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Douglas Carpenter

(20,226 posts)
5. when his strongest and most viable GOP alternative is Ted Cruz -
Wed Dec 23, 2015, 06:55 AM
Dec 2015

really scary - who in fact personally, I find scarier than the Donald

It should be a joke run, like comedians do treestar Dec 2015 #1
He got traction, believe it or not. Have no idea akbacchus_BC Dec 2015 #3
No. Where did the REPUBLICANS go wrong? Hortensis Dec 2015 #2
Am not on the Republican side, so I have no idea what you mean. akbacchus_BC Dec 2015 #4
Agree the first part's insane. Also mean, selfish, Hortensis Dec 2015 #27
when his strongest and most viable GOP alternative is Ted Cruz - Douglas Carpenter Dec 2015 #5
all of whom represent a rejection of the Republican party leadership Amishman Dec 2015 #7
How are Senators and billionaire casino magnates not the establishment? The are quite definitively Bluenorthwest Dec 2015 #12
Much scarier...have you seen this? Surya Gayatri Dec 2015 #10
So do I. Trump is a nutcase, but at least he's not a fundy religious nutcase. smirkymonkey Dec 2015 #19
I agree. Cruz scares me. FLPanhandle Dec 2015 #22
Unfortunately, previously sane European countries have also recently produced RW rabid idiots. pampango Dec 2015 #6
DU is in a bubble nowadays. There is a lot of stuff that is ignored here that will help explain why CJCRANE Dec 2015 #8
What 'stuff'? Trump exploits economic insecurity with simple, US vs THEM "solutions" that won't pampango Dec 2015 #15
Well for starters Elmergantry Dec 2015 #16
"The middle class continues to shrink". And who on the left and DU is ignoring this? pampango Dec 2015 #26
The media is making money on this guy rosesaylavee Dec 2015 #9
You hit the nail on the head! etherealtruth Dec 2015 #11
The Clintons Perhaps? billhicks76 Dec 2015 #13
Cruz is not eligible to run. eom snappyturtle Dec 2015 #14
he was born to an American mother which by accepted definition makes Douglas Carpenter Dec 2015 #21
It "started" with Reagan. lastlib Dec 2015 #17
Obama followed by Clinton. NCTraveler Dec 2015 #18
Clinton followed by Clinton's No-Fly Zone is a Right move in the wrong direction IMO. DhhD Dec 2015 #23
You do know that four days of bombing by Clinton in Iraq was fully supported by Sanders, right? NCTraveler Dec 2015 #24
Look for the underlying causes. FLPanhandle Dec 2015 #20
AM Radio lpbk2713 Dec 2015 #25
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