Eeewww! I saw this poll on Drudge.

[TexasTowelie]

WHO IS YOUR CURRENT REPUBLICAN PICK FOR '16?

TED CRUZ 29.79% (7,549 votes)

RAND PAUL 29.72% (7,530 votes)

OTHER 6.94% (1,759 votes)

JEB BUSH 6.37% (1,613 votes)

CHRIS CHRISTIE 5.23% (1,325 votes)

SARAH PALIN 4.85% (1,230 votes)

RICK PERRY 4.67% (1,184 votes)

PAUL RYAN 3.53% (894 votes)

MIKE HUCKABEE 3.46% (876 votes)

BOBBY JINDAL 2.79% (707 votes)

DONALD TRUMP 1.80% (457 votes)

RICK SANTORUM 0.85% (216 votes)

Total Votes: 25,340

[Cooley Hurd]

1. That is AWESOME NEWS!

They're backing the kooks! 2016 is ours, baby!!!!!

[ConservativeDemocrat]

14. Alas, it's not a scientific poll...

But yes, 2016 is Hilary's to lose, and she won't.

- C.D. Proud Member of the Reality Based Community

[Cheese4TheRat]

18. It certainly is the Democratic nominee's to lose.

That nominee may or may not be Hillary.

[elzenmahn]

40. It was hers to lose in 2008...

...and she lost it.

It's not a shoo-in for her by any stretch.

[Cheese4TheRat]

45. I was speaking post nomination in 2016, but you are absolutely correct.

Hillary's nomination is by no means guaranteed.

[demigoddess]

21. from your mouth

to God's Ear. But don't count Ted Cruz out. I think he is running for dictator and will not play fair.

[wandy]

2. And you wonder why I don't care it we choose.............

Hillery, Warren, Grayson..........
Sorry, Joe Biden must become VP for life, or until he is tired of doing it.

It is not a matter of who I might WANT to vote for.
It is not a matter of the lesser of two evils.

It is a matter of preventing a disaster of biblical proportions!

VOTE!

[Cheese4TheRat]

46. I like Joe Biden!

[Fearless]

47. +1

[Laf.La.Dem.]

3. Does "other" include David Duke?

He may not be conservative enough

[n2doc]

6. I'm thinking the Nuge n/t

[DavidDvorkin]

4. Their primary is going to be so entertaining.

[angrychair]

5. yipppeeeee!!!!

Joy joy joy...down in my heart...where?...down in heart...

We should only be so lucky

[pangaia]

7. Not a psychologically or emotionally balanced adult among them.

Not....One !
That is really....I don't know WHAT it really is, but whatever IT is it REALLY is that !

[truebluegreen]

8. Before I clicked the link, I was thinking I would need a strong stomach for this

but...I was wrong. Is there a cartwheel smiley?

ETA: Very Disappointed in Frothy...the goopers usually nominate the last runner-up and that would have been epic.

[pacalo]

20. Here you go, trueblue...

[truebluegreen]

23. Perfect!

[pacalo]

24. Aww...

You're most welcome to it.

[BainsBane]

9. My guess is that Cruz and Jeb will be the main contenders

But we all know what guesses are worth.

[Jamaal510]

10. Hmm...there's not a single moderate

in the bunch.

[Shrike47]

11. Not a decent human being in the bunch.

[dsharp88]

12. They Forgot VLADIMIR PUTIN...

you know, their current favorite president.

[Cheese4TheRat]

19. Hahahaha! Well played!

[Wounded Bear]

22. Putin doesnt have a chance...

He'd have to wear a shirt at the debates.

[left on green only]

28. A shirt *and* a Bra. n/t

[progressoid]

13. Where's Dr. Carson?

My mother in law lurves him.

[LibDemAlways]

15. Looking at that list, I draw two conclusions:

1) The Repuke field sucks.

2) Repukes are insane if they think any of those morons could win.

[arcane1]

38. 3) the people who voted in that poll are credulous idiots.

[elzenmahn]

41. Don't get complacent, though...

...the Repubs have the $$$ behind them, and lotsa Koch $$$ can serve as pig lipstick, as far as re-building these characters' public images.

[Rozlee]

49. Big bucks can't gag stupid mouths.

If Hillary runs, the misogyny will go through the roof. They'll be draining more resources on damage control than on attack ads. It's going to get ugly if she runs; I mean really, really ugly. Their hatred of her is so visceral, I'm sure they won't be able contain it. The resulting blowback would doom their chances with women. They lost the female vote by a 12-point margin as it was in 2012. They can't afford to lose any more of it as they are losing more of the minority vote on top of it.

[elzenmahn]

53. I sincerely hope you're correct...

...because we all remember too well of the racist attacks against Obama during and after the '08 and '12 campaigns, including today.

[NRaleighLiberal]

16. ...they truly have got nothing at all!

[Gman]

17. I'm torn between Perry, Cruz and Paul

I want the one that will do the most damage to the GOP. Perry is an idiot. Cruz is batshit crazy and Paul is on another planet. So hard to decide.

[nyquil_man]

25. They should nominate Other.

It's the strongest candidate they've got.

[a kennedy]

26. Here's an update of the numbers..... Ugh.

((( DRUDGE POLL )))

Thank you for voting!
JEB BUSH 6.22% (8,406 votes)


CHRIS CHRISTIE 4.85% (6,556 votes)


TED CRUZ 29.02% (39,207 votes)


MIKE HUCKABEE 3.7% (4,998 votes)


BOBBY JINDAL 2.97% (4,013 votes)


SARAH PALIN 5.01% (6,765 votes)


RAND PAUL 30.43% (41,109 votes)


RICK PERRY 4.7% (6,350 votes)


PAUL RYAN 3.61% (4,873 votes)


RICK SANTORUM 0.89% (1,205 votes)


DONALD TRUMP 1.82% (2,462 votes)


OTHER 6.78% (9,159 votes)



Total Votes: 135,103

oh, and I forgot to tell ya, I voted for other. ha ha ha. Just sayin'

[TexasTowelie]

27. It looks like the far right wingers are showing up for the poll.

Cruz and Rand Paul are moving farther ahead, while Christie and Jeb Bush are sliding back.

[Sunlei]

48. "Other" crushes some of them, lol!

[leanforward]

29. dip stick cruz leaves me speechless, almost

Senator Dole along with Senator McCain references need to be left out of any of his speeches. Both of these gentleman have endured for this country. More specifically, a relative of mine spent time with the good Senator in a military hospital recovering from wounds sustained in the European Theater, some years back. Yes, I have donated to the Davis campaign. And will donate to anyone running against cruz, primary or generals to see him lose.

[yeoman6987]

33. Good guys, but glad that both did not become President

I don't wish any ill will but when Senator McCain retires it will be a nice day for him and us.

[DesertRat]

30. Where's Mr. 999?

I guess he's in "other".

[lumpy]

31. I wonder if there is any Republican worthy of running for the Presidency ?

I can't think of any prominent Republican worth his salt at this point in time. In the past there used to be respectable GOP contenders, believe it or not.

[Rod Beauvex]

32. Aids vs Syphilis.

Christie is polling lower than Jeb BUSH. Hahahahaha.

[HeiressofBickworth]

34. Before focusing on Cruz as the most likely opponent,

his eligibility to run for President should be confirmed. He was born in Canada and still has dual citizenship as far as I know. His father is Cuban (was he a US citizen when Teddie was born?). His mother's status is unknown -- she was American but did she live in Canada for fewer than 10 years in order to pass her US citizenship to her son? See: http://www.uscis.gov/us-citizenship/citizenship-through-parents

By focusing on him when his eligibility is in question, we don't spend the time on the wackadoodle policies of other Repubs like Rand Paul and Jeb Bush. So far, I view Cruz as a red herring.

So, in other words: SHOW US THE LONG FORM BIRTH CERTIFICATE.

[Sarah Ibarruri]

35. LOL! From this post to God's ears.

On the other hand, there's not much pickins' there anyway. What a pile of dog doodoo they have as potentials!!!! omg

[elzenmahn]

43. They are failing in the eyes of sane people, even many conservatives...

...but they stick around because of the high level of ignorance and hate which still permeate much of the country, especially in those swaths of red states you see at presidential election time.

[Sunlei]

37. R focus is to take Congress,Senate, State Govs it doesn't matter (to R leadership) who is President.

[elzenmahn]

42. That's it...

...and the Repubs have been succeeding at the state and local races for decades, which explains the gerrymandering.

BTW, did you see the recent story of the Koch's strategy to dominate local/state politics? There was a link on DU recently.

[Sunlei]

44. I know, I can see the RW in all the city 'small gov' today. and no one audits them at all.

They have excellent pay, full benefits and great retirement packages.

Meanwhile the locals have regulations and restrictions on every tiny detail, no real personal freedom..not even in your own home.- or pay the fines/lose your home.

[marble falls]

39. Think 2014.

[kairos12]

50. That list disputes Darwin's teachings. Survival of I know not what.

[rafeh1]

51. Can we play where the birth certificate game with brother cruz now or wait till later

cruz will do the best for the democrats. Hilary and Obama managed to dig some gaping holes in christies who would have been the toughest opponent. Can we play where the birth certificate game with brother cruz now or wait till later. I think wait till hes the final nominee..

[Deep13]

52. "Do you (Democratic nominee) solemly swear that you will faithfully execute the office...." nt