The GOP Race Just Keeps Getting More Chaotic

[brooklynite]

Slate:

In the wake of Tuesday’s Republican debate, it seemed as though a chaotic and crazy nomination race was starting to come into focus. It looked like Ben Carson’s campaign was wounded, and Donald Trump’s was waning. Meanwhile, Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz had emerged as the most plausible candidates to fill the establishment and anti-establishment lanes that history suggests are the best paths out of the early nominating states. Things were far from settled, but if you were willing to squint on Wednesday morning, you could see a new stage of the campaign where the non-silly-season favorites were asserting themselves and the race was finally getting serious.

And, then, Donald Trump happened. Again. The brassy billionaire stopped trying to play the part of presidential candidate and went back to playing the part of Trump.

During a campaign rally in Iowa on Thursday night, the former reality show host—and still current leader in the GOP polls—delivered a rambling tirade the likes of which we haven’t seen since the early days of his campaign. In the span of 95 truly Trumpian minutes, the Donald vowed to “bomb the shit out” of ISIS, boasted that he knew more about terrorism “than the generals do,” took credit for being right on the “anchor baby situation,” said Rubio was “weak like a baby,” called Carly Fiorina “Carly whatever-the-hell-her-name-is,” described journalists as “scum” and “garbage,” and accused Hillary Clinton of playing the “woman’s card.” Oh, and he still had time for a nearly 10-minute rant about Carson, whom he compared to a child molester for the second time that day.

I’ve learned by now to stop predicting how conservative voters will react to Trump and his particular brand of blustery belligerence. But regardless of whether Thursday’s performance was that of a man self-imploding on the stump or a candidate reigniting a stalled campaign, it was a clear reminder that it’s a mistake to assume Trump will go quietly. If and when the Donald exits stage left, it will be only after he douses that stage with gasoline and sets it on fire.

Has Reince Priebus opined recently about what an "embarassment of riches" the Republicans have?

[sharp_stick]

1. Good ol' Rinse

should have stopped at "embarrassment".

[gordianot]

2. The GOP primaries are full in mad hatter mode.

Add several other endeavors such as law enforcement with summary executions, international trade policy, panic of being murdered by deranged killers on College campuses (not implausible), and legislatures that refuse to govern or pay the bills. Chaos is so prevelant that the Democratic Primary which provided in past years a certain benchmark for chaos appears today to be tame.

[longship]

3. Lather, Reince, Repeat! R&K nt

[underpants]

4. because, Bob McDonnell

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027336667

[Gothmog]

5. I am enjoying watch the GOP fight among themselves