Which Republican candidates do you fear most as the GOP candidate, in order?

[Recursion]

For me:

Kasich (we are absolutely fucked if he's nominated)
Rubio
Trump
JEB!
Carson
Cruz

Cruz is last because he has managed to alienate more of the GOP than even Trump has.

EDIT: hat tip to TheCowsCameHome: I mean which one do you fear most as the Republican candidate.

[SamKnause]

1. They are all frightening.

Kasich in my governor.

I think Cruz and his father are very dangerous.

To tell the truth I can find no redeeming qualities in any of them.

I consider them my enemy.

[TheCowsCameHome]

2. As candidates, or as a president?

Biiiiiiig difference.

[Recursion]

4. GREAT point: as a candidate (nt)

[TheCowsCameHome]

10. John Kasich. Because he could actually win, but

as an actual president? Ted Cruz. The man is insane. Period.

There is no presidential candidate I've ever seen in my 70+ years as totally dangerous as Cruz. The prospect of him in the White House absolutely terrifies me. Fortunately, he is hated by his own party, which will help sink him.

[Reter]

21. More so with Cruz than Pat Buchanan?

He was even more of an ideologue.

[TheCowsCameHome]

22. Buchahan was nowhere near as out-and-out crazy,

Buchanan had some strange ideas, but Cruz - he is absolutely off the charts. He would plunge us back to the dark ages, and grin all the way.

Ted Cruz should be in a mental institution.

[Vinca]

3. Cruz. He wants to turn the country into a theocracy.

[TheCowsCameHome]

12. Yes. A 1700's theocracy. n/t

[Divernan]

5. Republican I fear most is a DINO

[Recursion]

6. Well then you're an idiot.

And I will stand by that: that's an absolutely idiotic statement.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

18. I LOL'ed. nt

[rurallib]

8. I am guessing you are referring to one of our 2 candidates

both of whom are good Democrats I will be proud to vote for in November.

Please don't tell me you are one of the 'if my candidate isn't the nominee I am going to help one of those crazy fucking Republicans become president by not voting' people.

You aren't are you?

[rurallib]

7. I'd go

Cruz - crazy
Kasich - sounds sane just as crazy as the next
Trump - who knows WTF he would do?
Rubio - has no original thoughts of his own the ultimate bought politician
JEB! - mostly because he is a Bush

the rest in a large lump

[vadermike]

9. What's sad

Any of these dudes will get 40 plus percent to start out with I think with our enthusiasm gap this year I don't see how we win unless that improves I hope I'm wrong

[Hortensis]

11. And if you're bounced it'll be for

telling the truth. Seeing liberals as their biggest enemies may be typical for far-left partisans, but if they acted on it they could put our entire nation in danger. That crowd on the right is really scary.

My choice for most dangerous is also Kaisich, a stealth neofascist successfully masquerading as a moderate.

Then I think that nice boy, ultra-ambitious Rubio, as second most likely to actually be elected. I see no signs of morality or principle in his record. What kind of person would trade off school funding for his own district to move himself up the ladder? He could do a lot of harm.

Cruz and Trump are way up there as dangerous prospective presidents, but I thankfully put them last because both are such loose screws that they should be comparatively easy to defeat. Sort of like diseases that kill their hosts before they can reproduce, they even scare right-wing billionaires.

[Botany]

13. I have known John Kasich for years* and in person he is very nice but he is the one to fear

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John is not a moderate, he is a founding member of ALEC, he wants to get rid of
the USPS, he wants to get rid of public schools, his dad was a union mail carrier
but he is a union buster, and he ran a scam w/the profits from state liquor sales
going to the now "Jobs Ohio" which used to be the Ohio Department of Development
instead of the general fund so his rich buddies from wall street and the big banks
can skim millions of $s of the top.

John is also a Fox News boy too.

* I haven't seen or spoken to him since 2006.

And although he looks to toast never doubt the shit a Bush can pull.

[Bradical79]

14. Kasich first, Carson last

Kasich
Rubio
Trump
Cruz
JEB!
Carson

Carson would instantly be a laughing stock.
Kasich is the only one I see as being capable enough to run a professional campaign and get broad enough appeal to win the Whitehouse. All should be very beatable barring any major campaign sinking screwups.

[Recursion]

16. Kasich is my nightmare fuel

That will be a hellish campaign to run with either of our candidates.

[virtualobserver]

15. 2 lists for me - afraid of electorally and afraid to have as President

electorally


Trump
Carson
Kasich
JEB!
Cruz
Rubio

Afraid to have as President!!!

Cruz
Trump
Carson
Rubio
Kasich
JEB!

[Tommy_Carcetti]

17. In terms of electability or in terms of the prospect of them being in office?

In terms of electability:

Kasich--Could benefit from independent votes
Rubio--A lightweight robot, but I still think he could do some damage with shallow minded independents
Jeb
Trump
Cruz
Carson

In terms of who I fear if he gets into office:

Trump--Absolutely terrifies me. His ego will run rampant, and his incompetence will destroy the country
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Cruz--Hard right ideologically, but I don't see him getting a whole lot done because he's burned so many bridges
Carson
Jeb
Rubio
Kasich--Not a ringing endorsement, mind you. Still the least worst of the worst.

[Donald Ian Rankin]

19. In order:

Kasich (although I don't think he'll win the primary) & Rubio (who I think may well)
Cruz
Trump

I don't think any of the others has much chance of winning.

[BlueJazz]

20. Actually, you nailed it. My order would be the same.