous thing he says or does, will be his downfall. He'll just keep pushing until something breaks. Like he'll finally cross the line by denying the holocaust or beating a guy to death at a press conference or something.

waiting for a video of a threesome with the Clintons

Going back to Sanders and drones for a second, my first reaction to that quote was "white liberals finally have a reason to be upset with Bernie Sanders"

*golf clap*

it is p amusing how Trump is staking out moderate/liberal positions (raising taxes, being ok w gay marriage, refusing to unequivocally destroy Planned Parenthood or the Iran nuclea deal) and not really losing any ground over it. wonder how long that will last.

Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee said he would visit Davis in jail next week and planned a rally to support her.

Chuckles really gunnin for a photo op here

it is p amusing how Trump is staking out moderate/liberal positions (raising taxes, being ok w gay marriage, refusing to unequivocally destroy Planned Parenthood or the Iran nuclea deal) and not really losing any ground over it. wonder how long that will last.

― Οὖτις, Friday, September 4, 2015 7:36 PM (36 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

kinda illustrates the appeal of the modern gop amirite

the modern gop

The Grand Old Angry Whites Party.

https://twitter.com/ruinedpicnic/status/637482075638075392

can't stop thinking about this deeply evocative tweet

Perfect.

i know it's an outlier, but trump beating all dems in a head to head poll is fuuuuucked up

http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=d950cadf-05ce-4148-a125-35c0cdab26c6

and it's September 2015.

feature story in Sunday Times revealed, as you might intuit, that Clinton is aiming above all to sweep the South on Feb 27-March 1 (which includes Super Tuesday).

Trump said that his five years at the New York Military Academy provided him with "more training militarily than a lot of the guys that go into the military."

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/09/donald-trump-military-service-213392#ixzz3lAFutSXw

oh my god what an asshole!

Going back to Sanders and drones for a second, my first reaction to that quote was "white liberals finally have a reason to be upset with Bernie Sanders"

Depending on what kinda white libs they are, there's also his hands-off posture on guns, and he seems to think the fight vs Islamic terror should be led by... the Saudis.

http://www.counterpunch.org/2015/08/27/foreign-policy-sanders-style-backing-saudi-intervention/

eh I get where Sanders' coming from there, which is a reductionist view that the shi'a/sunni rooted conflicts should just be fought directly by the powers with the most vested interest - ie Saudi Arabia and Iran.

In principle I sort of agree, why even be involved in this dumb sectarian bullshit, ISIS doesn't really pose a threat to the US, let them all kill each other