The Wall Street Journal scorns Trump Carson Fiorina Perry Santorum Jindal Graham Pataki & Gilmore

[Attorney in Texas]

After their first presidential debates, it is time for Republicans to get serious. Donald Trump won’t be their nominee. Neither will Ben Carson. Nor will any of the men in the 5 p.m. undercard event last week. Despite Carly Fiorina’s strong performance, it is hard to believe that the GOP would turn to someone who was fired as Hewlett-Packard’s CEO in 2005 after a tenure charitably described as controversial, and whose only run for elective office resulted in a landslide loss in 2010 to Sen. Barbara Boxer in California.

I don't know if this is better or worse: the WSJ's discussion of The Five Plausible GOP Candidates completely ignores Christi, Huckabee and Paul as if they have already dropped out.

[Vogon_Glory]

1. No Sympathy For The WSJ, Propaganda Organ

The Wall Street Journal was a right-wing propaganda organ long before Murdoch's NewsCorp took them over. If the press titutes who write the WSJ's editorial pages are unhappy, that's too (censored) bad. They helped make the GOP what it is and they co-own the blame.

[Attorney in Texas]

2. Agreed. If these candidates cannot get love from the rightwing echo chamber, they are truly unloved

[TreasonousBastard]

3. Paywall there, but...

Christi, Huck, and Paul are there for amusement only and never had a chance.

[Attorney in Texas]

4. I used to worry about Paul (I know Democrats who liked his antiwar and other Libertarian views), but

no one seems to think he's standing by those once unique positions; now, he's just yet another Republican tool with a bad haircut.

[lame54]

6. regardless of what he pretends his beliefs are...

he is an idiot - never had a chance

[Attorney in Texas]

11. He's certainly toast now.

[Cali_Democrat]

12. To get around the paywall

Type the title of the article into google news and then click the first link.

If you navigate to articles behind paywalls from google, sometimes you can get around them.

Worked for me in this case:

https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=us&tbm=nws&authuser=0&q=he+Five+Plausible+GOP+Candidates&oq=he+Five+Plausible+GOP+Candidates&gs_l=news-cc.3..43j43i53.13696.13696.0.14968.1.1.0.0.0.0.76.76.1.1.0...0.0...1ac.1.iNCghUX5pSw&gws_rd=ssl#hl=en&gl=us&authuser=0&tbm=nws&q=The+Five+Plausible+GOP+Candidates

[lame54]

5. They may be wrong about TRUMP

[Attorney in Texas]

9. I think anyone who predicts the early demise of the Trump campaign is wrong, but I also think that

his cap in this process falls well below 50% and so I think the nomination is beyond his grasp. I do think he can last throughout the primary and go into the convention with some delegates.

[emulatorloo]

7. Rupert Murdoch owns the Wall Street Journal

So I take anything they say with a truckload of salt.

[Attorney in Texas]

8. Exactly. If even Rupert Murdoch is crapping on Perry, Santorum, Jindal, Fiorina, etc., they're done

Maybe the WSJ/Murdoch family newsletter would downplay a Christie or a Kasich simply because they are deemed too moderate, but when the WSJ hasn't got the time of day for rightwing nutjobs like Perry, Santorum, Jindal, and Fiorina, those candidates should start polishing up their concession speeches.

[Attorney in Texas]

10. I thought the WSJ article was harsh until I read the Rolling Stone article:

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Inside the GOP Clown Car

[DirkGently]

13. Interesting. n/t